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The highest air temperature ever recorded on the planet was the 134 degrees registered there in 1913. Forecasters say the heat wave baking the Southwest could push the temperature near that point in the valley this weekend.

Also: A powerful earthquake and tsunami rock the Solomon Islands; Bulgaria suspects Hezbollah bombed a bus last summer carrying Israeli tourists; late Sen. Strom Thurmond's mixed race daughter dies; and Monopoly gets a new playing piece.

Also: Republicans look for "position to fall back on" in budget, tax talks; "Fast and Furious" firings may be coming; Syria's Nusra Front may be labeled a "terrorist group;" world's oldest person, 116-year-old Georgia woman, dies.

Also: Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, released from hospital; same sex marriage licenses issued in Washington and parts of Maryland; Kobe Bryant scores 30,000 career points; Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoofs the Mayan calendar end of the world

The former first daughter and White House adviser spoke remotely to the committee about the Capitol insurrection.

Contestants gather in England for the Coopers Hill Cheese Rolling to chase a big wheel of cheese down a steep hill. Canadian Delaney Irving regained conscious to find out she won the woman's race.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Edmund Lee of The New York Times about Disney's acquisition of Hulu, and what it means for streaming services.

A new Netflix film directed by Steven Soderbergh follows a sports agent who's trying to stay afloat and keep his clients happy during an NBA lockout.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with New York City's comptroller, Brad Lander, about what he says is a failed policy to deal with homeless encampments by the city.

New revelations over the documents on her controversial private server — which were not marked classified at the time they were sent — come just days ahead of the Iowa caucuses.