Phoenix hits 118 as heat wave scorches the Southwest 

PHOENIX (AP) — In a desert city used to triple-digit temperatures, some hunker down inside and some head to the pool, while others still want to hit Phoenix’s many hiking trails. But with temperatures creeping above 115 degrees during a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest, that decision can have deadly consequences.

The mercury made a quick ascent Sunday for a high of 118, breaking a record o...