 Tens of millions of Americans experiencing 90-plus degree temps, including in the New York City area where heat advisories and warnings are in place, records possibly broken in other East Coast cities like Washington, D.C., flirting with 100 degrees. Health experts are urging folks to avoid too much time in the sun, drinking lots of water, and avoid caffeine and alcoholic beverages. Kobe Bryant's father has died at the age of 69. Joe Bryant was a former NBA player, and according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he died of a massive stroke.