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811548a670272f62f61a2d857b593f0e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/26/national-religious-broadcasters-give-pence-heartfelt-welcome/374055002/ | National Religious Broadcasters to give Pence a heartfelt welcome | National Religious Broadcasters to give Pence a heartfelt welcome
Vice President Mike Pence will likely receive a hero's welcome when he takes the stage next week at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville.
The Republican leader is a Christian, a strong religious freedom supporter and a former radio... |
5c051386478d75c949467e2e8359c3c8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/26/rising-cdc-official-seemed-evaporate-without-trace/372615002/ | Rising CDC official seemed to 'evaporate' without a trace | Rising CDC official seemed to 'evaporate' without a trace
An esteemed official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vanished two weeks ago, bewildering family members and leaving police looking for leads.
Timothy J. Cunningham, a Harvard-educated epidemiologist who aided the CDC in responses to Ebola and Z... |
db8532a1ff10aeb87ab1de26d636ae58 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/27/these-colleges-dont-care-if-you-get-suspended-neveragain-protests/376731002/ | These colleges don't care if you get suspended for #NeverAgain protests | These colleges don't care if you get suspended for #NeverAgain protests
After some school districts told students they could be suspended for protesting gun laws, colleges have been quick to react.
Cornell University, for example, recently released a statement saying: "Disciplinary action resulting from responsible eng... |
59b9debbb3e8aa97b52a6a6b961971ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/28/coldest-february-miles-city-montana/382698002/ | 108 degrees today? If not, small Montana city sets coldest February record | 108 degrees today? If not, small Montana city sets coldest February record
Unless a dramatic heat wave strikes Wednesday, a Montana city about 300 miles east of the state capital will end the month with record-setting cold.
Feb. 28 would have to be 108 degrees to ward off the record for coldest February in Miles City, ... |
c8e18411d44cd6c5fc37345dd81b5d6f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/02/28/commissioner-arming-florida-teachers-makes-black-kids-targets/382450002/ | Commissioner: Arming fearful Florida teachers will make black kids targets | Commissioner: Arming fearful Florida teachers will make black kids targets
TALLAHASSEE — Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor is blasting the “school marshal” program to put armed teachers in Florida classrooms now gaining momentum in the Legislature.
In a letter dated Feb. 26 from his District 1 office, Proctor warne... |
1d4bbace4ab01cdaf1d075e824b2c848 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/02/2-shot-central-michigan-university-gunman-still-large/388570002/ | Suspect in Central Michigan University deaths used gun registered to dad, police say | Suspect in Central Michigan University deaths used gun registered to dad, police say
The Central Michigan University student accused of shooting and killing his parents in a dorm Friday morning used his father's gun, police said.
James Eric Davis Jr., a 19-year-old sophomore, was arrested early Saturday after he was se... |
b515c02ccd128d3f61e0f372e356df10 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/02/nasa-satellite-images-poop-lead-researchers-penguin-supercolony/388114002/ | NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony' | NASA satellite images of poop lead researchers to penguin 'supercolony'
A previously unknown "supercolony" of penguins has been discovered off of the Antarctic Peninsula's northern tip.
The more than 1.5 million birds were found after NASA satellite imagery of the area showed large amounts of penguin poop, also known a... |
19bb2fca168aa104a9d53d7063b1e160 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/07/high-capacity-ammo-clips-pulled-px-stores-u-s-military-bases/405440002/ | High-capacity ammo clips pulled from PX stores at U.S. military bases | High-capacity ammo clips pulled from PX stores at U.S. military bases
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. —The PX department stores that serve military families and veterans at installations around the world have pulled high-capacity ammo clips and magazines from their shelves.
Magazines and clips with a capacity of 11 rounds and highe... |
447f4c07754c33a47bb9867293950df0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/08/doctor-question-answers-23-andme-cancer-tests/406561002/ | 23AndMe at-home cancer test: Should I take it? A cancer doc weighs in | 23AndMe at-home cancer test: Should I take it? A cancer doc weighs in
This week, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval to test kits capable of determining your risk of cancer.
The kits from genetics testing company 23AndMe work similarly to those popular AncestryDNA tests you might see, where participants s... |
a9e7c6fdcb0b23dafa032e555d9ff8e8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/08/fbi-opens-investigation-into-police-beating-north-carolina/406989002/ | Officer who resigned after being accused of beating a black man is arrested in connection with the incident | Officer who resigned after being accused of beating a black man is arrested in connection with the incident
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A day after officials with North Carolina's top law-enforcement agency announced that the FBI was investigating the bloody beating of a black man in August by a white Asheville police officer, t... |
e1d76bed915285d4b1701f3f140e9163 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/09/these-animals-most-likely-kill-americans-hint-its-not-sharks-snakes/410283002/ | These animals are most likely to kill Americans. Hint, it's not sharks or snakes. | These animals are most likely to kill Americans. Hint, it's not sharks or snakes.
Sharks strike fear in beachgoers, bears are the bane of campers and snakes rattle the nerves of gardeners. But our fears appear misplaced.
Stanford University researchers say the animals who most kill Americans are farm animals; hornets, ... |
52c7aba94e4100af3dfaf2bac3327b68 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/12/kaylee-muthart-blinded-herself/415819002/ | In her words: Kaylee Muthart explains what made her pull out her eyes | In her words: Kaylee Muthart explains what made her pull out her eyes
ANDERSON, S.C. — The last thing Kaylee Muthart saw was a light pole morphing into a white dove.
The trees appeared to curl downward and the skies darkened as if a storm were gathering. Through the prism of methamphetamine-induced hallucinations, she ... |
e9dc53d83b9e8f941d688e4519f8b077 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/13/can-guns-schools-save-students-during-shooting-heres-what-states-say/418965002/ | Guns in school: It's not just an idea. Here's how some states are already doing it | Guns in school: It's not just an idea. Here's how some states are already doing it
Corrections and Clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the location of Fairview R-XI School District.
As U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos leads a commission tasked with examining ways to protect schools, including... |
871867686389bfc08e4bdc0f8bd2bfa3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/14/detroit-traveler-measles/425446002/ | Travelers who landed in Detroit, Newark, Memphis pop up with measles | Travelers who landed in Detroit, Newark, Memphis pop up with measles
Visitors to airports in Detroit; Newark, N.J.; and Memphis may have been exposed to measles after cases were confirmed in two international travelers, health officials in two states said Tuesday.
But people who received the measles, mumps and rubella ... |
48412c25a5475080040b5a522b58b935 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/15/arizona-teacher-salary/427200002/ | Arizona teacher posts salary: 'I need a college degree to make this?' | Arizona teacher posts salary: 'I need a college degree to make this?'
PHOENIX — Amid a nationwide debate about teacher salaries, a Phoenix-area teacher shared her salary — and her frustration — on social media this week.
Whispering Winds Academy teacher Elisabeth Milich posted a photo of her salary on Facebook. Her sal... |
b3972ea801d7fd06db4a11ba80f8b5e7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/15/natalee-holloway-case-man-who-claimed-help-joran-van-der-sloot-dispose-teens-body-stabbed-death/427290002/ | Natalee Holloway case: Man who claimed to help Joran van der Sloot dispose of teen's body is stabbed to death | Natalee Holloway case: Man who claimed to help Joran van der Sloot dispose of teen's body is stabbed to death
NORTH PORT, Fla. — In the 2017 series The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway, John Christopher Ludwick made headlines when claiming he helped Joran van der Sloot dispose of the missing teen's body.
Now he, too, ... |
317e4c44481b33b11cee4a00ec00a11f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/15/reusable-toilet-paper-why-one-germ-expert-draws-line-bathroom-cloths/430055002/ | The Internet discovered reusable toilet paper. What you should know about it, according to a germ expert | The Internet discovered reusable toilet paper. What you should know about it, according to a germ expert
It's like cloth diapers. But in strips. For adults.
If the buzz about reusable toilet paper, also known as "family cloth," hasn't splattered (sorry) across your Facebook feed, it's just what it sounds like: Clothes ... |
f3a52ee6bf835471fb3e129b839dcba6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/17/zinke-defends-use-konnichiwa-comment/435901002/ | Ryan Zinke defends use of 'konnichiwa' comment to Japanese-American congresswoman | Ryan Zinke defends use of 'konnichiwa' comment to Japanese-American congresswoman
SASABE, Ariz. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Saturday dismissed criticism of his use of the remark "konnichiwa" to address a congresswoman of Japanese descent when she asked him about funding to preserve World War II internment camps.... |
b8712db44bf444d98e331b4fc52e20ad | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/19/students-paddled-public-school-staff-after-participating-walkout-arkansas/439141002/ | Students paddled by public school staff after participating in walkout in Arkansas | Students paddled by public school staff after participating in walkout in Arkansas
Public school officials in a rural Arkansas district allegedly "swatted" three students with a paddle as punishment after participating in last week's walkout protests against gun violence.
Jerusalem Greer said her child and two others a... |
ffb6f5554b75d0337f8ae4ac18d14694 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/20/father-sues-boy-scouts-claims-down-syndrome-discrimination/442586002/ | Father sues Boy Scouts of America saying son with Down syndrome was stripped of badges | Father sues Boy Scouts of America saying son with Down syndrome was stripped of badges
A Utah father is suing the Boy Scouts of America and the Utah National Parks Council after his son, who has Down syndrome, wasn't allowed to complete his Eagle Project.
Logan Blythe, a 15-year-old Utah boy with Down syndrome, had bee... |
04bddd80474dde937842c58bf46b9d1d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/22/st-george-utah-nations-fastest-growing-metro-area-census-says/448197002/ | St. George, Utah, is nation’s fastest-growing metro area, Census says | St. George, Utah, is nation’s fastest-growing metro area, Census says
ST. GEORGE, Utah — St. George is the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the U.S., according to new estimates from the Census Bureau.
There were an estimated 165,662 people in 2017 in the designated metro area, which includes most of Washington Coun... |
662c02e51606d745c86ff2bba1dfa203 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/22/students-make-up-snow-day-virtual-school/449329002/ | These students will make up a snow day with virtual school | These students will make up a snow day with virtual school
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — The term “snow day” is tantamount to bliss for most school children, and perhaps teachers too, but as the powder and school closings pile up, districts are left scrambling to make up lost time.
The Pascack Valley Regional High School Distr... |
bdbc2e62cbe8a549d12c0a7cab51c533 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/22/tv-station-fires-employee-vulgar-lick-smell-audio-clip/448832002/ | TV station fires employee after airing vulgar ‘lick it, smell it’ audio clip | TV station fires employee after airing vulgar ‘lick it, smell it’ audio clip
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Texas TV station employee was fired and another suspended after vulgar audio interrupted a live newscast Monday night.
KRIS Communications News Director Paul Alexander issued a statement to apologize for the inadverte... |
f5c99e4850dae4e2668d1ae7b6078404 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/22/victims-guam-clergy-abuse-react-vatican-verdict/451457002/ | 'They believed us': Victims of Guam clergy abuse react to Vatican verdict | 'They believed us': Victims of Guam clergy abuse react to Vatican verdict
PHOENIX — Walter Denton lives in Casa Grande, half a world away from the Pacific island of Guam, where he grew up in the 1970s.
Despite all the distance and all the years passed, Denton holds close his memories of one night of terror in a church ... |
362a47dbb9e49aed8b25d5b09d11db3b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/23/kids-gun-control-stance-after-parkland/444834002/ | High schoolers still like their guns, even after Parkland | High schoolers still like their guns, even after Parkland
They’re young, fierce and — at least for the moment — the most prominent voices in America’s debate over guns.
But not all members of “Generation Columbine” cling to the rhetoric making household names out of some of their peers, those students calling for tight... |
b204081e5dd69e4cb236cb0235255a91 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/28/baby-toddler-found-dead-arizona-were-left-car-several-hours-sheriffs-report-says/468468002/ | Baby, toddler found dead in Arizona were left in car for several hours, sheriff's report says | Baby, toddler found dead in Arizona were left in car for several hours, sheriff's report says
PHOENIX — Two children found dead in a car in Arizna had been left there for several hours, according to a Pinal County Sheriff's Office report released Wednesday.
Their mother, who has been arrested in connection with their d... |
f23642881c63eac1d0fc693aad358e87 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/28/frank-gaylord-sculptor-korean-war-memorial-dies-93/468221002/ | Vermont artist Frank Gaylord, sculptor of Korean War Veterans Memorial, dies at age 93 | Vermont artist Frank Gaylord, sculptor of Korean War Veterans Memorial, dies at age 93
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Frank Gaylord was an Army paratrooper in World War II who earned a Bronze Star during the Battle of the Bulge. Decades later, he tapped into that experience for his art.
The Barre sculptor was commissioned to create... |
3299410e6acaac62cb21f890f0d5e0c5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/29/firing-tweet-works-trump-but-would-hr-nightmare-anywhere-else/468853002/ | Firing by tweet works for Trump, but it would be an HR nightmare anywhere else | Firing by tweet works for Trump, but it would be an HR nightmare anywhere else
In President Trump's White House, getting the ax over social media is a very real possibility.
After all, what’s off limits when the secretary of State’s ouster is announced via the @realdonaldtrump feed?
Personnel moves at the White House a... |
3bffb463a3946604e4f6736e504fdb68 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/29/school-shooting-protest-detention/470524002/ | Student shot at school gets detention for taking part in school-shooting protest | Student shot at school gets detention for taking part in school-shooting protest
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A student shot in his school's cafeteria in two years ago received detention this month for walking out of class as part of a national day of protests against school shootings.
Against the wishes of Madison Junior/... |
c5788ec6098f108b9da149a581dd3476 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/29/shes-been-offered-2-3-m-scholarships-ph-d-programs-shes-17/470911002/ | She's been offered $2.3M in scholarships to Ph.D. programs. She's 17. | She's been offered $2.3M in scholarships to Ph.D. programs. She's 17.
Corinne Weeks dropped out of high school.
She's 17.
And in a few weeks, she's graduating college.
This Ohio native's next chapter is even more surprising.
She now has to choose between nine Ph.D. programs for chemical engineering at elite universitie... |
da04933fbfb840cf59ce3d646bfe3a3b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/29/stephon-clark-funeral-sacramento/468645002/ | 'Not a local matter': Al Sharpton, at funeral for Stephon Clark, blasts White House, says death 'woke up the nation' | 'Not a local matter': Al Sharpton, at funeral for Stephon Clark, blasts White House, says death 'woke up the nation'
SACRAMENTO — Activist Al Sharpton, addressing the emotionally wrenching funeral for an unarmed black man killed by police, derided the White House on Thursday for dismissing the killing as a "local matte... |
b91eb3d8ebb4a547e0e223dbd5c7642a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/29/unknown-object-arizona-sky/468616002/ | Was it a UFO? Something strange spotted in the Arizona sky | Was it a UFO? Something strange spotted in the Arizona sky
PHOENIX — Pilots over southern Arizona encountered something strange last month, according to an FAA recording obtained by The Arizona Republic.
"Was anybody, uh, above us, who passed above us 30 seconds ago?" a pilot asks air traffic control.
"Negative," the a... |
c559d2f098f16ba35ba28d266ed29f5e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/02/condom-snorting-challenge-every-parents-worst-nightmare/477431002/ | The 'condom snorting challenge' is every parent's worst nightmare | The 'condom snorting challenge' is every parent's worst nightmare
Viral videos posted on social media show teenagers snorting condoms as part of a so-called "condom snorting challenge."
In the videos, teens put an unwrapped condom up one of their nostrils and inhale until the condom comes out of their mouth. Like other... |
1780118aa2febf92bc1b3a60351b83c9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/04/confronting-great-grandfathers-lynching/484559002/ | Don’t go to Georgia, his mom said. But he had to know who lynched his great-grandfather | Don’t go to Georgia, his mom said. But he had to know who lynched his great-grandfather
Arizona Republic digital producer Shondiin Silversmith conducted research for this story with the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project as part of her master's degree program at Northeastern University. This story contains a ... |
8d44fc4528fbaf9f36a6020d683fd00d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/04/oklahoma-teachers-share-photos-broken-chairs-crumbling-outdated-textbooks/486267002/ | Oklahoma teachers share photos of broken chairs, crumbling outdated textbooks | Oklahoma teachers share photos of broken chairs, crumbling outdated textbooks
As Oklahoma teachers rally for more funding, some are sharing images of worn out, crumbling books and broken classroom equipment.
"These kids deserve so much better than this," art teacher Laurissa Kovacs said in a post on Facebook with a pho... |
a05da532def05059b8cccc807fa1ce12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/08/mormon-fundamentalist-yfz-ranch-raid/492767002/ | This son of prophet Warren Jeffs has 54 brothers and sisters. Yet the former FLDS church member felt alone. | This son of prophet Warren Jeffs has 54 brothers and sisters. Yet the former FLDS church member felt alone.
ELDORADO, Texas — Until he was about 10, life had been good to Roy Jeffs, son of the president and prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Despite not having TV or toys — among ... |
526cb6a9e7b7ff0f365dc99a61acd115 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/09/airplane-crash-tpc-scottsdale-champions-course-golf/501868002/ | 6 killed after small plane crashes on famed golf course in Scottsdale, Ariz. | 6 killed after small plane crashes on famed golf course in Scottsdale, Ariz.
PHOENIX — A small airplane crashed Monday night on the TPC Scottsdale Champions Course and police confirmed six people were killed.
Scottsdale police and fire crews responded around 9 p.m. to numerous reports of an aircraft down near Bell Road... |
94d01fbeeb35e3c31798000e82d922e7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/09/opioid-injections-americans-disease-risk/498253002/ | Rampant opioid injection: 'A ticking time bomb' that puts all Americans at risk for disease | Rampant opioid injection: 'A ticking time bomb' that puts all Americans at risk for disease
ATLANTA — First came the opioid epidemic. Then, a wave of drug-fueled infections.
Now, after years of quietly spreading across the nation, diseases such as hepatitis and HIV are prompting action by a critical mass of top doctors... |
46385680ba8aeaf6b02427031bf3b284 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/12/heres-how-seat-flipped-honda-odyssey-like-one-used-ohio-teen-fatal-accident/513275002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | Here's how seat flipped in Honda Odyssey like the one used by trapped teen in fatal accident | Here's how seat flipped in Honda Odyssey like the one used by trapped teen in fatal accident
CINCINNATI — A quick reach for tennis gear in a minivan led to the death of an Ohio high school student Tuesday, and an Enquirer examination of a similar van shed some light on how it could have happened.
Using a 2004 Honda Ody... |
f79aa711d16908105108f9cd9cca66dc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/12/what-you-need-know-e-coli-outbreak-has-now-spread-7-states/510075002/ | What you need to know about the E. coli outbreak, now in 7 states | What you need to know about the E. coli outbreak, now in 7 states
An e. coli outbreak with no known source has spread to seven states, infecting 17 people and prompting an investigation by state and federal health officials.
The state hit hardest by the outbreak is New Jersey, which has six cases that led to the invest... |
c371535c906406bae570a945d5009b2c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/13/michigan-man-charged-shooting-teen-who-knocked-door-ask-directions/516576002/ | Michigan man charged with shooting at teen who knocked on door to ask directions | Michigan man charged with shooting at teen who knocked on door to ask directions
DETROIT —— A Michigan man has been charged with shooting at a teenage boy who knocked on his door to ask for directions, authorities say.
Jeffrey Zeigler, 53, a retired Detroit firefighter, was arraigned Friday on charges of assault with i... |
7a653a42f7e0b48f75865874f199b039 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/13/syrian-americans-worry-families-after-trump-orders-airstrikes/516924002/ | Syrian-Americans worry for families after Trump orders airstrikes | Syrian-Americans worry for families after Trump orders airstrikes
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Syrian-Americans worried for their families abroad as President Trump announced Friday night that he had ordered airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in a coordinated attack with the U.K. and France.
Trump ... |
b3cd96aa3b1ddd391d7cfd46b4ba8111 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/23/measles-warning-iowa/544217002/ | Measles patient dined at two Iowa restaurants before discovering rash from the disease | Measles patient dined at two Iowa restaurants before discovering rash from the disease
DES MOINES — Patrons of two restaurants in the Des Moines area may have been exposed to measles in the past week and a half, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
A Missouri resident, whose measles infection has been con... |
f9811d93a2d2a59cc6dea887e43a7cda | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/23/waffle-house-shooting-what-we-know/541246002/ | Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking jailed on $2 million bond | Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking jailed on $2 million bond
NASHVILLE — The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Waffle House was arrested Monday, more than a day after four people died and others were injured at the 24-hour restaurant in the southeast Nashville neighborhood of Antioch, police said.
A tip from... |
7a560d21ebfe77b0b153dbb80a91963e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/23/yeti-cuts-ties-nra-foundation-lobbyist-says-sparking-cries-boycott-cooler-company/541986002/ | Yeti cuts ties with NRA Foundation, lobbyist says, sparking boycott cries for cooler company | Yeti cuts ties with NRA Foundation, lobbyist says, sparking boycott cries for cooler company
After airlines, rental car agencies and other companies cut ties with the National Rifle Association, popular cooler maker Yeti has joined the list. That's according to a letter from a prominent NRA lobbyist claiming the Texas-... |
9d845c4930f9fd270015aab9849a5170 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/24/border-patrol-agent-found-not-guilty-slaying-mexican-teen/545455002/ | Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz found not guilty in cross-border slaying of Mexican teen | Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz found not guilty in cross-border slaying of Mexican teen
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of an unarmed Mexican teenager, who Swartz shot through the border fence in a 2012 incident.
The Tucson federal court jury was una... |
5fb16ccae748b24109388a2c8fd803fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/24/man-tried-jump-off-detroit-overpass-then-13-truckers-saved-him/545658002/ | A man tried to jump off a Detroit overpass. Then 13 truckers saved him. | A man tried to jump off a Detroit overpass. Then 13 truckers saved him.
DETROIT -- While you were sleeping, a unique act of heroism took place overnight along I-696 in metro Detroit.
A line of 13 trucks with assistance from Michigan State Police, created a wall on the I-696 freeway near the Coolidge exit to prevent a m... |
72513e657750226b4a9cdce45cf1d8b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/25/kiley-lane-hantavirus-death-new-mexico/549442002/ | Doctors thought this mom had the flu. Instead, a disease she caught from mouse droppings killed her. | Doctors thought this mom had the flu. Instead, a disease she caught from mouse droppings killed her.
FARMINGTON, N.M. — A 27-year-old mom has died of a rodent-borne disease called hantavirus, about three months after she first showed symptoms, her mother said.
Doctors at first thought that Kiley Lane of Aztec, N.M., ha... |
75211e66946f2c3de02fdbed23a5c5f5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/25/officers-praised-after-weathering-profane-outburst/552385002/ | Chief ‘very proud’ after officers weather profane outburst from Port Authority official | Chief ‘very proud’ after officers weather profane outburst from Port Authority official
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — A New Jersey police chief said Wednesday he's been fielding congratulatory emails and calls ever since a dashcam video was released that showed a Port Authority commissioner pulling rank and repeatedly insultin... |
90aaaa442a2e6910e960076a8057e464 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/26/dark-chocolate-good-mood-memory/553460002/ | Dark chocolate can improve stress, mood, memory and immunity, studies claim | Dark chocolate can improve stress, mood, memory and immunity, studies claim
Dark chocolate with high concentrations of cacao can have positive effects on stress levels, inflammation, mood, memory and immunity, according to two new studies.
The research presented this week at the Experimental Biology 2018 annual meeting... |
8e94f7d0ab88565e5c11cc058d51d0d6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/27/detroit-police-crack-down-citywide-paintball-wars/560019002/ | Detroit police to crack down on citywide 'paintball wars' | Detroit police to crack down on citywide 'paintball wars'
DETROIT — Special patrols will be deployed across the city this weekend to crack down on the "paintball wars" that have erupted in some neighborhoods.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Friday that paintball guns not only damage property and pose a safety ris... |
e9160dea4647fc15805f6ea9ebd14eff | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/30/migrant-caravan-border-asylum-seekers/563851002/ | Migrant caravan: No room for asylum seekers at border crossing, U.S. says | Migrant caravan: No room for asylum seekers at border crossing, U.S. says
TIJUANA, MEXICO — A group of about 200 Central American migrants made a final triumphant walk Sunday, singing and cheering as they made their way toward an official border crossing to apply for asylum in the United States.
The day was supposed to... |
68dc6aafac168fa1b15504ca8b3af723 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/01/pro-second-amendment-students-plan-school-walkouts/571445002/ | 'Stand for the Second': Students across USA plan 16-minute walkout to back Second Amendment | 'Stand for the Second': Students across USA plan 16-minute walkout to back Second Amendment
Students at schools across the nation plan to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday to show their support for the Second Amendment.
The national event, called "Stand for the Second," was started by New Mexico high schooler Will... |
fa66d590220c49ffdf98552e9cb0964f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/04/chinese-ok-utah-teens-controversial-cheongsam-prom-dress/580062002/ | Chinese are OK with Utah teen's controversial cheongsam prom dress | Chinese are OK with Utah teen's controversial cheongsam prom dress
A Utah teen's decision to wear a traditional Chinese-inspired dress to her prom threw Americans into a tizzy over its cultural appropriation.
But it turns out people from mainland China are supportive of Keziah Daum's use of the traditional cheongsam, o... |
e80b148982dfb793cf29beefb7fec5fe | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/04/hes-eaten-30-000-big-macs-and-counting/582854002/ | Wisconsin man downs his 30,000th Big Mac burger | Wisconsin man downs his 30,000th Big Mac burger
FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Don Gorske gobbled down his 30,000th Big Mac on Friday at the same McDonald’s where he got his first taste of the beefed-up burger in 1972.
“At the time it was the only McDonald’s in town and I had just gotten my driver’s license,” Gorske said, just pr... |
25f958ef36f0d29eb8ea089676f58c1f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/05/guam-priests-brouillard-profile/400594002/ | Priest accused in 124 Guam sex abuse cases ages quietly, alone | Priest accused in 124 Guam sex abuse cases ages quietly, alone
PINE CITY, Minn. – Statues of the Virgin Mary and portraits of Jesus loom over Louis Brouillard in his small apartment. He lives alone, two blocks from Pine City Elementary School and across the street from St. Mary’s Catholic preschool — close enough to he... |
734b62dcb53fd00375eee0859dd43192 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/06/arizona-teacher-strike-educators-look-toward-november-ballot/584689002/ | In aftermath of #RedForEd walkout, Arizona teachers vow to continue political activism | In aftermath of #RedForEd walkout, Arizona teachers vow to continue political activism
Arizona’s historic teacher walkout was a political awakening for the #RedForEd movement’s rank-and-file educators.
Now, they've vowed to use their newfound power to fully restore the $1 billion in education funding cuts endured since... |
258e03b145ef4866730014d6940a726d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/07/aggressive-formosan-termite-invasion-springtime/587670002/ | Aggressive termites invading Houston area, establishing new colonies in South | Aggressive termites invading Houston area, establishing new colonies in South
HOUSTON — Swarms of winged bugs are invading Houston-area neighborhoods from Fifth Ward to the suburb of Baytown, Texas.
The insects are an aggressive species called Formosan termites, and pest specialists don't know how to eradicate all of t... |
5ffeba54a2dbec5071a9e0680c8dc084 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/08/cdc-apologizes-putting-ticks-muffin-warn-lyme-disease/592531002/ | CDC apologizes for hiding ticks on a poppyseed muffin to warn of Lyme disease threat | CDC apologizes for hiding ticks on a poppyseed muffin to warn of Lyme disease threat
It all started with a tweet from the Centers for Disease Control posing a question: "Ticks can be the size of a poppy seed. Can you spot all 5 ticks in this photo?"
The attached images from last week showed a poppyseed muffin, that par... |
2ed175415dd0ecc9dcc5c28c18b5258a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/11/woman-accused-stalking-sending-65-000-texts-man-she-met-online/601217002/ | Arizona woman accused of sending 65,000 text messages after first date with man she met online | Arizona woman accused of sending 65,000 text messages after first date with man she met online
PHOENIX --- An Arizona woman accused of sending 65,000 text messages to a man she met online said she thought that she'd met her "soulmate."
Paradise Valley police arrested Jacqueline Ades, 31, Tuesday on suspicion of stalkin... |
2fa6f85686c24e1eb4ab90bc316f18cc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/14/trump-thanks-waffle-house-hero-james-shaw-jr/610315002/ | President Trump thanks Waffle House shooting hero James Shaw Jr. for 'quick thinking' | President Trump thanks Waffle House shooting hero James Shaw Jr. for 'quick thinking'
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has called the man hailed as a hero for prying a gun out of the hands of the Waffle House shooter in Nashville.
White House spokesman Raj Shah said Trump called James Shaw Jr. on Monday morning "to ... |
26d2a5ac1467b654fe6a403da471b052 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/17/michigan-atv-taser-crash-cover-up/619312002/ | Troopers accused of trying to cover up death of teen who was Tased before ATV crash | Troopers accused of trying to cover up death of teen who was Tased before ATV crash
DETROIT — Two members of the Michigan State Police — including a field supervisor — attempted to cover up details of a fatal ATV crash in Detroit last summer, according to internal affairs reports obtained this week by the Detroit Free ... |
fce1474e02f91e78f4acd224fec0a14b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/18/mass-shootings-texas-history/624663002/ | The history of mass shootings in Texas | The history of mass shootings in Texas
A teenage gunman is accused of killing 10 people and injuring 10 more Friday at Santa Fe High School, about 30 miles southeast of Houston.
It happened a little more than six months after an attack at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church in November left 25 people dead, plus an ... |
0a4260ace7a5d2487f3608ccc1bda55d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/18/school-shootings-list-2018/623297002/ | Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas is at least the 20th of 2018 | Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas is at least the 20th of 2018
"This has been going on for too long in our country, too many years, too many decades now," President Trump said Friday when he learned that a gunman had opened fire at Santa Fe High School outside Houston.
Few Americans would disagree that shootings l... |
1469b1aa95206e9a54e8e199eca748bc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/19/mountain-lion-cougar-panther-attack-kills-man/626259002/ | Mountain lion kills one man, injures another east of Seattle | Mountain lion kills one man, injures another east of Seattle
SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — One man was killed and another injured Saturday when a mountain lion attacked them as they were riding mountain bikes in remote woods northeast of here, law enforcement said.
A 31-year-old man, whose name was not released, was airlifted to... |
9d39b5cd7ceeb68f82fd7ce1604e2589 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/23/inmates-opioid-opiate-withdrawal-drug-program/638951002/ | Incarcerated opioid addicts often have to tough out withdrawal. Some jails say they have a better way. | Incarcerated opioid addicts often have to tough out withdrawal. Some jails say they have a better way.
CINCINNATI — The main idea of a program, introduced here last week, to provide medication for inmates who experience opioid withdrawal is to keep them from dying.
Hamilton County jail in Cincinnati became first in Ohi... |
f736dc5bb196a40ad6f4a0ea231529f0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/1-billion-settlement-georgia-rape-survivor/640950002/ | Jury rules security company must pay $1 billion to Georgia woman raped by guard they hired | Jury rules security company must pay $1 billion to Georgia woman raped by guard they hired
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Clayton County jury ruled a security company will have to pay a survivor of rape $1 billion after a guard they hired sexually assaulted her when she was just 14 years old.
Hope Cheston, now 20 years old, w... |
7509be529c13b91b34b04838c901eb04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/cancer-obesity-health-diet-exercise/640017002/ | Report: Obesity linked to these 12 types of cancers, including breast and colorectal | Report: Obesity linked to these 12 types of cancers, including breast and colorectal
Staying physically active and eating a healthy diet filled with whole grains, fruits and vegetables not only help lower weight but could cut your risk for cancer, a new report finds.
The report from World Cancer Research Fund links 12 ... |
07f36ea52f3ea66a8a2bf7bfb1de71d2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/man-30-evicted-parents-house-hopes-gain-custody-his-son/640682002/ | Thirty-year-old man evicted by parents: 'I'm not a crazy person' | Thirty-year-old man evicted by parents: 'I'm not a crazy person'
After a judge ordered Michael Rotondo out of his parent's New York home Tuesday, the 30-year-old bumped into his father while reheating food in the family kitchen.
"I said, 'excuse me,'" Rotondo said Thursday, explaining he was hungry after all the media ... |
a8e111fda7fd029b435fe53a526044a7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/24/sandy-hook-families-sue-infowars-alex-jones-over-conspiracy-theory/641159002/ | Sandy Hook families suing Alex Jones aren't the only ones to threaten conspiracy theorist | Sandy Hook families suing Alex Jones aren't the only ones to threaten conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist behind the far-right site Infowars, now faces a lawsuit from six families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as well as an FBI agent who responded to the attack. The lawsuit, ... |
bd1e3a0c96a16b08e6bcbf5188e18b8e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/26/subtropical-storm-alberto-florida-state-emergency/647257002/ | Subtropical Storm Alberto: Florida, Mississippi and Alabama order states of emergency | Subtropical Storm Alberto: Florida, Mississippi and Alabama order states of emergency
Governors in Florida, Mississippi and Alabama have declared a state of emergency ahead of Subtropical Storm Alberto as it makes its way toward the Gulf of Mexico on a path that meteorologists say could strengthen the storm.
Alberto, c... |
974449e025be12f6cafc023ebe2eae00 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/28/university-memphis-no-tuition-family-fallen-service-members/649900002/ | University of Memphis will not charge tuition to children, spouses of fallen service members | University of Memphis will not charge tuition to children, spouses of fallen service members
Alyssa Hill was baking cookies for a Halloween party when the men in uniform came to her door.
"We knew exactly what it meant," she said. "They knock a certain way."
Her father had been killed in Iraq. She was 10 years old at t... |
3ce8e62d8837931b9ff37605b37a86ed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/01/catholic-high-school-sex-boys-lawsuits/664644002/ | Catholic boys' school settles 5 sex-abuse suits; former teacher admits he had sex with 50 boys | Catholic boys' school settles 5 sex-abuse suits; former teacher admits he had sex with 50 boys
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Catholic order that runs an all-boys junior and senior high school with more than 500 students has settled lawsuits from five men who alleged that five monks, including a former headmaster, had sexually... |
752bf7e99e91f03c3c14c9f38fac0aa0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/02/marijuana-seizure-treatment-georgia-illegal-parents-lose-custody/666807002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 'Nothing else was working': Georgia couple gave son marijuana to treat seizures. Then they lost custody | 'Nothing else was working': Georgia couple gave son marijuana to treat seizures. Then they lost custody
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia couple who say they allowed their teenage son to smoke marijuana to treat his seizures lost custody and are facing criminal charges.
Their 15-year-old son suffered several seizures a d... |
13fe909adf6fbef740e231127c563b0c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/04/new-jersey-beach-arrest-experts-split-police-conduct-use-force/668302002/ | Experts split on police conduct, use of force in NJ beach arrest incident | Experts split on police conduct, use of force in NJ beach arrest incident
WILDWOOD, N.J. — It began as a routine encounter with police on the beach during Memorial Day weekend.
But the interaction between Emily Weinman, 20, and officers from the Wildwood Police Department, which started with suspicion of underage drink... |
38a7d3a1b621d298f4eeaab179eaa66b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/07/unarmed-man-beaten-mesa-police-speaks-out/683746002/ | Unarmed man beaten by Arizona police: 'I want Mesa to be held accountable' | Unarmed man beaten by Arizona police: 'I want Mesa to be held accountable'
PHOENIX — Robert Johnson, a 35-year-old unarmed man whose case has received national attention after video shows officers beat him to the ground, said he wants the culture of police brutality to change in the Mesa Police Department.
"I want Mesa... |
cd61a42be7754c6a8ee2399c8142ea25 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/08/family-sues-federal-government-over-texas-church-shooting/686705002/ | Family that lost 9 in Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting sues federal government | Family that lost 9 in Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting sues federal government
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A family that lost nine members killed in the Nov. 5 massacre at a church Sutherland Springs is suing the federal government for "institutional failures and the negligent or wrongful acts" that allowed the gunman t... |
d7dced7d99e50e6d297a41d98e579c2b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/10/diocese-rochester-1-6-million-sex-abuse-victims/689006002/ | Diocese of Rochester has paid $1.6 million to 20 sex abuse victims | Diocese of Rochester has paid $1.6 million to 20 sex abuse victims
ROCHESTER — At least 20 children, and probably more, have been sexually abused by 24 priests in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester since 1950.
Over the years, the diocese has paid $1,616,000 in compensation to those victims. The number of victims i... |
45647d0d12474eccc5630c35aa06dc03 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/12/600-jellyfish-stings-florida/694679002/ | Florida lifeguards treat more than 800 for jellyfish stings. Here's what to do if you get stung. | Florida lifeguards treat more than 800 for jellyfish stings. Here's what to do if you get stung.
Warm weather drew huge crowds to central Florida’s beaches this weekend, but the tides also brought trouble: jellyfish. More than 600 people were treated for jellyfish stings this weekend, according to beach safety official... |
c36b567529ba8e7d7311ede46528f7ce | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/12/workplace-food-options-unhealthy/693955002/ | Free food at work is making you unhealthy, study finds | Free food at work is making you unhealthy, study finds
Maybe it's time to put down that office donut.
A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds a lot of food available in the workplace isn't healthy.
The study used data from a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey, focusing on purchases ... |
d9cc04e8e195bb0a16570c7b4f797998 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/13/prescription-drugs-may-cause-depression/697354002/ | One-third of adults in U.S. taking drugs that may cause depression, study finds | One-third of adults in U.S. taking drugs that may cause depression, study finds
More than one-third of adults in the U.S. take prescription drugs not knowing they could potentially cause depression or increase the risk of suicide, a new study finds.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago analyzed the use ... |
95addafeac7be5bbac68f372a3e667ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/14/major-mediterranean-diet-study-flawed-authors-retract-nejm-paper/700833002/ | Landmark Mediterranean diet study was flawed. Authors retract paper published in NEJM | Landmark Mediterranean diet study was flawed. Authors retract paper published in NEJM
We've been hearing about the benefits of a Mediterranean diet for years, and now authors of a major study long cited for suggesting its heart-healthy benefits said the research was flawed.
The original study, published in 2013 in the ... |
6c0c849d41935721bcb0eed1ffd831f6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/14/no-jail-time-pair-who-slit-dogs-throat-posted-video-snapchat/703876002/ | Two men who pleaded guilty to killing dog and posting video of it on Snapchat sentenced to probation | Two men who pleaded guilty to killing dog and posting video of it on Snapchat sentenced to probation
MONROE, La. — Two Arkansas men who posted a video on Snapchat of a dog as they slit its throat were sentenced Thursday to probation and a fine in Louisiana.
Boots Stanley and Steven Sadler, both of Hamburg, Ark., pleade... |
804d3f2f127db42daa766dafe8908b0e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/16/spectacular-implosion-brings-down-cooling-towers-florida-plant/708332002/ | Spectacular implosion brings down twin cooling towers at Florida power plant | Spectacular implosion brings down twin cooling towers at Florida power plant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It took just 12 seconds for 1,500 pounds of dynamite to bring down two huge cooling towers Saturday morning at a Florida power plant.
While it is an exciting moment for some to witness at the St. Johns River Power Park, se... |
a1f050403b9f5c6f88bee1a2c4ef49d7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/16/wisconsin-woman-charged-promoting-islamic-state-held-without-bail/707418002/ | Wisconsin woman charged with promoting Islamic State held without bail | Wisconsin woman charged with promoting Islamic State held without bail
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin woman charged with promoting the Islamic State terrorist group and giving specific instructions on how to carry out attacks was ordered held without bail Friday in federal court in Milwaukee.
Waheba Issa Dais, 45, a homemaker... |
ca321a77434f795fe78fe2baae5544f7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/18/viral-photo-toddler-crying-miscaptioned-not-ice-custody/710396002/ | 'The actual thing is way, way worse than we were depicting,' says photographer behind viral photo of caged kid | 'The actual thing is way, way worse than we were depicting,' says photographer behind viral photo of caged kid
A viral photo of a small child crying with his hands gripping the side of a cage has sparked outrage as the national debate on immigration toils on.
Posted on Twitter last week by filmmaker and journalist Jose... |
a7069410f64b170b995f556b9df9b08a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/20/serial-killer-kelly-cochran-bbq-michigan/718558002/ | Michigan woman may have served ex-lover's remains at barbecue | Michigan woman may have served ex-lover's remains at barbecue
DETROIT — If you've ever seen the end of the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes," then you have an idea of what may have happened to a Michigan man in 2014.
In a new television documentary, authorities allege that a serial killer and her husband chopped up and kill... |
4323ddfbc77d535ee8f779edb385f7ac | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/21/china-ban-plastic-waste-recycling/721879002/ | The US used to ship 4,000 recyclable containers a day to China. Where will the banned trash go now? | The US used to ship 4,000 recyclable containers a day to China. Where will the banned trash go now?
An estimated 111 million metric tons of plastic waste will be displaced by 2030 as a result of China’s recent ban on the import of most plastic waste, according to new research.
That decision means the U.S. and other ind... |
b65a7547c31e57145a540ef1a036c05a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/21/time-cover-places-photo-crying-immigrant-child-trumps-feet/721315002/ | Time magazine cover places iconic photo of crying immigrant child at Trump's feet | Time magazine cover places iconic photo of crying immigrant child at Trump's feet
As thousands of immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, Time magazine's July cover places the blame on President Donald Trump.
In a photo illustration revealed Thursday, the iconic image of a 2... |
ffefbce0a7bf2838becbe25bdf6e4a23 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/23/firefighters-deliver-pizza-car-crash-henrietta-fire-district/728757002/ | Firefighters deliver pizza for driver after car crash | Firefighters deliver pizza for driver after car crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Firefighters in New York made an unexpected delivery Saturday afternoon: a pizza.
Engine 642 from the Henrietta Fire District responded to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. One of the drivers was a pizza delivery man, Lt. Jared Guhl sai... |
b99ca949347971beecd6b21824c549fb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/26/professors-penis-size-research-project/736714002/ | Professor's 'penis size' research project seeks 3,600+ explicit photos | Professor's 'penis size' research project seeks 3,600+ explicit photos
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Alicia Walker is used to the snickers, the juvenile puns and raunchy jokes. But she is not fooling around with her latest research project.
The assistant professor of sociology at Missouri State University launched a study this mo... |
2ba6b09043435ef12279fcb7089b7c64 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/27/permit-patty-resigns-ceo-cannabis-company/737298002/ | 'Permit Patty' resigns as CEO of cannabis company following viral video backlash | 'Permit Patty' resigns as CEO of cannabis company following viral video backlash
"Permit Patty," a white woman who went viral for appearing to call the police on an 8-year-old black girl selling water without a permit, has resigned from her job at a California cannabis company.
Alison Ettel left her position as chief e... |
2655343131ce54c57fc9d677ce73f789 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/27/robbers-torture-7-year-old-boy-during-texas-home-invasion/737368002/ | Armed robbers torture 7-year-old boy during Texas home invasion | Armed robbers torture 7-year-old boy during Texas home invasion
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A child was taken to the hospital after being injured by suspects during a home invasion in Fort Bend County, Texas, on Monday morning, and now deputies want to catch the people responsible.
Around 3 a.m. Monday, Fort Bend County ... |
9b73d98d08daab68685b4d2946766145 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/06/28/cdc-report-only-23-americans-get-enough-exercise/741433002/ | Only 23% of U.S. adults are getting enough exercise, CDC report says | Only 23% of U.S. adults are getting enough exercise, CDC report says
We're already not eating enough fruits and vegetables. On Thursday, a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says we're not getting enough exercise either.
The report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics found only ... |
b80439a8c8366d0975209baaaf006dd7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/01/michigan-florida-tennessee-law-opioid-prescription/749216002/ | Opioid epidemic: New laws restricting prescriptions go into effect in three states | Opioid epidemic: New laws restricting prescriptions go into effect in three states
New state laws in Michigan, Florida and Tennessee will limit greatly the amount of opioids that doctors are allowed to prescribe patients.
Beginning July 1, Michigan doctors will be prohibited from prescribing more than a seven-day suppl... |
10f5b13c5cd72fec2839ccf62df915c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/02/georgia-hands-free-law-bans-holding-phone-while-driving/752752002/ | Drop that phone: It's now illegal to hold your mobile device while driving in Georgia | Drop that phone: It's now illegal to hold your mobile device while driving in Georgia
It's now illegal to hold your phone while driving in the state of Georgia, part of a sweeping hands-free law that went into effect Sunday. Reading from a phone or using it to record video is banned, too, according to the Governor's Of... |
1382af3c45de1f7d7be0fecbeb28ed36 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/03/florida-deputy-kills-alligator-who-chased-teen-up-tree/754021002/ | Florida deputy kills fearless alligator who chased teen up tree | Florida deputy kills fearless alligator who chased teen up tree
A Florida sheriff's deputy fatally shot an alligator who chased a 15-year-old girl up a tree.
The incident began when the girl spotted the alligator while rafting near Alexander Springs, reports ABC affiliate WKMG in Orlando. She reached shore and climbed ... |
4b6e0e8a4bad2d7462cda35b7b87e550 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/03/hand-feeding-shark-leads-damaged-finger-western-australian-woman/753910002/ | Australian woman hand-feeding shark gets pulled underwater in viral video | Australian woman hand-feeding shark gets pulled underwater in viral video
An important lesson to remember: don't hand-feed sharks.
That's what Melissa Brunning — the woman pulled off the back of a boat by a tawny nurse shark in Dugong Bay, Western Australia after the shark bit finger — has to say. "Life lesson - Don't ... |
d6033077c54a8d131408c22e8bbec8a3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/03/mom-confronts-epa-head-scott-pruitt-dc-restaurant/753865002/ | Mom confronts EPA head Scott Pruitt at DC restaurant: I want you to resign | Mom confronts EPA head Scott Pruitt at DC restaurant: I want you to resign
A mother confronted President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Monday, asking him to resign.
Kristin Mink wrote on Facebook that she walked up to Pruitt at a Teaism restaurant in Washington, D.C., Mond... |
c77d9e81107ed8d37cc9a18205239b34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/03/video-rescue-woman-trapped-injured-boston-subway/756068002/ | 'I can't afford that': Woman trapped by subway train begs bystanders not to call ambulance | 'I can't afford that': Woman trapped by subway train begs bystanders not to call ambulance
After a woman's leg became trapped by a subway train in Boston, the bone exposed through her thigh, she reportedly pleaded with bystanders: Don't call an ambulance.
"Do you know how much an ambulance costs?" she wept, according t... |
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