With Pete Carroll leading the charge, the Raiders are preparing for the team's first preseason game on the road against Carroll's former team. Las Vegas visits the Seattle Seahawks on August 7.

Union Pacific offers $20 billion cash and one share of its stock to buy Norfolk Southern Tuesday in a merger that could trigger the final wave of railroad mergers across the country.

Highs near 105° with gusts to 20-25 mph each afternoon this week, this weekend, and early next week. No rain or storm chances anytime soon.