"They handcuffed me. They said I wasn’t listening, and they threw me on the floor," one worker said.

Air quality alerts have been issued for parts of California and Colorado on Wednesday.

‘Ridiculous prices’ blamed for slump in Las Vegas visitor numbers - International arrivals at the Harry Reid International Airport were down 8.7 percent in May

Chicago flash flooding caused sudden road washouts, and water rescues had to be made at more than one location on the West Side.

The governor said Tuesday that the state had “assets, resources and personnel” in place before the July 4 floods. On Wednesday evening, the death toll rose to 120.