Jerome Singleton Jr. - the 'fastest amputee on the planet' - finds Olympic-sized inspiration from Oscar Pistorius

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U.S. Paralympian Jerome Singleton (l.) will be pulling got his arch-rival Oscar Pistorius (r.), who runs on two prosthetic legs, when he competes against able-bodied athletes in London later this month.

Jerome Singleton Jr. is a sprinter with striking speed and an even more striking title. He turned 26 years old Saturday in his hometown of Irmo, S.C., and doesn’t mind telling you that he is “the fastest amputee on the planet” or that he ended his arch-rival’s seven-year winning streak at the world championships in New Zealand last year....

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Extreme heat wave spreads across U.S.

(AP) PHILADELPHIA - Highways buckled in Illinois and Wisconsin, water use was cut back in Indiana and those who had power in the mid-Atlantic were urged to conserve it, but the heat gripping much of the country was only expected to worsen Saturday.

Temperatures of more than 100 degrees were forecast in Philadelphia, authorities warned of excessive heat in the Midwest and the power outages surpassed a week in the mid-Atlantic, where extreme heat was expected into the weekend.

A major storm in the area last week left behind damage, which combined with the high demand for power to stress the electrical system's capabilities, a Washington-area utility said. Hundreds of thousands remained without power Friday night in the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, mostly in West Virginia.

Tens of thousands were still without power in the Midwest as well after storms there this week. Utilities hoped to restore service over the weekend in Michigan, where temperatures were forecast in the 90s.

Metro says heat is likely to blame for train’s derailment on green line near Hyattsville, Md.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Metro says investigators have determined that heat likely caused rails to kink and led a green line train to partially derail in Prince George’s County.

Metro said Saturday the heat likely caused part of the track to expand and move out of alignment. Three cars derailed late Friday afternoon near the West Hyattsville station. No one was injured, and 55 passengers were safely evacuated.

Relative says father, 2 sons accused of shooting ICE agent fired out of fear of home break-in

HARGILL, Texas — A relative of a father and two sons accused of shooting a federal immigration agent say they acted out of fear when they opened fire outside their home.

Amparo Ramirez told the San Antonio Express-News (http://bit.ly/PnQNxI) the three thought someone was breaking into their rural home along the Texas border. Pedro Alvarez and his sons, ages 18 and 16, were arrested after shooting this week at an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent parked outside.