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13918992a38e9ea4fe7163569d3dd863 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/17/st-patricks-day-traditions-green-holiday/81868808/ | 7 St. Patrick's Day traditions explained | 7 St. Patrick's Day traditions explained
Get out your green! It's St. Patrick's Day. USA TODAY Network explains the origins of some of the Irish holiday's traditions.
1. Who was St. Patrick?
St. Patrick — brace yourself — was not actually Irish. Patrick was a nobleman born in about 400 A.D. in Britain and kidnapped by ... |
66a7065ae91c2e9d6ebd8d1959636518 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/25/6-things-you-didnt-know-peeps-easter-holiday-candy/82256474/ | 6 things you didn't know about marshmallow Peeps | 6 things you didn't know about marshmallow Peeps
Easter is Sunday and that means the return of those yellow, marshmallow treats called Peeps. The popular, chick-shaped candy has been around for more than 60 years.
USA TODAY Network shares some surprising facts about these iconic marshmallow confections:
1. Peeps were o... |
c98d78636e2040c94371377938350acb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/25/father-allergic-boy-removed-plane-dies/82241802/ | Father of allergic boy removed from plane dies | Father of allergic boy removed from plane dies
COUPEVILLE, Wash. — The father of a child asked to leave a plane because of an allergic reaction has died.
Christina Fabian, mother of 7-year-old Giovanni, told KING-TV Thursday that Giovanni's father, George Alvarado, died after a battle with esophageal cancer.
On Feb. 24... |
21ae1633cba3f76f64336ec3abb3b3c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/26/ethics-report-filed-alabama-governor-robert-bentley-accused-affair/82288810/ | Ethics report filed against Ala. gov. accused of affair | Ethics report filed against Ala. gov. accused of affair
Alabama state auditor Jim Zeigler filed a report with the Alabama Ethics Commission on Friday over allegations that Gov. Robert Bentley had an affair with a staff member.
Zeigler said in an interview Friday that he believed the report would force the commission to... |
d6a4bdf43b012e81212e964b1256f5e2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/29/amazing-thing-happened-flight-4463/82409044/ | The amazing thing that happened on Flight 4463 | The amazing thing that happened on Flight 4463
PHOENIX — Rex Ridenoure searched for a good seat in the airport terminal and immediately wished he had a drink, preferably whiskey, to help him face what he knew would be a long flight filled with reminders of his little sister.
Rex had arrived early at the Baltimore-Washi... |
fd9774177e8af1a4933562c44d653629 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/29/nurse-pictures-patients-penis-surrenders-license/82373930/ | Nurse surrenders license after taking picture of patient's penis | Nurse surrenders license after taking picture of patient's penis
A New York nurse who took pictures of an unconscious patient’s penis turned in her nursing license according to the New York State Education Department.
The state accepted Kristen Johnson's request to surrender her license, according to a March 17 stateme... |
4e565a711404a5863fc4a5f98dc7ba23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/30/curse-bradford-pear-column/82416560/ | The curse of the Bradford Pear: Column | The curse of the Bradford Pear: Column
GREENVILLE, S.C. — All those white blooming trees you see everywhere...do you think they are pretty? If you knew what they actually represent, you would choke on your morning coffee and gag on your scrambled eggs. All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental dis... |
b726900241ec7366dcf708353a69cd8d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/03/30/dad-who-murdered-his-kids/82412936/ | Stay of execution granted for dad who murdered kids | Stay of execution granted for dad who murdered kids
DALLAS — A federal appeals court Wednesday granted a stay of execution for a Dallas man who was scheduled to die Wednesday night for killing his two daughters.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton must now decided whether to challenge that decision.
John Battaglia was sc... |
5af815a3f94361bce8a6a7056adc52a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/04/sexist-customers-facebook-post/82603136/ | Brewery's Facebook post over sexist customers goes viral | Brewery's Facebook post over sexist customers goes viral
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis brewpub founder's note on why he barred a patron who harassed female servers has garnered more than 6,300 shares on Facebook, sparking a discussion on sexism in the service industry.
"Today I had to explain to a 60 year old man why ... |
f87fe9d628898db28b1fb06aee056d43 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/10/texas-teacher-beaumont-hastings-ozen-arrested-after-video-shows-her-slapping-students-head/82874348/ | Texas teacher arrested after video shows her slapping student | Texas teacher arrested after video shows her slapping student
A Texas high school teacher was arrested Friday after a video surfaced online that shows her repeatedly striking a student in the head.
In the nine-second video, a teacher identified by NBC News as Mary Hastings of Ozen High School in Beaumont, slaps a stude... |
3fef942752bc61506cec5fdf103c4bad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/18/indianapolis-worst-renter-owes-thousands/83194028/ | Indianapolis' worst renter owes thousands, but landlords can't collect | Indianapolis' worst renter owes thousands, but landlords can't collect
INDIANAPOLIS — Karen Sauer connected immediately with the neatly dressed, personable woman who wanted to rent her condo.
Cherise Lee, who responded last summer to Sauer’s ad on Craig’s List, sealed that bond between the two single moms with a tearfu... |
415492459f7af480b6e4f4317e28d7e8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/20/super-blood-donor/83304334/ | Can you top this? He's donated blood 438 times | Can you top this? He's donated blood 438 times
NAPLES, Fla. — In the past half century, Bill Hall has helped save a lot of lives, donating whole blood, plasma and platelets 438 times.
He's 75 now, but that doesn't stop him from giving platelets every two weeks.
"By giving blood, you give the gift of good health to some... |
5e92e008642cae1adfcde802eb7c0699 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/21/high-school-student-dies-after-school-assault/83334440/ | Delaware high school student dies after school assault | Delaware high school student dies after school assault
WILMINGTON, Del. — A 16-year-old student died Thursday after she was assaulted at a high school, Wilmington police said.
Detectives from the homicide and violent crimes unit were interviewing multiple students at Howard High School of Technolody who were considered... |
b66c54c78fc1be64962ca3e6dd46ce22 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/22/girl-killed-bathroom-attack/83372740/ | Girl killed in bathroom 'didn't believe in fighting,' friends say | Girl killed in bathroom 'didn't believe in fighting,' friends say
WILMINGTON, Del. — Friends and neighbors knew Amy Inita Joyner-Francis as the quiet teen who would focus on her homework. Another knew her as the girl who liked blue candy.
But Nik Stryminski remembers her as the one who kept him safe and out of a fight ... |
2c66ec05aae66cc3bac7522a5566141f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/26/delaware-student-death-charges/83533070/ | Chief: 'Charges will be filed' in Del. student's death | Chief: 'Charges will be filed' in Del. student's death
WILMINGTON, Del. — Wilmington Police Chief Bobby Cummings, speaking for the first time since the deadly assault of a student at a Delaware high school last week, assured the community Monday night that charges will be filed against those responsible.
"We hope to ha... |
18b7e26484530168f500b8de0b1bba88 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/02/seattle-may-day-march/83813580/ | Molotov cocktail hurled, 5 officers injured at Seattle May Day march | Molotov cocktail hurled, 5 officers injured at Seattle May Day march
Demonstrators hurled rocks, bottles and at least one Molotov cocktail at police during a May Day march in Seattle that left five officers injured.
Police say nine people were arrested, including one juvenile female. Five of them were arrested for obst... |
205ad8a6a77e46b56ce7928a55042f37 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/03/33-rescued-circus-lions-transferred-sanctuary-south-africa/83876840/ | 33 rescued circus lions transferred to sanctuary in South Africa | 33 rescued circus lions transferred to sanctuary in South Africa
Welcome home! Thirty-three lions, previously used in South American circuses, were relocated to the Emoya Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa over the weekend.
Animal Defenders International rescued 24 of the lions from circuses in Peru and nine from Colomb... |
ddd994be6c1bf71bd5c4927176e47248 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/04/john-mccains-son-jack-old-navy-interracial-family-ad-responds-social-media/83913616/ | John McCain's son bashes critics of Old Navy interracial family ad | John McCain's son bashes critics of Old Navy interracial family ad
Lt. Jack McCain usually keeps a pretty low profile on social media, but after an Old Navy ad featuring an interracial couple received racist backlash last week, the Navy helicopter pilot threw in his two cents — and then some.
McCain, who is the son of ... |
f4949ebe0cef1b17737a3764127839b7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/09/3-teens-charged-death-bathroom/84161346/ | 3 teens charged with student's death in bathroom | 3 teens charged with student's death in bathroom
WILMINGTON, Del. — The state Department of Justice on Monday charged three girls in connection with the deadly assault of 16-year-old Amy Inita Joyner-Francis, an honor roll student killed on April 21 in a Howard High School of Technology bathroom. An autopsy revealed sh... |
b0ffe112bfe65edc7cd333ad4bbed151 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/14/doctors-dispute-delaware-students-cause-death/84383074/ | Doctors dispute Delaware student's cause of death | Doctors dispute Delaware student's cause of death
WILMINGTON, Del. — When prosecutors announced charges against three high school students in the death of Amy Inita Joyner-Francis this week, their decisions were based on an autopsy report showing Joyner died from sudden cardiac death.
The 16-year-old Joyner-Francis was... |
584753ba0f059903b7fabd5a285124e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/18/fittest-city-united-states-america-american-college-sports-medicine/84492256/ | And the fittest city in the U.S. is ... | And the fittest city in the U.S. is ...
Washington, D.C., is the fittest city in the United States for the third year in a row, according to a ranking of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country.
The nation’s capital was closely followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul and Denver as the second- and third-fittest of the... |
6ae77ee131a4d2ae15f01fe06b662c57 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/24/study-infant-baby-sleep-method-cry-it-out-wont-damage-child/84838958/ | Study: Letting baby 'cry it out' won’t cause damage | Study: Letting baby 'cry it out' won’t cause damage
The practice of letting a baby cry it out, or cry until the child drifts off to sleep, does not cause long-term emotional or behavior harm, according to a new study.
The study, conducted by researchers at Flinders University in Australia, tested the controversial slee... |
d165fa6446bc6d6d63b4b8636aea7ee6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/05/31/sentenced-to-baptist-church/85187350/ | Judge sentences Catholic to attend Baptist church | Judge sentences Catholic to attend Baptist church
CINCINNATI — Judge William Mallory enjoys handing out creative sentences from his bench at the Hamilton County Courthouse.
But one he meted out Wednesday in his Municipal Court room wasn't even his idea. Instead of sending Jake Strotman to jail on a misdemeanor attempte... |
2713edf9c581bafb3e677b52e74195c5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/01/speeding-to-restroom/85259854/?hootPostID=f5bc3b9bdef8ac743e8941938c3105ea | Needing a restroom no reason for speeding, judge says | Needing a restroom no reason for speeding, judge says
EASTVILLE, Va. — A woman who told a judge she was speeding toward a restroom after being clocked at 92 mph on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel couldn't persuade him of the urgency of her needs.
On Tuesday in Northampton County Circuit Court, Judge W. Revell Lewis II... |
f94b16609699ee5bdf1d3c49a5072372 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/02/king-tut-ancient-egypt-pyramids-iron-meteorite/85284896/ | King Tut’s dagger made of iron from a meteorite | King Tut’s dagger made of iron from a meteorite
A dagger buried alongside King Tutankhamun was made with iron from a meteorite, according to research published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science.
Using X-ray fluorescence, a team of researchers, led by Daniela Comelli of the Polytechnic University of Milan, ... |
1c6d95e59a6ed11b80f950518d0d4402 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/05/brothers-fought-d-day/85465656/ | Brothers who fought on D-Day: 1 lived; 1 died | Brothers who fought on D-Day: 1 lived; 1 died
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — In Jesse Campbell’s last letter home, he didn’t have much to say.
It was May 18, 1944, somewhere in England. The Nashville, Ind., native was “just fine,” he wrote his father.
“Tell everyone hello for me and write when you can.”
There is no hint in the Arm... |
bcfb7a6fcd62ca08f0e7c1848936af53 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/06/crocs-rubber-slip-ons-bad-for-feet-extended-wear/85476458/ | Are Crocs bad for your feet? Some podiatrists say yes | Are Crocs bad for your feet? Some podiatrists say yes
The rubbery clogs, known as Crocs, may be easy to slip on, but they aren’t great for your feet, according to some podiatrists.
For better or worse, the rubber Swiss-cheese-like casual footwear hit the shelves in 2002, and are now available in a slew of styles and co... |
5bccaeb575bca101a75d1a6ec2a249a5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/06/uc-davis-california-chimera-part-human-part-pig-embryos--scientists-grow-organ-transplants/85506798/ | Part-human, part-pig embryos created by scientists to grow human organs in pigs | Part-human, part-pig embryos created by scientists to grow human organs in pigs
Scientists in California have successfully created part-human, part-pig embryos in hopes of addressing a global shortage of organ donors, the BBC reported Monday.
The researchers at the University of California, Davis believe the hybrid emb... |
a458d4e929ae194e3f27553d97265b9f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/07/everest-explorers-trash-bad-behavior-threaten-mountain/85569380/ | Everest explorers: Trash, bad behavior threaten mountain | Everest explorers: Trash, bad behavior threaten mountain
RENO — A recent ascent of Mount Everest exposed climbers Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger to some of the most exclusive and spectacular views on the planet.
It also provided a close-up view of some of the biggest controversies on the world’s biggest peak — litt... |
8bceb2398a48d66ca228cba71008f913 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/10/texas-man-massive-flood-aquadam-mini-dam-protection/85685608/?hootPostID=b6273de4650dd764e354119cd9193469 | Texas man uses dam he found on Web to protect home from flood | Texas man uses dam he found on Web to protect home from flood
ROSHARON, Texas - Of the thousands of homes evacuated and damaged by flooding in Brazoria County, one family’s home is high and dry.
When Brazos River Authority warned residents of the potential for massive flooding, homeowner Randy Wagner decided to take a ... |
fa8989de0cef12c00dbc13c73adfff11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/13/were-orlando-shooting-victims-pulse-outed-media-local-officials/85831994/ | Were Orlando shooting victims 'outed' by media? | Were Orlando shooting victims 'outed' by media?
Early Sunday morning, as patrons enjoyed a night out at Pulse, shots rang out through the gay nightclub in Orlando. Within hours, dozens of people who might have kept their sexual identity relatively private suddenly became the faces of the most deadly shooting spree in U... |
848426b056cd0217f117326463d083f0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/22/ariz-lawmaker-charged-food-stamp-fraud/86274424/ | Ariz. lawmaker charged with food stamp fraud | Ariz. lawmaker charged with food stamp fraud
PHOENIX — A Democratic state lawmaker has been indicted on charges of felony welfare fraud, according to Arizona Department of Economic Security Director Timothy Jeffries.
Rep. Cecelia "Ceci" Velasquez, D-Litchfield Park, is suspected of fraud against the Supplemental Nutrit... |
8e385023b3a25b90cb5944e701c5d0b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/22/dad-gets-tattoo-match-his-sons-brain-surgery-scar/86226438/ | Dad gets tattoo to match his son's brain surgery scar | Dad gets tattoo to match his son's brain surgery scar
The father of a Kansas boy who was left with a scar on his head after brain surgery, got a matching scar tattoo so his child wouldn’t feel like “a monster,” ABC reported.
Josh Marshall said his 8-year-old son, Gabriel Marshall, felt “insecure” with a scar on the rig... |
f0dac2013cf7be376670890207459e73 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/24/same-sex-divorce-artificial-insemination/86345456/ | Artificial insemination brings angst in same-sex divorce | Artificial insemination brings angst in same-sex divorce
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In the first ruling of its kind in Tennessee, a judge Friday opined that a woman who has married a woman has no legal right over a child she did not bear.
If Erica Witt were a man, she would have just as much right to a daughter conceived via a... |
5cd15ff61ddeff7901d8875883fd9263 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/27/puff-smoke-lansings-cannabis-church-kicks-off/86438656/ | With a puff of smoke, Lansing's Cannabis Church kicks off | With a puff of smoke, Lansing's Cannabis Church kicks off
LANSING, Mich. — A cannabis congregation.
A parish of pot supporters.
Marijuana missionaries.
Approximately 50 people gathered Sunday in south Lansing for the debut of a new church: The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason.
The gathering was a kick-off for ... |
b7f5312ae2c488269da920b4211db535 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/03/how-america-celebrates-4th-july-numbers/86602246/ | 285 million pounds of fireworks: 4th of July by the numbers | 285 million pounds of fireworks: 4th of July by the numbers
American flag? Check. Hot dogs? Check. Fireworks? Triple check.
This 4th of July, we're celebrating the nation’s 240th birthday.
So how exactly do Americans celebrate? To put things in perspective, here are some numbers from 2015 that might make you gasp… and ... |
45cb4bb051618f325f772f7cecbb7bd9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/05/scotland-oldest-organ-donor/86709054/ | 107-year-old becomes Scotland's oldest organ donor | 107-year-old becomes Scotland's oldest organ donor
GLASGOW, Scotland — A 107-year-old woman, who donated her corneas after her death, has become Scotland's oldest organ donor.
And the woman, who was not identified, saved the sight of a younger patient. Lesley Hogan of National Health Service Blood and Transplant reveal... |
19878d45458a0657fcf7cd07ad72b2a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/07/falcon-heights-police-shooting-traffic-stop/86790460/ | Minn. governor: Castile would be alive if he had been white | Minn. governor: Castile would be alive if he had been white
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man who was shot and killed by police Wednesday night during a traffic stop, would be alive if he had been white, according to Gov. Mark Dayton.
At a press conference Thursday afternoon, a day after Castl... |
0e565881dbe3f6aef80803ac060f096e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/08/police-officers-killed-ambush-snipers-shooting-dallas-protest-violence/86840926/ | 5 police officers killed in Dallas ambush: What we know | 5 police officers killed in Dallas ambush: What we know
President Obama has ordered flags to be lowered
A gunman shot police ambush-style as protesters marched in downtown Dallas late Thursday against the fatal police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said.
Five law enforcement offic... |
dea5cb2b3c97a6b0ea35d65a6453931a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/15/alton-sterling-funeral-victims-busy-brutal-violent-news-week/87140350/ | Alton Sterling: Killed by police, forgotten by the media? | Alton Sterling: Killed by police, forgotten by the media?
The Louisiana man fatally shot by Baton Rouge police officers last week was buried on Friday, but his funeral wasn’t trending on social media.
The United States and much of the world were focused on yet another violent incident, this time in France.
The deaths o... |
3f42e7f3e8c71ad3024ce0295a36b4c1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/17/days-after-sterling-death-baton-rouge-still-violent-turmoil/87236178/ | Almost 2 weeks after Sterling death, Baton Rouge still in turmoil | Almost 2 weeks after Sterling death, Baton Rouge still in turmoil
BATON ROUGE — A group of people, some identifying themselves as family members of Alton Sterling, gathered Sunday afternoon in a parking lot near the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge.
That's where Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was killed July 5 at ... |
e9215a72dcb4d98b13a08d593baa6a51 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/18/together-baton-rogue-hands-out-popular-pins-bid-racial-harmony/87272010/ | Together Baton Rouge hands out popular pins in bid for racial harmony | Together Baton Rouge hands out popular pins in bid for racial harmony
BATON ROUGE — Together Baton Rouge, a faith-based organization of some 50 Baton Rouge-area churches intent on resolving social ills, is distributing the organization’s “Together BR” pins to people seeking community harmony.
The organization said it h... |
fea5c49cbeb28968c071796ef33df393 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/19/kansas-black-lives-matter-holds-picnic-police-instead-protest/87299934/ | Kansas Black Lives Matter holds picnic with police instead of protest | Kansas Black Lives Matter holds picnic with police instead of protest
A Black Lives Matter group in Wichita, Kan., originally planned a protest Sunday but instead had a cookout with police.
Following recent officer-involved shootings and acts of violence, the Kansas Black Lives Matter Group wanted to voice concern. Tue... |
5fe60d81614b1f1f1f92c1adb1fb96f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/20/driver-slams-into-baltimore-cop-car-while-playing-pokemon-go-accident/87333892/ | Driver slams into Baltimore cop car while playing Pokemon Go | Driver slams into Baltimore cop car while playing Pokemon Go
A Pokemon Go enthusiast slammed into a Baltimore police car while playing the game on his phone early Monday morning, according to authorities.
In body-camera video released by the Baltimore Police Department, several officers are seen standing near a police ... |
e559231e30cccfa93a5b50bcfb0ae7e5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/20/iowa-state-fairs-butter-cow-celebrates-105th-anniversary/87339588/ | Celebrating Iowa State Fair's legendary butter cow | Celebrating Iowa State Fair's legendary butter cow
DES MOINES -- The Iowa State Fair’s butter cow not only celebrates its 105th anniversary this August, but also gets to help the Star Trek toast its 50th year.
The state fair just announced a tribute to Star Trek will be the companion sculpture this year. Butter sculpto... |
0cf7555ec8ae90ca36ef6bcf7ec90ee2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/21/racial-tensions-rise-african-american-officers-stand-crossroads/87343352/ | As racial tensions rise, African American officers stand at the crossroads | As racial tensions rise, African American officers stand at the crossroads
Before Baton Rouge Police Officer Montrell Jackson died in a hail of bullets last weekend, he wrote a poignant Facebook post that reverberated around the world. Two days after the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile sparked widespread ... |
77e44f5a50ffaa7a01b6569c50b33577 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/22/ohio-mass-shooting-rhoden-family-reward/87429398/ | Reward in Ohio mass shooting announced — 10 weeks late | Reward in Ohio mass shooting announced — 10 weeks late
CINCINNATI — What if they offered a reward and forgot to tell the public about it?
That's what happened in Pike County, Ohio, where authorities Thursday announced a $10,000 reward in the killing of eight family members — 10 weeks after authorizing the reward in wha... |
2d5db1106fa28994867cfc4ef6236667 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/25/robert-vonnahmen-sex-abuse-priest/87550710/ | Ill. priest, defrocked in 2007 after sex-abuse scandal, dies | Ill. priest, defrocked in 2007 after sex-abuse scandal, dies
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A Catholic priest removed from the ministry following accusations that he sexually abused boys at a youth camp that he ran for about 25 years died in a Highland, Ill., nursing home, according to an activist group that keeps tabs on such cle... |
f0336aef2d1ae6e6930d2dafce19556e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/25/tampon-tax-feminine-hygiene-products-tax-banned-new-york/87520606/ | 'Tampon tax' eliminated in N.Y. | 'Tampon tax' eliminated in N.Y.
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday that will eliminate sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
The bill was approved by the state Legislature in June. The measure exempts the products from local and state sales tax.
“This is a regressive tax on essential products ... |
07039caa49a428049d611e5b7d4e0711 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/25/tampon-tax-new-york-eleventh-state-end-tax-feminine-products/87521922/ | The 'tampon tax' and what it means for you | The 'tampon tax' and what it means for you
If lip balm and dandruff shampoo fall under medical product tax-exemptions in N.Y., shouldn’t feminine hygiene products too?
Now they do.
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that will eliminate sales tax on feminine hygiene products.
The move makes N... |
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After Florida teens died in a nightclub shooting, some asked: Why were they there at all?
A shooting in a Florida nightclub after midnight this morning left a 14-year-old boy and a high school basketball star dead, with more than a dozen others injured.
The news also left... |
1e3109288a6430107c802605974e1c35 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/29/sexual-orientation-discrimination-court/87746732/ | Appeals court: Sexual-orientation discrimination is legal | Appeals court: Sexual-orientation discrimination is legal
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman who accused a community college of discrimination lost her case because federal law offers no recourse for those who say they are are subject to workplace problems because of sexual orientation.
On Thursday, a panel of judges with... |
7696e8eb7db115e3b7213868821db7e4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/03/100-pastors-tell-ohio-schools-ignore-transgender-bathroom-mandate/87996882/?siteID=je6NUbpObpQ-QuBp9HAfU1hJDjKfUwC4GQ | 100+ pastors tell Ohio schools to ignore transgender bathroom mandate | 100+ pastors tell Ohio schools to ignore transgender bathroom mandate
MANSFIELD, Ohio—More than 100 area pastors sent a letter last week to Richland County school districts and Ohio elected officials calling for schools to ignore a May mandate from the U.S. Department of Education, which allows transgender students to ... |
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Even though Michael Stepien died 10-years-ago, a part of him walked his daughter down the aisle of a Pittsburgh church Saturday.
After his death, Stepien’s heart was given to Arthur “Tom” Thomas of New Jersey, ABC reports. For Stepien's daugh... |
06e149f27f2c3f687ba6c04a8d379924 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/14/funnel-cakes-and-murder-state-fair/88608648/ | Funnel cakes and murder at the State Fair | Funnel cakes and murder at the State Fair
DES MOINES—Tens of thousands of people are flooding the Iowa State Fair this week to celebrate one of Iowa’s grandest traditions. They stand in long lines to eat corn dogs, view 1,100-pound boars and glimpse a life-size statue of a cow sculpted entirely from butter.
Twenty year... |
5157a92e35f05c338a276bf93bf66215 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/17/meningitis-b-vaccine/88892520/ | Separate vaccine can protect against meningitis B strain | Separate vaccine can protect against meningitis B strain
A two-dose vaccine against a common strain of meningitis should be added to college students' back-to-school lists, many doctors say.
Another vaccine has been available since 2005 to protect against four of the major strains of meningococcal disease, A, C, W and ... |
e40b30cc3c2888d11beb3ddfeaa502fd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/18/say-hello-detroits-american-girl-doll/88944296/ | Say hello to Detroit's American Girl doll | Say hello to Detroit's American Girl doll
DETROIT-- She’s got that Motown sound and that Detroit swagger.
Melody Ellison, American Girl’s newest historical BeForever doll, is set to make her debut on Saturday in Detroit. The character is a nine-year-old Detroit girl and aspiring singer who finds her voice amid the civi... |
79d8f487406a2cfa91ce3efeb88fca01 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/22/porn-site-wants-send-brendan-dassey-wrestlemania/89117472/ | Porn site wants to send Brendan Dassey to Wrestlemania | Porn site wants to send Brendan Dassey to Wrestlemania
A porn site announced its plan to send Brendan Dassey, made famous by the "Making A Murderer" Netflix docu-series, to Wrestlemania.
You didn’t read that sentence wrong.
xHamster, a pornography website, announced that they are funding a trip for Dassey and his famil... |
5df624db975dce2c0ec7ec6d507a2875 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/26/stranded-sailors-rescued-writing-sos-sand/89455026/ | 2 stranded sailors rescued after writing ‘SOS’ in sand | 2 stranded sailors rescued after writing ‘SOS’ in sand
HAGATNA, Guam — Two mariners stranded for days on an uninhabited Pacific island were rescued after writing "SOS" in the sand.
A Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft crew responding to a report of flashing lights spotted the sailors Wednesday on a beach near the makeshift si... |
3af7df2f2f7a22b8224dc2bc35d35503 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/29/naked-couple-vacant-house/89568614/ | Real-estate agent's kids find naked couple in house | Real-estate agent's kids find naked couple in house
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — The children of a real-estate agent setting up for an open house over the weekend found a naked couple in one of the bedrooms.
A 22-year-old woman and 17-year-old boy ran from the home after the elementary school age children ran to their father, ... |
e675d14e56bcd0d6f1739da7f2c801d6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/08/30/moms-whose-infants-died-day-care-petition-6-months-parental-leave/89582828/ | Moms whose infants died in day care petition for 6 months parental leave | Moms whose infants died in day care petition for 6 months parental leave
A mother who lost her 15-week-old baby on the first day of day care wants to hear more from Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton on parental leave.
Amber Scorah took three months maternity leave after her son was born last year. Even though her work’s ... |
3067ac12c552904dc218e8dfab27299a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/03/14-injured-ride-fair-tennessee/89840110/ | 8 taken to hospitals after fair ride malfunctions in Tenn. | 8 taken to hospitals after fair ride malfunctions in Tenn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A ride malfunction at a Tennessee fair sent eight people to the hospital Saturday afternoon, though none were injured seriously, authorities say.
Six children and two adults, including the ride operator, were transported as a precaution after t... |
43dffe18f2ddc9f7dc7153ef3aaf878f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/06/mission-asteroid-go-thursday-launch/89932408/ | Mission to asteroid a 'go' for Thursday launch | Mission to asteroid a 'go' for Thursday launch
MELBOURNE, Fla. — An Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's first asteroid sample-return mission will roll to its Cape Canaveral pad Wednesday in preparation for a Thursday evening launch, after managers found no ill effects from a SpaceX rocket’s nearby explosion last week.
“It w... |
dadac854ac9f42dc1455048d4a71e31d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/08/can-lose-weight-intermittent-fasting/89996842/ | Can I lose weight intermittent fasting? | Can I lose weight intermittent fasting?
While fasting for 16-hour intervals might sound like a great way to drop pounds, some results of a popular diet trend don’t entirely prove true.
Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where people typically eat within an eight-hour window. Then, fast for 16 hours of the day. S... |
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INTERACTIVE: Click to launch a 3D interactive look at how the post-9/11 building boom reshaped the Manhattan skyline
PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — When Felise Berman decided to buy her first house 20 years ago, her cousin, a real estate agent, suggested a listing in Cl... |
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Thinking of poaching a protected reef? Big Data is watching you, with a little help from the "Wolf of Wall Street" and an ocean watchdog.
And the new satellite-driven system already has snagged one commercial fishing company to the tune of $2 million.
Academy award w... |
4e2a83c92cf4438dc6cac23667bfb630 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/16/candidate-jailed-middle-finger-assault-case/90535886/ | Candidate jailed in middle-finger, assault case | Candidate jailed in middle-finger, assault case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A congressional candidate from Indiana was arrested Friday in Louisville after allegedly assaulting a Kentucky State Police officer and giving him the bird.
Russell Brooksbank, 45, of Clarksville, Ind., who is a Libertarian candidate in Indiana's 9th Con... |
4513d8ccfef245534013f66e44945752 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/16/police-2-fort-worth-officers-shot/90540390/ | Police: Suspect dead after shooting 2 officers in Fort Worth | Police: Suspect dead after shooting 2 officers in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH — A suspect is dead and two police officers were injured Friday night while answering a 911 call about a suicide in Fort Worth.
Police say that the incident took place in the Wedgwood neighborhood of Fort Worth. Officer Ray Azucena and probationary... |
cbadac09e67ea13e026201bca7bf3414 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/17/device-explodes-before-nj-5k-benefit-race/90577006/ | Pipe bomb at Marine Corps charity race rocks N.J. town | Pipe bomb at Marine Corps charity race rocks N.J. town
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A pipe-bomb-style device detonated in a garbage can at the start of the route of a Marine Corps charity race Saturday morning, injuring no one but sparking a massive law-enforcement response and suspicions of terrorism.
The device went off abou... |
3d844cc52595afad29e1e4de52dae2f9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/17/most-incredible-discoveries-week/90570550/ | Most incredible discoveries of the week | Most incredible discoveries of the week
Also, a weird finding about CEOs
(NEWSER) – A famed shipwreck and bad news for behemoths of the deep ocean were among the most intriguing discoveries this week:
Read about more discoveries on Newser, a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from... |
0aae537bdd14deb467f01424b4e00f65 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/17/t-pains-niece-stabbed-killed-loving-wrong-person/90571138/ | T-Pain’s niece stabbed, killed for ‘loving the wrong person’ | T-Pain’s niece stabbed, killed for ‘loving the wrong person’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — From the beginning, Jennifer Battles felt her daughter was dating the wrong man.
Javona Glover was a 23-year-old loving mother and devoted daughter.
But when Glover was stabbed and killed in broad daylight – at the hands of the father of h... |
f7f1068e2fc06266f17c59849ebcd520 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/21/indiana-wwii-vet-gets-purple-heart-after-72-years/90809168/ | Indiana WWII vet gets Purple Heart after 72 years | Indiana WWII vet gets Purple Heart after 72 years
MUNCIE, Ind. — More than 100 family, friends and strangers watched Junior Howell receive the Purple Heart medal on Wednesday — exactly 72 years after he was wounded in combat.
"It's the end of World War II for me," the 91-year-old Marine told reporters after a Marine un... |
d39cf8714d1a6954107c83c924e1288a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/26/petition-calls-canadians-boycott-nestl-over-water-grab/91119300/ | Petition calls on Canadians to boycott Nestlé over water grab | Petition calls on Canadians to boycott Nestlé over water grab
The backlash continues to grow against Nestlé in Canada after the bottled water giant outbid a small town aiming to secure a long-term water supply through a local well, according to local reports.
The Council of Canadians, a social action organization, laun... |
ca0b876bcbcc287625f4d47161066e7a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/29/louisiana-police-shooting-body-camera-video/91268780/ | Graphic body cam video shows police shooting that killed 6-year-old boy | Graphic body cam video shows police shooting that killed 6-year-old boy
MARKSVILLE, La. — Body camera video made public Wednesday from a Louisiana police-involved shooting in which a 6-year-old boy was killed shows police were unaware the boy was in the car.
Derrick Stafford and Norris Greenhouse Jr., both former marsh... |
701b6db1293c4543817af41e9b01e145 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/01/9-year-old-genius-already-conquering-college/91384526/ | 9-year-old genius already conquering college | 9-year-old genius already conquering college
(NEWSER) – When Peter Maillis told his 7-month-old son William to go to bed, William replied, "I don't want to," KDKA reports. It was clear from very early on that William was no ordinary child, and he recently proved that once again by becoming—at 9 years old—one of the you... |
b069bfc07d2dc5a687f9fae5dce7d2b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/02/s-c-town-mourns-school-shooting-losses-funeral-blood-drive/91442870/ | S. C. town mourns school shooting losses with funeral, blood drive | S. C. town mourns school shooting losses with funeral, blood drive
TOWNVILLE, S.C. — In the days after a shooting at an elementary school rocked this rural Anderson County town, residents used social media and community signs to show the world they intend to remain #TownvilleStrong.
They quickly proved those words are ... |
649e4060bb4a87e0f4f3c051d681bc56 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/03/texas-carnival-death-investigation/91479340/ | No charges in Texas carnival death investigation | No charges in Texas carnival death investigation
EL PASO, Texas — The investigation into the death of a 16-year-old who was thrown from a Texas carnival ride at a church bazaar in April revealed that she was not wearing a seatbelt, and the investigation was closed with no charges filed against anyone involved in the in... |
80c5dd895efa0454b2a32f4674792fd5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/05/creepy-clowns-really-threat/91613506/ | Are creepy clowns really a threat? | Are creepy clowns really a threat?
There have been plenty of creepy clown reports lately, but not many real threats, according to police.
Oct. 5, two 14-year-old boys showed up at a Des Moines high school wearing clown masks to scare friends. This comes after a threat was made against a middle school in the area on Ins... |
647037b16dffaacc95b4ba8aca2907b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/10/support-grows-indigenous-peoples-day-amid-columbus-day-criticism/91845266/ | Support grows for Indigenous People's Day amid Columbus Day criticism | Support grows for Indigenous People's Day amid Columbus Day criticism
As Christopher Columbus Day becomes an increasingly criticized federal holiday, some cities are celebrating Native Americans instead.
The cities of Phoenix and Denver will celebrate their first official Indigenous People's Day on Monday. The cities a... |
fb7af57d267ddd1bdf4535913ce6619d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/11/car-surfing-death/91880050/ | Woman dies in car-surfing incident, at least 7th this year | Woman dies in car-surfing incident, at least 7th this year
FARMINGTON, N.M. — A 21-year-old woman died when a game of car surfing went wrong — one of more than a half dozen deaths so far this year.
Wilberta Becenti of Nageezi, N.M., had been standing on a vehicle as its driver rode over rough dirt roads in the Dunes Of... |
99bd6386399c86aab8d263cf57df0c5f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/14/columbus-day-protest-assault/92051228/ | Police charge driver accused of running into protesters | Police charge driver accused of running into protesters
RENO, Nev. — The driver of a pickup truck accused of driving through a crowd of Columbus Day protesters and severely injuring one will face one misdemeanor charge of provoking an assault, police said.
The president of the American Indian Movement of Northern Nevad... |
0408d860edd4b42d1dbb270727d8decd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/14/president-obama-regulations-cuban-rum-cigars-restrictions-lifted-where-to-get-them/92048944/ | How do I get my hands on Cuban cigars and rum? | How do I get my hands on Cuban cigars and rum?
Let the good times roll!
The Obama administration lifted restrictions on Cuban rum and cigars Friday, allowing Americans traveling abroad to bring home all the Cuban rum and cigars they want.
The new round of executive actions announced by the Obama administration are mean... |
b5776e543ed230a737327413173cc327 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/17/cops-trial-over-shooting-black-motorist-triggers-apprehension-not-hope/92329596/ | Cop's trial over shooting of black motorist triggers apprehension, not hope | Cop's trial over shooting of black motorist triggers apprehension, not hope
CINCINNATI — Mark Hughes Jr. drives no more than necessary.
"Sometimes, I am terrified," says the 24-year-old black man from Westwood.
"I'm always nervous," Hughes says after a pause. "I try to keep the police from riding behind me. I have to b... |
519d4e2cadf49ff15401a263283f35b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/27/five-beers-pair-your-kids-halloween-candy/92724656/ | Five beers to pair with your kid’s Halloween candy | Five beers to pair with your kid’s Halloween candy
If you’re like most parents, you probably plan on bellying up to the counter and picking through your kid’s Halloween candy once they go to bed.
You may also need of a drink after all that trick-or-treating.
We’ve got you covered.
Matthew Stock, a beer specialist and m... |
dc23ecc8ec4a0eb5fc8451dbd240d876 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/28/campus-reeling-details-emerge-accused-rapist-alec-cook-facing-felony-charges/92882528/ | Graphic details emerge in University of Wisconsin-Madison rape case | Graphic details emerge in University of Wisconsin-Madison rape case
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison campus continued to reel this week as new details emerged in the case of a senior facing felony charges of sexually preying on multiple students over the last 18 months.
Alec Cook, 20, was charged wit... |
14bb3f71f228e4be3dfc1c09196fbfb2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/10/28/partially-nude-female-clown-charged-chasing-cars/92890540/ | Partially-nude female clown charged with chasing cars | Partially-nude female clown charged with chasing cars
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. — A woman was arrested Thursday after numerous witnesses called 911 to report that a partially nude woman wearing clown makeup was chasing cars and jumping in and out of traffic on a country road in Cunningham.
Candice A. Kreidel, 37, was ch... |
43d8690e983009148efef369d29a4387 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/04/ohio-officer-who-shot-sam-dubose-wore-confederate-flag-t-shirt-under-uniform/93288510/ | Ohio officer who shot Sam DuBose wore Confederate flag T-shirt under uniform | Ohio officer who shot Sam DuBose wore Confederate flag T-shirt under uniform
CINCINNATI — Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was wearing a T-shirt featuring a Confederate flag under his police uniform at the time he fatally shot Sam DuBose. The shirt was part of the presentation of evidence Frid... |
305790d938ae91a5236c54f46732a436 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/07/police-brutality-lawsuit-damages/93422194/ | $37M awarded in Mich. police beating caught on camera | $37M awarded in Mich. police beating caught on camera
DETROIT — The case started off as a drunken-driving arrest with a pat down, handcuffs, routine questions.
But things got ugly fast in the Genesee County jailhouse in Flint, Mich., that night: The suspect was allegedly beaten, dragged to the floor, had his face smash... |
37d771240131e7d82478c23ec9df9108 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/07/sc-man-facing-murder-charges-likely-linked-chilling-amazon-reviews/93412630/ | S.C. murder suspect may be behind chilling Amazon reviews | S.C. murder suspect may be behind chilling Amazon reviews
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The same month that Todd Kohlhepp acquired 95 secluded acres near Woodruff, S.C., in May 2014, an Amazon user named "me" with a wish list linked to "Todd Kohlhepp" began to leave chilling reviews for products the user said he had purchased.
Th... |
b953c768e8fefb8932914e8d87c506db | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/07/todd-kohlkepp-south-carolina-murder-suspect/93412704/ | Third body found on property of S.C. murder suspect | Third body found on property of S.C. murder suspect
WOODRUFF, S.C. — After a third body was unearthed at a property near Woodruff where a kidnapped woman was rescued last week, investigators believe they have found all the bodies buried on the 95-acre property.
Monday's finding brings the death toll to seven that are l... |
e9c14200acc26c7a3bbc51aa1d029a77 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/08/baby-boomers-rebuffed-heirlooms/93484620/ | Boomers often rebuffed when passing down heirlooms | Boomers often rebuffed when passing down heirlooms
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Have you ever offered a cherished treasure to someone you love — only to have that person react as if you were trying to give them plutonium?
If so, there’s a good chance that a) you are a Baby Boomer — and, b) the recoiling recipient is your Mill... |
52d4f32f12879b989a2a97823febbb3e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/08/kohlhepp-recalled-great-salesman-chilling-quirks/93463394/ | Kohlhepp recalled as great salesman with chilling quirks | Kohlhepp recalled as great salesman with chilling quirks
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Looking back, Roberta Shaughnessy can’t help but feel a little freaked out that a man who once had a key to her house could be linked to as many as seven deaths and imprisoning a woman in a storage building.
“Of course right now I’m completely ... |
6777099710d30042a4a12d2a2917b89f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/08/tensing-testifies-in-own-defense/93514550/ | Tensing testifies he feared being run over by Sam DuBose before shooting | Tensing testifies he feared being run over by Sam DuBose before shooting
CINCINNATI — For the first time in more than 15 months, the community heard Tuesday morning from Ray Tensing.
The former University of Cincinnati police officer testified in his defense. Responding to questions from his attorney, Tensing told of h... |
5e37bb6dfb21c24af7c5047821772325 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/09/bodies-found-suspects-land-idd-husband-wife/93558516/ | Bodies found on suspect’s land ID’d as husband, wife | Bodies found on suspect’s land ID’d as husband, wife
GREENVILLE, S.C. — A husband and wife from Spartanburg were identified as the two bodies unearthed on property owned by a man charged with murder and kidnapping, the Spartanburg County coroner said Wednesday afternoon.
Meagan Coxie, 25 and her husband, Johnny Coxie, ... |
fe03407037329324caf0dcfa1aa16c52 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/10/meet-evangelicals-prophesied-trump-win/93575144/ | Meet the evangelicals who prophesied a Trump win | Meet the evangelicals who prophesied a Trump win
Tuesday morning, as every major election model predicted a defeat for Donald Trump, a South Carolina minister named Rick Joyner wrote on Facebook that he foresaw a different outcome.
“This is the poll that counts,” Joyner wrote of the election, “and all of the signs poin... |
975cf8db433e8150f4d67dbacac8b4dd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/11/south-carolina-killers-mom-explains-why-her-son-todd-kohlhepp-killed-woman-chained-dog-serial-killer/93640114/ | Mom of accused serial killer Todd Kohlhepp: He 'is not a monster' | Mom of accused serial killer Todd Kohlhepp: He 'is not a monster'
GREENVILLE, S.C. --- Alleged serial killer Todd Kohlhepp killed four people at a motorsports store in 2003 because they embarrassed him, his mother told CBS.
Regina Tague, a Moore, S.C., resident, described her son’s apparent motives – as she says he rel... |
12bdaed579d11b94175aee2b50034d8c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/13/anti-trump-protest-portland-devolves-into-riot/93760244/ | Anti-Trump protest in Portland, Oregon, devolves into riot | Anti-Trump protest in Portland, Oregon, devolves into riot
A chaotic scene unfolded Saturday night in downtown Portland, as a protest devolved into a riot, police said.
Protesters blocked the streets, throwing bottles and other projectiles at officers and attacking a news crew. Some dragged metal barricades onto MAX tr... |
72460c31ac6ddbab7991f9f0b9ee090b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/16/grandma-invites-wrong-teen-thanksgiving-viral/93997586/ | Grandma invites wrong teen to Thanksgiving, now hundreds want to go | Grandma invites wrong teen to Thanksgiving, now hundreds want to go
PHOENIX — File this under random, hilarious and adorable: After accidentally being included in a grandmother's group text, a Phoenix teen is invited to her family's Thanksgiving.
Jamal Hinton, a 17-year-old from Phoenix, posted screenshots of the text ... |
e85ad9d1af5bfb15d8b9681226e4c140 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/20/video-dakota-protesters-police-clash/94196572/ | Dakota pipeline protesters, police clash | Dakota pipeline protesters, police clash
BALL, N.D. - Tension flared anew on the Dakota Access pipeline as protesters tried to push past a long-blocked bridge on a state highway, only to be turned back by a line of law enforcement using water cannon and what appeared to be tear gas.
Sunday’s skirmishes began around 6 p... |
9395808b89d2441a51077fac8bb2c9b9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/29/husband-abducted-calif-mom-sherri-papini-addresses-rumors/94593338/ | Husband of abducted Calif. mom Sherri Papini: She was covered in bruises | Husband of abducted Calif. mom Sherri Papini: She was covered in bruises
REDDING, Calif. -- The husband of Sherri Papini, a mom who was allegedly abducted for three weeks, said his family has faced an onslaught of "rumors, assumptions" and lies since his wife was found on Thanksgiving.
Keith Papini said in a statement ... |
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