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4e9edad47d9d96bfeee81d76c6175697 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/03/wisconsin-dad-shares-photo-him-breastfeeding-when-mom-couldnt/756446002/ | 'I did it for the moms': Dad shares photo of him 'breastfeeding' baby when mom couldn't | 'I did it for the moms': Dad shares photo of him 'breastfeeding' baby when mom couldn't
There's a new candidate for dad of the year.
In a Facebook post that has since gone viral, new father Maxamillian Neubauer shared powerful images of his daughter breastfeeding for the first time — but not from his wife April's chest... |
74b0b51aadf6aa9416ecd31ca00c1428 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/04/police-called-black-oregon-lawmaker-she-visited-voters/758002002/ | Visiting voters led to a visit from police for Janelle Bynum, a black lawmaker from Oregon | Visiting voters led to a visit from police for Janelle Bynum, a black lawmaker from Oregon
Janelle Bynum, a state representative from Oregon who is black, said she was going door-to-door to talk with constituents when one of those constituents called the police on her, thinking her actions were "suspicious."
Bynum is r... |
166e272838f8f8dfbaed29555e6e6f04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/05/family-separation-immigration-asylum-honduras/758779002/ | Separated at the border, asylum seeker pleads for son's return | Separated at the border, asylum seeker pleads for son's return
Editor’s note: The names of the people in this story have been changed. They are immigrants seeking asylum in the United States who entered the country illegally and agreed to talk to the Detroit Free Press on the condition of anonymity. The interviews were... |
5ba3475cac0792c861ef6fc7f030a83a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/05/man-ate-kit-kat-bar-wrong-proposes/759132002/ | Twitter roasted this man for eating a Kit Kat bar wrong, so he used one to propose | Twitter roasted this man for eating a Kit Kat bar wrong, so he used one to propose
When reporter Haley Byrd tweeted a photo of her then-boyfriend's Evan Wilt's first time eating a Kit Kat bar, many on Twitter joked that she should dump him.
On Wednesday she revealed that Wilt proposed using a 3D-printed version of the ... |
03928e070696c2e0c4d8ae118135b984 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/06/texas-man-suspected-stomping-puppy-death-dumpster/764481002/ | Texas man suspected of stomping his 'small brown puppy' to death in a dumpster | Texas man suspected of stomping his 'small brown puppy' to death in a dumpster
Texas police have charged a man with animal cruelty, alleging he stomped a "small brown puppy" to death in a dumpster on Friday.
The dog is believed to belong to the suspect or his family, DeSoto, Texas police Sergeant David Williams said.
P... |
2e1f33d4dc01cd3219fdd8dbc26bb3b0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/09/ex-clinton-aide-tweets-contact-info-store-where-steve-bannon-called-trash/767118002/ | Former Clinton aide tweets phone number of bookstore where Steve Bannon was called ‘trash’ | Former Clinton aide tweets phone number of bookstore where Steve Bannon was called ‘trash’
Former Hillary Clinton aide Philippe Reines tweeted contact information for a bookstore that called police on a person yelling at former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who was shopping at the store.
Reines said Sunday... |
531c954266c4666566b51136827fed4d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/11/fossil-first-giant-dinosaur-discovered-argentina/774493002/ | Fossil of first giant dinosaur, dubbed Ingentia prima, found in Argentina | Fossil of first giant dinosaur, dubbed Ingentia prima, found in Argentina
Scientists in Argentina say they discovered a fossil linked to what they believe is the world's first giant dinosaur.
The new dinosaur species, dubbed Ingentia prima, is believed to have appeared on Earth 30 million years earlier than the first g... |
b84a90ff5d20ec0b56c759b99b946b02 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/11/israel-spaceil-plans-land-moon/774440002/ | Israel plans mission to the moon using smallest spacecraft to ever make the journey | Israel plans mission to the moon using smallest spacecraft to ever make the journey
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the space mission would take two days. It will take two months.
Israel's space division and an Israeli aerospace nonprofit announced Tuesday that a missio... |
c54270536a1f59b2f645481b156b44f3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/11/ratemyprofessors-drops-chili-pepper-rating/774032002/ | RateMyProfessors.com drops 'chili pepper' rating after social media backlash | RateMyProfessors.com drops 'chili pepper' rating after social media backlash
A website that allows students to review their college professors has dropped a long-standing "chili-pepper" rating from its site after facing criticism on social media that the rating was used to objectify professors, particularly women.
Rate... |
3dfd904f9678368f2fb498a47c58530f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/15/arizona-man-impersonates-officer/786758002/ | Arizona man impersonating officer arrested after attempting to pull over troopers | Arizona man impersonating officer arrested after attempting to pull over troopers
A 44-year-old Mesa man was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer after he attempted to pull over Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers on Wednesday, the agency said.
Matthew Allen Disbro is accused of equipping hi... |
7712473538342e5275f71fff915b6d7b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/17/seaweed-florida-beaches-worst-bloom-history/792943002/ | Seaweed invading Florida beaches likely to worsen, could become worst bloom in history | Seaweed invading Florida beaches likely to worsen, could become worst bloom in history
This summer's annual seaweed bloom is likely to worsen through fall and could become the worst in history, scientists said of the stuff piling up on Florida beaches and choking nearshore waters.
In June, the bloom was three times lar... |
e6d4ccf96a90585cc31e6632c29bc5f9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/17/why-kids-left-cars-brain-plays-tricks-you/789621002/ | What happens in your brain when kids are left in cars | What happens in your brain when kids are left in cars
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named David Diamond's university.
MILWAUKEE — Parents say they would never, ever forget their child in a car on a hot day.
But David Diamond, a professor of psychology and molecular pharmacol... |
30ce3aeadb2504f2aeca3ff77859ed52 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/19/suspected-russian-agent-maria-butina-us-officials/804370002/ | Prosecutors: Butina gained access to U.S. officials through Erickson's 'extensive network' | Prosecutors: Butina gained access to U.S. officials through Erickson's 'extensive network'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A woman who has been charged as a Russian agent predicted more than a year and a half before the 2016 election that political control of the U.S. government would change.
Maria Butina, 29, hatched a plan with ... |
c1bc00b665afd74a563cd97692c1cdd7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/20/salmonella-outbreak-26-states-linked-raw-turkey/805768002/ | Salmonella outbreak in 26 states linked to raw turkey | Salmonella outbreak in 26 states linked to raw turkey
Public health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak in 26 states linked to raw turkey.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90 people have been infected with the outbreak strain.
No deaths have been reported, but 40 people have be... |
18acf646add79921b2d1a76c875511a9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/24/mcdonalds-naked-man-womens-restroom/827732002/ | Police find naked man doing jumping jacks in McDonald's women's restroom | Police find naked man doing jumping jacks in McDonald's women's restroom
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police in Nashville arrested a man who they say locked himself inside a women's restroom at a McDonald's all day Monday.
According to an arrest affidavit, police responded to the fast-food chain in south Nashville for a report o... |
0e8f706f7322f9661a0308d585f97f58 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/25/milwaukee-police-officer-shot-taken-froedtert-hospital/838930002/ | Milwaukee police officer killed in shooting; suspect held | Milwaukee police officer killed in shooting; suspect held
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee police officer was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect wanted on drug and gun offenses, Police Chief Alfonso Morales said Wednesday.
The suspect has been arrested and was not wounded in the shooting, Morales said.
The... |
9e08878cf5be08b8e14017056b35f0b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/26/branson-duck-boat-cemetery-plot-donations/845077002/ | Woman wants to donate her family's cemetery plots to Colemans killed in duck boat tragedy | Woman wants to donate her family's cemetery plots to Colemans killed in duck boat tragedy
INDIANAPOLIS — An woman wants to donate six of her family’s burial plots at a historic Indianapolis cemetery to the Coleman family who died in last week's duck boat accident near Branson, Missouri.
Alice Osman said she wants to do... |
194bcb2dcf3a9a4a3fab4463b225810d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/26/cranston-fire-california-arrest/840726002/ | Arson suspect arrested in Southern California's Cranston Fire | Arson suspect arrested in Southern California's Cranston Fire
IDYLLWILD, Calif. – A suspect in a fast-moving fire east of Los Angeles was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of arson after fires forced the mandatory evacuation of Idlyllwild and other parts of the San Jacinto Mountains, home to about 12,000 people.
The fast... |
5d7b74092f60185553c1b1589ff14d47 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/27/teen-burglar-woke-couple-ask-wi-fi-california-police-say/853352002/ | Teen broke into home, woke the owners and asked to use their Wi-Fi, California police say | Teen broke into home, woke the owners and asked to use their Wi-Fi, California police say
California police believe a 17-year-old male committed a number of crimes as he sought a Wi-Fi connection, telling one victim that he had run out of cellular data.
Palo Alto police alleged in a Wednesday release that the teen brok... |
7a6755a431073f29e9b241d6c726c7c4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/01/mcdonalds-accidentally-served-chemical-laced-coffee-pregnant-mom/885629002/ | A pregnant woman ordered a latte, but McDonald's served her cleaning chemicals by mistake | A pregnant woman ordered a latte, but McDonald's served her cleaning chemicals by mistake
A McDonald's franchise owner has apologized after his Alberta, Canada, restaurant served a pregnant woman cleaning chemicals in her coffee, according to local media reports.
Sarah Douglas told Lethbridge News Now that she quickly ... |
00c07350fea1354cd25547dff943e1ca | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/03/goats-roam-neighborhood-boise-idaho/897591002/ | Dozens of goats roamed a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho | Dozens of goats roamed a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho
It appears a herd of goats were briefly on the lam in Idaho.
The freak appearance was first reported by KTVB reporter Joe Parris, who captured images and video of what look like dozens of goats casually exploring a Boise neighborhood.
"They are going house to house ... |
fa8b80cf53c5768b44c08c6b75e078e2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/06/parkland-school-shooting-suspect-confession-nikolas-cruz/919322002/ | Parkland school shooting suspect heard voices to 'Burn, kill, destroy', confession says | Parkland school shooting suspect heard voices to 'Burn, kill, destroy', confession says
NAPLES, Fla. — The teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Parkland, Florida high school in February said in a taped confession that he heard "voices" in his head and wanted someone to "just kill me," according to a transcript re... |
690ca1e20d3cc633e3947a763560c825 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/06/trump-wrong-california-wildfires-water-mendocino-complex-carr-cranston-fires/920707002/ | What Trump is getting wrong about California's wildfires and water | What Trump is getting wrong about California's wildfires and water
For the second time in two days, President Donald Trump tweeted about California's ongoing wildfires — and most of what he said was incorrect.
Late Monday, fire officials said the twin Northern California blazes became the largest wildfire in state hist... |
8c25acc350d03619a1a58bde1cf0d805 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/06/trumps-border-wall-could-cost-more-than-expected-report-says/921003002/ | Donald Trump's border wall could cost much more than estimated, new report says | Donald Trump's border wall could cost much more than estimated, new report says
The cost of President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall could be much higher than previously thought because the administration has not fully accounted for factors that can add to the price, a new report from a congressional w... |
0e18c8991aa2ffd8263eecf877767ab6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/07/suitcase-containing-bones-recovered-ocean-city-beach/928478002/ | Couple finds suitcase containing bones in water on Maryland beach | Couple finds suitcase containing bones in water on Maryland beach
Officials say a couple found a suitcase in the water on an Ocean City beach Tuesday that contained bones and personal effects that appeared to have been burned.
Investigators sectioned off an area on the beach at Homer Gudelsky Park, which is located at ... |
c7900a28b19c7bf986dda577a7fe3a12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/08/ag-jeff-sessions-accused-interference-immigration-judges/935016002/ | Immigration judges accuse Attorney General Jeff Sessions of interfering with deportation cases | Immigration judges accuse Attorney General Jeff Sessions of interfering with deportation cases
The union representing U.S. immigration judges filed a formal grievance against the Justice Department on Wednesday, accusing Attorney General Jeff Sessions of trying to dictate the outcome of deportation cases before a Phila... |
272a32de96494b53d1dbb14833cd91ee | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/08/alligator-texas-graduate-photos-university/933859002/ | Texas graduate poses with 14-foot alligator in wild photo shoot | Texas graduate poses with 14-foot alligator in wild photo shoot
A Texas A&M University student took an extreme angle for her graduation photos when she had a photo shoot with a 1,000 pound 14-foot alligator that goes by the name of "Big Tex."
Makenzie Noland is graduating with a degree in wildlife ecology and spent the... |
b528598c095d7af18e0a2a59b5992614 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/08/bait-truck-video-shows-chicago-neighbors-confronting-police/936516002/ | 'Bait truck' of Nike shoes left in black Chicago community during railroad sting | 'Bait truck' of Nike shoes left in black Chicago community during railroad sting
Community members confronted a circle of police in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood over a "bait truck" filled with Nike shoes and allegedly left open by police aiming to lure potential thieves and make arrests.
"Y'all dirty, man," a man t... |
2350aab087a3d8aa86339a0879674f56 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/08/black-lives-matter-activists-crash-wedding-cop-allegedly-shot-stephon-clark/934483002/ | Black Lives Matter activists crash wedding of officer allegedly involved in Stephon Clark shooting | Black Lives Matter activists crash wedding of officer allegedly involved in Stephon Clark shooting
Black Lives Matter activists in Sacramento say they crashed the wedding of an officer allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed 22-year-old black man.
A group of activists found a website with ... |
c1213bb20c3a239b9bdfd1d1e3498c52 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/08/camden-police-officers-shot/931842002/ | Police: 2 New Jersey detectives shot in 'unprovoked' ambush while sitting in unmarked vehicle | Police: 2 New Jersey detectives shot in 'unprovoked' ambush while sitting in unmarked vehicle
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County police detectives escaped with their lives Tuesday evening when a gunman opened fire on them at close range, authorities said.
"They were essentially ambushed," Camden County Police Chief Scott... |
4f92c23dbf7717b66f90b72342cab4ea | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/09/willow-creek-pastor-board-resign-bill-hybels-sex-scandal/944310002/ | Willow Creek church pastor, board resign amid sexual misconduct investigation of founder | Willow Creek church pastor, board resign amid sexual misconduct investigation of founder
Board members and a new pastor at a Chicago-area megachurch are resigning, saying they mishandled sexual misconduct allegations aimed at the church’s founder.
Bill Hybels, 66, resigned from his position as pastor at Willow Creek Co... |
9547a02b7ddb0804b153e5a4cdf7d0a0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/11/woman-arrested-after-posting-facebook-video-claiming-near-abduction/969280002/ | Ohio mom arrested after claiming near abduction in Facebook video | Ohio mom arrested after claiming near abduction in Facebook video
MARION, Ohio — An Ohio woman was arrested after officials say she posted a video on Facebook falsely claiming that one of her children was almost abducted at an area Walmart.
Chelsie "Harris" Hendel, 27, of Marion was taken into custody at her home Frida... |
99ab5ed4eae3deba958ed4d68817f450 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/12/charlottesville-tensions-build-between-police-and-protesters/972207002/ | 'We have got to fix this': Heather Heyer's mother speaks at Charlottesville anniversary | 'We have got to fix this': Heather Heyer's mother speaks at Charlottesville anniversary
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With a police escort, Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, broke the perimeter of the downtown walking mall where mourners gathered to visit the place where her daughter lost her life last year.
She wasn't sure ... |
c21bb6a7e8dd1d14bda6bc90dbd6e70c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/breakfast-foods-cereal-weed-killer/999167002/ | Oatmeal, breakfast foods contain unsafe amounts of cancer-linked weed killer, report says | Oatmeal, breakfast foods contain unsafe amounts of cancer-linked weed killer, report says
A number of popular breakfast foods, including cereals, granola bars and instant oats, were tested and found to contain potentially dangerous amounts of cancer-linked glyphosate, the main ingredient in weed killer.
The Environment... |
f0b306654d162bb9fd91b388c506cc1d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/child-drownings-linked-phone-distraction-among-parents-pools/998836002/?fbclid=IwAR3YI4_WCPGj5PqHXG_Q6DgbaNKjacamxyk1H6Mu87X8RlYKzkL_DYHke7s | Child drownings linked to phone-distracted parents who fail to look up | Child drownings linked to phone-distracted parents who fail to look up
The world's largest lifeguard organization claims there's a direct link between child drownings and the smartphones parents hold in their hands.
The German Lifeguard Association, which fields 40,000 volunteer lifeguards across Germany's lakefronts a... |
5ee9ea782c3d22132879d9185fc47836 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/elephants-zombie-gene-protects-them-cancer-study-finds/995927002/ | Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to 'zombie gene,' study finds | Elephants rarely get cancer thanks to 'zombie gene,' study finds
Less than 5 percent of elephants die from cancer, and researchers may have finally figured out why.
According to a study from The University of Chicago, elephants produce "zombie genes" that can help protect the animal from cancer.
Here's how it works: Hu... |
537a18280623789022d91c5475579628 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/15/worker-cites-donald-trump-racist-mexicans-unemployment-benefits/1004594002/ | Iowa worker fired for disparaging Mexicans cites Trump election, says she should get unemployment | Iowa worker fired for disparaging Mexicans cites Trump election, says she should get unemployment
Minority bashing has been "common" in Fairflield plant since Trump took office, judge says
DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa woman fired for disparaging Mexicans at work cannot collect unemployment despite her testimony that othe... |
8aca16bd90228da8e43b1af1198d79ed | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/16/cape-cod-shark-attack-man-bitten-torso-leg-truro-beach/1006342002/ | Shark bite: man suffers 'deep puncture wounds' in attack at Cape Cod beach | Shark bite: man suffers 'deep puncture wounds' in attack at Cape Cod beach
A man swimming in Cape Cod was bitten by a shark Wednesday, officials say, suffering "deep puncture wounds."
The 61-year-old man was standing in the water 30 yards from the shore around 4:15 p.m. when the shark bit him, according to Cape Cod par... |
5b887c4670d2018953f7f173ccc64f56 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/20/judge-orders-nick-lyon-stand-trial-flint-deaths/1049127002/ | Michigan health director Nick Lyon to face trial on Flint charges | Michigan health director Nick Lyon to face trial on Flint charges
A judge on Monday ordered Michigan's state health director to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in the deaths of two men linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area, the highest ranking official to stand trial as a resu... |
06462657757112f9ebe5523afc848ad2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/22/louisiana-school-criticized-black-girl-hair-extensions/1066669002/ | 'It's not embracing diversity:' School criticized for sending black girl home over hair extensions | 'It's not embracing diversity:' School criticized for sending black girl home over hair extensions
NEW ORLEANS - A Louisiana Catholic school is facing backlash after a video showing a young black girl being turned away because of her hairstyle went viral.
Sixth-grader Faith Fennidy can be seen wiping her eyes and leavi... |
0375a4ba2741c8dbdceb64882afb940e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/22/nasa-internship-reportedly-lost-after-twitter-spat-homer-hickam/1066538002/ | Would-be NASA intern loses gig after vulgar tweet to NASA alum Homer Hickam, reports say | Would-be NASA intern loses gig after vulgar tweet to NASA alum Homer Hickam, reports say
A woman may have lost a highly coveted NASA internship following a profanity-laced back-and-forth with a user on Twitter. That user? Famed former NASA engineer and current space council adviser Homer Hickam.
The exchange, reportedl... |
cb921329ecffa084da0a6f74d72a55a2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/23/8-bodies-found-cancun-mexico-prompting-travel-warning/1071436002/ | State Department orders travel advisory for Mexico after 8 bodies found in Cancun | State Department orders travel advisory for Mexico after 8 bodies found in Cancun
Editor's note: This story was published in 2018.
Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version incorrectly identified the area of Mexico the travel advisory was issued.
The State Department issued a travel advisory Wednesday warning Am... |
60e22726953ecf584389b1430f4d3202 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/23/catholic-priest-assault-kids-indiana-pope/1071366002/ | Catholic priest beaten by man saying ‘this is for all the little kids’ | Catholic priest beaten by man saying ‘this is for all the little kids’
A Catholic priest who had finished morning prayers inside an Indiana church earlier this week said he was attacked by a man who told him "this is for all the little kids."
Then, he said, he blacked out.
The priest, Rev. Basil John Hutsko, was knocke... |
852039a9a9d6d4091c87e2387a8ba125 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/23/laziness-study-evolution-survival-strategy-tactic-kansas/1074840002/ | 'Survival of the sluggish': Laziness an effective survival skill, new study suggests | 'Survival of the sluggish': Laziness an effective survival skill, new study suggests
If humans want to survive as a species, we may do well to do less. A new study found laziness may act as an effective survival tactic, even predicting a species' likelihood of extinction.
Researchers analyzed the amount of energy used ... |
81446cb01a6c13df7e5b64c200dbd649 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/23/photo-chris-watts-shannan-daughter-murders/1071485002/ | 'Eerie' photo of Chris Watts with pregnant wife, daughter captured in Myrtle Beach days before murders | 'Eerie' photo of Chris Watts with pregnant wife, daughter captured in Myrtle Beach days before murders
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina mother, who took family vacation pictures at Myrtle Beach earlier this month, captured images of Shanann Watts and one of her two daughters days before they were murdered.
Shannan’s ... |
8e8f2c9b070ee7a1eab987b6171c2d90 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/24/amazon-tribe-brazil-jungle-drone-video/1082527002/ | Isolated Amazon tribe discovered by drone footage in Brazilian jungle | Isolated Amazon tribe discovered by drone footage in Brazilian jungle
An isolated Amazon tribe was discovered by a drone flying over the Brazilian jungle, according to the country's National Indian Foundation.
It's likely the tribespeople in the Javary River valley, near the Peru border, have never seen the outside wor... |
585f779db7493bac840ad8456d70c0b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/24/illinois-mom-investigated-letting-8-year-old-walk-family-dog-alone/1089272002/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark | Mom was investigated for letting her 8-year-old daughter walk the family dog alone | Mom was investigated for letting her 8-year-old daughter walk the family dog alone
A mother faced a visit from police and an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigation after she allowed her 8-year-old daughter to walk the family's dog around the block alone on Aug. 2.
Corey Widen was cleared in t... |
9ae9c52035d8ef0a51db3dd402258f77 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/27/boy-punished-calling-teacher-maam-north-carolina-report-says/1108472002/ | North Carolina boy punished for calling teacher 'ma'am' at school, report says | North Carolina boy punished for calling teacher 'ma'am' at school, report says
A 10-year-old boy in North Carolina was punished last week for referring to his female teacher as "ma'am." The incident left his parents both concerned and confused, they told WTVD-TV.
Teretha Wilson noticed her son, Tamarion, seemed upset a... |
c07ad1ba70aa77a68d27d422b22f8667 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/29/detroit-school-drinking-water-shut-off/1137785002/ | Detroit shutting off drinking water in all schools because of lead, copper contamination | Detroit shutting off drinking water in all schools because of lead, copper contamination
DETROIT – Detroit's city school district is shutting off drinking water to all of its schools after test results found elevated levels of lead or copper in 16 of 24 schools recently tested.
In a statement Wednesday, Superintendent ... |
baf6d4f6ac0d7ccb055187969b85f9ac | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/31/certain-diabetes-drugs-linked-flesh-eating-genital-infection/1162730002/ | Certain diabetes drugs must warn of deadly flesh-eating genital infection, FDA says | Certain diabetes drugs must warn of deadly flesh-eating genital infection, FDA says
Certain medications used to treat diabetes have been linked to cases of a rare, potentially deadly flesh-eating genital infection, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week.
The medications affected: sodium-glucose cotranspor... |
f6384e5d02a84eb9b2a518fc9bbc3ed3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/31/john-mccain-arizona-letters-navy-pilot/1155867002/ | John McCain's letter to a future Navy pilot arrived two days after his death. Here's what he told him | John McCain's letter to a future Navy pilot arrived two days after his death. Here's what he told him
The letter arrived two days after Arizona Sen. John McCain died.
Navy Ensign Sam Bongiorno opened it in shock.
"It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on your graduation from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy," ... |
7109d004a5a3ea89a63b5943589568b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/31/judge-orders-couple-give-homeless-man-money-gofundme-campaign/1155879002/ | Judge orders couple to give money from GoFundMe campaign to homeless man | Judge orders couple to give money from GoFundMe campaign to homeless man
A judge in New Jersey ordered a couple to hand over money raised from a GoFundMe campaign to a homeless man whose kind gesture went viral last year.
The lawsuit filed by Johnny Bobbitt Jr. claims the couple – Kate McClure and boyfriend Mark D'Amic... |
552ce421c3dff59f559c33d3a1673a6f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/05/adults-worldwide-not-exercising-study-who/1199978002/ | 1.4 billion people aren’t exercising, WHO reveals. Here’s why that’s a big problem | 1.4 billion people aren’t exercising, WHO reveals. Here’s why that’s a big problem
A study from the World Health Organization said one in four people worldwide are physically inactive, putting them at greater risk for diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.
The data published Tuesday in the journal Lancet Global He... |
8fafe0ff1072dd194b18a60973fc3e7f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/05/dollar-fine-man-who-assaulted-unite-right-leader-jason-kessler/1207982002/ | Man gets $1 fine for punching Unite the Right organizer in the head, reports say | Man gets $1 fine for punching Unite the Right organizer in the head, reports say
A man found guilty of assaulting the organizer of the deadly Aug. 2017 alt-right Unite the Right rally was fined $1 for the crime, according to local media reports.
Jeffrey Winder was accused of punching organizer Jason Kessler in the back... |
7cc41331fe992803d13a0ef1b85517b1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/07/baltimore-teen-charged-elderly-womans-rape-murder/1225952002/ | 14-year-old charged as an adult for the rape and murder of an 83-year-old woman | 14-year-old charged as an adult for the rape and murder of an 83-year-old woman
A 14-year-old boy has been charge with murder and rape in connection with the death of an 83-year-old woman, Baltimore police announced Friday.
Maryland law requires the boy, Tyrone Harvin, be charged as an adult, police spokesman T.J. Smit... |
e6f1f595364a91367f86af5267ec561a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/10/georgia-twins-ann-and-gussie-crumby-turn-102-years-old/1254242002/ | 'I still feel young': Georgia twins celebrate 102nd birthdays | 'I still feel young': Georgia twins celebrate 102nd birthdays
Turning 102 is pretty special, but doing that with your twin by your side is remarkable.
Ann and Gussie Crumby turned 102 back in May and on Saturday they got to celebrate their long life with family.
Age is but a number to these twins.
"I don't even know I'... |
9cdb16f4585a7420f9b7328b4f1ec37a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/11/angela-kennecke-reporter-shares-daughters-fatal-fentanyl-overdose/1264516002/?fbclid=IwAR0hjN7bjUWA1oIh-FxeKWaN5lwSygl4tpD1Z-S2uEJYorO6eqltFC5cUhQ | She reported on the opioid epidemic for years. Then, her daughter died of an overdose | She reported on the opioid epidemic for years. Then, her daughter died of an overdose
On May 16, Angela Kennecke was working on a story about the opioid epidemic for TV station KELO-TV in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The story was about good Samaritan laws and drug overdoses. She spoke to three mothers whose children had died of ... |
6bdab9a5589d4fc4a5f47101b967039b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/11/fighting-python-snakes-fall-ceiling-home-facebook-live/1265307002/ | Fighting pythons drop from ceiling into family's home, snake catcher captures attack in live video | Fighting pythons drop from ceiling into family's home, snake catcher captures attack in live video
An Australian snake catcher captured video of two coastal carpet pythons attacking each other inside a family's spare bedroom.
It all went down, literally, after the male snakes fell from a ceiling duct inside a home in a... |
59392140d6aa57a7a3f89c3980df5f08 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/13/lawyer-claims-police-seized-pot-smear-botham-jean/1297225002/ | Lawyer: Police seized pot to smear Botham Jean after he was shot in his own apartment | Lawyer: Police seized pot to smear Botham Jean after he was shot in his own apartment
A Dallas police affidavit released Thursday says officials found marijuana in a man's apartment where he was allegedly shot by an off-duty police officer, but a lawyer for the victim's family says the search shows that police are atte... |
d03512028802437155d0dde5f5f936ab | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/14/man-allegedly-faked-down-syndrome-hired-women-change-his-diaper/1306857002/ | Man faked Down syndrome, sexually abused women he hired to change his diaper, police say | Man faked Down syndrome, sexually abused women he hired to change his diaper, police say
An Arizona man has been charged with multiple counts of sex abuse and fraudulent schemes after he allegedly faked having Down syndrome and hired female caregivers to bathe him and change his diapers.
Three women have accused Paul M... |
b340d6ba0736b08833ab704f1021ac34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/17/parents-survivors-priest-sexual-abuse-pennsylvania-class-action-lawsuit/1340942002/ | Parents, survivors of priest sexual abuse sue 8 Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania | Parents, survivors of priest sexual abuse sue 8 Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania
Lawsuit represents both victims and children now at risk attending Catholic schools
A Pennsylvania man and a Catholic school kindergartner are the representative plaintiffs in a class action suit seeking the full disclosure of all Catholi... |
490fc4abc8d9dfccdd2f523a685816bd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/18/hurricane-florence-island-floating-fire-ants-seen-online-video/1343774002/ | Watch: Island of fire ants floats through flood waters after Florence | Watch: Island of fire ants floats through flood waters after Florence
Add one more potential threat for flooding victims in the wake of Hurricane Florence: floating islands of fire ants.
NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz captured a video posted to Twitter of a group of fire ants forming together to navigate flood wa... |
62a362598f25ab9d647ea1f19fae03db | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/18/students-vaping-marijuana-cannabis-jama-study/1343495002/ | More teens are vaping marijuana than we thought, researchers say | More teens are vaping marijuana than we thought, researchers say
A school-based survey reports nearly 1 in every 11 middle and high school students have smoked marijuana using electronic cigarettes.
For a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday, researchers analyzed 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey res... |
83cfebea948489c300b388556298aec4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/19/mosquitoes-eating-plastic-pollution-food-chain-biology-letters/1355049002/ | Mosquitoes are eating plastic. Why that's a big problem. | Mosquitoes are eating plastic. Why that's a big problem.
Young mosquitoes who eat even small pieces of plastic could be contaminating other insects and mammals, according to new research.
Authors of a paper – published in The Royal Society journal Biology Letters on Wednesday – found that when a mosquito larva eats mic... |
1e47448196f96936ce404ce663716631 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/19/parkland-dads-sculpture-shows-child-under-desk-prepared-shooting/1356825002/ | Child hides under desk to prepare for shooting in sculpture from Parkland victim's dad | Child hides under desk to prepare for shooting in sculpture from Parkland victim's dad
The small girl cowers beneath an open school desk, clutching a leg as she gazes into the distance with a look of fear in her eyes. The scene appears in sculptures produced with the help of Manuel Oliver, an artist who lost his 17-yea... |
05efc4f6ed1ca338baa7fb38e7db8ea9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/21/christine-blasey-ford-kavanaugh-death-threats-reporting-sexual-assault/1355798002/ | Sexual assault survivors risk lives, reputations to stand up to powerful men | Sexual assault survivors risk lives, reputations to stand up to powerful men
Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, has been threatened, harassed and forced out of her home and away from her children since coming forward, her lawyers said.
Rape and se... |
14ae17ae2bea62ea68888f5846fd0b17 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/21/judge-releases-prisoners-deputy-misconduct-probe-expands/1381596002/ | 8 prisoners released, 263 cases under review after Florida deputy accused of planting drugs | 8 prisoners released, 263 cases under review after Florida deputy accused of planting drugs
A judge vacated sentences of at least eight people in state prisons and correctional facilities who were arrested by a former Jackson County deputy accused of ginning up traffic stops and planting meth on unsuspecting drivers.
C... |
847e781fcf5e400d669632ddc6c901a5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/24/drugs-disguised-candy-found/1410677002/ | Drugs that look like candy have police worried that similar pills are out there close to Halloween | Drugs that look like candy have police worried that similar pills are out there close to Halloween
HAPEVILLE, Ga. — Drugs disguised as candy that a suburban Atlanta police department confiscated late last week after a hit-and-run accident should be a warning for all those who interact with kids — especially with about ... |
c8a2b4b072cdd3a1d79d55a2468ab004 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/24/nasa-space-laser-satellite-earth-melting-ice-climate-change/1408027002/ | NASA space laser will measure Earth's melting ice by satellite | NASA space laser will measure Earth's melting ice by satellite
A NASA satellite orbiting Earth every 91 days will measure melting ice, possibly providing clues to climate change, officials say.
The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will direct six lasers at sheets of ice and glaciers in the Arctic... |
15f3ae101dbe8e0d6c9b13052c19253c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/28/illinois-police-remove-halloween-decoration-lynched-black-man/1455444002/ | Police remove 'offensive' Halloween decoration resembling a lynched black man | Police remove 'offensive' Halloween decoration resembling a lynched black man
Police in Lansing, Illinois removed a Halloween decoration that appeared to depict a black man being lynched after photos of the display sparked social media backlash.
Toya Griffin said her daughter first spotted the figure — a black mannequi... |
769130ee5c9023e4659c425ba1b9e3f0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/28/pledge-allegiance-law-texas-attorney-general-student-expelled/1440878002/ | Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school | Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school
Months after a student was expelled for refusing to stand for her school's Pledge of Allegiance, the Texas Attorney General is intervening on the school's behalf.
The mother of Windfern High School senior India Landr... |
d503c518c4c983505fd5bbf1c0de32b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/02/teachers-hair-set-fire-student-expelled-tennessee-high-school/1506556002/ | Teacher's hair torched, student charged with aggravated assault at Tennessee high school | Teacher's hair torched, student charged with aggravated assault at Tennessee high school
JACKSON, Tenn. — A Haywood High School student in Tennessee has been expelled after a teacher's hair was lit on fire last week.
A teacher at Haywood High School was monitoring the back of a classroom after a stink bomb was set off ... |
c2ce4563b5681c2fd05e82a23a3499cb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/03/americans-eat-fast-food-daily-cdc-survey/1507702002/ | More than 1 in 3 adults eat fast food on a given day, CDC survey finds | More than 1 in 3 adults eat fast food on a given day, CDC survey finds
Americans can't get enough fast food, suggests a survey published Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The survey compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics shows between 2013 and 2016, more than 36 percent of adul... |
9b6c568c72f81ce8b95dad4c9eac85a8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/03/fitbit-data-used-murder-case-against-san-jose-man-90/1510555002/ | Police use Fitbit data to arrest man, 90, in killing of his stepdaughter | Police use Fitbit data to arrest man, 90, in killing of his stepdaughter
San Jose police used data from a Fitbit device in the case against a 90-year-old man who is accused of murdering his stepdaughter and staging her death to look like a suicide.
Officers found Karen Navarra, 67, dead at her home on September 13, aft... |
f0904982b8d0c44bd92056ce4194be80 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/03/sex-robot-brothel-blocked-houston-texas/1518298002/ | Proposed 'sex robot brothel' blocked by Houston government: 'We are not Sin City' | Proposed 'sex robot brothel' blocked by Houston government: 'We are not Sin City'
The city council of Houston, Texas unanimously passed an updated ordinance Wednesday that effectively blocks a proposed "sex robot brothel" from opening.
A Canadian company that already operates an "adult love dolls rent before you buy se... |
e2a94a0f4fac45d02022dd63c599d2f4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/04/great-smoky-mountains-deaths-hiking-national-park/1530536002/ | Ohio woman who went missing while hiking in the Smokies is 11th death in park this year | Ohio woman who went missing while hiking in the Smokies is 11th death in park this year
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Missing hiker Mitzie Sue “Susan” Clements was found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park after a week of massive searching in terrain so rugged and thick with vegetation a helicopter was needed to extract her.
Wh... |
c2a217b3f00a82004ac19b6fcc2731f1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/05/meteorite-100-k-doorstop/1532902002/ | Meteorite worth $100,000 was used as doorstop for years | Meteorite worth $100,000 was used as doorstop for years
DETROIT – A meteorite worth about $100,000 had been used as a doorstop at a Michigan farm for years, according to Central Michigan University.
Geology professor Mona Sirbescu of Central Michigan University first identified the 22.5-pound chunk of iron as more than... |
4e9125a52e335e2443bf4bad4ba00b59 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/07/swastikas-spray-painted-jewish-community-center-virginia/1558366002/ | Jewish community center in Virginia vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti twice in 18 months | Jewish community center in Virginia vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti twice in 18 months
FAIRFAX, Va. — For the second time in 18 months, a Jewish community center in Virginia was targeted by anti-Semitic vandalism.
Swastikas were found spray-painted on the outside of the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virgini... |
3630be3015d663d13d1d77707c16ef6d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/08/tamir-rice-shooting-ex-cleveland-police-officer-gets-new-job/1563653002/ | Former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice gets new police job | Former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice gets new police job
BELLAIRE, Ohio (AP) — The former Cleveland police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice has been hired by a police department in a small Ohio village.
The Times Leader reports Bellaire’s police chief confirmed Friday he hired... |
beef293dd96fd872fb3eca289296eee1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/08/yellowstone-geyser-erupts-leaving-junk-decades-old/1570013002/ | Yellowstone geyser barfs up 'strange' garbage dating back to the 1930s | Yellowstone geyser barfs up 'strange' garbage dating back to the 1930s
A typically quiet geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupted last month, spewing water up to 30 feet in the air. Afterward, park employees found a slew of garbage surrounding its vent, including a Hamm's beer can, a vintage pacifier, a shoe heel an... |
415cdb0823aedc9f2d38fe7dfb2cde30 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/12/vape-liquid-viagra-cialis-fda-warning-e-cigarette-company/1619474002/ | Viagra and vape? FDA warns e-cigarette company selling erectile dysfunction drug in e-liquid | Viagra and vape? FDA warns e-cigarette company selling erectile dysfunction drug in e-liquid
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning this week to an e-cigarette company that it says sold vaping e-liquid products containing the active ingredients in erectile dysfunction drugs Cialis and Viagra.
The FDA gave Ch... |
9b4b0ae8c078266ddf72bd9c32c3df1d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/17/texas-students-required-watch-police-stop-video-before-graduation/1668465002/ | Students must watch video on how to talk to police, or else they can't graduate from Texas schools | Students must watch video on how to talk to police, or else they can't graduate from Texas schools
Students in Texas must watch an instructional video about how to act when stopped by police officers before graduating because of a new Texas law.
The 16-minute video, a byproduct of the Community Safety Education Act, op... |
5187c358f4fa9339b4769cc795980edd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/18/parents-guide-polio-like-paralyzing-disease-acute-flaccid-myelitis/1680621002/ | What parents should know about the polio-like paralyzing disease the CDC is warning about | What parents should know about the polio-like paralyzing disease the CDC is warning about
More cases of a polio-like disease are affecting children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC has been investigating at least 386 possible cases of acute flaccid myelitis dating to 2014 and recent... |
acaa88692ba1d951d7a7751b9e875717 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/19/hurricane-michael-family-rides-out-storm-bulldozer/1705915002/ | 'Just praying for it to end': Family rides out Hurricane Michael in a bulldozer | 'Just praying for it to end': Family rides out Hurricane Michael in a bulldozer
SNEADS, Fla. – When 80-foot pines started snapping all around their house, Nathan Bunting knew there was only one place for his family to take refuge – inside the cab of an old but sturdy bulldozer in the front yard.
Before Hurricane Michae... |
17636b59ece82a8d49151c48ddcaf161 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/21/30-injured-clemson-apartment-clubhouse-floor-collapse/1719688002/ | 'It was really bad': 30 injured after floor collapses at apartment clubhouse in Clemson, South Carolina | 'It was really bad': 30 injured after floor collapses at apartment clubhouse in Clemson, South Carolina
Partygoers jumped up and down to pulsating music in the middle of the clubhouse, celebrating Clemson University’s homecoming at an off-campus apartment complex.
The good times turned to chaos when the floor collapsed... |
807c74e5fcb994aeba9a05dd619799c5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/22/bizarre-headless-chicken-monster-discovered-antarctic-ocean/1725422002/ | Researchers just found a bizarre 'headless chicken monster' swimming deep in the Antarctic Ocean | Researchers just found a bizarre 'headless chicken monster' swimming deep in the Antarctic Ocean
A "headless chicken monster" was spotted swimming in the Antarctic Ocean, Australian researchers announced Sunday.
The bizarre creature that does indeed look like it's missing a head is actually a sea cucumber scientificall... |
8acf8c65fa90e67afb4cc32bf57f5276 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/23/marine-pilot-reportedly-traced-penis-shape-over-california/1747466002/ | Marine pilot allegedly traced phallic shape in the sky, prompting an investigation | Marine pilot allegedly traced phallic shape in the sky, prompting an investigation
The U.S. Marine Corps has launched an investigation after social media users noted Tuesday that a California-based Marine flight had appeared to trace out a phallic shape in the sky.
Aircraft Spots, a Twitter account that documents milit... |
5a95fca738ba32d774ed4fa21bae729b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/23/mega-millions-billionaires-accountant-offers-tips-winner/1738740002/ | Billionaire's accountant: Hey, Mega Millions winner — life's not all Ferraris and mansions | Billionaire's accountant: Hey, Mega Millions winner — life's not all Ferraris and mansions
If you win the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, don't blow it all on Ferraris, yachts and mansions. And do yourself a favor and take the 30-year annuity option.
This is advice from an accountant of a billionaire.... |
3bab99d06243407c06d7d5ad09b57e61 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/24/lauren-mccluskey-utah-student-shot-sex-offender-remembered/1748143002/ | Lauren McCluskey, University of Utah student killed by sex offender, remembered as 'standout' athlete | Lauren McCluskey, University of Utah student killed by sex offender, remembered as 'standout' athlete
Lauren McCluskey, the University of Utah student who died Monday after being shot to death by a registered sex offender, is being remembered as a star athlete and beloved daughter.
She was supposed to graduate next May... |
bb39f64f86d3954b6b3c6f647ab30df6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/24/shooting-reported-louisville-kroger/1755622002/ | Police: 2 people dead in shooting at Kroger store in Kentucky; suspect in custody | Police: 2 people dead in shooting at Kroger store in Kentucky; suspect in custody
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eric Deacon was paying for his groceries Wednesday afternoon at a Kroger store in Kentucky when he heard "a loud bang." It sounded like a wood pallet slamming to the floor.
That's when he saw a man in a neon sweatshirt r... |
00d7ecab54d15bb87eaf40a2753506c3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/25/canadian-woman-allegedly-used-fake-witchcraft-con-man-450-k/1768446002/ | Woman charged with witchcraft and fraud in alleged 'evil spirit blessing scam' | Woman charged with witchcraft and fraud in alleged 'evil spirit blessing scam'
A 27-year-old Canadian woman is facing witchcraft and fraud charges after allegedly conning a 67-year-old man of $450,000 in what authorities are calling an "evil spirit blessing scam."
Samantha Stevenson, of Toronto, has been charged with "... |
4726aece5c099228b4eb6934bf84e639 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/26/sick-frail-children-adenovirus-contagious-not-quarantined/1772371002/ | No place to quarantine contagious kids in NJ care center where 8 died of respiratory infection, state officials say | No place to quarantine contagious kids in NJ care center where 8 died of respiratory infection, state officials say
HASKELL, N.J. – An eighth child has died following a viral outbreak at a Wanaque long-term care center that has sickened almost two dozen medically fragile children, health officials said Friday evening.
... |
9daceba7292c4ac093274cdf5730d5c7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/27/pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting-security-boosted-jewish-communities/1792997002/ | Synagogues around the nation strengthen security following Pittsburgh shooting | Synagogues around the nation strengthen security following Pittsburgh shooting
Synagogues around the nation have heightened security in the wake of a shooting Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue, where at least 11 people have died.
In Nashville, police will be conducting extra patrols and checking in more frequently at ... |
bb7dd0c13fb46380ceb1c2999c1d2e81 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/29/claudia-tenney-oliver-north-nra-election-endorsement/1814040002/ | New York Rep. Claudia Tenney receives NRA endorsement at practice location of notorious mass shooter | New York Rep. Claudia Tenney receives NRA endorsement at practice location of notorious mass shooter
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney and NRA President Oliver North on Monday promoted the Second Amendment at the Binghamton Rifle Club, where a notorious mass murderer practiced his marksmanship before killing 13 in 2009 at the A... |
9910b0a22d7c02da1ac5ad96d92c370a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/29/four-pittsburgh-police-officers-wounded-recovering/1809599002/?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=usatoday-newstopstories | 'They're all heroes': 4 Pittsburgh police officers recovering after terror at synagogue | 'They're all heroes': 4 Pittsburgh police officers recovering after terror at synagogue
Four police officers were among the wounded in the attack on a synagogue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill as they answered Saturday's 911 call that became the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history.
Though authoriti... |
dfa3f08a2e5f71c031577dcccefd53e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/29/migrant-caravan-hungry-thirsty-food-water/1806219002/ | Who is feeding the thousands of Central American migrants in caravan that Trump wants to stop? | Who is feeding the thousands of Central American migrants in caravan that Trump wants to stop?
SAN PEDRO TAPANATEPEC, Mexico – Social media has filled with speculation that political organizations trying to influence the midterm elections are financing the caravan of Central American migrants walking to the United Stat... |
1d7300c16a429d2e73374862a6e16e66 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/29/migrant-caravan-immigration-checkpoints-mexico-oaxaca/1814692002/ | Watch migrant caravan stream through immigration checkpoints in Mexico | Watch migrant caravan stream through immigration checkpoints in Mexico
SANTO DOMINGO ZANATEPEC, Mexico — After a day of rest, thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan were on the move Monday in southern Mexico, pushing past an immigration checkpoint as government officials stood watch, unable to stop them.
T... |
b0d9c60d94b0781f5d2570c39183b8f3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/30/breast-cancer-advocate-fed-up-pink-ribbon/1763235002/ | Breast cancer patient's frustration with pink ribbon turns her into advocate | Breast cancer patient's frustration with pink ribbon turns her into advocate
NEW YORK – On her first day of chemotherapy, Jessica Tousignant walked into Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle wearing high heels, a vintage mink-lined fur coat and red lipstick. She wasn’t ready to let her diagnosis of stage 3 breast cancer ... |
eaedf7fb291f610a7dccbcbe1e6c272a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/30/gun-injuries-send-8300-kids-hospital-year-johns-hopkins-study/1816547002/ | Gun injuries send over 8,300 children and teens to hospitals every year, study finds | Gun injuries send over 8,300 children and teens to hospitals every year, study finds
Gunshot wounds send more than 8,300 children and teenagers to emergency rooms every year, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University medical school.
Researchers analyzed 75,086 gunshot wound cases of children under the age of... |
4ab61874f4d1cd277f5eb09a241ea920 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/10/30/halloween-trade-disappointing-candy-reeses-candy-converter/1829312002/ | Reese's made a 'candy converter' so you can trade in disappointing Halloween candy | Reese's made a 'candy converter' so you can trade in disappointing Halloween candy
A New York City-based "candy converter" machine will allow people to exchange their disappointing Halloween candy for Reese's products on Halloween, the company announced Tuesday.
The company's promise is simple: Put unwanted candy into ... |
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