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2b762fd1a6e5fbff0e9c26de37ccc577 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/25/great-gray-debate/1050835002/ | The great gray-hair debate is one for the ages | The great gray-hair debate is one for the ages
I once asked my mother-in-law when a woman should stop coloring her hair.
“Never,” she answered. Elaine Lee’s mother-in-law believed the same, and clung to her hair coloring routine until, at age 75, she could no longer stand at the sink to perform the process, says Lee, 5... |
e5a61a9f5d077e0f5a82702d63a90253 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/28/3-d-printed-guns-cody-wilson-selling-plans-despite-ruling/1127628002/ | 3D-printed gun maker says he's selling blueprints, despite court order against him | 3D-printed gun maker says he's selling blueprints, despite court order against him
AUSTIN, Texas – The owner of a Texas company that makes untraceable 3D-printed guns said Tuesday that he has begun selling the blueprints through his website to anyone who wants to make one, despite a federal court order barring him from... |
f2735e1c4c34eb5b8333702ca1ceb45d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/28/preteen-suicide-concern-school-mental-health/1119752002/ | Preteen suicides are rare, but numbers are on the rise | Preteen suicides are rare, but numbers are on the rise
Preteen suicides, like that of a 9-year-old Denver boy last week, remain rare. But as their numbers rise, they're getting new attention from researchers.
Jamel Myles died Thursday of suicide, the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner said Monday. His mother said on... |
86d6fe6c826b2a95aa4212a3832cb1b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/04/woodward-book-fear-reflects-chaos-trump-white-house/1191692002/ | Woodward book 'Fear' reflects chaos in White House, says Kelly called Trump an 'idiot' | Woodward book 'Fear' reflects chaos in White House, says Kelly called Trump an 'idiot'
White House chief of staff John Kelly frequently lost his temper and referred to President Donald Trump as "unhinged" and an "idiot," author Bob Woodward writes in his new book "Fear: Trump in the White House."
Kelly, in a statement ... |
f48f8f4733d914ee42c26f042802f021 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/10/amber-guyger-dallas-officer-burglar/1254789002/ | Dallas officer who killed black man reportedly thought he was burglarizing her apartment | Dallas officer who killed black man reportedly thought he was burglarizing her apartment
The Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black man she shot in his apartment last week thought she was in her own apartment and that the man was a burglar, a law enforcement official says.
The official,... |
dadcf6a2b9ccc0a0db4d4dd0e3d9f96e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/12/hurricane-florence-costs-damage-deaths-harvey-irma-maria/1265643002/ | Why hurricanes are doing more damage: It’s not the storms. It’s us. | Why hurricanes are doing more damage: It’s not the storms. It’s us.
Three catastrophic hurricanes made U.S. landfall within 30 days of each other last year, causing more than $250 billion in losses.
By the time the winds died down and the floodwaters receded, Harvey, Irma and Maria were three of the five most destructi... |
49f345d8b0b1b6164490c76abcdcaa9d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/13/separated-migrant-families-get-second-chance-asylum/1288273002/ | Separated migrant families to get second chance at asylum | Separated migrant families to get second chance at asylum
As many as 1,000 migrant families separated by the Trump administration under its "zero tolerance" immigration enforcement policy will get a second chance to apply for asylum under an agreement brokered between the Department of Justice and lawyers representing ... |
221285bfa79d92f0e4dbf6d1a53341a1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/15/tropical-storm-florence-how-help/1317935002/ | Here's how you can help after Florence | Here's how you can help after Florence
After Florence's slow, perilous plod across the Carolinas – dumping torrents of rain that led to devastating floods – charities and aid groups are kicking into high gear.
Here is a list of some of the groups responding to the disaster and ways you can help:
The American Red Cross ... |
c021e6ed707dc49a57d544d8ed4b2ca2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/16/hurricane-florence-34-inches-later-its-still-raining-swansboro-n-c/1327743002/ | Swansboro, N.C., got 34 inches of rain - and it's still coming down | Swansboro, N.C., got 34 inches of rain - and it's still coming down
It started raining Thursday in the quaint North Carolina tourist town of Swansboro, and 34 inches later, it was still raining Sunday.
The good news is that it's supposed to stop – on Wednesday.
"We broke the state record for rain at one time," Mayor Jo... |
f2a5ce4b1fa7182d946ef2c0c3147a76 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/18/fur-ban-los-angeles-largest-city-rabbit-mink-chinchilla-clothing/1344616002/ | Fur ban: Los Angeles on track to become largest city yet to ban fur clothing sales | Fur ban: Los Angeles on track to become largest city yet to ban fur clothing sales
LOS ANGELES -- This city known for its Hollywood glamour is set to become the latest to say fur doesn't fly.
Without dissent, Los Angeles put itself on track to become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur clothing and accessories... |
cf5adb690fe944abb1f9456b2f7f3f69 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/27/brett-kavanaugh-christine-blasey-ford-hearing-triggering-sexual-assault-victims/1444891002/?utm_campaign=Arjen%20van%20der%20Horst&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter | For rape and attack survivors, the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Ford news cycle full of triggers | For rape and attack survivors, the Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Ford news cycle full of triggers
She was a 17-year-old high school student when she was drugged, raped and impregnated by a college freshman she knew.
The New York woman woke up with her bra pulled up and her pants pulled down. The man who gave her the be... |
5f6be0dc3a06f3274a9d340fdc707d27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/09/28/flu-pandemic-100-years-ago-50-million-died-could-happen-again/1423955002/ | 100 years ago, influenza killed as many as 50 million people. Could it happen again today? | 100 years ago, influenza killed as many as 50 million people. Could it happen again today?
One hundred years ago, death came with astonishing speed and horrifying agony.
Some influenza patients admitted to a Boston hospital in the morning of October 1918 would be dead by the evening, their bodies turning blue from lack... |
1db7629e543ec15fbf6d9d6f9204865d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/03/patients-drug-addiction-treatment-centers-opioid-epidemic-crisis/1358894002/ | Patient deaths bring scrutiny to drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers | Patient deaths bring scrutiny to drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers
During her nearly three days at an Arizona drug detox center, law enforcement reports show, an Ohio mother repeated the same request to multiple staff members: Take me to the hospital.
Madison Cross, 22, traveled from her home outside Columbu... |
4c55ff10f5e347e4ec62f0202d88656b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/10/president-ronald-reagan-3-d-new-hologram-reagan-library/1574147002/ | Ronald Reagan goes 3D as a hologram at his presidential museum | Ronald Reagan goes 3D as a hologram at his presidential museum
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- He may not exactly be tanned, rested and ready, but the Gipper is back.
Those who miss Ronald Reagan's sunny optimism in these troubled times have a chance to hear from the 40th president himself as a three-dimensional holographic ima... |
526f494ec4f42cec46f7b9c472aa9cc6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/22/mega-millions-record-1-6-b-jackpot-too-much-good-thing/1727069002/ | Record $1.6B jackpot too much of a good thing for some lottery players | Record $1.6B jackpot too much of a good thing for some lottery players
The lottery fever sweeping the nation has some billionaire hopefuls feeling worried: Can a record jackpot in your pocket be too much of a good thing?
The Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night will be offering a jackpot of at least $1.6 billion, slippi... |
dfdec2894f4ed676bc18d90fdd1ecb52 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/23/hurricane-season-most-active-record-atlantic-pacific-combined/1741226002/ | The Atlantic and Pacific Ocean hurricane season is most powerful on record this year | The Atlantic and Pacific Ocean hurricane season is most powerful on record this year
The oceans near North America have been angry this year.
When all the hurricanes and tropical storms that have formed in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans this year are added together, the 2018 hurricane season is the most active... |
d950f1ba1278eede56b6786ca2a212ee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/26/bomb-like-device-senator-corey-booker-nypd-investigating/1772380002/ | Suspect in bomb mailings is church-going body-builder who said he worked with strip clubs | Suspect in bomb mailings is church-going body-builder who said he worked with strip clubs
A Florida registered Republican with a history of financial problems, petty arrests and flamboyant political criticism mailed at least 14 explosive packages through the mail, targeting Democratic leaders and multimillionaires in a... |
c33d3d3b0b9a8f86da39e37c3bae1c09 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-shooting-what-we-know-shooter-tree-life-synagogue-and-victims/1789247002/ | What we know about the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh | What we know about the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh
A shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue left 11 people dead and six injured Saturday morning, stoking horror in a heavily Jewish part of the western Pennsylvania city.
The shooting occurred at the conservative Jewish Tree of Life Synagogue in the city... |
21afd3246e1eb54040a5a9bf7b4e659f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/29/halloween-weather-stormy-texas-ohio-lovely-east-southwest/1809055002/ | Your Halloween forecast: Spooky storms from Texas to Ohio, scary good in East, Southwest | Your Halloween forecast: Spooky storms from Texas to Ohio, scary good in East, Southwest
Headed out for trick-or-treating Wednesday night? For some of you, get those ponchos ready: Stormy skies might douse Halloween plans for folks from the South to the Great Lakes region.
"Those hoping to go trick-or-treating from eas... |
13f56101f3fedf715c803eec2faaaebb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/07/texas-judge-glenn-devlin-loses-election-lets-defendants-go-wholesale/1925207002/ | Texas judge lets juvenile defendants go in 'wholesale' after losing re-election bid | Texas judge lets juvenile defendants go in 'wholesale' after losing re-election bid
A Texas judge who lost re-election released almost all the juvenile defendants that appeared before him Wednesday, a move that drew criticism from local prosecutors.
Judge Glenn Devlin, a juvenile court judge in Harris County, Texas, si... |
4274b1b39cdbca9b231b9b5d66a9f22b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/08/ian-long-gunman-thousand-oaks-california-borderline-bar-grill/1928231002/ | What we know about Thousand Oaks gunman Ian David Long, a Marine veteran | What we know about Thousand Oaks gunman Ian David Long, a Marine veteran
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. – Sunny Southern California weather has a way of making all neighborhoods look idyllic.
But in one such Los Angeles-area home, a ranch-style house in a pleasant, leafy enclave, lurked a profound darkness. Inside 804 Fowler Ave... |
63653a0b971bed73ac2b1b7023bfaeb4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/10/thousand-oaks-shooting-gunman-posted-instagram-during-bar-massacre/1958013002/ | 'Fact is I had no reason to do it': Thousand Oaks gunman posted to Instagram during massacre | 'Fact is I had no reason to do it': Thousand Oaks gunman posted to Instagram during massacre
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Ian David Long, the gunman who killed 12 people at a country music bar, posted on social media during the deadly rampage, according to law enforcement officials.
The first call to law enforcement came in... |
6113a131e58a44e31abe015380cff933 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/12/california-wildfires-roar-paradise-woosley-camp-fire/1974574002/ | Camp Fire death toll reaches 42, deadliest wildfire in California history | Camp Fire death toll reaches 42, deadliest wildfire in California history
The Camp Fire has become the deadliest wildfire in California history as the death toll reached 42 on Monday night.
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea delivered the sobering news at a press conference following a day in which stiff winds conspired w... |
4f4f5066184cf5f15631a7a659eb5c45 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/13/california-wildfires-insurance-ruin-burned-uncertainty-damage-claims-evacuated-destroyed/1984428002/ | 'Want to live in a war zone?' California homeowners face ruin after wildfires | 'Want to live in a war zone?' California homeowners face ruin after wildfires
PARADISE, Calif. – Thousands of wildfire-weary Californians face financially and emotionally difficult years ahead as they begin rebuilding their homes and communities destroyed by the rampaging flames.
In Northern California where the Camp F... |
ad5b8a151b2525f795845d9ab5df97ad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/15/california-fires-worlds-worst-air-quality-smoke-masks/2014817002/ | Wildfire smoke brings world's worst air quality to northern California | Wildfire smoke brings world's worst air quality to northern California
The flames from the devastating wildfires in northern California may be slowly diminishing, but the noxious smoke from the blazes continues to choke the air for millions of people in both Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area.
In fact, air quali... |
39b18b4d12a06aaefac4f77b4a81848a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/15/michael-avenatti-domestic-violence-charge-ex-wives-defend-lawyer/2010175002/ | Michael Avenatti's ex-wives come to his defense after domestic violence arrest in LA | Michael Avenatti's ex-wives come to his defense after domestic violence arrest in LA
WASHINGTON – Both of Michael Avenatti's former wives defended the Los Angeles lawyer after he was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence.
Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Dani... |
cb682b6eea294cdcd0582817d1d75407 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/17/camp-fire-dog-paradise-california-protects-house-block/2038349002/ | Dog found 'protecting the only house left on the block' after Camp Fire in Paradise | Dog found 'protecting the only house left on the block' after Camp Fire in Paradise
REDDING, Calif. – Amid the rubble, the air thick with smoke, sat Ella, the border collie.
Her paws were burned and she was exhausted. For nearly two days, Ella did what Ella does: protect those she loves.
Her own family's home was gone,... |
05d960f80d59378bf2f810446f597ae1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/18/electric-scooters-driving-city-leaders-pedestrians-mad/2030745002/ | What to do about scooters? Officials work on solutions as problems go on | What to do about scooters? Officials work on solutions as problems go on
LOS ANGELES – Jonathan Freeman, angry about electric scooters that have inundated his hometown of San Diego, came to an urban mobility conference here demanding solutions.
Pedestrians' "lives are being destroyed by unregulated scooters," he said f... |
517fb90ccf99d9d33c062c355facfe40 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/19/california-fires-rains-finally-coming-scorched-paradise/2052993002/ | Rain forecast for wildfire-weary California will offer relief – and bring more problems | Rain forecast for wildfire-weary California will offer relief – and bring more problems
The scorched Northern California town of Paradise should get its first significant rainfall in six months this week, a forecast that would at least interrupt one of the most horrific fire seasons in state history.
Paradise could see... |
1c60d1692cc7a44daa31af2c9f0509bb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/19/climate-change-trigger-widespread-hazards-earth-and-humanity/2059370002/ | Climate change to trigger widespread hazards to Earth and humanity – many at the same time | Climate change to trigger widespread hazards to Earth and humanity – many at the same time
Don't say we weren't warned.
From human health to the world's food supply, from water scarcity to widespread migration and violence, the threats from climate change are much larger than previously thought, a study released Monday... |
ef09782057c655e5ae9e6eb7a7511f75 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/20/rare-two-headed-snake-found-virginia-two-months-ago-has-died/2064337002/ | Rare two-headed snake found in Virginia has died | Rare two-headed snake found in Virginia has died
A rare two-headed copperhead snake found at a residence in northern Virginia has died, said a state herpetologist.
There was no apparent cause of death, said J.D. Kleopfer, a reptiles and amphibians specialist for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
"Ou... |
65bbd5b456fbbe3e2cdfaffbb191d6da | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/26/beyond-north-sentinel-uncontacted-isolated-tribes/2117381002/ | Many isolated tribes, like Sentinelese that killed American, still exist. Here’s where | Many isolated tribes, like Sentinelese that killed American, still exist. Here’s where
The death of an American killed by members of an isolated Indian tribe has turned a spotlight not only on the bow-wielding natives of North Sentinel Island but on "uncontacted" tribes around the world.
Fishermen who took John Allen C... |
e43702487189e954864ae555cfe182ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/26/christmas-tree-u-s-capitol-live-stream/2113014002/ | Live stream: Christmas tree arrives at the U.S. Capitol | Live stream: Christmas tree arrives at the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON -- The official Christmas tree for the U.S. Capitol arrives on Monday morning.
The 80-foot-tall Noble fir was selected from the Willamette National Forest in Oregon. The tree traveled 3,000 miles across the country in a three-week journey to Washington ... |
3050e95a7285ffee9bab464c26a8f488 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/27/elderly-abuse-neglect-federal-government-statistics/2113361002/ | New data show hundreds of thousands of elder abuse cases even with huge reporting gaps | New data show hundreds of thousands of elder abuse cases even with huge reporting gaps
Across the USA, solitude has become a deadly threat for hundreds of thousands of senior citizens living at home.
Last year alone, state adult protective services (APS) intervened in more than 142,000 cases to protect seniors at risk ... |
2c9fc4d407655811b93fb388d4981015 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/27/sawmill-fire-explosion-caught-camera-during-gender-reveal-party/2123246002/ | U.S. border Patrol agent sparked $8M Arizona wildfire with gunshot at gender-reveal party | U.S. border Patrol agent sparked $8M Arizona wildfire with gunshot at gender-reveal party
A video released by the U.S. Forest Service Monday shows how one gunshot started the April 2017 Sawmill Fire that scorched about 45,000 acres in southern Arizona.
The video was filmed by a witness at a gender-reveal party and show... |
478b03941509b48bafc0b80ccfa22991 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/27/washington-governor-praises-soldier-killed-afghanistan/2123123002/ | Washington governor praises Army Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, soldier killed in Afghanistan | Washington governor praises Army Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, soldier killed in Afghanistan
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A soldier from Washington state who was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend gave his life in service of the United States, Gov. Jay Inslee said.
Army Sgt. Leandro A.S. Jasso, 25, died Saturday during combat opera... |
930289b46a3b4f50e17b45b76ab6a215 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/28/climate-change-combo-heat-drought-fuel-more-wildfires/2138301002/ | Wildfires more likely with hot/dry weather combo, thanks to climate change | Wildfires more likely with hot/dry weather combo, thanks to climate change
The horrific wildfires in California this fall may be more commonplace as the planet warms: Climate change has doubled the odds that a region will suffer the brutal combination of hot and dry weather at the same time, a new study said.
In additi... |
952769c81f8cfa849791735a4d6b59ed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/28/hania-aguilar-family-awaits-news-missing-teen-after-body-found/2135967002/ | Body found in North Carolina appears to be missing 13-year-old girl; suspect sought | Body found in North Carolina appears to be missing 13-year-old girl; suspect sought
A body found in North Carolina was tentatively identified as Hania Noelia Aguilar, 13, whose abduction in broad daylight three weeks ago touched off a huge search and pleas from her family for safe return.
Lumberton Police Chief Michael... |
d0864b3d41976b1dbf3f7368cdd26d01 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/28/lawsuit-students-death-mexican-resort-served-tainted-alcohol/2138296002/ | Mexico resort served tainted alcohol, says lawsuit in student's 'tragic, senseless' death | Mexico resort served tainted alcohol, says lawsuit in student's 'tragic, senseless' death
MILWAUKEE – Calling her death “tragic, senseless and entirely avoidable,” the family of Abbey Conner filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday in Florida against the Mexico resort where Conner drowned last year and the U.S.-based website co... |
284fb4ac60f7a3b514a8163186a7712d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/28/some-kansas-license-plates-recalled-over-complaints-ethnic-slurs/2136327002/ | Kansas recalls some license plates after complaints they contained ethnic slurs | Kansas recalls some license plates after complaints they contained ethnic slurs
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is recalling hundreds of vehicle license plates on the streets containing the "JAP" lettering in the wake of complaints that it is an ethnic slur offensive to Japanese Americans.
The Kansas Department of Revenue ... |
e2afb0e8aad740f2e0bdf69373b272ac | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/29/hurricane-season-ends-florence-and-michael-left-death-destruction/2148341002/ | Monsters Florence and Michael powered the deadly, destructive Atlantic hurricane season that ends Friday | Monsters Florence and Michael powered the deadly, destructive Atlantic hurricane season that ends Friday
After six long months and 15 storms, the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season officially comes to its merciful end Friday.
The two most newsworthy and devastating hurricanes this year were Florence in September and Michae... |
48efaffa097420e5d98c7c36216dbb49 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/29/iowa-department-corrections-prison-porn-ban-federal-lawsuit-inmates-sex-pornography-reading-rooms/2156684002/ | Iowa inmates sue to overturn state law banning pornography in prison | Iowa inmates sue to overturn state law banning pornography in prison
DES MOINES, Iowa – Fifty-eight Iowa inmates are suing state officials in federal court, seeking $25,000 each in damages and claiming they have been denied a constitutional right to pornography in the state's prison system.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. D... |
52fb606ba0827bc0403f772ef6c596bf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/30/alaska-earthquake-photos-and-video-destruction/2164608002/ | Alaska earthquake: Here's what the destruction looks like from the scene | Alaska earthquake: Here's what the destruction looks like from the scene
A Friday morning earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska caused widespread damage and briefly prompted a tsunami warning for coastal areas of southern Alaska.
The state's governor quickly issued a disaster declaration as Anchorage's major airport and mo... |
13c8907bd4b81249f97a8a3c22718cda | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/11/30/michigan-mom-jailed-after-child-misses-26-days-school/2160470002/ | Mom sent to jail after her 6-year-old missed 26 days of school | Mom sent to jail after her 6-year-old missed 26 days of school
A mother in Michigan was ordered to serve jail time after her 6-year-old missed 26 days of school without an excuse, according to local media reports.
Brittany Horton, 27, pleaded guilty to truancy in May after her child recorded 26 unexcused absences, repo... |
cb76a484d3df2ddd78711e749ef351b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/02/colts-neck-nj-murders-mansion-fire-keith-caneiro/2184710002/ | New Jersey family killed in mansion fire remembered as 'beautiful people' during funeral, memorial | New Jersey family killed in mansion fire remembered as 'beautiful people' during funeral, memorial
HOLMDEL, New Jersey — Parking lots at the Holmdel Funeral Home, less than a mile from the mansion where a family was murdered 12 days ago, were at capacity hours before a scheduled memorial service Sunday. Relatives of th... |
89a215f38b4b495abe5d41a539723f88 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/05/new-york-police-department-deploys-drone-fleet-searches-events/2212569002/ | New York police deploy drone fleet for search operations, 'other emergency situations' | New York police deploy drone fleet for search operations, 'other emergency situations'
New York City Police Department just added a fleet of drones to its force.
Fourteen drones will be used by licensed NYPD officers in the Technical Assistance Response Unit for everything from search and rescue operations to monitorin... |
fa98b9a885e213b8f43b073cf5c7bbcf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/05/peta-compares-speciesism-racism-homohpobia-ableism-twitter-ethical-treatment-animals/2213631002/ | PETA ridiculed, criticized for comparing 'speciesism' with racism, homophobia and ableism | PETA ridiculed, criticized for comparing 'speciesism' with racism, homophobia and ableism
PETA's Twitter call for an end to "anti-animal" language is drawing a combination of ridicule and condemnation.
In a tweet Tuesday that has now gone viral, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals warned against using "speciesi... |
43d811c2c9b77acc426445ddffbc3eb2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/06/george-h-w-bush-st-martins-church-funeral-burial-texas/2223943002/ | Houston says goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush, a 'devoted' man of faith | Houston says goodbye to former President George H.W. Bush, a 'devoted' man of faith
HOUSTON – Former President George H.W. Bush was a charter member of the Greatest Generation whose contributions to America are "etched in the marble of time," former Secretary of State James Baker told a somber crowd of more than 1,000 ... |
3eed794b2214f28993b4bde5950bb488 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/06/ohio-state-university-gets-bacon-vending-machine-finals/2235815002/ | University gets bacon vending machine just in time for finals | University gets bacon vending machine just in time for finals
Ohio State University is temporarily hosting a bacon vending machine as a fundraiser through Dec. 13.
The machine was announced on Tuesday by the Ohio Pork Council and on Wednesday by Ohio State University's Meat Science Club. It sells cooked bacon strips an... |
05129878be343f92085dd5bbb9ddcbe5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/06/suicide-survivor-answers-questions-how-she-prevents-another-attempt/2226215002/ | Q&A: Suicide survivor answers questions on life before and after her attempt | Q&A: Suicide survivor answers questions on life before and after her attempt
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new numbers last week showing that the nation's suicide rate is up 33% in less than 20 years. Suicide is a growing problem, yet stigma often prevents people from talking openly about it.
... |
cd9ad53a942d5f4e046f6ca097fa3935 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/07/nebraska-principal-leave-after-banning-christmas-decorations/2235496002/ | Principal on leave after banning Christmas decorations, including candy canes and reindeer | Principal on leave after banning Christmas decorations, including candy canes and reindeer
A Nebraska elementary school principal has been placed on administrative leave following public backlash over the school's holiday policies. Those since-revised rules banned Christmas-related items – including candy canes, reinde... |
b4bf53f7957314f2de222a46d85769b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/10/california-wildfire-dog-survives-camp-fire-reunites-owner/2250557002/ | Homeowner returns one month after Camp Fire, finds her dog waiting for her at her house | Homeowner returns one month after Camp Fire, finds her dog waiting for her at her house
PARADISE, Calif. – A month after the Camp Fire, a homeowner who returned to see what's left of her property was shocked and overjoyed to see her dog survived the wildfire.
When Andrea Gaylord arrived back at her home in Paradise, Ca... |
a4759caa2f9ce557617f7bfc191113ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/10/man-woman-die-trying-rescue-dogs-ponds/2272403002/ | 'It would be instinct': Woman, man die in separate attempts to rescue their dogs from icy ponds | 'It would be instinct': Woman, man die in separate attempts to rescue their dogs from icy ponds
INDIANAPOLIS — A man died Monday after trying to rescue his dog from an icy pond at an apartment complex here, the second death in two days of owners falling through thin ice to save their canines.
Two divers from the Indian... |
91803f10708a8b82717d430108733e15 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/10/planned-parenthood-nashville-abortions-suspended/2271428002/ | Only abortion provider left in Tennessee's capital suspends abortion services | Only abortion provider left in Tennessee's capital suspends abortion services
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The only remaining abortion clinic in Tennessee's capital has ceased offering abortions, instead referring patients to clinics 200 miles away in Knoxville and Memphis.
Officials with Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and Nort... |
976bd10543771226b089bd3de458751a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/12/jesse-osborne-pleads-guilty-south-carolina-school-shooting/2297747002/ | 16-year-old pleads guilty to murder in 2016 deaths of his father and a 6-year-old boy | 16-year-old pleads guilty to murder in 2016 deaths of his father and a 6-year-old boy
ANDERSON, S.C. – Jesse Osborne, the teenager accused in the 2016 shooting at a South Carolina elementary school, pleaded guilty to murder charges Wednesday.
The lead prosecutor in the case said he will seek life imprisonment for the 1... |
537ef2db7b955e6ce4df6a9ce0df3613 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/13/georgia-democrat-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp-fair-fight-action-election-reform/2282404002/ | Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, narrowly defeated in race for governor, says she will 'certainly' run again | Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, narrowly defeated in race for governor, says she will 'certainly' run again
ATLANTA – Stacey Abrams, the charismatic Georgia Democrat who came up short last month in her bid to become the first black woman governor in the nation, plans to run again for office – perhaps as soon as 2020.
A... |
4d7b43556311b608e8dbe0b48583ec46 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/14/corded-blinds-safety-standard-protect-kids-take-effect-saturday/2312707002/ | You won't be able to buy some corded blinds starting Saturday. Here's why | You won't be able to buy some corded blinds starting Saturday. Here's why
A new safety standard will take effect Saturday limiting the manufacturing of corded blinds in response to fears they could injure or kill children by strangulation.
Starting Dec. 15, most products used to cover windows must either be cordless or... |
62eb7bbc0e0a59010f97bebaa1aa6e2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/14/university-north-carolina-chapel-hill-silent-sam-confederate-soldier-statue/2268046002/ | UNC considering controversial new home for 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue | UNC considering controversial new home for 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue
The University of North Carolina is considering a $5.3 million plan to reinstall the statue of the Confederate soldier that was toppled by protesters in August – despite demonstrations and threats from instructors to withhold students' final gra... |
4e4273fb61b9bbc0edd787c5a2acf0f3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/15/noseys-law-new-jersey-becomes-first-ban-wild-animal-circus-acts/2323388002/ | New Jersey becomes first state to ban wild animal circus acts | New Jersey becomes first state to ban wild animal circus acts
New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to bar circuses, carnivals and fairs from featuring elephants, tigers and other exotic animals.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday authorizing the statewide ban, similar versions of which had been adopte... |
48aa7ffb15fdbbf2fee90a3c15c036d5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/18/giant-waves-batter-california-coast-high-surf-advisories-issued/2346859002/ | Stay away or 'risk certain death': High surf advisories issued in California as giant waves batter coast | Stay away or 'risk certain death': High surf advisories issued in California as giant waves batter coast
The National Weather Service has issued high surf advisories in California Tuesday as giant waves battered the coast.
In San Francisco, forecasters expect waves as high as 30 feet, with favored break points along th... |
6d1a6f5a7c8144429c4f8dccaceb088d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/19/brett-kavanaugh-jamal-khashoggi-mukbang-saoirse-ronan-2018-mispronounced-words/2365890002/ | Beto O'Rourke, freekah and other words you've been saying wrong all year | Beto O'Rourke, freekah and other words you've been saying wrong all year
Every year, we learn new terms and names. And, every year, we have to sit through holiday meals where we hear family members butcher the pronunciation of those terms and names.
And 2018 was no different.
Babbel, a language learning app, worked wit... |
d62cf7802ce4aac88eb0ec3e2f405b82 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/19/colorado-cake-baker-jack-phillips-faces-another-lgbtq-bias-allegation/2362740002/ | Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's cake faces second LGBT bias allegation | Colorado baker who refused to make gay couple's cake faces second LGBT bias allegation
Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker whose decision to deny a cake to a gay couple landed him in the Supreme Court over the summer, was back in court Tuesday facing another allegation of LGBTQ discrimination.
In June, the Supreme Court ... |
75c1bc335ad1eb9a451eeeec5205be3b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/19/ohio-check-cashing-incident-police-called-black-man/2370582002/ | Bank apologizes for calling police on black man who was trying to cash his paycheck | Bank apologizes for calling police on black man who was trying to cash his paycheck
A bank has apologized for contacting police in an alleged racial profiling incident near Cleveland.
The statement comes after local media reported that a Huntington Bank employee called police on a black man who tried to cash his payche... |
f492fa94a6d80f10bde9a4746e91ccc0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/19/parkland-shooting-judge-school-cops-no-duty-protect-kids/2360683002/ | Police, schools had no duty to protect Parkland school shooting victims, judge rules | Police, schools had no duty to protect Parkland school shooting victims, judge rules
A Florida lawyer representing 15 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students says he is "exploring all of our options" after a federal judge ruled that law enforcement and school officials had no legal duty to protect students during a Vale... |
da4701fefbb51a8b9a620d643b08b31c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/21/viral-glitter-bomb-video-featured-fake-thieves-creator-says/2389954002/ | Viral glitter bomb video featured fake thieves, creator admits in apology | Viral glitter bomb video featured fake thieves, creator admits in apology
The creator of a viral prank video which claimed to shame porch thieves using a high-tech glitter bomb has admitted that some of the reactions in the video were faked.
Mark Rober, the video's creator and an engineer who's worked on NASA's Curiosi... |
8d9b74c0e58ff31b6e3ececf496e9525 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/25/christmas-tree-recycling-goats/2410890002/ | After the holidays, your Christmas trees can be a gift to goats | After the holidays, your Christmas trees can be a gift to goats
NEW ERA, Mich. – Attention, bleating-heart environmentalists!
Instead of tossing your Christmas trees in the trash, at least one petting zoo is asking you to donate your after-holiday tannenbaumsto feed its goats.
The 700-acre Lewis Farms & Petting Zoo her... |
413c7af81a3253f37c6da357fb2fb552 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/25/opioid-epidemic-nurse-christina-collins-prescriptions-east-tennessee/2411378002/ | Nurse prescribed 'colossal' amount of opioids, kept license through error, state says | Nurse prescribed 'colossal' amount of opioids, kept license through error, state says
An east Tennessee nurse practitioner who once prescribed a patient 51 pills a day was allowed to keep her nursing license because of a fundamental error by members of a state nursing board, according to new arguments from state attorn... |
dafecad6e97aa0b50c4f43a2cc0349d0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/26/passenger-flight-attendant-daughter-working-christmas-flies-dad/2416662002/ | She worked over Christmas as a flight attendant, so dad booked flights to join her | She worked over Christmas as a flight attendant, so dad booked flights to join her
An Ohio man says he experienced a special kind of Christmas cheer aboard a Christmas Eve flight: A father flying just so he could spend time with his daughter, who was working as a flight attendant.
In a Facebook post that has since been... |
e79c9b5744c8ba15c99225460221b6cf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/former-walmart-santa-arrested-after-kids-bodies-found-his-yard/2420091002/ | Former Walmart Santa arrested after police find his children’s bodies buried in his yard | Former Walmart Santa arrested after police find his children’s bodies buried in his yard
A man who previously worked as a Walmart Santa Claus has been arrested after police found bodies of his son and daughter buried in his backyard.
Last Thursday, Georgia's Effingham County Sheriff’s deputies searched Elwyn Crocker’s ... |
5939d2d44b72c4f021fcc7284bee5463 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/graduation-college-diploma-mom-labor/2426689002/ | Mom in labor, determined to graduate college, walks across stage to get diploma before heading to hospital | Mom in labor, determined to graduate college, walks across stage to get diploma before heading to hospital
ALEXANDRIA, La. — A mom who wanted to stress to her daughter that education is important received her diploma at her college graduation while in labor.
Anshonarial Greenhouse, 31, said contractions weren't going t... |
ba196ac66980200d5bb520d18f089895 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/rape-cases-clearance-rate-hits-low-despite-metoo/2421259002/ | Despite #MeToo, 'clearance rate' for rape cases at the lowest point since the 1960s | Despite #MeToo, 'clearance rate' for rape cases at the lowest point since the 1960s
NEW YORK – The #MeToo movement is empowering victims of sexual assault to speak up like never before, but what should be a watershed moment for holding assailants accountable has coincided with a troubling trend: Police departments in t... |
f083468877d37cf150178470fff26af1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/trump-video-iraq-reveals-navy-seal-team-deployment/2422742002/ | Trump video from Iraq reveals Navy SEAL team deployment | Trump video from Iraq reveals Navy SEAL team deployment
President Donald Trump's surprise visit to Iraq included a revelation that a Navy SEAL team was located there, information generally considered classified.
Trump published video on Twitter of a meeting Wednesday with several members of the team, dressed in camoufl... |
af2ee0469601f01053250508e63c6b1b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/27/winter-storm-eboni-blizzard-warnings-across-midwest-snow-plains/2420090002/ | Two winter storms bring snow, blizzard conditions to northern tier and Southwest | Two winter storms bring snow, blizzard conditions to northern tier and Southwest
Two powerful winter storms were moving across the country Friday, one bringing blizzard conditions to the northern Plains and Upper Midwest and a second spreading heavy snow from Arizona to the Texas Panhandle.
Along the nation's northern ... |
d291632d8d15a72f4f38da2ef0e7959c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/28/911-operator-helps-florida-mom-perform-cpr-toddler-who-fell-into-pool/2429985002/ | 911 dispatcher helps resuscitate toddler who fell into a pool on Christmas | 911 dispatcher helps resuscitate toddler who fell into a pool on Christmas
A 911 dispatcher helped save the life of a 1-year-old boy who fell into a pool on Christmas day.
The toddler went out a back door and wandered into the swimming pool, the boy's family told Orlando ABC affiliate WFTV. He was found with no pulse. ... |
c03102e1b5888ec2a5b97bc3548acdd6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/28/migrant-children-deaths-jakelin-caal-felipe-gomez/2436448002/ | Two migrant children recently died in Border Patrol custody. There were documented warning signs | Two migrant children recently died in Border Patrol custody. There were documented warning signs
PHOENIX – Children in Border Patrol holding facilities "would vomit on their clothing" and had no soap to clean up.
One child "had diarrhea, had dry lips, he had a fever," but border agents declined to seek medical care and... |
e984ed87c66ca8c2e28c6259c59511d4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/29/arizona-shelter-dragged-slapped-migrant-children-videos-show/2439556002/ | Videos show migrant children being dragged, pushed and slapped by shelter staffers | Videos show migrant children being dragged, pushed and slapped by shelter staffers
PHOENIX – Videos from an Arizona shelter for migrant children show staffers dragging and pushing children, incidents that occurred shortly before the federal government suspended the Southwest Key shelter's operations early this fall.
Th... |
91b0f3666e3d8fbb240dd2e4fa3087cc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/29/influenza-2018-flu-season-cdc/2439683002/ | Flu cases surge: Here's what you need to know to stay healthy | Flu cases surge: Here's what you need to know to stay healthy
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that flu activity from the 2018-19 season is climbing in the United States. Nationally, 11 children have died this season so far of flu-associated illness. Four flu-related pediatric deaths were re... |
6cacceff85d1374fa74aad0424637925 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/31/college-unveils-2019-banished-words-list/2448538002/ | 'Collusion' leads list of words to banish in 2019 | 'Collusion' leads list of words to banish in 2019
If the wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University have their way, the vocabulary of President Donald Trump is going to shrink dramatically in 2019.
"Collusion" is among the list of 18 words the university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, suggested should be banished fro... |
b403fd4a9e14a3f28ddc015ac0d3b722 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/12/31/extinct-species-these-animals-were-lost-forever-2018/2450121002/ | These species went extinct in 2018. More may be doomed to follow in 2019 | These species went extinct in 2018. More may be doomed to follow in 2019
They'd been on our planet for millions of years, but 2018 was the year several species officially vanished forever.
Three bird species went extinct last year, scientists said, two of which are songbirds from northeastern Brazil: The Cryptic Treehu... |
9e08ae18eeb9fb5154bdeebba39b0a54 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/01/krispy-kreme-doughnut-truck-fire-police-mourn/2460670002/ | Cops 'mourn' Krispy Kreme doughnut truck that was, er, smokin' after fire | Cops 'mourn' Krispy Kreme doughnut truck that was, er, smokin' after fire
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A doughnut delivery truck put the "Krispy" back in Krispy Kreme when it caught fire.
No one was injured when the Krispy Kreme driver stopped Monday after noticing smoke in the cab of his truck here following a delivery about an h... |
9f867414995d5a849cbc4561c4836e05 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/bike-work-fewer-americans-new-trails-share-programs/2319972002/ | Fewer Americans bike to work despite new trails, lanes and bicycle share programs | Fewer Americans bike to work despite new trails, lanes and bicycle share programs
LOS ANGELES – On Thursdays, Charles Dandino becomes the conductor of an unusual kind of train.
He leads what he calls a "bike train," a group of cycling co-workers who band together for their 6-mile ride to work in the name of safety, as ... |
068bd1b26d8a941f68d41da1be221ac1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/mardi-gras-king-cake-ice-cream-anywhere-blue-bell-sold/2467071002/ | Blue Bell's limited-edition Mardi Gras King Cake ice cream now available across the South | Blue Bell's limited-edition Mardi Gras King Cake ice cream now available across the South
You don't have to be in Louisiana to enjoy Mardi Gras. In ice cream form, at least.
Now ice cream fans across the South can scoop up the celebration with Blue Bell's limited-edition flavor "Mardi Gras King Cake."
The Mardi Gras-in... |
88eb51363c7dd45bf095dd1698d1106e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/marine-shooting-death-duty-marine-investigated-accidental/2461433002/ | Marine dies in shooting at barracks in Washington, D.C. | Marine dies in shooting at barracks in Washington, D.C.
The fatal shooting of a Marine while on duty at a barracks in Washington, D.C., was being investigated as accidental, authorities said Wednesday.
The shooting took place Tuesday inside the Marine compound, and there was no threat to the public, Marine Gunnery Sgt.... |
fcb7a8d0e1c84c7314a57108177c2e3e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/police-florida-mcdonalds-worker-defends-self-straw-fight-video/2467553002/ | Florida McDonald's employee punches back in viral fight that started over straw ban | Florida McDonald's employee punches back in viral fight that started over straw ban
A man who grabbed an employee at a Florida McDonald's during an argument over straws has been arrested, police said, and video of the incident has gone viral, gaining millions of views on Facebook.
St. Petersburg Police Department said ... |
47d6a13c9f9484e0f06dfaa6d1c3c189 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/02/police-texas-14-year-old-threw-eggs-before-he-ran-red-killed-woman/2463569002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 14-year-old driver charged with murder after throwing eggs in fatal crash, police say | 14-year-old driver charged with murder after throwing eggs in fatal crash, police say
A 14-year-old driver has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a woman after he ran a red light while throwing eggs at other cars, police in Texas said Wednesday.
The underage driver and two teen passengers were in an SUV Tue... |
f4eab5ae73839a5d9c65b0559dc65eef | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/03/super-blood-wolf-moon-eclipse-coming-soon-what-does-all-mean/2474960002/ | Confused about the 'super blood wolf moon eclipse' that's coming soon? Here's your guide | Confused about the 'super blood wolf moon eclipse' that's coming soon? Here's your guide
(Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of days between full moons.)
Sure, you may know the "super blood wolf moon eclipse" is coming to a sky near you this month. But what exactly... |
ca1be9d5e6256c88c8b932525f4dc94e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/04/alleged-kidnapper-karate-studio-charlotte-north-carolina/2486454002/ | An alleged kidnapper followed a woman into a karate studio. It didn't go well | An alleged kidnapper followed a woman into a karate studio. It didn't go well
A man in North Carolina allegedly attempted to kidnap a woman, but she led him somewhere he couldn't fight his way out of – a karate studio.
Local media in Charlotte reported that August Williams was arrested after an instructor at Bushiken K... |
cbe48e300653c4e0e0dcba311ba1fb5e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/05/missing-gopro-found-family-woman-killed-smoky-mountains/2494326002/ | Missing GoPro with final images of woman killed in Smokies found by American Airlines | Missing GoPro with final images of woman killed in Smokies found by American Airlines
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The missing GoPro camera said to have the final moments of a Texas woman who died when she was struck by a falling tree in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was found by American Airlines on Saturday.
The came... |
de3ff05d3500fef75936c554d0a02054 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/06/california-dog-owner-bites-jogger-arrest/2495645002/ | California jogger attacked by dog, then bitten by its owner, police say | California jogger attacked by dog, then bitten by its owner, police say
A jogger was attacked by a dog in a California park, but police say it was the dog’s owner who left bite marks on her arm.
The jogger attempted to defend herself from the dog’s attack with pepper spray in Oakland’s Anthony Chabot Regional Park on T... |
8147e9ac381a8dea3e0f931e522b5b2c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/07/cyntoia-brown-granted-clemency/2502383002/ | Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at 16, granted full clemency | Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison at 16, granted full clemency
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
Cyntoia Brown was sitting in the visiting room at the Tennessee Prison for Women on Monday morning when her lawyers walked in with the life-changing news.
"You're getting out in August," Charles Bone said as soon as he sa... |
c161721e41033aa8b0ad5a37245f74e9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/08/jazmine-barnes-girl-killed-driveby-funeral-houston/2511526002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | The buoyant life and tragic death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes - her funeral is today | The buoyant life and tragic death of 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes - her funeral is today
Jazmine Barnes was an exuberant, 7-year-old girl who loved to dance, sing and dress up. She dreamed of being a teacher.
On Tuesday, friends and loved ones of the second-grader gathered in Houston to say their final goodbyes to a relen... |
0bb0bfbbe176830448972887c6e9bf41 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/09/new-york-city-care-comprehensive-health-care-plan-concerns/2522924002/ | Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants | Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants
The comprehensive health care plan unveiled by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio this week drew applause from the Democrat's supporters but also skepticism from those in the city who question the value and cost of the effort.
De Blasio said NYC C... |
a034e25a5bcf1832319cedf7bed9da96 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/12/tornillo-shelter-no-migrant-children-closed-border-us-mexico/2558537002/ | No migrant children remain at Tornillo tent shelter as it heads toward closure, official says | No migrant children remain at Tornillo tent shelter as it heads toward closure, official says
AUSTIN – No more migrant children were being held at the temporary tent shelter at the Tornillo port of entry as of Friday morning, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
All children who were at the Te... |
ddb617835d3a19bebbba17b313fe4fc5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/13/barack-obama-former-president-african-american-black-naming-renaming-freeway-highway/2539917002/ | More cities add Barack Obama's name to landmarks, highways | More cities add Barack Obama's name to landmarks, highways
LOS ANGELES – Barack Obama hasn't been the president for nearly two years, but his fame is still spreading – at least when it comes to naming things after him.
The nation's first African-American president need not go far around the country these days to find s... |
6130590bb356d4a12d749f9a228ca988 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/14/jayme-closs-updates-jake-patterson-hearing-barron-wisconsin-court/2568189002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect Jake Patterson appears in court: Latest updates | Jayme Closs kidnapping suspect Jake Patterson appears in court: Latest updates
BARRON, Wis. – A 21-year-old Wisconsin man was formally charged Monday with killing a western Wisconsin couple, kidnapping their daughter Jayme Closs and holding her captive for 88 days.
Jake Thomas Patterson faces two counts of first-degree... |
ea1d351099da800524e638a4a4e6c495 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/14/parents-charged-toddlers-fentanyl-overdose-death-christmas/2576836002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Officials: Toddler had 'extraordinary' amount of fentanyl before death on Christmas | Officials: Toddler had 'extraordinary' amount of fentanyl before death on Christmas
A Michigan couple is facing murder charges in the Christmas Day death of their 18-month-old daughter who had enough fentanyl in her to kill several adults, authorities said Monday.
Antonio Floyd, 28, and Shantanice Barksdale, 27, were a... |
f9249646791e51facb428a6e94fc2094 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/16/elementary-students-planned-murder-plot-tallahassee/2596677002/ | Two elementary school students 'put into effect a plot to murder another student' | Two elementary school students 'put into effect a plot to murder another student'
Two Florida fifth-graders brought a wrench, pliers and other tools to campus as part of their plot to kill a third student and escape in a golf cart.
Details of the Dec. 14 incident were outlined in a 32-page Tallahassee Police Department... |
4f21c7ddc7ccbb434b997c49c7270ec3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/18/border-wall-group-376-migrants-tunnels-under-yuma-fence/2619775002/ | Largest-ever group of migrant families tunnels under Yuma, Arizona, border fence | Largest-ever group of migrant families tunnels under Yuma, Arizona, border fence
TUCSON, Ariz. – The largest single group of migrant families and minors ever recorded in the Yuma area tunneled underneath a border fence and voluntarily turned themselves in to federal agents, according to Customs and Border Protection of... |
cd5b5b7a210504031e514b8053c0ef2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/18/tempe-police-release-video-officer-shooting-14-year-old-antonio-arce-airsoft-gun-sylvia-moir/2620901002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Video shows Tempe police officer shooting 14-year-old as he runs away | Video shows Tempe police officer shooting 14-year-old as he runs away
PHOENIX – The Tempe Police Department on Friday released footage from an officer's body camera that shows the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy who was carrying an airsoft gun as he ran from police earlier this week.
The footage depicting the shoot... |
0502361a10f1d43f44adb8bac4649de5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/01/18/ups-driver-saves-dog-icy-pond-montana/2612640002/ | UPS driver saves dog from drowning in icy pond: 'She wasn't going to make it' | UPS driver saves dog from drowning in icy pond: 'She wasn't going to make it'
BOZEMAN, Mont. – A UPS driver is being praised for braving an icy pond to rescue a young dog trapped in the ice.
Ryan Arens was on his route shortly before Christmas when he rolled up to a house in Bozeman, Montana, and heard a dog in distres... |
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