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aa52037b66845fe0672a2f72c26ff92a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/28/san-diego-synagogue-shooting-attack-based-religion/3608726002/ | When houses of worship become targets of hate: San Diego synagogue latest in a deadly trend | When houses of worship become targets of hate: San Diego synagogue latest in a deadly trend
When bullets ripped through a peaceful Passover service near San Diego, Chabad of Poway added its name to a chilling list: houses of worship that have come under siege across the globe.
The brazen assault that left one dead and ... |
650c8958f5acb7a85a0f554c80e59a08 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/asteroid-strike-nasa-conducts-drill-end-world/3615392002/ | Are we ready for the end of the world? NASA conducts drill for potential asteroid strike | Are we ready for the end of the world? NASA conducts drill for potential asteroid strike
Today's forecast: the end of the world.
Well, not really, but if a big enough asteroid was on a collision course with Earth, we'd really have something more than scattered showers to worry about.
NASA (not to mention the rest of us... |
bbaebce45a369857490841390b927bcf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/avenatti-pleads-not-guilty-in-embezzlement-case/3619425002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty in embezzlement case | Former Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti pleads not guilty in embezzlement case
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rose to instant fame representing Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Monday to embezzlement and other charges.
Initially accused of a taking $1 milli... |
c0609c297fa0ab68f3659e475d60bb2c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/donald-trump-sues-deutsche-bank-capital-one-block-subpoenas/3624327002/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=amp&utm_campaign=speakable | Donald Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One in 'long shot' attempt to block congressional subpoenas | Donald Trump sues Deutsche Bank, Capital One in 'long shot' attempt to block congressional subpoenas
In a second lawsuit responding to a U.S. House investigation, President Donald Trump and three of his children have sued a pair of banks to prevent them from providing Trump family financial records to Congress pursuant... |
5d090b8038f0c2496d9aec46d710cc08 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/fentanyl-overdose-police-accident-touching-drug/3615448002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Cops say touching fentanyl is making them sick. Impossible, doctors say. | Cops say touching fentanyl is making them sick. Impossible, doctors say.
DETROIT — The stories are scary: They tell of cops across the nation overdosing by accidentally touching fentanyl while searching cars in traffic stops or rendering first aid.
Except toxicologists say the stories also are wrong — and that they cre... |
52142fb03a3057711cbdb8fcfe58d139 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/poway-synagogue-shooting-two-congregations-torn-apart/3613812002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | One Jewish, one Christian: How the California synagogue shooting tore apart two congregations | One Jewish, one Christian: How the California synagogue shooting tore apart two congregations
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – Two religious congregations about 12 miles apart – one Jewish and the other Christian – were bound by tragedy over the weekend.
One was a synagogue ripped apart by gunfire; the other was a church the suspec... |
0756f3bfa925226cb30aa800e2218a71 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/seattle-crane-collapse-human-error-likely-experts/3623629002/ | Deadly Seattle crane collapse was likely caused by human error, experts say | Deadly Seattle crane collapse was likely caused by human error, experts say
Human error may be to blame for the Seattle crane collapse on Saturday that killed four people and injured four others, experts said Monday.
Based on videos of the collapse, experts believe the workers who disassembled the construction crane we... |
adc196eefca9897133617e89fe8f86f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/100-year-old-man-killed-following-florida-crash-sandhill-cranes/3624669002/ | 100-year-old man dies after birds crossing the road trigger bizarre crash | 100-year-old man dies after birds crossing the road trigger bizarre crash
MELBOURNE, Fla. — A 100-year-old man died Sunday following a Florida traffic crash involving sandhill cranes crossing a road.
"In my 25 years, I've heard of people stopping for turtles or cows, but I've never seen this, a fatality involving sandh... |
478ce34f38d9d6d78d85de0c44a8ab87 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/college-admissions-scandal-davina-bruce-isackson-plead-guilty-varsity-blues-ucla-usc/3625428002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Couple who paid $600K to get kids into UCLA, USC pleads guilty in college admissions scandal | Couple who paid $600K to get kids into UCLA, USC pleads guilty in college admissions scandal
BOSTON — A wealthy California couple pleaded guilty to charges Wednesday morning in Boston federal court for allegedly paying more than $600,000 in bribes to get their daughters accepted into college.
Bruce and Davina Isackson,... |
09927b77f0e6eafeb648168fcb3089da | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/iowa-flooding-mississippi-river-davenport/3636818002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Davenport, Iowa's 3rd-largest city, floods after temporary barrier fails to hold back Mississippi River | Davenport, Iowa's 3rd-largest city, floods after temporary barrier fails to hold back Mississippi River
DES MOINES, Iowa – The third-largest city in Iowa abruptly joined the ranks of the state's regions ravaged by muddy floodwaters this spring when the Mississippi River rushed into downtown Davenport on Tuesday afterno... |
cde63c3df354222b8b37e6331e9f9074 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/swarthmore-suspends-fraternity-following-outrage-rape-attic-document/3634109002/ | Fraternities suspended after document referencing 'rape attic' sparks protests at Swarthmore | Fraternities suspended after document referencing 'rape attic' sparks protests at Swarthmore
Fraternities at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania have been suspended following days of outrage over leaked documents featuring racist, homophobic and misogynist language, including references to a “rape attic.”
The redacted 1... |
a99b65039745c74dd7a3dd5a0c6e81b9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/trystan-terrell-unc-charlotte-shooting-suspect-uncc/3636575002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | UNC Charlotte shooting suspect is a 22-year-old former student who majored in history | UNC Charlotte shooting suspect is a 22-year-old former student who majored in history
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 22-year-old man has been identified by police as the suspect in a deadly shooting on a college campus in North Carolina.
Trystan Andrew Terrell is facing pending charges after a shooting Tuesday left two people de... |
2d48f0bc2c6ed10271eae7310e773e8e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/30/unc-charlotte-shooting-latest-campus-shooting/3635110002/ | UNC Charlotte is latest in a string of North Carolina campus shootings | UNC Charlotte is latest in a string of North Carolina campus shootings
At least two people were killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus on Tuesday.
Since 2014, there have been at least seven other shootings on or near North Carolina colleges and universities.
More:Here's what we kno... |
0660a208110dca1e851c7dc4780908e8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/01/swarthmore-fraternities-disband-rape-attic-document/3646983002/ | Swarthmore fraternities disband after student protests over document referencing 'rape attic' | Swarthmore fraternities disband after student protests over document referencing 'rape attic'
Two fraternities at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania have disbanded following days of outrage over leaked documents featuring racist, homophobic and misogynist language, including references to a “rape attic.”
Phi Psi frater... |
0e4edb69b216b637707e6c5e375a0a1c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/01/unc-charlotte-shooting-suspect-victims-campus/3637633002/ | UNC Charlotte gunman intentionally chose building for attack, police say | UNC Charlotte gunman intentionally chose building for attack, police say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The gunman who killed two students and wounded four others at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte didn't seem to be targeting anyone in particular but did choose the building to carry out his attack on purpose, authorit... |
35103cf9251ce9de31eca281b8ef11eb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/davenport-flooding-iowa-mississippi-river-record/3657709002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Mississippi River floodwaters at historic level – and rising – in Davenport, Iowa | Mississippi River floodwaters at historic level – and rising – in Davenport, Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa – Amid historic flooding in July 1993, the Mississippi River near Davenport rose to its highest level ever: 22.63 feet.
That record is no more.
The river hit 22.64 feet shortly before noon Thursday, the National Weather S... |
f098c0104865c93a339e836dab883de8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/ellen-pao-of-project-include-startups-can-fix-techs-diversity-problem/3623425002/ | Sorry, Facebook and Google, Ellen Pao says startups will fix Silicon Valley's diversity problem | Sorry, Facebook and Google, Ellen Pao says startups will fix Silicon Valley's diversity problem
SAN FRANCISCO – In 2013, Harry Glaser and Tom O’Neill started hiring for their new company Periscope Data from their professional networks. They knew they had a problem when “we got up to be four or five white men” in the co... |
488b468d1760787f34281ffb725698eb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/hiking-death-teen-dies-during-outing-boy-scout-group/3658119002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Teen dies while hiking with Boy Scout group that runs out of water in Arizona: Sheriff's Office | Teen dies while hiking with Boy Scout group that runs out of water in Arizona: Sheriff's Office
PHOENIX – A 16-year-old boy died while hiking with a Boy Scout group on Saturday in Arizona, authorities said.
The Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the teen's identity as Joshua White. An obituary said White ... |
693aab28b0f0da4350f093b2ce433226 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/north-carolina-charlotte-shooting/3649403002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Police escort honors Riley Howell, hero killed in UNC Charlotte rampage | Police escort honors Riley Howell, hero killed in UNC Charlotte rampage
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – A phalanx of police cars and motorcycles with lights flashing paid homage Thursday to University of North Carolina Charlotte shooting victim Riley Howell on Thursday, escorting the hero home.
Traffic stopped on Charlotte streets... |
163cf7cb2a0be5a58c53be3e09345e27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/02/offshore-drilling-donald-trump-administration-safety-rules/3657752002/ | Trump administration set to ease offshore drilling safety rules created after 2010 BP oil spill | Trump administration set to ease offshore drilling safety rules created after 2010 BP oil spill
The Trump administration on Thursday announced rollbacks to offshore drilling safety rules created after the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst offshore oil disaster in U.S. history.
The revised rules follow the ... |
defe78d173115df887003fcfdb559d32 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/04/alzheimers-disease-rates-rising-baby-boomers/1106292001/ | Aging baby boomers are about to push Alzheimer's disease rates sky high | Aging baby boomers are about to push Alzheimer's disease rates sky high
DETROIT – She had researched Alzheimer's disease and its effects on the brain for years, but it wasn't until her own mother's memory began to slip that Dr. Eva Feldman, a University of Michigan neurologist, truly grasped how devastating the disease... |
361422462ba2cf15a085e50562162aff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/04/illinois-plant-explosion-waukegan/1100256001/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 1 dead, 2 missing in massive Illinois plant explosion felt 20 miles away | 1 dead, 2 missing in massive Illinois plant explosion felt 20 miles away
One worker was found dead Saturday morning at an Illinois plant destroyed in a massive explosion Friday night that was felt up to 20 miles away and which rained debris down over a mile radius, fire officials said.
The AB Specialty Silicones plant ... |
a1f68f1cfa7e62c065cfb5ee59c77e20 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/04/mississippi-river-flooding-rains-drench-midwest-could-last-june/1102855001/ | Historic Mississippi River flooding could extend into June, experts warn | Historic Mississippi River flooding could extend into June, experts warn
Flooding along the Mississippi River could persist through the end of the month and even into June as relentless rains continue to saturate the Midwest, forecasters say.
“We have points in Iowa and Illinois that have been in flood stage for over 3... |
843369f339497bd59d8ed8621e7aea7f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/04/pets-still-not-found-plane-crashed-landed-jacksonville/1100509001/ | 3 pets died in Boeing 737 plane that crash landed in Jacksonville, Florida | 3 pets died in Boeing 737 plane that crash landed in Jacksonville, Florida
All 143 people aboard a military-chartered plane survived after the aircraft skidded off a runway into a river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday night, but three pets weren't as fortunate.
The bodies of a dog and two cats were recovered, the J... |
a6e149606a64920ef7d000e70e4ce57f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/04/texas-man-recovering-after-shark-bite-in-boca-grande-pass-florida/1105512001/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomnation-topstories | Man bit by a shark after he fell off a fishing boat in Florida | Man bit by a shark after he fell off a fishing boat in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The "worst part" of a Texas man's fishing trip to Florida wasn't when he got bit by a shark.
It's when he lost the tarpon he was trying to reel in.
Speaking from a hospital Saturday, Paul Kelly, 72, said it was still a good trip overall.
... |
6b6cbb9b808e207b7c9a814443f37e38 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/05/black-artists-african-american-art-museums-galleries-collections-painting/3483422002/ | Art so white: Black artists want representation (beyond slavery) in the Met, National Gallery | Art so white: Black artists want representation (beyond slavery) in the Met, National Gallery
ATLANTA – A black female model leans on a stool atop a platform in a second-story studio in the city's historic arts district.
She is nude, stoic and motionless. A half-dozen students have formed a U-shape around her as they d... |
843c74f0e9aa5485ca73fff25530c544 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/07/denver-votes-no-magic-mushrooms-historic-vote-psilocybin/1131741001/ | Denver says no to 'magic mushrooms': Historic vote on psilocybin unlikely to pass | Denver says no to 'magic mushrooms': Historic vote on psilocybin unlikely to pass
DENVER – Voters in the Mile High City appeared to have voted down a first-in-the nation plan to decriminalize the use and possession of "magic mushrooms" known for sending users on psychedelic journeys.Unofficial results released by city ... |
6c81bebf96169c2160decadfd5a3f3fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/07/midwest-flooding-soggy-midwest-braces-more-storms/1127348001/ | Soggy Midwest, battered Missouri towns brace for more storms, flooding | Soggy Midwest, battered Missouri towns brace for more storms, flooding
The unyielding rain and flooding that have overwhelmed parts of the Midwest are taking their toll on the once-vibrant Missouri town of Clarksville.
Residents of the Mississippi River community already engulfed in water were bracing for stormy weathe... |
6231c2399ab27ef68cc97908c7ac87e8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/08/denver-decriminalizes-magic-mushrooms-historic-vote/1147857001/ | Denver decriminalizes 'magic mushrooms' in historic vote | Denver decriminalizes 'magic mushrooms' in historic vote
CLARIFICATION: An initial version of this story was based on initial and incomplete ballot tallies, and the final unofficial returns show the measure ultimately passed. However, even those results won’t be final until later this month after the election canvass b... |
09d023c3b4c805dcbba29469e2f187a8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/08/denver-school-shooting-least-two-people-injured/1138869001/ | Students and guard lauded for heroism in Colorado school shooting; suspects appear in court | Students and guard lauded for heroism in Colorado school shooting; suspects appear in court
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – New details of how heroic students and a former U.S. Marine helped halt a suburban Denver school shooting emerged Wednesday as one of the accused shooters appeared before a judge, his shaggy, purple-stre... |
59f1653ba289dcd9ba6f7f476fb2588c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/09/florida-woman-arrested-after-hundreds-bugs-childs-backpack/1151595001/ | 'Hundreds of bugs' in child's backpack leads to Florida mom's arrest | 'Hundreds of bugs' in child's backpack leads to Florida mom's arrest
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida woman was arrested last week after her children's poor hygiene at school prompted a sheriff's office inquiry revealing living conditions unfit for children.
Jessica Stevenson, 33, of Milton, was arrested Friday and charged ... |
e5710539ffb65dc35ec25395a4d20a61 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/09/notre-dame-concept-garden-solar-power-glass-canopy/1155906001/ | This striking Notre Dame concept imagines a rooftop garden and solar power generation | This striking Notre Dame concept imagines a rooftop garden and solar power generation
A Paris-based architect has released a "tribute" to the Notre Dame cathedral that imagines the building being transformed into a green power generator using a new roof construction made out of materials including timber, glass and car... |
7725f84b9be4cef583d14f6017d7fbfb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/10/antarctic-life-thrives-thanks-penguin-and-seal-poop-study-says/1165000001/?utm_campaign=DonanimHaber&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=DonanimHaber | Penguin and seal poop gives life to Antarctica, new study finds | Penguin and seal poop gives life to Antarctica, new study finds
A study published Thursday credits penguin and seal excrement for consistently enabling a bloom of life in the harsh climate of Antarctica.
Gasses from the waste of Antarctic penguins and elephant seals are responsible for a hotspot of small invertebrates ... |
e96b7c19dd094851ffebf950463d78d6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/13/american-psychological-association-sexism-discrimination-harm-women/1174801001/ | Therapists need to check their sexism, too (and other recommendations from the APA's new guidelines) | Therapists need to check their sexism, too (and other recommendations from the APA's new guidelines)
The American Psychological Association (APA) Monday issued a fresh set of guidelines to help therapists who treat girls and women, noting that changes to "education, work, reproductive and caregiving roles, and personal... |
e50ddd9d2d6ab7f88b53084ce1dfd84c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/13/national-police-week-officers-feel-more-scrutinized-than-ever/1195040001/ | On National Police Week, officers 'feel more scrutinized than ever' | On National Police Week, officers 'feel more scrutinized than ever'
National Police Week often slips under the radar, much as speeding drivers wish they could.
For law-enforcement officers, however, this is a time to honor their fallen comrades, and, under the right circumstances, also an occasion to be recognized for ... |
db6a6bf29615131a6695797b2f0f9d56 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/14/half-americans-swimming-pools-communal-bathtub/3672300002/ | Half of Americans have used swimming pools as an alternative to showering, study finds | Half of Americans have used swimming pools as an alternative to showering, study finds
Summer is almost here, and one of the ways to stay out of the heat is to take a dip in the pool.
But how clean is the water?
According to a new survey presented by the Water Quality and Health Council, 51% of Americans reported using... |
271c9650d4ebb84852c70aa590038cb4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/14/trash-including-plastic-bag-found-deepest-ocean-point-earth/3664885002/ | Deepest dump? American explorer spots plastic garbage in world's deepest ocean | Deepest dump? American explorer spots plastic garbage in world's deepest ocean
We've heard recently that the roof of the world — Mount Everest — is littered with tons of trash. Now comes the unsettling news that garbage has also been spotted at the world's deepest ocean depth.
How do we know this? Intrepid American exp... |
4ae13cca93ad3a0312cd14c7ae7cee31 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/alabama-abortion-ban-signed-into-lay-gov-kay-ivey/3686512002/?fbclid=IwAR2JbZhgLBWWjqCyGACE7VQHDvDd-yFZKYMCh1qF95uO-3BdoyZgcE8l-us | Alabama governor signs near-total abortion ban into law | Alabama governor signs near-total abortion ban into law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a near-total abortion ban Wednesday, putting in place one of the nation's most restrictive laws on the procedure and all but guaranteeing legal challenges.
The governor had been quiet about her intentions after the A... |
1ef4fa32205a73af504ae016da13f4b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/alabama-abortion-bill-vote-senate-rape-incest-details-law/3677977002/ | Alabama abortion bill: What happens next for most restrictive ban in US in 40 years? | Alabama abortion bill: What happens next for most restrictive ban in US in 40 years?
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Senate has passed a near-total ban on abortions that would essentially prohibit the procedure statewide.
If the bill becomes a law, performing an abortion would be considered a Class A felony, which carri... |
f3e04a494085f7a8b1328cdc1fadbad7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/harvard-lampoon-apologizes-sexualized-anne-frank-photo-bikini/3678083002/ | Harvard students apologize for publishing image of Anne Frank's face on bikini-clad woman | Harvard students apologize for publishing image of Anne Frank's face on bikini-clad woman
Harvard's satire magazine has apologized for publishing a doctored image of Anne Frank after outraged students said the image improperly sexualized the teen Holocaust victim and contained anti-Semitic themes.
The Harvard Lampoon p... |
64abb4e63e387e15dd93b5951c14d0e7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/ivey-defends-alabama-abortion-bill-but-doesnt-commit/3682386002/ | Alabama's governor defends near-total abortion ban bill, but doesn't commit to signing | Alabama's governor defends near-total abortion ban bill, but doesn't commit to signing
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey told reporters Wednesday that her office hadn’t gotten a bill that would criminalize abortion in nearly all cases, and that she’d have to review it before making a decision.
She then defended ... |
ee6801bedfdb835a806b4cea04306159 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/las-vegas-police-serge-fournier-bus-murder-video/3686863002/ | He told her to be 'nicer' and she pushed him off a bus, authorities say. He died a month later | He told her to be 'nicer' and she pushed him off a bus, authorities say. He died a month later
Las Vegas police on Tuesday released video of a woman pushing a 74-year-old man off a bus, asking witnesses to come forward and describe the alleged murder.
The man hit his head on the sidewalk about 8 feet from the door of t... |
98889705baf31dff269b2edec41cd536 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/15/thousands-gather-memorial-colorado-school-shooting-victim-kendrick-castillo-stem-school/3687318002/ | 'Now it’s time for us to live for him': Thousands remember Colorado school shooting victim | 'Now it’s time for us to live for him': Thousands remember Colorado school shooting victim
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. – Thousands gathered at a Colorado church Wednesday to celebrate the life of Kendrick Castillo.
The 18-year-old was just days away from graduating from STEM School Highlands Ranch when two shooters entered ... |
950899f2f02af107caece19f961b3b4e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/16/737-max-boeing-software-fix-done/3697037002/ | Boeing says 737 Max software is fixed, now it's up to the FAA | Boeing says 737 Max software is fixed, now it's up to the FAA
Boeing said Thursday that it has completed its software fix on the 737 Max, a key step toward getting the grounded jetliner back in the air after two deadly crashes.
But the jet still isn't likely to be back in service for months. It now faces tests and cert... |
01f2d1093afe6c2848dbea8f9821a587 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/16/california-gas-powered-car-sales-ban/3699738002/ | Is California ready to ban gas-powered cars? Not yet. But they're thinking about it | Is California ready to ban gas-powered cars? Not yet. But they're thinking about it
LOS ANGELES — California without gasoline-burning cars? The idea is starting to be floated.
A top regulator came close Thursday, but ultimately backed away from directly raising the notion of giving the boot to exhaust-belching automobi... |
69f8ec2fe63359df1a6b6ceab608bd42 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/16/kenneth-howard-kentucky-missing-child-found-safe-strip-mine/3691099002/ | Toddler missing for 3 days found alive on 50-foot cliffside near strip mine | Toddler missing for 3 days found alive on 50-foot cliffside near strip mine
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police say a 22-month-old boy has been found safe, almost three days after disappearing from his rural Kentucky home.
State police said in a tweet the boy – Kenneth Howard – was found just before 2 p.m. Wednes... |
16f4e8103342775468c244f7504f473a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/16/mall-america-balcony-throwing-man-pleads-guilty-boy-healing/3691617002/ | Man accused of throwing boy from mall balcony pleads guilty; boy continues to heal | Man accused of throwing boy from mall balcony pleads guilty; boy continues to heal
MINNEAPOLIS – A man who reportedly told investigators that he went to the Mall of America "looking for someone to kill" pleaded guilty Tuesday to throwing a 5-year-old boy from a third-floor balcony and faces 19 years in prison.
Emmanuel... |
098688814514f20d89bc732183ce8356 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/16/weather-forecast-tornado-alley-wake-storm-threatens-18-states/3690905002/ | Tornado Alley 'about to wake up': Wall of storms threaten 18 states | Tornado Alley 'about to wake up': Wall of storms threaten 18 states
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes will threaten almost 1 million square miles of 18 states in coming days as tumultuous spring weather sweeps the nation.
"Tornado Alley is certainly about to wake up," AccuWeather extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer said... |
ecc91b3a2d7599633f166d241c47ee44 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/17/climate-change-25-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-now-unstable-due-global-warming/3706584002/ | 'Extraordinary': Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now 'unstable' | 'Extraordinary': Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now 'unstable'
More unsettling news from the bottom of the world.
Almost one-quarter of the ice in the West Antarctic ice sheet has been classified as "unstable," according to a new study released this week.
This is due to the huge volume of ice that's melted from th... |
949279e145bf4c61381966bb0ff3eb2e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/17/tiger-woods-lawsuit-florida-bartenders-parents-face-stiff-test/3699475002/ | Wrongful death lawsuit against Tiger Woods faces stiff challenge because of 'habitual drunkard' law | Wrongful death lawsuit against Tiger Woods faces stiff challenge because of 'habitual drunkard' law
To defeat the greatest golfer of his time in a court battle, the plaintiffs suing Tiger Woods will have to prove their son was a “habitual drunkard.”
That inelegant term is repeatedly used in the wrongful death lawsuit f... |
8ea4dba40ee84a5ceadc9d41aee987c1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/17/tornado-alley-storms-hail-winds-tornadoes-slam-texas-south-dakota/3704233002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatodaycomnation-topstories | Violent weather: Hail, winds, tornadoes begin hammering swath from Texas to Nebraska | Violent weather: Hail, winds, tornadoes begin hammering swath from Texas to Nebraska
Severe storms, with large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes, began hammering major parts of Tornado Alley from Texas to South Dakota Friday in the first round of violent, unsettled weather that's expected to last into next week.
The N... |
6c08a76bb57a5448a96d99867b9b2ff1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/18/bikers-bring-30-000-meals-new-mexico-migrants-facility/3726760002/ | Bikers bring 30,000 meals to feed migrants at facility in New Mexico | Bikers bring 30,000 meals to feed migrants at facility in New Mexico
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The arrival of about 25 motorcycles announced the donation of 30,000 non-perishable meals for migrants being processed at a facility in New Mexico.
Las Cruces Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Daniels, the emergency operations... |
743829db2bae0c43e29bddcc3a09b816 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/19/billionaire-pledges-pay-off-morehouse-grads-student-loan-debt/3733949002/ | Billionaire pledges to pay off $40 million in student loan debt for Morehouse College class of 2019 | Billionaire pledges to pay off $40 million in student loan debt for Morehouse College class of 2019
Investor and philanthropist Robert F. Smith surprised the Morehouse College class of 2019 with a special graduation gift: He’s going to pay all of their student loan debt.
"My family is going to create a grant to elimina... |
c38cac1d4b1cf18a1cc41775ec7cc4c0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/19/columbine-school-shooting-survivor-austin-eubanks-found-dead/3732079002/ | Columbine school shooting survivor Austin Eubanks found dead | Columbine school shooting survivor Austin Eubanks found dead
Austin Eubanks, a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, was found dead early Saturday, according to Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg.
Eubanks, 37, was found at his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. There were no signs of foul play, according ... |
287957ba6415b1629da4322f24548e4f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/20/morehouse-graduate-had-100-k-student-loans-one-speech-changed/3748362002/ | One Morehouse College student's $100,000 in debt, vanished. 'God has smiled on me,' he says after billionaire Robert F. Smith's speech | One Morehouse College student's $100,000 in debt, vanished. 'God has smiled on me,' he says after billionaire Robert F. Smith's speech
Elijah Dormeus was sitting Sunday among the throngs of graduating students at Morehouse College in Atlanta, trying to focus on the commencement speaker, but mostly basking in the glow o... |
ec4d936b2d739f9f041d7b4088ac6d98 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/20/sea-level-rise-rising-oceans-could-swamp-coastal-cities-worldwide/3742291002/ | Earth's oceans could rise over 6 feet by 2100 as polar ice melts, swamping coastal cities such as NYC | Earth's oceans could rise over 6 feet by 2100 as polar ice melts, swamping coastal cities such as NYC
Miami? Underwater. Norfolk? Swamped. New York City? Fuggedaboutit.
Top experts say that in a worst-case scenario, portions of these and other U.S. coastal cities could be lost to the sea by the end of the century as oc... |
6fc208c0f3b10696d79ec767a278773d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/22/blackface-photo-virginia-governor-northam-yearbook-report/3765466002/ | Was that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in blackface photo? Investigation inconclusive | Was that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in blackface photo? Investigation inconclusive
The law firm handling an investigation into Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page that included a blackface photo said Wednesday that it was unable to determine whether the governor appeared in the picture.
The law ... |
be1e3e277820f689fef1f3143f6ba938 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/22/late-spring-snowstorm-record-snow-hits-parts-colorado/3765498002/ | Surprisingly strong, late-spring winter storm dumps record snow in Colorado | Surprisingly strong, late-spring winter storm dumps record snow in Colorado
A surprisingly strong, late-spring snowstorm dumped more than a foot of snow around Colorado Springs on Tuesday and up to 6 inches in the Denver metro area, which broke a 128-year record for the lowest high-temperature for the date at 39 degree... |
66c1e05d6e218ac66c0f7a58f7c50259 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/22/pilot-arrested-triple-murder-case-pleads-not-guilty/3771308002/ | Pilot arrested at Louisville airport pleads not guilty in triple murder case | Pilot arrested at Louisville airport pleads not guilty in triple murder case
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The pilot arrested at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport earlier in May in connection with a 2015 triple murder case in Western Kentucky pleaded not guilty to murder charges Wednesday.
During an arraignment heari... |
bff1df3312391fe36aa4a1f7085b9da6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/23/american-taliban-john-walker-lindh-released-prison/1203550001/ | John Walker Lindh, American who became Taliban fighter, released from prison after 17 years | John Walker Lindh, American who became Taliban fighter, released from prison after 17 years
A California man dubbed the "American Taliban" following his capture on a battlefield in Afghanistan in 2001 was released from prison Thursday after serving 17 years, authorities confirmed, amid allegations of his continued adhe... |
b48d0d78a6cbbba226cf56716c819bf4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/23/heat-wave-dangerous-record-breaking-death-ridge-scorch-southeast/1208562001/ | Forget the 'Polar Vortex.' Here comes the 'Death Ridge' and record heat for the Southeast | Forget the 'Polar Vortex.' Here comes the 'Death Ridge' and record heat for the Southeast
A blistering, dangerous heat wave, which one expert calls a "death ridge," is poised to scorch the southeastern U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend.
While the central U.S. deals with floods and storms, some all-time record high tem... |
36fc2055ef2f9328cbc6f14032a488f3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/23/massachusetts-man-reports-break-in-nothing-taken-house-cleaned/1211477001/ | Man reports 'weird and creepy' home break in: Nothing taken, house cleaned | Man reports 'weird and creepy' home break in: Nothing taken, house cleaned
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Whoever broke into a Massachusetts man's home last week didn't take a thing. They did, however, leave the house spotless.
Nate Roman tells The Boston Globe that when he returned to his Marlborough home from work May 15, he c... |
a7c794f35e8539dd4d037afe3b253d64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/23/west-point-cadet-peter-zhu-parents-can-use-his-sperm/1203763001/ | Parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm to make baby, judge rules | Parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm to make baby, judge rules
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The parents of a 21-year-old West Point cadet who died in a skiing accident can use their son’s frozen sperm — retrieved under court order when he was in a coma at Westchester Medical Center in February — to produce a chil... |
8779cf4e6b10be45b7f09e7775e995a3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/24/hackers-hit-vulnerable-cities-like-baltimore-ransomware-attacks/1211611001/ | 'Soft targets': Beleaguered Baltimore still reeling from a cyberattack. And that's just its latest woe. | 'Soft targets': Beleaguered Baltimore still reeling from a cyberattack. And that's just its latest woe.
Baltimore is not alone in its woes. It does have an extra dose of them, though.
Maryland’s largest city is still grappling with the aftermath of a May 7 ransomware attack that froze thousands of government computers,... |
ae5d8c52c26be9285f51eda61fdfcaa3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/24/iowa-man-tractor-accused-impaling-sheriffs-car-bale-spear/1221662001/ | Man riding tractor accused of impaling Iowa sheriff's car with bale spear, charged with attempted murder | Man riding tractor accused of impaling Iowa sheriff's car with bale spear, charged with attempted murder
DES MOINES, Iowa – A man is accused of the attempted murder of an Iowa sheriff after authorities said he used a bale spear to impale the lawman's car and push it more than 100 feet into a field.
In a news release, t... |
5cba9c969e338378c9cff215d3c28309 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/24/michael-cummins-murders-sumner-county-sheriff-not-tell-public-jim-dunn/1219638001/ | Authorities found a headless body in the woods. The public wasn't told until 7 more died | Authorities found a headless body in the woods. The public wasn't told until 7 more died
WESTMORELAND, Tenn. – When the Sumner County Sheriff's Office found the decapitated body of James "Jim" Fox Dunn Jr. outside of a burning shack he called home for more than 20 years, they said they didn't consider Michael Cummins a... |
8fa959aafcaa9332dcb4c9ff5430676e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/25/memorial-day-world-war-2-dementia-family-research/1236730001/ | As a WWII vet battles dementia, his family's research uncovers lost stories from his life | As a WWII vet battles dementia, his family's research uncovers lost stories from his life
Carl Thompson's loved ones haven't heard him tell a wartime story in a few years, but a renewed passion for his past has brought those tales, and then some, to the forefront.
Thompson, who enlisted in Louisville in the days follow... |
d9a10bd8012d7e124a1382cb93bb8f26 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/26/2-dead-unknown-number-missing-oklahoma-tornado/1243924001/ | Powerful EF3 tornado kills 2, injures 29 in Oklahoma town recovering from flooding | Powerful EF3 tornado kills 2, injures 29 in Oklahoma town recovering from flooding
A powerful EF3 tornado killed at least two people, destroyed a motel and devastated a mobile home park in the Oklahoma City suburb of El Reno overnight as severe weather continued to threaten the nation's middle section Sunday.
Twenty-ni... |
2ea71a39355506880ac253db5494ff2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/26/hawaii-shark-attack-kills-california-man-1st-fatality-2015/1247236001/ | California man, 65, swimming off Maui killed in Hawaii's first fatal shark attack since 2015 | California man, 65, swimming off Maui killed in Hawaii's first fatal shark attack since 2015
A California man died Saturday in Hawaii's first fatal shark attack since 2015, prompting officials to post shark warning signs.
The 65-year-old was swimming about 60 yards from the shore of Ka’anapali Beach Park on Maui when a... |
34a09e14e5a3f48f684433b7d4045201 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/26/oregon-man-charged-murder-missing-mother-son/1244916001/ | Oregon man charged with aggravated murder in disappearance of mother and her 3-year-old son | Oregon man charged with aggravated murder in disappearance of mother and her 3-year-old son
SALEM, Ore. – Detectives arrested an Oregon man Friday, charging him with two counts of aggravated murder in the case of a missing mother and her young son.
Michael John Wolfe, 52 – the boy's biological father – also faces two k... |
02dd58fea724209b9f09ef8a8099f2fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/151-years-late-revolutionary-war-vet-honored/1252732001/ | A slave became a Revolutionary War hero. Now, 151 years late, he's being honored | A slave became a Revolutionary War hero. Now, 151 years late, he's being honored
DETROIT — Pvt. James Robinson played an important role in the Revolutionary War's final battle, but like many African Americans who took up arms against the British, he received little lasting recognition.
That's about to change.
Members o... |
6dfa94e29d7af5b52415e6c032e35a27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/army-veteran-celena-adams-locke-spreads-word-arthritis/1253946001/ | Arthritis is prevalent in the military. This Army veteran wants to help | Arthritis is prevalent in the military. This Army veteran wants to help
Celena Adams-Locke is proud of her service.
It was more than three decades ago that she got her parents’ permission to sign up for the military at 17, a dream come true for a girl who wanted to serve just like her father.
She imagined a lifetime of... |
b5522a93833d158a015df28c082a49cb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/castle-park-log-ride-riverside-california-ejects-family-boat/1249401001/ | 'Cartwheels out of the boat': Family ejected from log ride at California amusement park | 'Cartwheels out of the boat': Family ejected from log ride at California amusement park
A family of three was tossed from a log ride at a Southern California amusement park when a water pump malfunctioned over the weekend.
A woman was critically injured and a man and child suffered minor injuries as the log-shaped car ... |
2737debba69962f2a179d0139fd9cd8a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/elizabeth-shelley-utah-girl-still-missing-uncle-police-custody/1249284001/ | Police searching for missing 5-year-old Utah girl. Her uncle is in custody | Police searching for missing 5-year-old Utah girl. Her uncle is in custody
ST. GEORGE, Utah – Police in Utah continued their search Monday for a missing 5-year-old girl, alongside officials from the FBI and state law enforcement agencies.
Elizabeth Jessica Shelley was last seen around 2 a.m. Saturday and reported missi... |
6d6cc7c1feb8e8c772702f1798921b43 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/open-and-closed-memorial-day-2019-mail-banks-stores-usps/1234600001/ | What's open and closed Memorial Day 2019: Mail, banks, and stores impacted by the holiday | What's open and closed Memorial Day 2019: Mail, banks, and stores impacted by the holiday
As America celebrates Memorial Day, most government offices and some private businesses will be closed.
Most banks, the mail service, the stock market and schools are among the highest impact closings that Americans will notice on... |
87288664d318f9b7c3f197bd2f7616a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/27/taps-bugle-military-why-play-history/1254362001/ | 'The hardest 24 notes to play': Why 'Taps' is played to honor fallen heroes | 'The hardest 24 notes to play': Why 'Taps' is played to honor fallen heroes
As the sun begins to set, the melancholy sound of a bugler playing "Taps" echoes off the old brick buildings on the town square in Martinsville, Indiana.
A small crowd, mostly comprised of veterans who stand at attention, listen as names are re... |
cab6eb5d5b77451ee120bd836ef33c11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/amanda-eller-hawaii-hiker-found-forest-thanks-her-rescuers/1263259001/ | 'You guys are the heroes': Missing hiker Amanda Eller thanks rescuers in emotional appearance | 'You guys are the heroes': Missing hiker Amanda Eller thanks rescuers in emotional appearance
Amanda Eller, the yoga teacher who survived 17 days lost in a Hawaiian forest, thanked her rescuers Monday in an emotional apperance at a community event.
Eller made a last-minute address to praise the hundreds of neighbors wh... |
007c9ee1ed03176319a317e0851ace7b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/dayton-ohio-tornado-large-and-dangerous/1255956001/ | Rescues underway after tornadoes smash across Ohio, Indiana; 1 dead | Rescues underway after tornadoes smash across Ohio, Indiana; 1 dead
CELINA, Ohio – A string of tornadoes unleashing their fury across Ohio and Indiana ripped apart communities and left a wide swath of debris as a two-week wave of severe weather continued its unrelenting assault on the nation's midsection.
Celina firefi... |
4dff569b3feaf260d8863527703d3c28 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/human-remains-found-suitcase-identified-missing-man/1264177001/ | Human remains found in suitcase identified as missing Indianapolis man, police say | Human remains found in suitcase identified as missing Indianapolis man, police say
INDIANAPOLIS - Human remains that were found in a suitcase in southeast Indianapolis were identified Tuesday as a 56-year-old man who was reported missing in March.
The Marion County Coroner's Office identified the remains as Larry Terry... |
c813b34116cc9f57822fc2350a103166 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/lawsuit-unlawful-separation-migrant-families-texas/1262534001/ | Despite court order, migrant fathers were separated from their children, lawsuit claims | Despite court order, migrant fathers were separated from their children, lawsuit claims
AUSTIN, Texas — More than a dozen migrant fathers were forcibly and "unlawfully re-separated" from the children at the Karnes Detention Center in South Texas last year despite a court order preventing such action, the legal aid grou... |
2bc60c76ff736ba0a2c44b3b33c58aaf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/louisiana-teen-accepted-139-college-8-million-scholarship/1264970001/ | Louisiana teen accepted into 139 colleges, awarded $8.7 million in scholarships | Louisiana teen accepted into 139 colleges, awarded $8.7 million in scholarships
LAFAYETTE, La. - Most parents and guidance counselors advise high school seniors to apply to more than one college — to have at least one "backup school."
Well, Normandie Cormier of Lafayette had more than 100 backups.
She applied to school... |
8f8a91bf11b21ff61c1be86d7518cdfc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/mississippi-river-flooding-longest-lasting-since-great-flood-1927/1261049001/?fbclid=IwAR32zFZwORUKcM4e0MqvXOlkQFxsd2n6EygWkdMPFtZLO6Hz9PH88MQlOFI | Mississippi River flood is longest-lasting in over 90 years, since 'Great Flood' of 1927 | Mississippi River flood is longest-lasting in over 90 years, since 'Great Flood' of 1927
Flooding in at least 8 states along portions of the Mississippi River – due to relentless, record-breaking spring rainfall – is the longest-lasting since the "Great Flood" of 1927, the National Weather Service said.
The 1927 flood,... |
7901a03adf7f4abcd24e6aadaed1931c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/missouri-abortion-clinic-may-shut-down-planned-parenthood/1260784001/ | Missouri's last abortion clinic could close, making the state the only one without a facility | Missouri's last abortion clinic could close, making the state the only one without a facility
Missouri’s threat to decline a license renewal may force the state’s only abortion clinic to shut down by the end of the week, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday.
The current license for the clinic in St. Louis expires ... |
5bf897685f3680a93c69bba921ea24b2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/murfreesboro-dental-excellence-richard-nate-schott-health-care-fraud-tennessee/1258624001/ | No teeth left and drowning in debt: Victims of a Tennessee dentist speak out | No teeth left and drowning in debt: Victims of a Tennessee dentist speak out
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jeff Patton lost $3,300. Rochelle Therrien lost $400. Vessie Moore lost a whopping $14,000.
They're a few of the people whose finances were destroyed by visiting Richard "Nate" Schott, the former dentist who pleaded guilt... |
0ce2489099992af1fa35bb44f963782f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/opioid-lawsuit-first-state-trial-against-drugmakers-underway/1262108001/ | First state trial against drugmakers in opioid crisis underway | First state trial against drugmakers in opioid crisis underway
NORMAN, Okla. – The nation’s first state trial against drugmakers blamed for contributing to the opioid crisis started Tuesday in Oklahoma in a case that could shape negotiations to resolve the roughly 1,500 other opioid lawsuits consolidated before a feder... |
1da4550f79c32cab835876f69b1b44cb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/28/virginia-beach-event-floatopia-leaves-10-tons-trash-memorial-day/1256984001/ | 'We can do better than this!' 10 tons of trash left on Virginia beach after Memorial Day event | 'We can do better than this!' 10 tons of trash left on Virginia beach after Memorial Day event
Inflatable rafts, trashed awnings, red cups and towels made up mounds of garbage left on a Virginia shore following a Memorial Day weekend event.
The total amount of trash removed? Ten tons, the city of Virginia Beach told lo... |
dbb06596434438ea2c66013c89597d45 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/29/arkansas-river-flood-danger-levees-threatened-arkansas-oklahoma/1268616001/ | 'Slow-motion disaster' along Arkansas River: Every large community will see major flooding within 7-10 days | 'Slow-motion disaster' along Arkansas River: Every large community will see major flooding within 7-10 days
Every large community along the Arkansas River will see major or record flooding within the next week to 10 days as swift-moving water from weeks of heavy rain challenges Arkansas' aging levee system, the Nationa... |
b63eb6f20becdbf81b01e4610156f45a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/29/michael-cummins-mass-killing-hearing-gruesome-crime-scene/1281957001/ | Investigators describe gruesome scenes in hearing for Tennessee man accused of killing 8 | Investigators describe gruesome scenes in hearing for Tennessee man accused of killing 8
GALLATIN, Tenn. – It was a scene so bloody that investigators didn't find two of the victims until the next day. The bodies they did find had injuries so extensive, it was impossible to differentiate the fatal wounds. And at least ... |
a553751bcf2796f4854ad7fa836bd0b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/29/new-york-times-business-runs-distracted-boyfriend-meme-front-page/1275963001/ | New York Times runs 'distracted boyfriend' meme on front page of Business section | New York Times runs 'distracted boyfriend' meme on front page of Business section
Thanks to the New York Times' Business section, the distracted boyfriend meme has made it in print.
The Business section used the meme on its Wednesday front page to explain Fiat Chrysler's possible merger with French automaker Renault.
F... |
eddffba70462bf6e88ae56498b1473a1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/29/python-slithers-out-toilet-bites-florida-man-arm-coral-springs/1269761001/ | Florida man bitten after python slithers out of toilet | Florida man bitten after python slithers out of toilet
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Authorities say a ball python slithered out of a toilet and bit a South Florida man on the arm.
Coral Springs police spokesman Chris Swinson said the man was treated at the scene after the 4-foot snake bit him when he lifted the toilet seat on... |
7b5e3fa6eb7c4de41f10ec50fdbf48be | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/hawaii-hiker-noah-mina-found-dead-days-after-rescue-another-hiker/1283830001/ | No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah 'Kekai' Mina found dead | No happy ending: Missing Hawaiian hiker Noah 'Kekai' Mina found dead
Less than a week after the sensational discovery and rescue of a hiker lost in a Hawaiian forest for 17 days, the search for another missing Hawaiian hiker has ended in tragedy.
A search helicopter on Wednesday discovered the body of Noah "Kekai" Mina... |
d294abf8c74db5719c310a4ae4f947ff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/heat-wave-drought-wildfires-bake-southeast/1286350001/ | It's not wet everywhere: Record-shattering hot, dry weather sparks drought and wildfires in Southeast | It's not wet everywhere: Record-shattering hot, dry weather sparks drought and wildfires in Southeast
Folks in the central U.S. may not believe it, but it's not wet everywhere.
While the Plains and Midwest continue to endure drenching rain and record-breaking floods, extreme heat is fueling drought conditions and wildf... |
9ffcd30efdee54df1f55cebde1e888ec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/judge-shelley-joseph-wants-pay-indicted-helping-undocumented-immigrant-evade-ice/1290020001/ | Judge indicted for helping undocumented immigrant evade ICE wants pay during suspension | Judge indicted for helping undocumented immigrant evade ICE wants pay during suspension
BOSTON — A sitting Massachusetts judge facing federal obstruction charges for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evade ICE is seeking the reinstatement of her salary during her ongoing suspension from the bench.
Attorneys f... |
11ab4dd956aca102820f98d7cf20cec7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/lawsuit-calls-mississippis-governor-elections-racist/1291462001/ | Lawsuit calls Mississippi's way of choosing governors racist | Lawsuit calls Mississippi's way of choosing governors racist
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In 1890, as white politicians across the South cracked down on the black population with Jim Crow laws, Mississippi inserted into its constitution an unusually high bar for getting elected governor or winning any other statewide office.
... |
d6f5b743885cfe09dc847751630e0453 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/louisiana-oks-strict-anti-abortion-law/1283891001/ | The move to overturn Roe v. Wade: La. latest to pass an abortion ban. Here's where other key states stand. | The move to overturn Roe v. Wade: La. latest to pass an abortion ban. Here's where other key states stand.
In passing its strict abortion ban, Louisiana has joined the ranks of conservative states hoping to push the deeply emotional issue before the U.S. Supreme Court even as they energize abortion rights forces for a ... |
364b1a014b42ed8af96b71981bf3cd8d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/maryland-man-dies-after-setting-himself-fire-near-white-house/1284509001/ | Man dies after setting himself on fire near White House, police say | Man dies after setting himself on fire near White House, police say
A man who set himself on fire outside the White House has died, park police said Thursday.
United States Park Police identified the man as Arnav Gupta, 33, of Bethesda, Maryland, who died Wednesday of his injuries.
Police say the man reportedly lit him... |
e231f61e682759606bd04d67d1c970f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/oklahoma-flooding-absolute-mess-left-water-begins-to-recede/1290246001/ | 'Absolute mess' left behind as Oklahoma flooding from Arkansas River begins to recede | 'Absolute mess' left behind as Oklahoma flooding from Arkansas River begins to recede
FISHER BOTTOMS, Oklahoma – A school of fish now lives in ghost hunter Jim Pace’s yard, flopping around in the muddy water and darting between the cinder blocks and trailer wheels.
Shad, he says, swept out of the normal channel of the ... |
037f03eb0f7e15b95c0f35e4a548831c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/tennessee-man-sentenced-urinating-kelloggs-assembly-line/1283835001/ | Tennessee man sentenced to 10 months in prison for urinating on a Kellogg's assembly line | Tennessee man sentenced to 10 months in prison for urinating on a Kellogg's assembly line
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for urinating on a Kellogg's assembly line and uploading the video to the internet in 2016, U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant said.
Information was presented in... |
7c2d85f3be20d5a9f7ad2e7a5d4f2728 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/viral-thread-shows-what-women-do-feel-safe-while-running-outside/1292727001/ | Knives, dogs and pepper spray: What women use to feel safe while running outside | Knives, dogs and pepper spray: What women use to feel safe while running outside
Women around the world are sharing the things they take with them to feel safe on outdoor runs.
Amanda Deibert, a television and comic book writer, shared on Twitter that the women in one of her moms' groups kept a long list of items they ... |
b9aae6594992991d06ddea9cc7289bbd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/05/30/we-build-the-wall-gofundme-sunland-park-new-mexico-completed-soon/1292467001/ | GoFundMe border wall construction back in motion after New Mexico city lifts cease-and-desist | GoFundMe border wall construction back in motion after New Mexico city lifts cease-and-desist
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of the story misstated the location of Sunland Park. It is in New Mexico.
EL PASO, Texas – A non-profit group touted the progress on a privately funded border wall Thursday, two... |
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