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50ce37d097be00bb7c7a4c3b3b28f729 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/11/target-pulls-fidget-spinners-over-lead-concerns/855112001/ | Target pulls fidget spinners over lead concerns | Target pulls fidget spinners over lead concerns
Target is pulling two fidget spinners from its store shelves and website after a report found they contained lead levels above federal regulations for children's toys.
The report released Thursday by public advocacy group U.S. PIRG found Fidget Wild Premium spinners — in ... |
421ebc5329962eedb681b8bf395f4146 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/12/sutherland-springs-church-invites-public-see-interior/857076001/ | Sutherland Springs church invites public to see interior | Sutherland Springs church invites public to see interior
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Red roses and first names grace 26 empty chairs.
Voices without faces read aloud verses from the scripture.
"For everyone who believes in him shall have eternal life," says one in a simple recording on a loop over a public address syst... |
92716e85474e70870ebefec6f7eee383 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/13/children-any-age-allowed-hunt-wisconsin/860429001/ | Children of any age allowed to hunt in Wisconsin | Children of any age allowed to hunt in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Children age 9 — and much younger if parents choose — will be able to deer hunt with an adult Saturday for the first time in Wisconsin, under a newly signed state law.
On Saturday, Gov. Scott Walker signed the measure to allow children younger than 10 to ... |
332c7827a5dc4804793e3181ac078136 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/13/netflix-and-chilly-its-cuffing-season-time-relationships-built-not-last/858816001/ | Netflix and chilly: It's cuffing season, a time for relationships built not to last | Netflix and chilly: It's cuffing season, a time for relationships built not to last
With winter looming over much of North America comes that annual spell of singles seeking to snuggle up in apartments and under blankets with that special, temporary someone.
It's "cuffing season," as the kids call it.
Urban Dictionary,... |
981b54af2154b505e4a4146be3b04e2f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/15/california-shooter-built-his-own-illegal-guns-rancho-tehama/868778001/ | California shooter built his own illegal guns, officials say | California shooter built his own illegal guns, officials say
RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, Calif. — Two of the guns used in the Tehama County mass shooting on Tuesday were homemade, while the other two were not registered to the shooter, officials said.
There was also a restraining order issued issued in February that prohibi... |
2976b99df70957775c13d82ca085e9f7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/16/colorado-doctors-claim-baby-boy-first-marijuana-overdose-death/869969001/ | Colorado doctors claim baby boy is first marijuana overdose death | Colorado doctors claim baby boy is first marijuana overdose death
Two poison control doctors claim to have documented the first known case of death by marijuana overdose, sparking a medical debate over what killed an 11-month-old baby in Colorado two years ago.
The case report was published in the journal Clinical Prac... |
ba7037bb118715830e312743a6d43039 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/16/watch-favorite-teacher-get-25-000-surprise-school-assembly/872712001/ | Watch this 'favorite' teacher get $25,000 surprise at school assembly | Watch this 'favorite' teacher get $25,000 surprise at school assembly
MEMPHIS — Millington Central High School English teacher Katherine Watkins thought she was attending just another school assembly Thursday afternoon.
Tennessee Education Commissioner Candice McQueen gave a speech about students setting goals and foll... |
23e9b910977b0a7abcccacab663d93a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/20/sexual-harassment-statehouses/882874001/ | Sexual harassment troubles mount in statehouses around the country | Sexual harassment troubles mount in statehouses around the country
NASHVILLE – When Kirsten Anderson submitted a memo detailing her concerns about sexual harassment at the Iowa Capitol, she expected comments about women in the office – their sex lives, breast sizes and the length of skirts worn by teenage pages – to st... |
2cb1dc65e13b45119ee4ad7ccd6cbfec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/21/coming-out-holidays-how-families-react-could-save-lives/884071001/ | Coming out for the holidays: How families react could save lives | Coming out for the holidays: How families react could save lives
Holiday gatherings feel fraught for many families, but around-the-table affairs can put distinct pressures on those newly out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Maybe your cousin is going by different pronouns than last year. Perhaps a nephew makes... |
85c76b9989003858dc6aa9d4ab7390aa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/21/fox-news-personality-jeanine-pirro-host-justice-judge-jeanine-ticketed-driving-119-mph/884079001/ | Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro, host of 'Justice with Judge Jeanine,' ticketed for driving 119 mph | Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro, host of 'Justice with Judge Jeanine,' ticketed for driving 119 mph
It always seemed like Jeanine Pirro couldn’t get out of the faded New York state town of Elmira fast enough. But on Sunday it seems she was in a rush to get there.
The former district attorney, whose show "Justice wit... |
1bb7bad38aacfbce0d8d7bbd2bda8ee1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/22/michigan-hunter-posts-video-bear-stealing-6-point-buck-he-shot-moments-earlier/888832001/ | Michigan hunter posts video of bear stealing a 6-point buck he shot moments earlier | Michigan hunter posts video of bear stealing a 6-point buck he shot moments earlier
A Michigan deer hunter was recently forced to give up a buck he killed when a hungry black bear arrived and dragged it away.
In a video posted on Facebook on Nov. 18, the bear is seen walking towards the deer, rolling it over, and ultim... |
5f9d4de3b02ac3f1ca7bbee85e2bb16f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/22/t-38-pilot-killed-texas-crash-identified/890745001/ | T-38 pilot killed in Texas crash identified | T-38 pilot killed in Texas crash identified
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Air Force Capt. Paul J. "Stuck" Barbour was known for his adventurous spirit.
Photos of Barbour shared on social media show the pilot smiling from the cockpits of several aircraft. Others have him jumping from waterfalled cliffs or diving into the waters o... |
391791cd41a211da1e7130d6bf23d7e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/25/mad-mike-hughes-cancels-rocket-launch-prove-earth-flat/894762001/ | 'Mad' Mike Hughes cancels rocket launch to prove Earth is flat | 'Mad' Mike Hughes cancels rocket launch to prove Earth is flat
A man who believes Earth is flat, and was ready to launch himself from a rocket in California on Saturday afternoon to prove it, has canceled his plans. At least for now.
Not having the required federal permits plus mechanical problems with his "motorhome/r... |
1fca1e870713978b99c50ea0b85978b8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/28/pocahontas-racist-eric-trump-defends-his-dad-but-native-americans-say-otherwise/902837001/ | Is 'Pocahontas' a racial slur? Eric Trump defends his dad, but Native Americans say otherwise | Is 'Pocahontas' a racial slur? Eric Trump defends his dad, but Native Americans say otherwise
President Trump's use of "Pocahontas" as an insult during a ceremony honoring Native Americans on Monday set off a range of reactions about whether the term's racially insensitive.
In this case, Native American leaders said, i... |
a24eb974c62074fc216f1d09363edcad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/29/pyrosome-bizarre-pickle-like-sea-creatures/906255001/ | Bizarre pickle-like sea creatures wash up on Oregon beaches. Watch out: They'll slime you | Bizarre pickle-like sea creatures wash up on Oregon beaches. Watch out: They'll slime you
OCEANSIDE, Ore. — Thousands of translucent sea creatures that resemble baby dill pickles have washed up on some Oregon beaches, baffling the tourists who see them and the marine biologists who study them.
The bioluminescent gelati... |
0af3fd812d5625d85ed7b255eb310671 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/11/30/pretendians-who-can-claim-native-american-ancestry/912337001/ | 'Pretendians': Elizabeth Warren not alone in making questionable claim to Native American heritage | 'Pretendians': Elizabeth Warren not alone in making questionable claim to Native American heritage
PHOENIX — After President Trump mockingly called Sen. Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" at a Navajo Code Talkers event this week, layers of outrage swept Native American communities.
Navajos and others in Arizona denounced th... |
03634232cb32e86fcc48b2dd5d2bfe79 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/01/police-missing-florida-teen-found-safe-new-york/915609001/ | Police: Missing Florida teen found safe in New York | Police: Missing Florida teen found safe in New York
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida high school student who had been missing for nearly a week was found safe Friday in New York, authorities say.
The 17-year-old girl was believed to be with Rian Rodriguez, a 27-year-old soccer coach at Fort White High School in Lake City... |
9c451895ef721dea11aab6a8c18b70ec | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/02/new-york-leaders-fuming-over-senate-tax-bill/916974001/ | New York leaders fuming over Senate tax bill | New York leaders fuming over Senate tax bill
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic leaders in New York ripped the Senate’s version of the tax-reform bill that passed in Congress early Saturday.
Cuomo said the Senate version is no better than the House bill passed earlier this month that would end state and lo... |
64715002b42520e12d7d82ba9304e9b5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/04/hunter-charged-killing-neighbor-wwho-killed-neighbor-while-shooting-after-sunset-charged-manslaughte/921537001/ | Hunter charged in killing of neighbor while shooting after sunset | Hunter charged in killing of neighbor while shooting after sunset
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A southwestern New York hunter has been indicted on two counts of second-degree manslaughter and hunting after legal hours in connection with the death of a woman in Sherman on Nov. 22.
According to the state Department of Environmental... |
986c74609a50f1497c7118b64b8c2a0c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/04/texas-church-shooting-recalled-by-doctors-nurses/917846001/ | 'Controlled chaos': Trauma doctors, nurses labored to save lives in Texas' deadliest mass shooting | 'Controlled chaos': Trauma doctors, nurses labored to save lives in Texas' deadliest mass shooting
SAN ANTONIO — Morgan Spencer had just finished putting her leftover chicken stir-fry in the hospital break room's microwave when her pager went off.
The message: Mass casualty event in Wilson County. Potentially 30 victim... |
a92a4e0da09cf6f81d79605629e1f571 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/06/chris-christie-taking-me-off-trump-transition-team-big-mistake/928979001/ | Chris Christie: Taking me off Trump transition team was 'big mistake' | Chris Christie: Taking me off Trump transition team was 'big mistake'
NEWARK — Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday that his removal as chairman of Donald Trump's presidential transition has proven to be a "big mistake" and that the country has paid for it.
Christie also said he thinks his opposition during the transitio... |
16ed863ae6872065ab77713c915d9457 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/08/police-woman-punched-herself-stomach-end-her-24-week-pregnancy/936837001/ | Police: Woman punched herself in stomach to end her 24-week pregnancy | Police: Woman punched herself in stomach to end her 24-week pregnancy
NASHVILLE — Police say a woman who punched her abdomen to end a pregnancy is now at the center of a homicide investigation.
The woman, 21, gave birth at a Nashville hospital in March, 24 weeks into her pregnancy. The baby boy, who was never given a n... |
c2325b9ff27b72fa3dfe819006aa0274 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/08/surprised-california-fire-survivor-oh-my-god-have-home/933675001/ | Surprised California fire survivor: 'Oh, my God, I have a home' | Surprised California fire survivor: 'Oh, my God, I have a home'
OJAI, Calif. — Flames had reached the bottom of the foothills above Karin Dron’s house as she heard the firefighters hit their horns.
Earlier, the crews had told her she could stay, but when they hit the horn, it was time to get out.
She, her nephew and a ... |
67e5bfd0efef1a2e799e11eb209193b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/09/aboard-flight-dad-battling-als-pleads-sen-jeff-flake-vote-no-tax-bill/937300001/ | Aboard flight, dad battling ALS pleads with Sen. Jeff Flake to vote no on tax bill | Aboard flight, dad battling ALS pleads with Sen. Jeff Flake to vote no on tax bill
A 33-year-old father battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, was flying home last week after traveling to Washington, D.C., to protest the tax bill when he came face-to-face with one of the lawmakers he most hoped to influence.... |
975f80c79ba5f6726e59d064f4e0474f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/09/trump-pays-tribute-mlk-others-mississippi-civil-rights-museum-opening/937513001/ | Reserved Trump praises 'true American heroes' at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum | Reserved Trump praises 'true American heroes' at Mississippi Civil Rights Museum
JACKSON, Miss. — President Trump looked somber as Reuben Anderson, Mississippi's first African-American Supreme Court justice, gave him and a handful of dignitaries a private tour of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.
"I didn't have the ... |
638b417a0c77c74e8edaa82d4cb1634d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/10/sunshine-state-lags-solar-power-doubles-down-natural-gas/939466001/ | Sunshine State lags on solar power, doubles down on natural gas | Sunshine State lags on solar power, doubles down on natural gas
VERO BEACH, Fla. —The irony is rich. The Sunshine State taps the sun for less than half a percent of its electricity while making two-thirds with natural gas — a fuel that Florida must pipe in from other states.
Some see it as risky gambit. A coastal state... |
191ad98a365ea372c29ad11a5133e041 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/11/u-s-coast-guard-intercepts-semi-submersible-vessel-packed-3-800-pounds-cocaine/939668001/ | U.S. Coast Guard intercepts semi-submersible vessel packed with 3,800 pounds of cocaine | U.S. Coast Guard intercepts semi-submersible vessel packed with 3,800 pounds of cocaine
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter intercepted a semi-submersible vessel filled with thousands of pounds of cocaine off the coast of Texas last month, according to an official statement.
On Nov. 12, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air... |
7f169315015ea797002540647fb69b47 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/12/netflix-calls-out-53-christmas-prince-viewers-and-twitter-claps-back/943536001/ | Netflix calls out 53 'Christmas Prince' viewers and Twitter claps back | Netflix calls out 53 'Christmas Prince' viewers and Twitter claps back
Social media clapped back at Netflix Sunday after the online movie streaming company called out 53 people who can't stop watching a sappy Christmas comedy.
On Sunday evening, Netflix tweeted: "To the 53 people who've watched A Christmas Prince every... |
c81275905cf933664cd875f77a6f3911 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/13/sex-harassment-desire-vs-consent/948321001/ | Desire, consent get mixed up in men's minds, study says | Desire, consent get mixed up in men's minds, study says
Some straight men are confusing sexual desire with consent, a problem being played out on college campuses across the USA but also in the outpouring of allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in the public and private sectors, according to a paper fr... |
64081c1301581fb0bb7a04b0e17a8b18 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/14/collateral-damage-how-fraternities-can-continue-thrive-after-pledges-die/920502001/ | 'Collateral damage': How fraternities can continue to thrive after pledges die | 'Collateral damage': How fraternities can continue to thrive after pledges die
The importance of Gordie Bailey's story was easy to convey a decade ago.
A good-looking, funny kid from Dallas, the captain of the high school football team, pledged the Chi Psi fraternity at the University of Colorado-Boulder. One night, he... |
8c2fa4a7ca8c3ca84aa37e8205dffdf9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/14/secret-sister-scam/951068001/ | 7 reasons to avoid the 'Secret Sister' gift exchange scam | 7 reasons to avoid the 'Secret Sister' gift exchange scam
INDIANAPOLIS — Remember those chain letters of the past?
They arrived in your mailbox along with a promise of riches and a creepy warning of dire consequences if you didn't immediately mail it on to 10 acquaintances.
A new example of holiday fraud is making the ... |
553003074ce24f07699afdd066c16f48 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/17/delaware-pay-7-5-million-settle-prison-lawsuit/959814001/ | Delaware to pay $7.5 million to settle prison lawsuit | Delaware to pay $7.5 million to settle prison lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. — The state has agreed to pay more than $7.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the family of a correctional officer killed during an 18-hour siege at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on Feb. 1.
Six prison workers taken hostage during t... |
02bd7c20b8d80864be1af880250c55c3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/20/bbc-dad-robert-kelly-thought-his-career-over-after-kids-hilariously-interrupted-live-interview/968226001/ | BBC dad Robert Kelly thought his career was over after kids hilariously interrupted live interview | BBC dad Robert Kelly thought his career was over after kids hilariously interrupted live interview
The professor whose interview with the BBC was interrupted by his two young children nine months ago said he thought his "career as a talking head was over" after the incident.
Robert E. Kelly, who is a political science ... |
8832817e07d5968657ca42800a4fbf17 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/20/trump-commutes-sentence-kosher-meatpacking-executive/971719001/ | Trump commutes sentence of kosher meatpacking executive | Trump commutes sentence of kosher meatpacking executive
DES MOINES — President Trump on Wednesday commuted the prison sentence of former Iowa slaughterhouse executive Sholom Rubashkin, who was sentenced to 27 years for bank fraud and money laundering, the White House said.
In a statement, the White House said the decis... |
4bf945ac41fb5eddefcbd69eb0352435 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/20/we-laughed-we-cried-what-we-read-most-2017/962206001/ | We laughed. We cried. This is what we read most in 2017. | We laughed. We cried. This is what we read most in 2017.
Go figure: The storyline of Donald Trump's first year in office was eclipsed by those of a kiss cam, a diet trend, a dead elk and well, an actual eclipse.
In fact, lunar events and Trump's whirlwind presidency both cracked our list of top-read stories twice, the ... |
4e455c52528812c2c7ea4c78cd1a9f84 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/21/6-trump-inauguration-protesters-found-not-guilty/973844001/ | 6 Trump inauguration protesters found not guilty | 6 Trump inauguration protesters found not guilty
WASHINGTON — The first six people to stand trial on rioting charges stemming from violent protests in downtown Washington, D.C., on President Trump's inauguration day were found not guilty on all counts Thursday morning.
The jury presented its verdict in D.C. Superior Co... |
836dc0f74c077c31ec43c915798545c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/21/loaded-guns-ok-texas-churches-following-sutherland-springs-shooting-says-ag/974509001/ | Loaded guns are OK in Texas churches following Sutherland Springs shooting, says AG | Loaded guns are OK in Texas churches following Sutherland Springs shooting, says AG
AUSTIN — Unless churches in Texas expressly forbid them, loaded guns can legally be taken into houses of worship by anyone licensed to the carry them in the state, Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a legal opinion.
“If a church decide... |
0102e4c352af2b5f5ccf097682dc360c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/23/new-jersey-bank-raises-minimum-wage-15-hour-after-tax-overhaul/978901001/ | New Jersey bank raises minimum wage to $15 an hour after tax overhaul | New Jersey bank raises minimum wage to $15 an hour after tax overhaul
TOMS RIVER, New Jersey — Going into 2018 with a sharply lower corporate tax rate, a New Jersey bank plans to increase the minimum wage of tellers and customer service workers to $15 an hour, its chief executive officer said Friday.
Christopher Maher,... |
2f6376de8c847b0a5d81a02f7b63c8a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/26/prosecutors-parents-arrested/983373001/ | Elderly couple who wanted to give weed as Christmas gifts are parents of Vermont prosecutor | Elderly couple who wanted to give weed as Christmas gifts are parents of Vermont prosecutor
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The elderly parents of this county's deputy prosecutor were arrested last week and accused of driving marijuana cross country that they planned to give as Christmas presents.
Patrick Jiron, 83, and his wife, Ba... |
92daf00ba67dec46196f1a10e9eece7e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/27/mom-found-negligent-after-18-month-old-daughter-had-diaper-rash-navel-ankles/984186001/ | Mom found negligent after 18-month-old daughter had diaper rash from navel to ankles | Mom found negligent after 18-month-old daughter had diaper rash from navel to ankles
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A state appellate court has found that a New Jersey mother neglected her daughters by allowing one to have diaper rash from her navel to her ankles and another one to eat an entire tube of Orajel.
The case began i... |
35aa19d8c7609e076a6a8e3e32f68b64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/28/how-many-alcoholic-drinks-too-many-per-week/822604001/ | How many alcoholic drinks are too many per week? | How many alcoholic drinks are too many per week?
'Tis the season to pass the bubbly and cheers to a spirited new year for many Americans. But, what if you keep up the habit beyond the holidays? How many drinks are safe throughout the week?
Women should have no more than one drink per day and men no more than two, accor... |
5145c7477fd8bd9afa94295c1b72a7f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/28/satellite-image-lake-effect-snow/986642001/ | Stunning satellite image shows lake effect snow over Great Lakes | Stunning satellite image shows lake effect snow over Great Lakes
DETROIT — This is pretty crazy.
Chances are, you've seen a satellite photo similar to this one that shows Michigan and the Great Lakes during a snowstorm with lake effect. But the snowfall was especially amplified over the last week in places such as Erie... |
0d0b86643417f13d5cec9c0142f34147 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/28/why-school-keeps-kids-outside-even-if-its-10-degrees/988975001/ | Why this school keeps kids outside even if it's 10 degrees | Why this school keeps kids outside even if it's 10 degrees
INDIANAPOLIS — It wasn't 10 a.m. yet, but the kids in Heather Girton's preschool class had been outside in the 30-degree weather for nearly an hour.
One student came tearing through the forest surrounding Orchard School, a private school in northern Indianapoli... |
1c3215154e6331548b3ec0639b683660 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/29/unarmed-man-killed-police-after-swatting-prank-kansas/991665001/ | Unarmed man killed by police after ‘swatting’ prank in Kansas | Unarmed man killed by police after ‘swatting’ prank in Kansas
An innocent man was shot and killed by police Thursday after a "swatting" prank led authorities to a home in Kansas, officials say.
A feud between two Call of Duty game players sparked the hoax call. However, the address given to police led them to the doors... |
a450a15df6dfde27a78a106744e8c0b0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/12/31/life-hacks-small-new-years-resolutions-big-payoffs/993921001/ | New Year's life hacks: The smallest resolutions with the biggest payoffs | New Year's life hacks: The smallest resolutions with the biggest payoffs
This story was originally published in 2017
Each year millions of Americans make — and later abandon — their well-intentioned New Year's resolutions.
In fact, of the 40% of Americans who resolve to change their ways at the beginning of each new ye... |
1e66be9582ef80fe4874ec92d29cc7a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/03/cuomo-new-york-sue-over-federal-tax-law/1001655001/ | Cuomo: New York to sue over federal tax law | Cuomo: New York to sue over federal tax law
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York will sue over the federal tax overhaul signed into law last month, calling it unconstitutional and an "assault on New York."
In his State of the State address Wednesday, Cuomo continued to rail against the tax bill approved by th... |
8daa978386ba3b7ec0fd3bf63b79e3a4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/03/how-you-can-tell-when-someone-sick/999065001/ | This is how you can tell when someone is sick | This is how you can tell when someone is sick
When we think another person is sick, we expect obvious clues like sniffling, sneezing, or coughing.
But a study published in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B, there are more subtle signs people show when they are under the weather.
Researchers injected subjects with ... |
051a62ef39f9204e2fce0c13c4fa3ad6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/04/hundreds-sea-turtles-cold-stunned-frigid-temperatures-gulf-waters/1006047001/ | Hundreds of sea turtles 'cold-stunned' by frigid temperatures in Gulf waters | Hundreds of sea turtles 'cold-stunned' by frigid temperatures in Gulf waters
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Yoda the green sea turtle moved its flippers Thursday afternoon and poked its head out of a container at the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park.
The movements were a good sign for veterinarian Rebecca Wells, who is tending to se... |
ac00a1c766cec5334d7c5377a84ebb31 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/06/cdc-e-coli-outbreak-could-linked-romaine-lettuce/1010180001/ | CDC: E. coli outbreak could be linked to romaine lettuce | CDC: E. coli outbreak could be linked to romaine lettuce
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, are investigating reports of E. coli illnesses in 13 states possibly linked to romaine lettuce or other leafy greens, according to a statement issued by the CDC... |
56fe7500dd8018ad3fe18017376cfe01 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/07/when-gunman-opens-fire-do-you-know-how-save-life/1011800001/ | When a gunman opens fire, do you know how to save a life? | When a gunman opens fire, do you know how to save a life?
DETROIT — Doug Reynolds didn't like the feeling of resignation that swept over him as he learned of one horrific mass shooting after another.
Twenty-six people had lost their lives in the house of the Lord in November, gunned down during Sunday services at the F... |
6fac4885787c8159d3ef743e428efa7a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/09/heartbreaking-photo-shows-brutal-reality-childhood-cancer/1017865001/ | Heartbreaking photo shows brutal reality of childhood cancer | Heartbreaking photo shows brutal reality of childhood cancer
Just last month, Braylynn Lawhon, 5, was living a normal life.
She was excited for the holidays and looking forward to playing, laughing and having fun — all things that children her age deserve to do.
But then, she was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontin... |
2f039bd6a4e49efdcdec0a14f497faed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/10/pink-pussyhats-why-some-activists-ditching-them/1023061001/ | Pink pussyhats: Why some activists are ditching them | Pink pussyhats: Why some activists are ditching them
DETROIT — A year ago, they stormed the streets of big cities and small towns to make their views known: Women's rights are human rights. Many wore on their heads what became the de facto symbol of activism in 2017, the pink pussyhat.
The Women's March is back in 2018... |
7d6bbfe15952d845dcaee77a520b3469 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/10/sheriff-teen-found-dead-arizona-elementary-school-bathroom/1022749001/ | Sheriff: Teen found dead in Arizona elementary school bathroom shot himself | Sheriff: Teen found dead in Arizona elementary school bathroom shot himself
PHOENIX — A 14-year-old boy who was found dead inside an elementary school bathroom in southern Arizona shot himself with a family member's firearm, authorities said Wednesday.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels said in a news release that inv... |
85848b7aea9ea535d3f5cda3e7c024a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/12/edgar-ray-killen-mississippi-burning-dies/1028550001/ | Klansman who orchestrated 'Mississippi Burning' killings dies in prison | Klansman who orchestrated 'Mississippi Burning' killings dies in prison
A Klansman who orchestrated one of the nation’s most notorious mass killings, the slayings of three civil-rights workers in 1964 in Mississippi, has died in prison.
In 2005, a jury convicted Edgar Ray Killen on three counts of manslaughter in the J... |
7b91290591e72617a5fbd0f434ee4bea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/12/texas-shooting-victim-6-goes-home-firetruck/1027284001/ | Texas shooting victim, 6, goes home on a firetruck | Texas shooting victim, 6, goes home on a firetruck
SAN ANTONIO — After all the grief, Thursday was a time to give thanks for one tough kid who took five bullets and didn’t quit.
Ryland Ward spent two months in the hospital since the Nov. 5 shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. Devin Kelley entered the... |
76283f1afb6079091e3a342ae8e3c324 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/13/false-ballistic-missile-alert-rattles-hawaii/1031491001/ | False ballistic missile alert rattles Hawaii | False ballistic missile alert rattles Hawaii
Hawaiians were sent scrambling Saturday morning — for more than 30 minutes — after an emergency alert notification warned of a ballistic missile threat, which turned out to be an error.
A flurry of tweets, often with screenshots of the message, appeared to pop up on cellphon... |
61650a17adab3a00295d8c216f88360c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/16/new-california-declares-independence-california-bid-become-51st-state/1036681001/ | New California declares 'independence' from California in bid to become 51st state | New California declares 'independence' from California in bid to become 51st state
The founders of New California took an early step toward statehood Monday with the reading of their own Declaration of Independence from California, a state they describe as "ungovernable."
Their solution: Take over most of current-day C... |
496ac5091e05ff708ea7552ffcc4b38e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/17/guam-archbishop-apuron-denies-all-sex-abuse-allegation-nephew-all-others/1042576001/ | Guam Archbishop Apuron denies all sex abuse allegations by nephew, all others | Guam Archbishop Apuron denies all sex abuse allegations by nephew, all others
HAGÅTÑA, Guam — Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron issued a statement Thursday morning, denying all allegations of sexual abuse made against him, including the latest one made by his nephew.
Apuron said the latest allegation seemed timed to influen... |
a9ab769da1fc0692b9a72458563c704a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/18/drops-charges-against-129-inauguration-day-protesters-trump/1046324001/ | U.S. drops charges against 129 inauguration day protesters | U.S. drops charges against 129 inauguration day protesters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Attorney's office is dropping charges against 129 people accused of rioting in Washington, D.C., on President Trump's inauguration day.
Prosecutors, in documents filed late Thursday afternoon, said the decision was made in light of a verdi... |
a13049a2a591a50fd6c226b9df5c52aa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/19/30-children-now-dead-flu-cdc-says/1049638001/ | 30 children now dead from flu, CDC says | 30 children now dead from flu, CDC says
The number of children who have died from the flu is now up to 30 as public health officials attempt to manage a busy flu season.
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 20 pediatric deaths as a result of the flu, which is considered widespread in ... |
60ed5c1bfce871dd8665c2e5311a719c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/20/former-assistant-police-chief-urged-recruit-shoot-black-people-messages-sent-messages-urging-recruit/1050660001/ | Former assistant police chief sent messages urging recruit to shoot black people | Former assistant police chief sent messages urging recruit to shoot black people
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former assistant police chief sent numerous racist messages to a Louisville Metro Police recruit, including one that said if he caught black juveniles smoking marijuana, he should shoot them.
Todd Shaw, who worked in Pr... |
f5a0483222ad59a194f9db2950202834 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/22/indiana-church-singer-targeted-racial-slurs/1054030001/ | Indiana church, singer targeted with racial slurs, threats after anti-Trump event | Indiana church, singer targeted with racial slurs, threats after anti-Trump event
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The morning after hosting an event tied to the anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, parishioners at an Indiana church found banners on their property touting racial slurs and threatening violence.
One bann... |
cf122f0472308c8734bbc64497cf7a3f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/25/kentucky-school-shooting-slain-student-bailey-holt/1066282001/ | Slain teen in Kentucky school shooting tried calling mom during chaos | Slain teen in Kentucky school shooting tried calling mom during chaos
LOUISVILLE — Bailey Holt wore Converse tennis shoes with her homecoming dress.
Thinking about that dress is one of the ways her mother is remembering Bailey after she was one of two students killed Tuesday in a shooting at Marshall County High School... |
6f46e5a797cf6c5d4de6851384c159f2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/25/larry-nassar-judge-rosemarie-aquilina/1064554001/ | Judge Rosemarie Aquilina: Who is the woman who signed Nassar’s 'death warrant'? | Judge Rosemarie Aquilina: Who is the woman who signed Nassar’s 'death warrant'?
DETROIT — She called them "sister survivors." She told them to push away nightmares. She thanked them and said their voices were heard. That they were not alone.
In a week's time, Ingham County (Mich.) Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina garne... |
45a6ea2bf8d27be7beec9893baf34933 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/25/lou-ann-simon-michigan-state-resignation-perks/1065722001/ | Larry Nassar fallout: Michigan State president's resignation comes with lifetime of perks | Larry Nassar fallout: Michigan State president's resignation comes with lifetime of perks
DETROIT — Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon's resignation Wednesday night kicked in a number of special benefits she'll receive, including lifetime free tickets to MSU football games and a 12-month paid research l... |
96eb1aca13d7176479629416a0e91488 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/25/rachael-denhollander-larry-nassar-public-accuser/1065313001/ | Rachael Denhollander's courage led army of Larry Nassar accusers | Rachael Denhollander's courage led army of Larry Nassar accusers
LANSING, Mich. — Rachael and Jacob Denhollander had been telling their kids that mommy has been going to "business meetings" this week.
But reality slipped into the conversation Tuesday when their oldest child, a 6-year-old boy, asked his father what a pe... |
8f6b1221e0c52abc6978732bb41d6ac0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/26/dying-teens-last-wish-marry-his-high-school-sweetheart/1068683001/ | Dying teen's last wish: Marry his high school sweetheart | Dying teen's last wish: Marry his high school sweetheart
PLANT CITY, Fla. (WTSP) — Valrico 19-year-old Dustin Snyder is battling a rare form of cancer: synovial sarcoma. Doctors tell him there's no treatment, and he doesn’t have much time left.
He's done as much as he could since he got the news.
But he has one thing l... |
62b4bae3b7200d80d947d195d7935fbc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/26/larry-nassar-community-reaction/1069143001/ | Larry Nassar 'groomed the entire community,' said resident where the sex abuser lived | Larry Nassar 'groomed the entire community,' said resident where the sex abuser lived
HOLT, Mich. — Pastor Noel Heikkinen describes his weekend services at Riverview Church as a place for anyone affected by a tragedy.
That may be needed more than ever.
The church is in a town where Larry Nassar lived less than 5 miles ... |
b2001dcb21936814d1d118d9600bbf1e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/27/more-women-finding-careers-funeral-homes/1071955001/ | More women are finding careers in funeral homes | More women are finding careers in funeral homes
YORK, Pennsylvania — Emma Keffer moved swiftly across the carpeted, muffled floors of the funeral home. The 11 a.m. service was beginning, and she needed to hit the lights.
At 22, Emma is tall like her father and a senior at Mount St. Mary's College where she's finishing ... |
6dde9cdad9270f80236d61007ce80e23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/29/175-americans-dying-day-what-solutions-opioid-epidemic/1074336001/ | With 175 Americans dying a day, what are the solutions to the opioid epidemic? | With 175 Americans dying a day, what are the solutions to the opioid epidemic?
More than 175 Americans will die today of drug overdoses.
The daily death toll from drug overdoses is like a 737 crashing and killing all the passengers on board. If plane crashes like that happened a few days in a row, “we’d shut the skies ... |
734e01e91e97407aff809b78ef736167 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/30/family-man-slain-facebook-video-sues/1077853001/ | Family of man slain in Facebook video sues social network | Family of man slain in Facebook video sues social network
CLEVELAND — The family of an Ohio man whose shooting death was captured on video and uploaded on Facebook has sued the social media network.
The lawsuit, filed on Jan. 19 by Robert Godwin Sr.'s family, alleges that the social media network was negligent and fail... |
503c75e0c28188b25addbb58faf4b031 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/01/31/southwest-winter-heat-wave/1080844001/ | Winter heat wave bakes the Southwest, bringing renewed worries of severe drought | Winter heat wave bakes the Southwest, bringing renewed worries of severe drought
TEMECULA, Calif. — The pear trees are already blooming in Celeste Cantú’s garden.
She usually sees the blossoms in late February at her home near Temecula, about 75 miles southeast of Los Angeles. But this winter’s extreme warmth triggered... |
839a4b49d48cccb8fe92cb24792d73c3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/01/penn-state-tim-piazza-hazing-drinking-fraternities/1078862001/ | A year ago, Penn State's Tim Piazza died, and his parents aren't letting up | A year ago, Penn State's Tim Piazza died, and his parents aren't letting up
Evelyn Piazza, if she had one last chance to speak to her son, would tell him his family loves him — and "Don't go."
Don't go, that is, to the party that killed him a year ago at Penn State University's Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. There, Ti... |
90987992bf700187a0da9ee36242e116 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/02/judge-nj-grants-emergency-reprieve-indonesian-christians-facing-deportation/303379002/ | Judge in N.J. grants emergency reprieve to Indonesian Christians facing deportation | Judge in N.J. grants emergency reprieve to Indonesian Christians facing deportation
NEPTUNE, N.J. — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday night halting the deportation of Indonesian Christians living in New Jersey without legal status.
U.S. District Judge Esther Salas ordered the temporary halt wh... |
5560f63920cdd383c188c35b944c3aaa | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/05/mlk-speech-used-rams-car-ad-goes-criticize-car-ads/306984002/ | That Martin Luther King Jr. speech used in Ram's car ad? It goes on to criticize car ads. | That Martin Luther King Jr. speech used in Ram's car ad? It goes on to criticize car ads.
A Ram Trucks Super Bowl ad sampling audio from a Martin Luther King Jr. sermon sparked swift criticism online, despite being licensed by the late civil rights leader's estate.
But even if King's words received proper approval for ... |
c956b9003177f8779036cfa18e1a4d8b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/05/officers-involved-colorado-springs-shooting-1-reported-dead/309639002/ | Colorado deputy killed on work anniversary; 3 other officers shot | Colorado deputy killed on work anniversary; 3 other officers shot
DENVER — An El Paso County Sheriff's deputy marking his 11-year anniversary with the force was killed Monday in a shooting that also left three law enforcement officers wounded.
The fallen deputy, Micah Flick, 34, is survived by his wife and 7-year-old t... |
b7066ae57c48567165a2f52d53d10f4a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/05/songwriter-we-shall-overcome/308788002/ | Songwriter finally gets her due for penning 'We Shall Overcome' | Songwriter finally gets her due for penning 'We Shall Overcome'
In 1962, Martin Luther King Jr. came to Cincinnati to speak at a banquet for friend and fellow civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth.
Hotels were filled, so Shuttlesworth, the pastor of Revelation Baptist Church in the West End, turned to his congregation... |
947459c4f7bc0f69680e9dd27bd1f0db | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/06/going-way-cassette-best-buy-stop-selling-cds-says-report/310357002/ | Going the way of the cassette? Best Buy will stop selling CDs, says report | Going the way of the cassette? Best Buy will stop selling CDs, says report
Who buys CDs anymore? Electronics retailer Best Buy is betting: very few people.
The nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer will no longer be selling CDs.
According to Billboard, Best Buy told suppliers that it will pull CDs on July 1.
"... |
60e5d394d34d85290c24374e71f9e8ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/08/couple-receives-over-20-amazon-packages-they-never-ordered-them-and-dont-know-who-did/318812002/ | Couple receives over 20 Amazon packages. They never ordered them and don't know who did | Couple receives over 20 Amazon packages. They never ordered them and don't know who did
More than 20 Amazon packages full of gadgets arrived at a Massachusetts couples' home, and they don't know why.
Mike and Kelly Gallivan didn't order any of them. The Gallivans first received unwanted items sent to their Acton home i... |
c5603d68b362d9501763eb2afb0fa25d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/08/miss-lawmaker-displays-pistol-during-gun-debate/322114002/ | Miss. lawmaker displays pistol to protest gun legislation | Miss. lawmaker displays pistol to protest gun legislation
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi lawmaker displayed a handgun and concealed-carry permit at the state House floor podium Thursday, then was escorted from the chamber — at his own request — to protest a gun-rights bill that has drawn fire from university leaders an... |
56bf9e436a115266a9ff9774960f855c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/09/former-athlete-outed-larry-nassar-victim/322941002/ | Larry Nassar victim says Michigan State violated her privacy by investigating anonymous claims | Larry Nassar victim says Michigan State violated her privacy by investigating anonymous claims
DETROIT — A former Michigan State University track athlete says she felt outed as a victim of former doctor Larry Nassar after finding out a private investigator working on the university’s behalf inquired about her with a co... |
6d469778fa685635a7a1fcb1e4efcf1c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/09/man-accuses-california-metoo-leader-sexual-misconduct/322888002/ | Calif. Democrat Cristina Garcia, prominent voice in #MeToo, on leave after groping complaint | Calif. Democrat Cristina Garcia, prominent voice in #MeToo, on leave after groping complaint
California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, a prominent voice in the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, announced Friday she is "voluntarily taking an immediate unpaid leave" of absence, a day after allegations of sexual ... |
90d2b5ac49dc8f0079ca304ba328c605 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/10/larry-nassar-transferred-federal-prison-arizona/326211002/ | Larry Nassar transferred to Arizona prison where Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, Mafia hit man reside | Larry Nassar transferred to Arizona prison where Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, Mafia hit man reside
LANSING, Mich. — Larry Nassar, the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor who admitted to sexually abusing patients and possessing child pornography, has been transferred to a federal prison in Arizona.
... |
1e68c457078d6bae3a6f38745fefe420 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/10/why-people-outside-high-risk-groups-dying-flu/326789002/ | Why are people outside high-risk groups dying from the flu? | Why are people outside high-risk groups dying from the flu?
INDIANAPOLIS — As far as flu seasons go, experts are saying the levels of visits to hospitals and emergency rooms for this one are comparable to the 2009 swine flu.
As such, reports of otherwise healthy or young people dying from the infection are flying aroun... |
c23461c137b2d762f948e1a9c598860b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/13/shirley-chisholm-blazed-multiple-trails/929324001/ | Unbought and unbossed: Shirley Chisholm blazed multiple trails | Unbought and unbossed: Shirley Chisholm blazed multiple trails
Nearly 50 years after she became the first African-American woman elected to Congress, Shirley Chisholm should be remembered as an agent of change.
Dedicated to uplifting marginalized and underrepresented communities, she transformed the Democratic Party to... |
5d6b0555a373523e3f4185568413c681 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/13/texas-teacher-dies-after-opting-out-tamiflu-because-costly-116-copay/332340002/ | Texas teacher dies after opting out of Tamiflu because of costly $116 copay | Texas teacher dies after opting out of Tamiflu because of costly $116 copay
WEATHERFORD, Texas - A Texas woman died from flu complications after deciding not to take flu medication because her copay was too expensive.
Second-grade teacher Heather Holland, 38, was prescribed Tamiflu earlier this month after coming down ... |
5ed288add4d0fbb08f8a19bb94ac34b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/14/george-washingtons-hair-found-new-york-college-library-book/337694002/ | George Washington's hair found in New York college library book | George Washington's hair found in New York college library book
Archivists at a New York college library stumbled upon an intimate artifact of George Washington — a lock of his iconic grey hair, tucked in an 18th-century almanac.
The rare find has Schenectady's Union College revisiting its relationship with the first p... |
159ce5591d91a7502b74a484ec865439 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/15/australia-hasnt-had-fatal-mass-shooting-since-1996-heres-what-did/340345002/ | Australia hasn't had a fatal mass shooting since 1996. Here's what it did | Australia hasn't had a fatal mass shooting since 1996. Here's what it did
Twenty-two years ago, just weeks after the deadliest and last fatal mass shooting in Australia's history, the country's then-Prime Minister John Howard made it clear: Australia will not be like the United States.
"I would dread the thought that t... |
f58ad2acb37e5a571f1842dc04a2fd91 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/15/were-children-you-guys-adults-shooting-survivor-17-calls-out-lawmakers/341002002/ | 'We're children. You guys are the adults': Shooting survivor, 17, calls out lawmakers | 'We're children. You guys are the adults': Shooting survivor, 17, calls out lawmakers
David Hogg is 17 and a survivor of one of the deadliest mass shootings in United States history — and he's letting lawmakers know he wants action.
"We're children," the senior said live on CNN. "You guys are the adults. You need to ta... |
bb6a70f31060ae06f66e1d885ef1e18c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/20/did-shunning-jehovahs-witnesses-drive-mom-murder-suicide/355626002/ | Did shunning from Jehovah's Witnesses drive mom to murder-suicide? | Did shunning from Jehovah's Witnesses drive mom to murder-suicide?
KEEGO HARBOR, Mich. — An apparent triple murder-suicide has left the residents of this small town about 25 miles northwest of Detroit stunned and searching for answers.
At 45, Lauren Stuart appeared to have it all: a successful husband, two college-educ... |
d25118f08fdc756049effe3d59144aa5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/21/details-billy-grahams-passing-funeral-service-released/361780002/ | Details on Billy Graham's passing, funeral service released | Details on Billy Graham's passing, funeral service released
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The Rev. Billy Graham passed away in his sleep Wednesday morning, and though no family members were present, a spokesman said his passing was peaceful.
"It was described by nurse and doctor as a very peaceful passing," said Mark DeMoss, a spo... |
cd72cd7dc73b35b4a27c0d3342af86f1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/21/mexico-resort-blackouts-mother-nightmare-missing-daughter/357865002/ | Mother's nightmare at Mexico resort: 'There is more to this deeper, darker story than we know' | Mother's nightmare at Mexico resort: 'There is more to this deeper, darker story than we know'
MILWAUKEE — She didn’t walk out.
That much Karen Newton knows about the night her 22-year-old daughter went missing from their room at a luxury resort in Mexico’s alluring Riviera Maya.
She couldn’t walk. She could barely sta... |
a03de43423caa559c8eb27c02f9e4cff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/22/alcohol-and-coffee-can-help-you-live-past-90-study-says/364878002/ | Alcohol and coffee can help you live past 90, study says | Alcohol and coffee can help you live past 90, study says
DETROIT — Readers, we are honored and privileged to bring you the single greatest piece of news you've heard in your entire life.
A study out of the University of California-Irvine has revealed that consumption of moderate amounts of alcohol and coffee is linked ... |
d701ac2254100fa82f4a4297799f835e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/22/florida-school-shooting-family-told-police-nikolas-cruz-made-gun-threats/365579002/ | Florida school shooting: Surrogate family told police Cruz made gun threats | Florida school shooting: Surrogate family told police Cruz made gun threats
LAKE WORTH, Fla. — The family who took in accused school gunman Nikolas Cruz immediately after his mother died told police he had threatened others with a gun months before the Parkland rampage, records show.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Off... |
93579fddb789feeaa9ac25e1ae101ae4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/22/safest-school-america-indiana/362210002/ | How an Indiana school protects against mass shootings as the 'safest school in America' | How an Indiana school protects against mass shootings as the 'safest school in America'
Editor's note: This story was published in February 2018, not long after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
INDIANAPOLIS — Cameras with a direct feed to the county sheriff office. Teacher... |
80e2627e69b93ee2018747bf3d458ad1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/23/florida-schools-must-display-god-we-trust/366521002/ | Florida schools must display 'In God We Trust' under bill passed in state House | Florida schools must display 'In God We Trust' under bill passed in state House
Every Florida school and administrative building will be required to display "In God We Trust," according to a bill passed by the Florida House on Wednesday — the same day school shooting survivors marched on the state's Capitol.
The bill s... |
676a40c7b6740e1c2de7cb892386e31e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/23/instant-pot-company-says-some-products-melting/368722002/ | Is there an Instant Pot recall? Company says some products are melting | Is there an Instant Pot recall? Company says some products are melting
Instant Pots were selling like hotcakes last holiday season, but one model is taking some heat.
The company announced last week that they have received several reports of some "Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicookers" overheating on Facebook.
Instant Pot said ov... |
83b9d4777a232e8bfdd8af573c211119 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/23/missouri-gov-eric-greitens-felony-indictment/368967002/ | Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, accused of invading woman's privacy, is no 'peeping tom,' attorneys argue | Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, accused of invading woman's privacy, is no 'peeping tom,' attorneys argue
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Documents filed in Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' felony case offer a defense for the embattled Republican and shed light on why he has refused to definitively say whether he ever photographed a wo... |
5d3dc94d8c2df8d107c2f9b90694a8c3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/25/2-critically-injured-stagecoach-crash/371685002/ | 2 critically injured in stagecoach crash | 2 critically injured in stagecoach crash
PHOENIX — Two people were critically injured at the Lost Dutchman Days Rodeo in Apache Junction, Ariz., when a horse-drawn stagecoach hit multiple vehicles on Saturday, officials said.
Those injured were taken to a nearby hospital in "serious condition" following the incident, t... |
f03ab1fb7ccb467892681886e49cf7ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/26/its-not-just-you-everybody-exhausted/372030002/ | No, it's not just you, everybody is exhausted. And no, it's not getting better | No, it's not just you, everybody is exhausted. And no, it's not getting better
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The chaos of life and its collision with technology and tragedy has more of us feeling drained, frazzled and emotionally overrun.
Put simply: We are exhausted.
What’s to blame? The list is long — and growing, experts sa... |
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