 into the evening hours. A flash flood watch in effect for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents now eyeing the thermometer. The desert city on track to set a record for the fifth consecutive day over 115 degrees amid a lingering hot spell that will continue scorching much of the U.S. into the weekend. Also at townhall.com, movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney