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b55fcd810165d1d9bbf6818574daf4b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/04/09/who-taught-malia-obama-to-drive/25511195/ | Who taught Malia Obama how to drive? | Who taught Malia Obama how to drive?
Malia Obama is all grown up and driving, and we already know who didn't teach her to drive — her parents.
Last year, the first lady told Michael Strahan in an interview that, due to security measures, it was out of the question. "I think our agents don't want us driving with teenage... |
25e2f671ab4b5c0f37e536cccbca4550 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/04/15/gray-whale-breaks-mammal-migration-record/25806791/ | Gray whale travels 13,987 miles, breaking world record | Gray whale travels 13,987 miles, breaking world record
What a trip.
A western North Pacific gray whale traveled nearly 14,000 miles from Russia to Mexico and back again, breaking the known world record for mammal migration, researchers say.
The 13,987-mile journey took 172 days and was tracked in a study published in t... |
73359e8da5fceaa5c29ddb592447fae7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/04/16/kind-bars-fda-daniel-lubetzky/25871297/ | FDA warns KIND Bars on 'healthy' labeling | FDA warns KIND Bars on 'healthy' labeling
KIND, the snack bar company, got a not-so-kind warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that several of the company's products aren't as healthy as advertised.
In a letter to CEO Daniel Lubetzky dated March 17, 2015, the FDA cited several "significant violation... |
18ad8349130344b7a1c31a4c1a4e6edb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/04/16/success-kid-meme-boy-gofundme-account-dads-kidney-transplant/25866103/ | 'Success Kid' boy raises $90K for dad's kidney | 'Success Kid' boy raises $90K for dad's kidney
You've probably seen the "Success Kid" meme, featuring a picture of a small child, clenching his fist and looking at the camera as if the world truly is his oyster.
The picture went viral on the Internet and has been used to celebrate everything from getting an extra chick... |
ef18a28c0019a286a105a648ae7c36a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/07/salem-teacher-arrested-after-experiment-burns-students/70937842/?csp=Mostpopular | Police: Teacher burned messages on students' arm with Tesla coil | Police: Teacher burned messages on students' arm with Tesla coil
An Oregon science teacher has been accused of causing electrical burns on the hands and arms of several students in connection with an in-class demonstration last week.
Samuel Dufner, 37, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of criminal mistreatment. He tea... |
8f5e453b9f6e3775592df86943622f7e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/13/jetpacks-dubai-sky-dive-dubai/27207789/ | Watch two men fly over Dubai with jetpacks | Watch two men fly over Dubai with jetpacks
In a promotional video for Sky Dive Dubai, two guys are seen flying in jetpacks.
Jetmen Yves Rossy and Vince Reffet soar over the futuristic city.
The nearly 12-minute video of HD footage was shot from a chase plane and GoPros attached to the jetmen, according to The Verge. It... |
8177ad5410b179f1395863780ce9a010 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/17/george-w-bush-c-students-president-graduation/27488795/ | George W. Bush: C students, you too can be president | George W. Bush: C students, you too can be president
George W. Bush offered non-honor students some words of encouragement during a commencement speech on Saturday: C students, you too can be president.
The former president addressed Southern Methodist University students on Saturday afternoon in Dallas. He said it was... |
cc657e3666eb0fde92779137889c1a21 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/20/antigay-pastor-resigns-after-outed--grindr/27642355/ | Antigay pastor resigns after outed on Grindr | Antigay pastor resigns after outed on Grindr
A Michigan pastor, who has publicly railed against gay marriage, has resigned from his post after being outed by the gay and lesbian entertainment website Queerty.
The Rev. Matthew Makela made the announcement on Sunday in a letter to the congregation at St. John's Lutheran ... |
183b1ca02fcb39908e4c1437baa59236 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/05/30/disney-weighs-surge-pricing/28208543/ | Mickey, say what?! Disney weighs surge pricing | Mickey, say what?! Disney weighs surge pricing
The Happiest Place on Earth may be pulling an Uber.
No, Walt Disney Co.'s parks aren't getting a car service — instead, the company is weighing a surged-pricing ticket model for its locations in Orlando and Anaheim, Calif., reports the Los Angeles Times.
In an anonymous su... |
3744164c2ad6abee75845af541e28f88 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/01/lgbtq-questioning-queer-meaning/26925563/ | What does the Q in LGBTQ stand for? | What does the Q in LGBTQ stand for?
June is LGBT pride month, an annual anti-discrimination effort made official last year with a proclamation from President Obama.
LGBT -- meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender -- is a widely accepted initialism. However, a fifth letter is increasingly making its way into the ... |
832bac40763a9a52199de5444bc3dc99 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/04/summer-bbq-pinterest-recipes/28459865/ | Looking for BBQ inspiration? Check out each state's most pinned recipe | Looking for BBQ inspiration? Check out each state's most pinned recipe
Summer — it's the season of cooking in the great outdoors.
For many, planning a grill-centric soiree is incomplete without a Pinterest board filled with creative cocktails in Mason jars and whimsical tablescapes sure to make the Barefoot Contessa sw... |
6a80ef6745468b28af6e407e7f830e76 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/06/d-day-galleries/28595931/ | Remember D-Day on its 71st anniversary with these galleries | Remember D-Day on its 71st anniversary with these galleries
On the 71st anniversary of D-Day, remember the Allied forces who landed on the beaches of Normandy and helped defeat the Nazis in World War II with these evocative images.
This gallery shows composite images of Omaha Beach at Colleville sur Mer, France, during... |
fec0901a57ca56add843ce1e99ff7544 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/08/bear-attack-smokies-closed/28697913/ | Several Smokies trails closed after bear attacked teen | Several Smokies trails closed after bear attacked teen
Officials in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed several trails and backcountry campsites Sunday after a bear encounter sent a teenager to the hospital.
A 16-year-old boy from Ohio was hurt Saturday night when a bear pulled him from his hammock around 10... |
7032e9208a3dc37a584727c2fa75c1ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/09/pics-dead-loose-truck-wreck/28726993/ | Hundreds of pigs dead, loose after Ohio wreck | Hundreds of pigs dead, loose after Ohio wreck
Hundreds of piglets were killed and some remain on the loose Tuesday after a semi-truck crashed near Xenia, Ohio, overnight, according to local officials.
A tractor trailer carrying thousands of piglets tipped over west of Xenia on Monday evening. Thousands of pigs then roa... |
9e1d13831d437e3c495947397b01ec88 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/10/florida-horse-skeleton-burial-archaeological-dig/71001618/ | Entire horse skeleton found in archaeological dig | Entire horse skeleton found in archaeological dig
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – An archaeological dig was tucked next to a construction site of a new restaurant in downtown St. Augustine, Fla.
There, St. Augustine Archaeologist Carl Halbirt uncovered a big find: an entire horse skeleton.
"During the first day of the excavation... |
6706d4180603140fd1141b720881aec1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/30/girl-scouts-raise-money-reject-donation-transgender/29543863/ | Girl Scouts rejects $100K anti-transgender donation | Girl Scouts rejects $100K anti-transgender donation
Girl Scouts is #ForEVERYGirl. That means transgender girls, too.
After a donor, who remains anonymous, asked Girl Scouts of Western Washington to ensure their $100,000 contribution would not be used to help transgender girls, the chapter of the national organization g... |
8b53c060f7d4276565139c5d4282baae | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/07/texas-pool-landmark-status-plano/29816003/ | Texas-shaped pool seeks landmark status | Texas-shaped pool seeks landmark status
PLANO, Texas -- Owners of a Texas-shaped swimming pool in Plano hope to attain a Texas-sized honor in the form of a landmark status.
The pool, suitably named "The Texas Pool," first came about in 1961 in an attempt to draw in new residents for what would become the telecom corrid... |
f1a14e75278d274b57c7769c81278a0c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/09/dylan-marron-every-single-word-diversity/29937697/ | Video series highlights shocking lack of diversity in Hollywood movies | Video series highlights shocking lack of diversity in Hollywood movies
Hollywood has a diversity problem. If you disagree, watch Into the Woods — all 8 seconds of it.
Dylan Marron, a 27-year-old actor in New York, asks movie lovers and budget-controlling film execs to take a hard look at white-washed blockbusters in a ... |
c0f5a7717aed0f834471383af57dcf44 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/16/new-horizons-team-bumper-sticker-pluto/30231825/ | 'My other vehicle explored Pluto' bumper stickers are out of this world | 'My other vehicle explored Pluto' bumper stickers are out of this world
The team that executed this week's flyby of Pluto got a new accessory for their earthbound vehicles, according to a tweet by New Horizons astronomer Alex Parker.
Parker tweeted a photo Thursday of a bumper sticker that says "My other vehicle explor... |
ab53a30459a8de22a0d9fc9f5a659a55 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/18/police-former-nfl-player-mistress-kills-wife-cheating/30337921/ | Police: Former NFL player's mistress kills wife, herself | Police: Former NFL player's mistress kills wife, herself
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Authorities say the mistress of a former NFL player kidnapped and killed his wife before killing herself.
Clayton County police say 49-year-old Sandra Barnett was kidnapped by Lisa Brown at her Ellenwood, Ga., home on Wednesday afternoon.
S... |
fad5f8f3265ad94f5546b750050bae11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/21/chattanooga-tomi-lahren-one-america-news-network-obama-middle-east/30497797/ | TV host Tomi Lahren slams Obama's Middle East policy | TV host Tomi Lahren slams Obama's Middle East policy
In a video that has reached millions of people, a conservative anchor, 22, from an independent network, had strong words for Obama and his administration following the shooting of four Marines in Chattanooga.
Her name is Tomi Lahren and she works for One America News... |
d3d0266f336f64422a526cfe0093ff11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/22/pet-rescue-viral-photo-atlanta-angels-among-us/30525985/ | Facebook plea saves hugging dogs from being euthanized | Facebook plea saves hugging dogs from being euthanized
Adorable pups Keira and Kala had just a day left before their Atlanta-area shelter had scheduled them to be put down.
With a constant influx of abandoned animals, shelters like theirs simply don't have the capacity to house animals indefinitely. That's where Atlant... |
d46ab289f8cf71e660efe69f017fdcf8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/28/school-transgender-bathroom-policy-virginia/30777849/ | Part of lawsuit on school transgender bathroom policy tossed | Part of lawsuit on school transgender bathroom policy tossed
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A judge in Virginia has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by a transgender student barred from using the boys' bathrooms at his high school.
The Daily Press reports that U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar also said Monday that it's "highly ... |
fd391615bf8c6c530ec3d2675aa7d074 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/10/diet-pepsi-aspartame-free-pepsico/31418635/ | Customers can now buy aspartame-free Diet Pepsi | Customers can now buy aspartame-free Diet Pepsi
Aspartame-free Diet Pepsi is now available, according to a statement released Monday from PepsiCo.
"Diet cola drinkers in the U.S. told us they wanted aspartame-free Diet Pepsi and we're delivering," Seth Kaufman, a senior vice president at PepsiCo, said in a statement.
T... |
058d4d4bbac78e20d8987472d50d7fbf | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/10/donald-trump-women-insults-megyn-kelly/31407363/ | 'Slobs, dogs, pigs': 7 women Donald Trump egregiously insulted | 'Slobs, dogs, pigs': 7 women Donald Trump egregiously insulted
So far, the Trump camp is not backing down from any negative statements toward Fox's Megyn Kelly or other women. Actually, he thinks he deserves an apology from Kelly.
It all started when debate moderator Kelly asked Trump Thursday about repeatedly calling ... |
bb2eb3845c91ac413d7147a617c026c0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/10/photo-elderly-couple-holding-hands-hospital-viral/31402343/ | Photo of elderly couple holding hands in hospital goes viral | Photo of elderly couple holding hands in hospital goes viral
A hospital in Fayetteville, Ga., made special arrangements for a couple, married 68 years, to see one another during a recent stay.
During their long marriage, Tom and Arnisteen Clark have only been apart once -- when Tom served in Korea with the Army -- and ... |
d67144aaed005a81f035d4a0dfcfb191 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/13/free-haircuts-barber-iowa/31630783/ | Iowa barber's deal for kids: Read for haircut | Iowa barber's deal for kids: Read for haircut
There wasn't any small talk between Courtney Holmes and the clients who sat in his barber chair on Saturday.
Instead, children from kindergartners to fifth-graders read books to Holmes in exchange for a free back-to-school haircut. Some children breezed through their book a... |
2d8837f1e1460d3796a5a76ba2809afa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/08/21/washington-woman-car-auction-urns/32116273/ | Woman finds 4 urns in recently purchased used car | Woman finds 4 urns in recently purchased used car
BONNEY LAKE, Wash. (AP) - A Bonney Lake woman got more than she paid for when she purchased her car at an auction last week. She found four urns amid someone else's belongings.
KOMO-TV reports that Andrea Davidson purchased her 1997 Geo Tracker SUV (similar to the one p... |
b3591e667dbbc2f0dc42ffdc66404b34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/07/worlds-youngest-music-producer-brandon-bailey-johnson/71859238/ | Meet the world's youngest music producer | Meet the world's youngest music producer
Brandon Bailey Johnson is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and arranger.
Oh yes, and as of Aug. 12, a world record holder.
Brandon, 13, is in the book of Guinness World Records for the "World's Youngest Professional Music Producer."
"I really don't know how to descr... |
e165c3a31af2159045023a2f9c12b367 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/08/hillary-clinton-m-sorry-personal-email-state-department/71913792/ | Hillary Clinton: 'I'm sorry' for personal email at State Department | Hillary Clinton: 'I'm sorry' for personal email at State Department
A day after Hillary Clinton said she wouldn’t apologize for using a personal email server during her tenure as secretary of State, she appeared to do just that in an interview with ABC News.
“That was a mistake,” she said. “I’m sorry about that. I take... |
2e95a363e5e93945112a5a82f946d697 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/09/taco-emoji-unicode-release/71974790/ | Tacos, unicorns and a middle finger: New emoji to be released | Tacos, unicorns and a middle finger: New emoji to be released
Tacos! Unicorns! The middle finger!
As Apple news dominates the tech world Wednesday, exciting innovations are coming from the Unicode Consortium: new emojis. The release of iOS 9.1, which just became available for developers in beta mode, features an influx... |
cae8b30a31db08fe0c3822736ca767d2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/14/mark-cuban-run--president/72257278/ | Mark Cuban is thinking of running for president | Mark Cuban is thinking of running for president
If Donald Trump can do it, Mark Cuban figures he can do it, too.
The billionaire owner of basketball’s Dallas Mavericks outlined a prospective presidential candidacy in an email exchange with CNBC — and the star of reality TV’s Shark Tankpredicted he would do quite well, ... |
510e00ac2ab142dfa22f1a10eb5cb96b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/16/nursesunite-after-view-mocks-miss-colorado/32491619/ | 'The View' host Joy Behar: I didn't know what I was talking about | 'The View' host Joy Behar: I didn't know what I was talking about
Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the day 'The View' addressed the comments.
Two hosts on The View, are receiving backlash after poking fun at Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson and her Miss America monologue about bein... |
2dd651fa4a8d6f6adb18f98d83a17a34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/17/dog-stands-guard-week-until-trapped-friend-found/32546581/ | Dog stands guard for week until trapped friend found | Dog stands guard for week until trapped friend found
Thanks to a loyal setter and a group of volunteers, two dogs were found safe after a week lost in the woods in Washington state.
Tillie, the setter, stayed with her doggie friend Phoebe for a week. She left each day to go find help. Phoebe a basset hound, was trapped... |
655eb9381ea557550eae829189947de1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/21/pizza-rat/72579216/ | Watch a rat carry a slice of pizza into the subway | Watch a rat carry a slice of pizza into the subway
Here's a video of a very determined rat carrying a slice of pizza down stairs and into our hearts.
The disturbing and oddly endearing 14-second video is going viral on Facebook and Twitter, being touted by many as "the most New York thing ever." The YouTube clip was os... |
f93df454b9931a959a9509f912628014 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/22/irving-mayor-full-story-not-out-clock-incident/72656122/ | Irving mayor: Full story not out in clock incident | Irving mayor: Full story not out in clock incident
IRVING – Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne appeared with TV host Glenn Beck Tuesday to discuss whether 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed intentionally caused a scare at his school as part of a larger Islamist plot.
Jim Hanson of the conservative Center for Security Policy supported ... |
ed06e52b19cc7eb6790d6a6373020e8f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/23/donald-trump-tweets-hes-done-fox-news-shows/72681634/ | Donald Trump says he's done with Fox News shows | Donald Trump says he's done with Fox News shows
Is this really the end for Donald Trump and Fox News?
Trump, who leads Republican presidential polls, has had a tumultuous relationship with the network ever since the first GOP debate on Aug. 6 where he argued he was treated unfairly. Now, in a message on Twitter, he say... |
0d498440d52c677728a26f3d475d9bd0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/24/105-japanese-sprinter-running-record-guinness-world-records/72735246/ | 105-year-old Japanese man sets new 100-meter sprint record | 105-year-old Japanese man sets new 100-meter sprint record
Use it or lose it! A 105-year-old Japanese man broke his record for the oldest competitive sprinter on Wednesday at a competition in Kyoto, Japan.
Hidekichi Miyazaki finished a 100-meter sprint in just 42.22 seconds at the Kyoto Masters Athletics Autumn Competi... |
6c9e80fb9692fe4350775546ecfdceff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/24/white-house-conservative-teen-critic-blocked-twitter/72726004/ | White House denies blocking teen critic on Twitter | White House denies blocking teen critic on Twitter
So did they or didn't they?
Thirteen-year-old C.J. Pearson, who last week blasted the president's response to the Texas Muslim teen suspended from school because a teacher thought his homemade clock was a bomb, said Wednesday afternoon that he had found himself blocked... |
0c00047d9e2cc9317ec10031cab749b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/26/florida-woman-riding-sea-turtle-social-media-arrested/72877054/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Florida woman arrested for 'riding' on sea turtle | Florida woman arrested for 'riding' on sea turtle
A Florida woman who was photographed "riding" a sea turtle in July was arrested on Saturday, according to police.
Stephanie Marie Moore, 20, of Melbourne, Fla., was arrested on a felony warrant early Saturday morning, Melbourne Police Department said in a Facebook post.... |
f55817d27160eb772ebc6db625524c8a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/01/column-oregon-shooting/73181270/ | Column: Shooting coverage is routine, and that's the story | Column: Shooting coverage is routine, and that's the story
Another day, another mass shooting.
That’s become literally true; according to the Washington Post, the tragedy today in Roseburg, Ore., brings the total of mass shootings, in which four or more people are killed or injured, to 294.
Thursday was the 274th day o... |
2edc55a03ceee3cc7ed3cec05297e490 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/02/women-kicked-off-napa-valley-wine-train-file-11m-discrimination-suit/73194260/ | Women kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train file $11M discrimination suit | Women kicked off Napa Valley Wine Train file $11M discrimination suit
A group of women kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train in August filed an $11 million racial discrimination lawsuit against the company Thursday.
The group of predominantly black women, many of whom are members of the Sistahs on the Reading Edge book... |
cc56244c7f65c21e29ce93ddfc0164f7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/03/louisiana-hospital-sends-pizza-er-took-oregon-shooting-victims/73309904/ | Louisiana hospital sends pizza to ER that took in Oregon shooting victims | Louisiana hospital sends pizza to ER that took in Oregon shooting victims
LAFAYETTE, La. — Mass shootings in this country have created a sad fraternity of sorts among emergency room personnel who are forced to deal with the tragic outcomes of gun violence.
How can they reach out and offer comfort to one another? It oft... |
693285e82f92adaf8830fee77cf3ebe8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/05/flu-season-underway/73383394/ | Doctors anticipate nasty flu season | Doctors anticipate nasty flu season
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — It's officially flu season.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity is low across the United States, but outbreaks can begin in October. The virus can hit kids particularly hard: More than 20,000 children are hospitalized ea... |
4ed35f6eead091c324bc86f845927f21 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/05/teal-new-orange-halloween-pumpkins/73421168/ | Teal is the new orange for Halloween pumpkins | Teal is the new orange for Halloween pumpkins
Teal is the new orange this Halloween for many families.
A national campaign, called the Teal Pumpkin Project, is encouraging parents to offer non-food treats for children with food allergies and to mark their intent by placing a teal-colored pumpkin outside their home.
Par... |
6c85df24b517a1cb7b355a036ce12b27 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/06/end-of-world-wednesday-group-claims/73474162/ | End of the world on Wednesday, says religious group | End of the world on Wednesday, says religious group
Have any plans for Wednesday, Oct. 7?
You better cancel them. That's because the eBible Fellowship website, based in Sharon Hill, Penn., is predicting the world will be annihilated on Wednesday.
"According to what the Bible is presenting it does appear that 7 October ... |
a5a6f4352d4dfa543c5c916711bcaa85 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/09/divorce-standoff-million-dollar-home-ends/73649940/ | Divorce standoff at million-dollar home ends | Divorce standoff at million-dollar home ends
LAKEVIEW, Texas — A bizarre months-long standoff in an upscale Texas subdivision is finally over.
Sharafat Khan, 69, had been camped out in his own front yard in Taylor Lake Shores since his wife kicked him out of the house about five months ago.
Lakeview Police said in the ... |
2bdc610c784db8ef588a963bac95430f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/14/83-year-old-identical-twins-die-hours-apart/73969414/ | 83-year-old identical twins die hours apart | 83-year-old identical twins die hours apart
DENVER — The pair began life on the same day. They ended it 83 years later. Again, on the same day.
Identical twins Helen Mae Cook and Clara Mae Mitchel passed away within 12 hours of one another Tuesday.
Ever since they were born Feb. 2, 1932, in Fort Lupton, Colo., the sist... |
ede1d7f26b5493e954107a07f688958c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/14/martin-luther-king-junior-nobel-price-acceptance-speech/73915354/ | Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspiring Nobel Peace Prize speech | Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s inspiring Nobel Peace Prize speech
Americans across the country will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday by committing to hours of community service in the name of the civil rights leader.
Many are too young to have witnessed King, particularly when he was awarded the Nobel Peac... |
c8bb1b469a1ebf04cad5ea2c01853da6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/15/va-drivers-confederate-plates-resistant-switch/74006908/ | Va. drivers with Confederate plates resistant to switch | Va. drivers with Confederate plates resistant to switch
SUFFOLK, Va. — Roughly 9 in 10 drivers with Virginia's Confederate battle flag license plates have refused so far to send their plates back to the state as part of a program to swap out a symbol that many consider racist.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles ... |
1a60466e247472eee469eb6f8fe84060 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/18/missing-pony-chincoteague/74183122/ | Chincoteague pony's death renews debate over penning tradition | Chincoteague pony's death renews debate over penning tradition
CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, Va. -- A maintenance worker's discovery Wednesday of the remains of a Chincoteague pony in the same pen where it had last been seen five weeks earlier proved the foal had not been stolen after all.
For weeks, the Chincoteague Volunteer ... |
2e9b90a980e1db819695e6c8a18ff5b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/21/asteroid-halloween-flyby-earth-unusually-fast/74316108/ | Massive asteroid to zip by Earth on Halloween | Massive asteroid to zip by Earth on Halloween
A massive asteroid will hurtle by Earth on Oct. 31, at "unusually" high speeds, according to scientists.
The asteroid, dubbed 2015 TB145, was discovered Oct. 10 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, according to a report from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab... |
1f55aab4dd9903893caf51d6d020ade1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/22/st-louis-church-fires/74403650/ | 7 St. Louis churches set on fire in 2 weeks | 7 St. Louis churches set on fire in 2 weeks
ST. LOUIS — A fire started at a St. Louis area church Thursday became the seventh church to be torched in a two-week period.
The front door of the Shrine of St. Joseph was set ablaze with a small amount of accelerant early Thursday morning.
St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson s... |
925c81f66d81a5ed518cc43f0ce1b042 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/10/26/f-35-helmet-costs-400000-4-times-predecessor/74650574/ | F-35 helmet costs $400,000 — 4 times that of predecessor | F-35 helmet costs $400,000 — 4 times that of predecessor
When the joint strike fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, finally takes to the skies on its first official mission, it will be one of the most advanced and one of the most expensive planes ever.
And the pilots flying the aircraft will be wearing the most advanced and... |
e3d284024bd2f1c07d4531d6cf7247a9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/03/houston-voters-reject-lgbt-nondiscrimination-ordinance/75132330/ | Houston voters reject LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance | Houston voters reject LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance
HOUSTON — An equal rights ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Houston was rejected by voters Tuesday.
Opponents of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance branded it "the bathroom ordinance," playing up t... |
5174f882c4a5701e123bb6e1d30d80b4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/03/last-piece-of-chicken-stabbing/75112266/ | Man killed for grabbing last piece of chicken, cops say | Man killed for grabbing last piece of chicken, cops say
HOUSTON — One man is dead and another is accused of fatally stabbing him — all over a piece of chicken.
Reinaldo Cardoso Rivera, 38, of Houston was charged late last week with murder in connection with the Friday death of Darwin Perez Gonzalez, 34, of Houston.
Fiv... |
134c9f6cb057e3abe553e0e6c49b701d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/04/twitter-hell-bishop-victim-fake-account/75136638/ | Twitter hell: Bishop victim of fake account | Twitter hell: Bishop victim of fake account
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay is taking action to shut down a fake Twitter account for Bishop David Ricken.
Matthew Livingstone, the social communications director for the diocese, said Tuesday that diocesan officials are trying to get the impostor accou... |
fcfcc6cadde46d086e797c50b210e9b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/06/fen-phen-attorney-conflicted-arrest-warrant/75268780/ | Fen-phen attorney conflicted on arrest warrant | Fen-phen attorney conflicted on arrest warrant
CINCINNATI — Prominent former attorney Stan Chesley said Thursday that he doesn't yet know what he will do about a warrant for his arrest issued in Boone County late last month in the latest twist in the ongoing fen-phen settlement saga.
"It's a frightening experience … ha... |
35484834e140fd19b18680607cfcdba6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/06/report-ben-carson-admits-fabricating-west-point-story/75299002/ | Ben Carson campaign seeks to clarify West Point scholarship 'fabrication' | Ben Carson campaign seeks to clarify West Point scholarship 'fabrication'
Ben Carson’s campaign is pushing back against a Politico report Friday that Carson admitted the story of his West Point scholarship offer was fabricated.
Politico cited a West Point spokeswoman who said the military academy had no record of Carso... |
663d80a04eaccc9ceb4af3b7828fb33e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/10/yaaas-drunk-text-added-dictionary/75510970/ | 'Mx.,' 'yaaas,' 'drunk text' added to Dictionary.com | 'Mx.,' 'yaaas,' 'drunk text' added to Dictionary.com
Yaaas! Dictionary.com introduced new words on Tuesday, offering more legitimacy to phrases you’ve been casually throwing around in text conversations for months.
The list includes the always regrettable “drunk text,” and finally recognizes that “yaaas” is an appropri... |
7d25abd5d724b1d3c5108642e9ecbf2b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/11/pastors-wife-ventilator-after-shooting/75631568/ | Pastor's wife on a ventilator after shooting | Pastor's wife on a ventilator after shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Amanda and Davey Blackburn's church was just beginning to grow, a family friend said.
The young couple moved to Indianapolis from South Carolina in 2012 with dreams of starting a church here.
They built a home in the Wynnedale-Spring Hill neighborhood with the... |
cb9ca0cf86faac619562b532336ba75b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/11/tv-wilmington-murder-town/75601032/ | New ABC drama 'Murder Town' set in Wilmington | New ABC drama 'Murder Town' set in Wilmington
WILMINGTON -- Wilmington has once again been labeled "Murder Town," and this time, it’s not Newsweek – it’s a newly announced network TV show starring actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
ABC has ordered a pilot for the legal drama, which will be set in Wilmington and be called Murd... |
2190db6d7fc489cf270312e4c82187bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/12/veterans-start-breweries-honor-fallen/75635656/ | Veterans start breweries to honor the fallen | Veterans start breweries to honor the fallen
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Seth Jordan returned from his third overseas combat tour in five years on a mission. It was to honor his fellow servicemen that didn’t make it home alive.
So the self-proclaimed beer geek who had dabbled in homebrewing founded the Dog Tag Brewing Co. — a v... |
f90637cd3f6537336f2186440821d7cb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/16/church-flying-spaghetti-monster-massachusetts-religion/75862946/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Pastafarian can wear strainer on head in license photo | Pastafarian can wear strainer on head in license photo
A woman who belongs to the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is allowed to wear a pasta strainer on her head in her driver's license photo due to religious beliefs, the AP reports.
Lowell, Mass., resident Lindsay Miller says wearing the colander allows her to ... |
e84c356ed51b7824951ce331f07e784d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/16/minneapolis-police-shooting/75859132/ | 51 arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis police | 51 arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis police
MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of protesters shut down northbound Interstate 94 through Minneapolis Monday night reacting to the shooting of a black man by Minneapolis police. In all, 51 people were arrested.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports p... |
3ecb424ac4708c78d3809be207c96f7d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/20/us-troops-mali/76099960/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 5 U.S. troops caught in Mali hotel during seige | 5 U.S. troops caught in Mali hotel during seige
WASHINGTON — Five Defense Department personnel were caught in the middle of the hostage crisis Friday at a hotel in Mali's capital of Bamako and were released unharmed after the standoff with gunmen ended, defense officials said.
At least one U.S. service member assigned ... |
fc128651486169fbd109a091a7519175 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/23/29-use--force-complaints-file-against-delaware-cop-court-records-show/76283076/ | 29 use-of-force complaints on file against Delaware cop, court records show | 29 use-of-force complaints on file against Delaware cop, court records show
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Dover police officer charged with second-degree assault after a police dashboard camera recorded him knocking out a suspect with a kick to the jaw in 2013 has 29 use-of-force reports in his file, according to unsealed docum... |
177dcdd90e06d00d62683654e27419ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/23/florida-hospital-shooting/76260762/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Dad kills adult stepdaughter at Tampa hospital | Dad kills adult stepdaughter at Tampa hospital
TAMPA — A man shot his stepdaughter while visiting a family member Monday in a hospital then killed himself, authorities said.
Alonna Tedesco, 41, of Dade City, Fla., was shot on the third floor of Florida Hospital, north of downtown Tampa, then was rushed to the emergency... |
07192346b75fc6390818700aa6a7ca2e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/25/monk-accused-abuse-had-200-sexual-partners-some-were-child-prostitutes/76373128/ | Monk accused of abuse had 200 sexual partners, some were child prostitutes | Monk accused of abuse had 200 sexual partners, some were child prostitutes
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Father Finian McDonald, who for years worked as a counselor at St. John's University, had sex with at least 200 people and paid child prostitutes for sex while abroad, according to documents released on Tuesday.
Attorney Jeff ... |
10d906dc613001e4bd52ce583e47be13 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/26/moms-share-epic-thanksgiving-horror-stories/76407766/ | Moms share epic Thanksgiving horror stories | Moms share epic Thanksgiving horror stories
From frozen turkeys to unexpected runs to White Castle, Thanksgiving doesn't always go as planned.
The Indianapolis Star asked theCityMoms, a social network and support group for local moms, to share their Thanksgiving fails, horror stories and disasters. Here are some tales ... |
0c0d9463557c16d75a0caf5405016f85 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/15/notable-people-athletes-celebrities-death-2015/77099814/ | 15 notable people who passed in 2015 | 15 notable people who passed in 2015
Their lives were filled with accomplishments, fame, exciting adventures and some tough times to overcome.
Take a look back in memoriam of 15 celebrities, athletes and other notables who passed away in 2015:
"Mr. Cub," the Hall of Famer and 11-time All-Star, was known by generations ... |
7d6be69d0d8d2c0550d4c19656876807 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/21/internet-viral-2016-stories/77542986/ | Things the Internet loved in 2015 | Things the Internet loved in 2015
Oh, 2015.
It was a year of heartbreak and triumph which manifested itself all over the Internet, in forms as large as a planet and as small as a pizza rat. Here are some of the stories that kept us captivated through it all:
Quiz:Were you paying attention?
1. Pizza rat: For droves of I... |
b5b2206931aa56953bf7b87ad48b1016 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/22/iowa-lottery-rigging-scam-kansas/77751818/ | Prosecutor: Convicted lottery official fixed 2 Kansas jackpots | Prosecutor: Convicted lottery official fixed 2 Kansas jackpots
DES MOINES — Investigators have found two more lottery prizes worth $44,000 that they believe are connected to the former Iowa lottery official convicted of manipulating a lottery drawing to win millions.
Eddie Tipton purchased the two tickets for the “2by2... |
98c63fe732d86c5cdd903d85eac59bab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/24/death-diabetes-sparks-change-new-law/77899856/ | Death from diabetes sparks change, a new law | Death from diabetes sparks change, a new law
AVON LAKE, Ohio — In February, Amy Houdeshell stood by her brother's tombstone and explained why her brother, Kevin Houdeshell, a diabetic died at just 36 years old.
"He was young, fit, healthy. The pharmacy told him his script had expired and we're sorry, but we can't give ... |
efac9192e1da3169a22057be666a1b2f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/24/donations-government-assistance-cancer/77871708/ | GoFundMe campaign backfires on cancer patient's mom | GoFundMe campaign backfires on cancer patient's mom
TUKWILA, Wash. — Demicka Gilmore and her daughter sleep together on the floor of their Section 8 apartment, and her 21-year-old disabled son does the same in the room next door.
Just few blankets are on the floor, but the place in suburban Seattle is clean and relativ... |
09f7246d878635de9ad0c01b01506198 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/26/marine-corps-uniform-changes-expected-year/77929040/ | Marine Corps uniform changes expected this year | Marine Corps uniform changes expected this year
Major changes for Marine Corps uniforms are in the pipeline.
Switching to “bravos” or “charlies” and doing away with desert camouflage utility uniforms are two proposals currently on the table, based in part on a survey of Marines conducted over the summer by the Marine C... |
f02247dac58575a1fbe4e30ec44c4e75 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/27/california-mosque-fire/77937814/ | Group wants probe of attempted fire at Calif. mosque | Group wants probe of attempted fire at Calif. mosque
TRACY, Calif. — A day after investigators said a Texas mosque fire was intentionally set, deputies here are looking into an attempted firebombing at a Muslim house of worship in California.
San Joaquin County deputies responded to an incident at about 6:30 a.m. PT Sa... |
fbacb2edeef689464399ef1152c702be | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/27/no-arrests-after-2000-teens-fight-louisville-mall/77947384/ | No arrests after 2,000 teens fight at Louisville mall | No arrests after 2,000 teens fight at Louisville mall
LOUISVILLE — Police say a parental escort policy — similar to those found at other malls nationwide— could prevent future situations similar to a Saturday night disturbance at the Mall St. Matthews that required assistance from four police departments and forced the... |
c17fe20e239ac469d86fc15a59f85de3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/29/man-pleads-guilty-defacing-islamic-center-mo/78052508/ | Man pleads guilty to defacing Islamic center in Mo. | Man pleads guilty to defacing Islamic center in Mo.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to defacing the Islamic Center of Springfield with graffiti and burning two copies of the Quran, authorities say.
Adam David Smock, 23, of Edgewater, Calif., formerly of Springfield, waived his right to a grand jury and ... |
0647ba93e30ee71bf01dc16b15e2bd54 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/29/manatees-lose-endangered-status/78046254/ | Florida manatees could lose ‘endangered’ status | Florida manatees could lose ‘endangered’ status
MELBOURNE, Fla. — The sea cow morphed into a sacred cow of sorts over the past half century. But Florida's most iconic creature could soon flop down a peg from the status it's held since America's original list of endangered species was created in 1967.
The U.S. Fish and ... |
cd751cf6742605d6bff25ab2fb5b6b21 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/29/mich-gov-apologizes-flint-water-crisis/78054090/ | Mich. gov. apologizes for Flint water crisis | Mich. gov. apologizes for Flint water crisis
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder apologized to Flint on Tuesday for the city's drinking water crisis that has left children poisoned by lead and announced that he accepted the resignation of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant.
Snyder said in a n... |
4c58666f972fc18a151f0bf91d6e8764 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/29/tamir-rice-cleveland-grand-jury/78010708/ | Lawyer: Tamir Rice's mom wept so much she couldn’t speak | Lawyer: Tamir Rice's mom wept so much she couldn’t speak
CLEVELAND — After Monday's news that a grand jury would not indict officers in the Tamir Rice case, his mother wept so much that she could barely speak, her lawyer said.
Subodh Chandra, lawyer for Samaria Rice, said both he and his client believe that Cuyahoga Co... |
846eee1f250ebf7ebd291ebca20cd2ba | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/30/aurora-police-shooting/78082086/ | Officer who killed unarmed parole violator not indicted | Officer who killed unarmed parole violator not indicted
GOLDEN, Colo. — A grand jury decided Wednesday not to indict an Aurora, Colo., police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man wanted for violating parole.
The conclusion means Officer Paul Jerothe, known for his heroism during the Aurora theater shooting, wi... |
5723b40b53cd5d0119fe5c3a94da8086 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/30/blind-dog-rescued-lake-fishing-guide/78058950/ | Blind dog rescued from lake by fishing guide | Blind dog rescued from lake by fishing guide
NASHVILLE — Fishing guide Brian Carper didn’t have to use a pole to make a big catch the day after Christmas.
All he needed was a soft spot in his heart for a blind dog in trouble.
Carper left his boat to rescue the tiny 13-year-old shih tzu who wandered into Percy Priest La... |
9b688c0ef780c6cdf7bed92c213920e2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/30/goodguys-founder-gary-meadors-76-dies/78057880/ | Goodguys founder Gary Meadors, 76, dies | Goodguys founder Gary Meadors, 76, dies
PHOENIX — In a Cave Creek, Ariz., garage, a 1948 Chrysler Town and Country — souped-up with a Dodge Viper engine — sits quietly, without a driver.
The "woody" convertible was a favorite of hot-rod enthusiast Gary Meadors, founder of Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, who died of ... |
c8c57de00bdc95923144bff037c83bc5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/30/marines-dress-blues-thwart-suspected-thieves/78064586/ | Marines in dress blues thwart suspected phone thieves | Marines in dress blues thwart suspected phone thieves
Crime doesn’t pay — and it can’t outrun a group of Marines, even if they are decked out in dress blues.
That’s the lesson three suspected cellphone thieves learned last week when they targeted victims at a mall in Westland, Mich., about 20 miles west of Detroit. Wha... |
4b0b7c5e0538ac16ae6e7cc81c33ebce | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/07/snowy-owl-traffic-camera-canada-flight-highway/78408508/ | Traffic camera captures images of snowy owl in flight | Traffic camera captures images of snowy owl in flight
A Montreal traffic camera captured stunning images of a snowy owl in flight over a highway earlier this week.
A series of images were taken on Jan. 3 by a traffic camera over Montreal’s Highway 40, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.
In the photos, the... |
23bc67fd8b652c9e361910bbc3c71394 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/09/nypd-police-officer-shot-violence-crime-fight/78552168/ | NYPD officer shot responding to large fight | NYPD officer shot responding to large fight
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer was shot in the ankle early Saturday during an exchange of gunfire with a suspect involved in a large fight, authorities said.
Police Commissioner William Bratton said 25-year-old Officer Sherrod Stuart was wounded on his fourth anniv... |
4bc83176f320b725dcbd2a57628b6f74 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/09/texas-armed-standoff-ends-after-15-years/78553518/ | Texas armed standoff ends after 15 years | Texas armed standoff ends after 15 years
TRINIDAD, Texas – After almost 15 years, what is believed to be the longest armed standoff in American history quietly came to a peaceful close earlier this week.
John Joe Gray was arrested in 1999 for assaulting a state trooper during a traffic stop. Gray said it was his God-gi... |
5e32672abe2c68754686bddcf5079496 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/11/police-k9-officer-dies/78616544/ | Police dog shot, killed after flushing out burglary suspect | Police dog shot, killed after flushing out burglary suspect
CANTON, Ohio — A police dog shot three times during a grocery store robbery died of his injuries a day later, Canton police said.
Jethro, a 3-year-old German shepherd, and his partner, Officer Ryan Davis, responded to a burglar alarm a little after 1 a.m. ET S... |
70326d468c516fc78f7499a181f2472e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/15/touching-photo-captures-bond-between-bride-and-her-service-dog/78839078/ | Touching photo captures bond between bride and her service dog | Touching photo captures bond between bride and her service dog
A touching photo of a bride and her service dog has captured the heart of many people on social media.
In a photo, taken by photographer Maddie Peschong on Jan. 9, Valerie Parrot, kneels in her wedding dress and cradles her service dog's head. Parrott was m... |
1759158b9311261b41b6017dd6bc2b04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/01/21/student-suspended-after-carrying-classmate-asthma-attack-nurse/79113718/?ref=yfp | Student suspended after carrying classmate to nurse | Student suspended after carrying classmate to nurse
KILLEEN, Texas — A Texas mother is defending her son who was suspended after helping a fellow student who was having an asthma attack.
Anthony Ruelas, 15, said his eighth grade classmate was wheezing and gagging for three minutes Tuesday morning while no one did anyth... |
669fc9fc5c4930640df9868208ca1219 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/05/woman-combat-engineer-awol/79881348/ | Female combat recruit turns self in after deserting | Female combat recruit turns self in after deserting
One of the first women to sign up to become an Army combat engineer turned herself in when she was classified as a deserter after being absent without leave for 30 days.
Pvt. Erika Lopez surrendered Thursday to military authorities, said spokeswoman Tiffany Wood at Fo... |
6bda89bc783a7a70fd718e6afb966dbe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/07/watch-steve-harvey-mocks-his-miss-universe-mistake-super-bowl-ad/79982200/ | Watch: Steve Harvey mocks his Miss Universe mistake in Super Bowl ad | Watch: Steve Harvey mocks his Miss Universe mistake in Super Bowl ad
Steve Harvey faced worldwide ridicule in December when he announced the wrong contestant as winner of the Miss Universe contest.
On Sunday, he got a chance to redeem himself.
Harvey appears in T-Mobile's new ad that aired during Super Bowl, poking fun... |
a227cf112e9cc349e264cd57fc69fd4d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/10/black-lives-matter-ohio-steps-suicide-statehouse-steps/80169078/ | Black Lives Matter activist commits suicide on Ohio Statehouse steps | Black Lives Matter activist commits suicide on Ohio Statehouse steps
A Black Lives Matter activist fatally shot himself on the steps of the Ohio State House on Monday, according to authorities.
MarShawn M. McCarrel II, 23, of Franklin Township, Ohio, died by suicide on Monday night, according to Lt. Craig Cvetan of the... |
fca4083a9a0e36ad43cc3e68df91e5e5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/13/women-pullup-training/80336088/ | Women can do pullups; here's the secret | Women can do pullups; here's the secret
Think women can’t do pullups? Think again.
The key is not exhausting muscles during training.
“I got my first pullup on April 27 of 2014. It’s like giving birth: You don’t forget that,” said Col. Robin Gallant, 55. “I kicked it on my last (physical fitness test), I got 15; and no... |
9b187da86f3fda245f78e7986711f9fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/15/gay-military-couples-first-kiss-photo-shared-widely-facebook/80412968/?siteID=je6NUbpObpQ-L3ZTEzdrHb9.HNNf2typXg | Gay military couple's first-kiss photo shared widely on Facebook | Gay military couple's first-kiss photo shared widely on Facebook
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Spc. Shane Adriano and Pfc. Tristian Resz chose the Greene County Courthouse as a venue because they wanted something small and intimate for their Feb. 11 wedding. It was to be just the happy couple, a few supportive friends and a judge.... |
e200f56d5fdc54d4a61aab1775ba6cc1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/16/sd-lawmakers-ok-transgender-bathroom-limits/80471530/ | S.D. lawmakers OK transgender bathroom limits | S.D. lawmakers OK transgender bathroom limits
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota is one signature away from becoming the first state in the country to enact a law that would bar transgender students from using bathrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities of the gender with which they identify if it doesn't correspond wi... |
fb1907455d0982b5a3a2723951d85763 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/16/trapping-slaughter-hundreds-yellowstone-nation-park-bison/80450046/ | Trapping and slaughter of hundreds of Yellowstone bison begins | Trapping and slaughter of hundreds of Yellowstone bison begins
Yellowstone National Park officials started trapping bison Monday as part of an annual effort to kill hundreds of the area's iconic animals through hunting or shipment to slaughterhouses.
Government agencies aim to drive down the bison population by as many... |
93ef6567ce4993490ed2ea5df602ede5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/02/17/serial-killer-murdered-teen/80529134/ | After 50 years, family learns serial killer murdered teen | After 50 years, family learns serial killer murdered teen
HOLMDEL, N.J. -- Fifty years is a long time to wonder.
After more than half a century, relatives of Mary Agnes Klinsky now know who is responsible for her gruesome murder.
Newly tested DNA evidence linked her 1965 death to the notorious serial killer Robert Zari... |
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