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92bf3dcd939679c9b3c446ecf8c0bf7c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/29/actions-needed--improved-lab-safety/29296625/ | Senators, health experts demand action to address biolab accidents | Senators, health experts demand action to address biolab accidents
Key members of Congress, public health leaders and biosecurity experts demand better oversight and accountability for laboratories in the wake of a USA TODAY Network investigation that revealed widespread safety lapses and pervasive secrecy that obscure... |
a1f33b9abd9d83759d34ca744d8d9c3e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/30/black-churches-fires-charleston-shooting/29516267/ | Fires at black churches raise concern | Fires at black churches raise concern
Fires at several predominantly black churches in Southern states the past two weeks — at least three of them attributed to arson — raise concerns about potential fallout from the recent South Carolina church shooting.
The fires have all taken place in the weeks since the attack Jun... |
ae903f9dbcb9fab6ffe60c4cb06592c8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/30/obama-overtime-workers/29496891/ | Obama to propose expanding overtime for millions | Obama to propose expanding overtime for millions
President Obama detailed a proposed plan on Monday that would widen the circle of salaried employees able to receive overtime benefits in an opinion piece published in The Huffington Post.
In the piece, Obama asserts that an exemption that was intended for highly paid wh... |
46ea6ab22a1f8a5e301944bd16cd8f3e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/30/trump-sues-univision-over-miss-usa/29537631/ | Trump sues Univision for dumping Miss USA telecast | Trump sues Univision for dumping Miss USA telecast
Donald Trump sued Univision for $500 million on Tuesday, days after his disparaging remarks about Mexican immigrants prompted the leading Spanish-language broadcaster to drop its July telecast of the Miss USA pageant.
The suit, filed in New York by his Miss Universe Or... |
c28bb9293d96097f3a3ea10b43a48c0f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/01/children-jump-fire-atlanta/29562387/ | 2 girls jump from window to escape Atlanta fire | 2 girls jump from window to escape Atlanta fire
Atlanta, Ga. (WXIA) -- Two girls jumped to safety from a fire in an apartment north of Atlanta on Tuesday.
At the scene, one of the girls in a third-floor window called for help after breaking the glass. Two neighbors below coaxed her to jump into their arms. The second g... |
80cb84038e22edb48b3c4698fb3c07ef | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/01/family-hands-out-grateful-american-coins-to-military/29583807/ | Family hands out Grateful American coins to military | Family hands out Grateful American coins to military
Seven years ago Deborah Benson started brainstorming. She wanted a way to teach her sons, Brock and Max, that heroes aren't rock stars or football players.
Now, the idea she came up with has reached thousands of servicemen and women.
"We've sold over 55,000 coins," s... |
3dd1b98ad603b136ecad0bed74110c2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/02/measles-death-washington-state/29624385/ | Measles kills first patient in 12 years | Measles kills first patient in 12 years
The USA has suffered its first measles death in 12 years, according to Washington state health officials.
The woman's measles was undetected and confirmed only through an autopsy, according to the Washington State Department of Health. The woman's name was not released, but offic... |
31f47814f1488e905e2b1fcbde48dca2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/07/barbara-comstock-disturbed-by-tsa/29821841/ | Congresswoman 'disturbed' by TSA claims report | Congresswoman 'disturbed' by TSA claims report
U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock isn't happy with security officers at her home airport Dulles International and its rate of passenger claims of baggage damage, loss and theft at the hands of security screeners.
Comstock, a Republican who represents northern Virginia, wrote to H... |
17738e1ed77bd42de1a229fcec0c67a3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/12/states-allowing-women-to-get-birth-control-without-a-prescription/29990205/ | Calif., Ore. allow women to get birth control without a prescription | Calif., Ore. allow women to get birth control without a prescription
California and Oregon will be the first states in the nation to allow women to get birth control pills and other hormonal contraceptives directly from their pharmacists – without a doctor's prescription.
As California officials were busy finalizing re... |
cfce9dbdf276975fd49dcd079cdfbe52 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/13/garner-death-settlement/30111715/ | New York City settles Eric Garner case for $5.9 million | New York City settles Eric Garner case for $5.9 million
Nearly a year to the day after Staten Island police killed an unarmed father of six who was allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes, the City of New York said it had reached a settlement in the case.
The city on Monday agreed to pay the family of Eric Garner $5.9 mil... |
026dd970f3470ff6bb9c6439c0a308e8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/16/chattanooga-shooter-mohammed-abdulazeez-profile/30265707/?hootPostID=52c4a7574e1fa025b46c6a2fb56a07da | Chattanooga shooter straddled worlds | Chattanooga shooter straddled worlds
The shooting suspect in the deadly Chattanooga rampage was a talented mixed-martial arts fighter of Arab descent who embraced American ideals, but increasingly struggled to balance his Muslim and American worlds, his former trainer said.
The FBI identified Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazee... |
56b19956f82cb1172a2775f4c1c9ef7f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/23/movie-theater-lafayette-louisiana-shooting/30599561/ | Gunman opens fire in Lafayette, La. theater: 3 dead, 9 injured | Gunman opens fire in Lafayette, La. theater: 3 dead, 9 injured
A man opened fire with a handgun Thursday night at a movie theater in Lafayette, La., killing two people and injuring at least nine others before killing himself, authorities said.
Sgt. Brooks David of the Louisiana State Police described the alleged shoote... |
47a7848366bdbba4d0544bd46eff9122 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/27/medicare-mortality-costs-study/30757669/ | 'Jaw-dropping': Medicare deaths, hospitalizations AND costs reduced | 'Jaw-dropping': Medicare deaths, hospitalizations AND costs reduced
The U.S. health care system has scored a medical hat trick, reducing deaths, hospitalizations and costs, a new study shows.
Mortality rates among Medicare patients fell 16% from 1999 to 2013. That’s equal to more than 300,000 fewer deaths a year in 201... |
9c3270fa0f8c0c4a36cb00a4e02b3836 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/27/ntsb-southwest-nose-landing-laguardia/30736777/ | NTSB: Southwest nose landing at LaGuardia was captain's fault | NTSB: Southwest nose landing at LaGuardia was captain's fault
The Southwest Airlines pilot who landed nose first and skidded thousands of feet to a halt at New York's LaGuardia Airport two years ago should have aborted the landing, federal accident investigators have determined.
The National Transportation Safety Board... |
f74cb024e19148eb113b2d6a11d68f6b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/28/hamster-mood-angry-study/30803989/ | Study: Hamsters have moods, too | Study: Hamsters have moods, too
If your pet hamster nearly bites off your finger as you try to stroke its fur, don't assume it hates you. Maybe it's just in a bad mood.
Even hamsters have good moods and bad moods, scientists have found – and a hamster's emotional state can influence its outlook on life. A hamster in a ... |
0de8f89a26c27f82c75fb729566aa7cc | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/31/5-things-you-need-know-friday/30663493/ | 5 things you need to know Friday | 5 things you need to know Friday
Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics
China's capital will host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday. Beijing hosted the Summer Games in 2008. The city beat Almaty, Kazakhstan. Both candidates faced criticism for their human rights and press free... |
fb1026cc98c2f71b8764a6ab266040cd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/31/germany-shelves-nazi-crimes-probe--minnesota-man-michael-karkoc-who--exposed--ss-commander/30924353/ | Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of U.S. man | Germany shelves Nazi crimes probe of U.S. man
BERLIN — German prosecutors have shelved their Nazi war crimes investigation of a retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander in an SS-led unit, saying Friday that the 96-year-old is not fit for trial.
Munich prosecutor Peter Preuss t... |
de91ddb55cb1bd1fb7d22a29c4b36468 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/04/air-conditioning-women-workers/31120009/ | Workplace AC comfy for men -- but not women | Workplace AC comfy for men -- but not women
No wonder so many women at their desks bundle up like polar explorers.
Across the USA, climate-control systems are designed to account for the amount of body heat given off by the average man — even though female office workers produce far less body heat than male workers, ac... |
e7825ebf26d89e852b8bbddfa5211c7e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/04/ex-illinois-gov-blagojevich-wants-full-panel-hear-his-appeal/31124581/ | Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich wants full panel to hear his appeal | Ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich wants full panel to hear his appeal
CHICAGO —Lawyers for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday asked the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider his appeal after a three-judge panel of the same court last month upheld all but five counts of his corruption conviction.
Bl... |
47dd756b809280e1a160c2b0a855d089 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/05/5-things-you-need-know-wednesday/30995675/ | 5 things you need to know Wednesday | 5 things you need to know Wednesday
1. Dentist's hunting guide appears in court for Cecil's killing
After pleading not guilty to the charge of failing to prevent an unlawful hunt, hunter Theo Bronkhorst appeared again in a Zimbabwean court Wednesday regarding the death of Cecil the lion. His trial was postponed to Sept... |
a2c61cc567be27e0bed69ae461988ac3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/05/duodenoscope-infections-not-reported/29988165/ | Deadly infections from medical scopes go unreported, raising health risks | Deadly infections from medical scopes go unreported, raising health risks
Corrections and clarifications: This story originally was published Aug. 5, 2015; it initially misspelled the name of Kevin Kavanagh
Reports of superbug outbreaks linked to a specialized type of medical scope continue to climb, but government eff... |
beccca477ea7b2ef3885fbf8d9040bc0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/07/chicago-police-agree-reform-stop-and-frisk/31277041/ | Chicago police and ACLU agree to stop-and-frisk safeguards | Chicago police and ACLU agree to stop-and-frisk safeguards
CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department and American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois announced Friday that they’ve come to an agreement on monitoring how officers go about conducting street stops of citizens in the nation’s third-largest city.
The deal follow... |
0e8a0a7d24963007e56a4224f61c6384 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/07/ferguson-residents-move-toward-healing/31146009/ | Nearly a year after Michael Brown's death, Ferguson residents move toward healing | Nearly a year after Michael Brown's death, Ferguson residents move toward healing
FERGUSON, Mo.— Nearly a year after then-Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson killed unarmed black teen Michael Brown, Dionne Henderson, who heard the gunshots and ran out to the street, still isn't sure what to think of the incident.
Par... |
c8eece5b749a2b9c72c2668c38162492 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/19/5-things-you-need-know-wednesday/31844623/ | 5 things you need to know Wednesday | 5 things you need to know Wednesday
1. Meeting documents could reveal Fed's rate-hike plan
Clues on the Federal Reserve's rate-hike timetable could come when the minutes from its late-July meeting are released Wednesday. Many think rates could increase as early as September, but some say recent market volatility overse... |
c4ee749f83f8c893fbd1a1df0aae7141 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/26/tv-shooter-sued-tallahassee-station--discrimination/32401317/ | Virginia shooter Bryce Williams sued Tallahassee station for discrimination | Virginia shooter Bryce Williams sued Tallahassee station for discrimination
The Tallahassee Democrat published this story on Flanagan's lawsuit in 2000:
A local television anchor-reporter, slated to lose his job with Tallahassee's NBC affiliate in two weeks, has filed a racial discrimination suit against the station --... |
203627cef59c2fea7d362243d02952bb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/27/pilot-shortage-faa-1500-hours-required-colgan-crash-alpa/32008451/ | Airline fears of pilot shortage spark Congress fight over required training | Airline fears of pilot shortage spark Congress fight over required training
The regional airlines that provide half the country's flights want Congress to reduce a requirement that all commercial pilots have 1,500 hours of flight time when Federal Aviation Administration legislation is renewed later this year, but fami... |
564c381f50a73e8e1a689a6251f4488a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/28/murder-father-journalists-parker-gun-control/71344580/ | Gun control measures debated in wake of Roanoke journalist killings | Gun control measures debated in wake of Roanoke journalist killings
ROANOKE, Va. -- More effective gun control is expected to be a tough issue to tackle, even as family members and political leaders decry this week's on-air killing of two journalists.
"We've got to keep crazy people from getting guns," said Andy Parker... |
539801bbd37a069ba5be8dd29309b34f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/28/official-pope-francis-us-visit-souvenirs-include-plush-doll-bobblehead-and-cardboard-cutout/71310114/ | Why a plush doll is a pope visit souvenir | Why a plush doll is a pope visit souvenir
It's a good thing Pope Francis has a sense of humor.
After all, what would a pontiff with a less jovial bent — his predecessor, Pope Benedict, perhaps — think of the 10-inch "Pope Francis Plush Doll," priced at $20 (plus tax and shipping), produced to mark the Argentinian Holy ... |
ab1e6c148a31e9a3673d5bf525d9b6cd | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/08/29/colorado-state-university-hemp-variety-trial/71408846/ | CSU researchers test hemp’s hardiness in US | CSU researchers test hemp’s hardiness in US
Somewhere in Northern Colorado, just starting to peek out above the corn stalks that surround it, is an often misunderstood and recently approved test crop.
Colorado State University is starting to research hemp, a plant with practical uses but which is also the same species ... |
2e64a5c2e0316db66f9d07f246788382 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/01/lake-county-illinois-sheriff-deputy-killed-massive-manhunt/71520626/ | Police officer killed north of Chicago; massive manhunt underway | Police officer killed north of Chicago; massive manhunt underway
CHICAGO — Law enforcement continued a massive manhunt on Tuesday north of the city, searching for three suspects in the shooting death of a veteran police officer as he patrolled a quiet suburban community.
The killing marks the fourth incident in nine da... |
ba60718cb2f4fada74810f2130bf7129 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/02/little-stands-pop-up-rib-mountain/71566154/ | Little stands pop up in Rib Mountain | Little stands pop up in Rib Mountain
WAUSAU — Rachel and Greg Kresse were biking in Door County last summer when they noticed an odd little structure off the side of the road. They felt they had to stop and discovered it was full of books.
It was a Little Free Library, and it piqued their interest.
This spring the Kres... |
143569784c255451beb63d289f10f0a1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/03/supreme-court-abortion-texas/71640156/ | Supreme Court asked to uphold abortion rights | Supreme Court asked to uphold abortion rights
WASHINGTON -- Women's health care providers in Texas asked the Supreme Court Thursday to overturn a federal appeals court decision that could shut down 75% of the state's abortion clinics and lead to similar restrictions in other states.
The threat posed to all but 10 of th... |
667cb7df2e88576741c29eba8ca7c4f6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/09/cyber-attacks-doe-energy/71929786/ | Records: Energy Department struck by cyber attacks | Records: Energy Department struck by cyber attacks
Attackers successfully compromised U.S. Department of Energy computer systems more than 150 times between 2010 and 2014, a review of federal records obtained by USA TODAY finds.
Corrections & clarifications: An earlier version of this story contained conflicting inform... |
a502b1e05a63a1e9dd78f405f3e5ddc7 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/10/railroad-bridges-fra-maintenance-inspections-sarah-feinberg-canadian-pacific-csx/71997026/ | Feds urge railroads to share more info about safety of aging bridges | Feds urge railroads to share more info about safety of aging bridges
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration is urging railroads that repair their own bridges to share more about their inspections and maintenance because of widespread local concerns about bridge deterioration.
In disputes across the country, m... |
6baa0b5d6c1003632d4fc77d184d058e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/15/fast-food-scorecard-antibiotics-chipotle-mcdonalds-panera-starbucks-subway/72309072/ | Most restaurant chains get failing grades on antibiotic use in new report | Most restaurant chains get failing grades on antibiotic use in new report
Fast-food giants Burger King, Domino's and Wendy's got failing grades in a consumer report card released Tuesday that ranks the nation's largest food chains in their effort to eliminate the use of antibiotics in meat.
In contrast, Chipotle Mexica... |
f930e0dd9ac98d4d0dec25f8a9dfab2d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/15/school-bus-safety-statistics/72318198/ | Fatal school bus accidents rare | Fatal school bus accidents rare
Fatal school bus accidents like the one in Houston Tuesday that killed two children are rare, federal safety figures suggest — and they rarely kill children, who log thousands of hours riding each year.
From 2004 to 2013, U.S. drivers were involved in 340,039 fatal motor vehicle traffic ... |
b8e4311e0f0803a22be5b6dbd5881ae4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/16/heritage-group-development-plan-dropped--stately-broadway-home/32536481/ | Heritage group: Development plan dropped for stately Broadway home | Heritage group: Development plan dropped for stately Broadway home
(WBIR - KNOXVILLE) Preservationists are celebrating after they say a developer is backing away from plans to tear down a historic home on Broadway in North Knoxville and build a big box retailer in its place.
Kim Trent with Knox Heritage said Wednesday ... |
6dda4d7ee451c823be3eb6147cdf8b1c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/18/former-top-nobel-official-says-maybe-obamas-peace-prize-was-not-such-a-good-idea/72396794/ | Former Nobel chief: Obama Peace Prize a failure | Former Nobel chief: Obama Peace Prize a failure
Remember that Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama got in 2009? Well, maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all, a former top Nobel official said.
In a just-released book, Geir Lundestad, director of the Nobel Institute for 25 years until stepping down last year, said ... |
d08ebcac0a4a33a2b0b559989fa22c4d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/24/chicago-tv-station-wgn-apologizes-after-using-image-of-star-that-nazis-forced-to-jews-to-wear-during-yom-kippur-segment/72729928/ | TV station uses Nazi symbol in story on Jewish holiday | TV station uses Nazi symbol in story on Jewish holiday
Oy vey, someone wasn't paying attention in history class.
A Chicago TV station has apologized after it used an image of a star that the Nazis forced Jews to wear as the station aired a segment about Yom Kippur, the most solemn day in the Jewish year.
As anchor Tom ... |
1792205a20f5a39faf704973849dc7c4 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/24/q-importance-hajj-and-its-tragic-history/72735014/ | Q&A: The importance of hajj, and its tragic history | Q&A: The importance of hajj, and its tragic history
Tragedy again marred the annual hajj pilgrimage as Saudi Arabian officials said Thursday that more than 700 Muslims died in a stampede, the deadliest such incident in more than two decades.
Stampedes during the observance have become astoundingly common over the years... |
ce65da5a777196a161f9d8e89cd0071b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/27/chinas-president-xi-jinping-says-empowerment-women-vital-but-critics-note-his-nations-poor-treatment-some-women-activists/72929602/ | China's Xi Jinping says empowering women is vital; critics note poor treatment | China's Xi Jinping says empowering women is vital; critics note poor treatment
UNITED NATIONS — World leaders meeting Sunday at the United Nations in New York proclaimed their commitment to expand opportunities for women, noting that gender equality is integral to uplift all people.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his... |
c577e47d15287819a57869095a66a8d0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/28/us-foreign-born-population-nears-high/72814674/ | U.S. foreign-born population nears high | U.S. foreign-born population nears high
The foreign-born population living in the USA has increased so rapidly that it could break a 125-year-old record within the next decade, according to a Pew Research Center report out Monday.
The percentage of people living in the USA who were born outside the country reached 13.7... |
276e35c8922dc5161603e6fcbeaf9e2f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/03/mass-killers-use-other-weapons-besides-guns/73213860/ | Guns are not the only deadly weapon for mass killers | Guns are not the only deadly weapon for mass killers
Mass shootings, such as the killing of 10 people at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, focus the nation's attention on gun laws, from President Obama down to local activists.
But even if guns weren't available, nearly 355 people would likely still have died in mass ... |
7f1bf6a0a264813a71804b2c88b88636 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/06/sex-education-zimmerman-book/73453030/ | Pregnancy rate, STD stats show sex ed in U.S. not working | Pregnancy rate, STD stats show sex ed in U.S. not working
Modern-day American teenagers are as connected — to the greater world and to each other — as any generation in history. But take a look at their sexual health and you'll start to wonder exactly how they're benefiting from all of those connections.
First the good... |
c88365c71a5c13fa88780e2cb4e67ba9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/15/lamar-odom-sexual-enhancement-supplement-viagra/73981664/ | Lamar Odom's sex enhancement supplements may have been spiked | Lamar Odom's sex enhancement supplements may have been spiked
Sexual enhancement supplements – like those reportedly taken by Lamar Odom before he collapsed at a Nevada brothel – are often spiked with powerful and hidden pharmaceuticals, despite labels claiming they only contain herbs and other natural ingredients, exp... |
18d1afd65aa422799d11d9ab170d265b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/15/sexual-supplements-can-dangerous-especially-when-combined-cocaine/73982616/ | Dangers of 'herbal Viagra': What every man should know | Dangers of 'herbal Viagra': What every man should know
Basketball player Lamar Odom's collapse this week – after allegedly using cocaine and sexual supplements – has raised questions about the supplements and their safety and whether they could increase the dangers posed by illegal drugs. Odom is now on life support at... |
09403b6a715ed202ceac7c77d332aa8b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/21/police-officer-shot-nm/74369582/ | Suspect arrested after police officer shot in N.M. | Suspect arrested after police officer shot in N.M.
A suspect has been arrested after a police officer was shot and critically wounded in Albuquerque, the police department said Thursday.
The eight-year veteran officer underwent surgery Wednesday night after being shot multiple times.
The shooting occurred around 7:45 p... |
8bddf921689dc2a2e707fbde77cf989f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/24/japanese-how--has-americans-tossing-out-clutter-bagful/74467756/ | A Japanese how-to has Americans tossing out clutter by the bagful | A Japanese how-to has Americans tossing out clutter by the bagful
By the time Anna Kate Mackle of Tampa Bay, Fla., got a copy of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (the book by Japanese organizer Marie Kondo that has taken the U.S. by storm), she had given declutterin... |
2bc7258a3edc7cb89e0776d8a7d2edd8 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/24/patricia-leaves-some-tourists-stranded-and-others-eager-to-vacation/74532938/ | Patricia leaves some tourists stranded, others eager to vacation | Patricia leaves some tourists stranded, others eager to vacation
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Tourists here wavered Saturday whether to continue their long-planned vacations or get home fast after Hurricane Patricia degenerated into a low pressure system, leaving behind less damage than feared.
No deaths were initially report... |
c319f4aa315b8029cccfb9033c06a024 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/25/active-shooter-reported-near-nccus-campus/74609986/ | Active Shooter Reported On NCCU's Campus | Active Shooter Reported On NCCU's Campus
DURHAM, N.C. -- An active shooter was reported near North Carolina Central University's campus Sunday night. In a tweet sent out at 11:14 p.m., the school urged students to "seek shelter away from gunfire" and lock their doors.
NCCU campus police told the CBS affiliate in Raleig... |
e5888d4481918231ffe05c593fbc34da | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/25/newser-shroud-of-turn-mysteries/74583880/ | DNA tests open more Shroud of Turin mysteries | DNA tests open more Shroud of Turin mysteries
(NEWSER) – The mysteries of the Shroud of Turin are proving to be very stubborn in the face of modern technology. An Italian team analyzed DNA from the relic some believe is the burial cloth of Jesus but failed to find conclusive proof of its origins, the Independent report... |
de0410a0afd41a6b766a483ed32a7d12 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/10/30/5-things-you-need-know-friday/74615888/ | 5 things you need to know Friday | 5 things you need to know Friday
New challenge to Obamacare's 'contraceptive mandate'
The Supreme Court is about to climb back into Americans' bedrooms. Sixteen months after ruling that companies with religious objections cannot be forced to pay for workers' contraceptives, the court faces a push from religious chariti... |
1b4f8b669875c3bcb9deb634dad2520f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/03/theranos-founder-holmes-promises-more-transparency/75070286/ | Theranos' Holmes promises more transparency | Theranos' Holmes promises more transparency
SAN FRANCISCO — Embattled and innovative bloodwork biotech startup Theranos will step up its transparency in the wake of a slew of negative publicity, company founder Elizabeth Holmes told tech conference attendees Monday.
Holmes, 31, told Fortune editor Alan Murray that, "I ... |
3ead39883a2a66ab51bb46cb52fade94 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/05/man-killed-by-his-tapeworm-cancer/75207608/ | Man killed by his tapeworm's cancer | Man killed by his tapeworm's cancer
(NEWSER) – Centers for Disease Control researchers say it is one of the strangest and most unsettling cases they have ever encountered. The researchers say that scans of a very ill man in Colombia revealed what "looked like cancer, but the tumors were composed of cells that were not ... |
7aba9136a91b2c13a2ac8de9e184b853 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/09/blood-pressure-treatment-study/75459834/ | 120 or bust? Blood pressure care could get more aggressive for millions | 120 or bust? Blood pressure care could get more aggressive for millions
Here's a new number to remember: 120.
Millions of Americans with high blood pressure may soon find their doctors urging them to take additional medications, come in for more check-ups and make more lifestyle changes in an aggressive effort to drive... |
866c3f630fb6ee9affdbc41f225b74e3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/12/feds-say-health-sites-first-week-solid-start/75658330/ | Feds say health site's first week was a 'solid start' | Feds say health site's first week was a 'solid start'
More than a half million people selected health plans during the first week of open enrollment on the federal insurance site HealthCare.gov, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday.
HealthCare.gov is used by consumers in 38 states that didn't es... |
9119b5ffb66f25cf38de41c53db4f84c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/16/congress-may-bar-funding-bring-syrian-refugees-into-us/75880746/ | Congress may bar funding to bring Syrian refugees into U.S. | Congress may bar funding to bring Syrian refugees into U.S.
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans moved Monday to try to block funding for President Obama's plan to bring more than 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S., reflecting growing concerns by lawmakers that those refugees could include Islamic State terrorists.... |
3ea56804657b5da10b84597dadbd55e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/24/chicago-cop-charged-shooting-black-teen-16-times/76303768/ | Hundreds protest as Chicago releases video of cop shooting teen 16 times | Hundreds protest as Chicago releases video of cop shooting teen 16 times
CHICAGO — Hundreds of protesters chanting "16 shots" wove their way through downtown streets Tuesday night after the city released a dramatic video showing a white police officer firing a fatal barrage of 16 bullets at a black teenager.
Police and... |
d113ef5c36bae4b69aec1d951261aa5a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/01/5-things-you-need-know-tuesday/76554572/ | 5 things you need to know Tuesday | 5 things you need to know Tuesday
Commemorations planned for 60th anniversary of Montgomery bus boycott
Tuesday marks 60 years since the day that Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala., to a white man, and commemorations of her historic act are planned across the city. Democratic presidential ho... |
db2a38175c25425a3b192c23ab7ab0a6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/01/obama-paris-news-conference-climate-change-russia-syria/76600396/ | Obama: The world needs a global climate change deal | Obama: The world needs a global climate change deal
PARIS — President Obama expressed confidence Tuesday that the world's nations can soon strike a global climate change agreement, including "legally binding" targets designed to forge a "low-carbon global economy" in the century ahead.
"I’m convinced that we’re going t... |
94f447c53840e3e9ba2be3711124bf74 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/03/chicago-release-police-shooting-video-ronald-johnson/76732332/ | Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson | Chicago to release police shooting video of Ronald Johnson
CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Thursday he has decided to release another police video that shows a young man being fatally shot by a Chicago Police Department officer.
The Emanuel administration had previously resisted releasing the video that shows an o... |
bf68457c5c4fdf2b2d8d92113e2b2860 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/07/china-issues-first-ever-red-alert-air-pollution/76922004/ | China issues first-ever red alert on air pollution | China issues first-ever red alert on air pollution
The air pollution levels that prompted China to issue its first "red alert" for smog in Beijing pose serious health dangers to people who live there.
The heavy smog carries risks for everyone, but especially people with heart disease or lung conditions such as asthma o... |
f21cf98ea96c5566171ec6f299214e80 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/08/poll-51-chicagoans-say-mayor-rahm-emanuel-should-resign/76977622/ | Poll: 51% of Chicagoans say Mayor Rahm Emanuel should resign | Poll: 51% of Chicagoans say Mayor Rahm Emanuel should resign
CHICAGO —A new poll published on Tuesday shows that more than half of Chicagoans believe Mayor Rahm Emanuel should resign in the aftermath of the release of a police dashboard video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times.
More than 5... |
f371f6d5b0427a879c24d87db8cdcacb | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/12/kaiser-multistate-health-plans-are-unavailable-in-many-states/77150208/ | Despite push, ‘multi-state’ health plans are unavailable in many states | Despite push, ‘multi-state’ health plans are unavailable in many states
A health law insurance program that was expected to boost consumer choice and competition on the marketplaces has slipped off course and is so far failing to meet expectations.
Since just a few insurers, or sometimes just one, dominate the market f... |
845aaaa7e734335901247a7b6dda4584 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/14/disgruntled-guest-crashes-hotel-truck/77333694/ | Video: Disgruntled guest crashes pickup truck through Okla. hotel | Video: Disgruntled guest crashes pickup truck through Okla. hotel
A Texas man was being held in jail Monday after police in Oklahoma said he drove his pickup truck through the lobby of a hotel late last week, narrowly missing two women who dove for cover behind the front desk.
Dramatic security camera video of the Dec.... |
92851e824f1e58a7999942fa251c3328 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/16/survey-teens-still-intrigued-e-cigarettes/77363202/ | Survey: Teens still intrigued by e-cigarettes | Survey: Teens still intrigued by e-cigarettes
Cigarette use among teens hit an all-time low, but their fascination with e-cigarettes remains strong, a national survey of nearly 45,000 youth found.
The students surveyed favored e-cigarettes, which heat liquid into a vapor that can be inhaled, over traditional cigarettes... |
780d13c9927e6cf87742724b3718cd11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/17/house-passes-622-billion-tax-breaks/77479114/ | House passes $622 billion in tax breaks | House passes $622 billion in tax breaks
WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Thursday to provide $622 billion in tax breaks for businesses, families and individual taxpayers.
House members voted 318-109 to approve the legislation, which includes a permanent extension of the child tax credit and a delay in taxes that he... |
f39144cb78a44bed7c187e5380455e34 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/23/police-chase-deaths-up-in-2014/77762174/ | Police chase deaths up in 2014 | Police chase deaths up in 2014
The number of people killed in high-speed police chases surged in 2014 to its highest level since 2007 despite efforts by police departments to reduce the risks of people getting killed and injured, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
A total of 385 people died in motor-vehicle crashes in 2014 th... |
22e680ef255d3b1d7491bf1e487357b6 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/06/twitter-account-oregon-organizer-bundy-suspended/78315656/ | Correction: Ammon Bundy Twitter account was a hoax | Correction: Ammon Bundy Twitter account was a hoax
To our readers: As you can see, our Jan. 5 story about Twitter restoring a suspended account of Ammon Bundy, the Nevada rancher leading a group of armed men occupying federal buildings at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, has been removed. The reporting w... |
012a31070e90cfc4c0217c06c23c4236 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/12/implant-aims-help-addicts-stop-using-heroin-prescription-painkillers/78677618/ | Panel recommends FDA approve implant to treat opiate addiction | Panel recommends FDA approve implant to treat opiate addiction
An advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approve an implant designed to reduce addicts' cravings for heroin or prescription painkillers.
The implant, probuphine, provides a steady dose of buprenorphine, which has... |
1ecd9b609841ad8237ece798937af18b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/12/pentagon-2-us-navy-boats-held-iran-but-returned/78697686/ | Iran detains 2 U.S. Navy boats, 10 sailors in Persian Gulf | Iran detains 2 U.S. Navy boats, 10 sailors in Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON — Iran detained 10 sailors aboard two small U.S. Navy boats on Tuesday, but assured U.S. officials the crew and vessels would be promptly returned.
The two riverine boats were en route from Kuwait to Bahrain when the military lost contact with the ve... |
bda398198f79ea27b3f5dcd82353d696 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/15/supreme-court-church-state-constitution-playground/78867336/ | Supreme Court will rule on church-state divide in playground case | Supreme Court will rule on church-state divide in playground case
WASHINGTON -- A Missouri church alleging religious discrimination because it was denied state funds for playground resurfacing has won an audience at the Supreme Court.
The justices will decide if a grant program designed to upgrade playgrounds with mate... |
b1e8ecaccf8523ecece4931c3c43aa08 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/15/supreme-court-corruption-governor-virginia-mcdonnell/78611622/ | Supreme Court to define corruption by public officials in McDonnell case | Supreme Court to define corruption by public officials in McDonnell case
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to weigh in on what constitutes corruption by public officials.
The justices will consider former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell's appeal of lower court convictions for accepting more than $175,000 in gifts and ... |
32f6a4b03937b8b8617b5bf6b6696016 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/20/us-attorney-meth-biggest-drug-problem-idaho/79087508/ | U.S. Attorney: Meth is the biggest drug problem in Idaho | U.S. Attorney: Meth is the biggest drug problem in Idaho
BOISE -- A drug problem that's plagued Idaho for years is still a major concern and has recently become the target for federal funds.
U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson says that money is working and recently helped send three methamphetamine distributors in our area to p... |
666473f91878a827985c388ff375ff29 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/23/kaiser-concierge-medicine-reaches-new-markets/78814342/ | 'Concierge medicine' is reaching new markets | 'Concierge medicine' is reaching new markets
A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has been considered “health care for billionaires” to middle-income, Medicaid and Medicare populations.
It’s called... |
6d30e00f1691edb0bc24acbd7545690b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/24/oceans-more-plastic-than-fish/79267192/ | By 2050, our oceans will hold more plastic than fish | By 2050, our oceans will hold more plastic than fish
(NEWSER) – Use of plastic has increased 20-fold in the past half-century; production of the ubiquitous material is expected to double again in the next 20 years (and nearly quadruple over the next 50). And, CNN Money reports, nearly a third of all plastic packaging "... |
b5dddc97b878bd1d2e1de5e1a9faaf81 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/25/fsu-reaches-250k-settlement-winston-accuser/79300122/ | FSU reaches settlement with Winston's accuser | FSU reaches settlement with Winston's accuser
Facing a mounting $1.7-million legal bill, Florida State University decided to settle with Erica Kinsman, a former student who accused former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston of rape.
The $950,000 lump sum payment is the largest ever Title IX discrimination settlement to a si... |
d279cd873d5c93563044702f3ed5f5b3 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/25/planned-parenthood-videos-grand-jury-indictment/79318450/ | Grand jury indicts 2 behind Planned Parenthood videos | Grand jury indicts 2 behind Planned Parenthood videos
A Texas grand jury investigating video-recorded allegations that Planned Parenthood was illegally selling fetal tissue instead indicted two of the people who made the controversial undercover videos.
The grand jury in Harris County indicted David Daleiden and Sandra... |
5d03723f3c5423842a798064716e9887 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/27/tyrannosaurs-faster-than-velociraptors/79423372/ | Forget all you know from Jurassic Park: For speed, T.rex beats velociraptors | Forget all you know from Jurassic Park: For speed, T.rex beats velociraptors
Armed with powerful jaws and sharp teeth, tyrannosaurs were built to kill. But they were also built for something else, researchers say: speed.
As if giant, toothy dinosaurs weren’t scary enough, new evidence suggests tyrannosaurs were tailor-... |
3150c6c0b9403b9666188fc5d6149b15 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/01/28/5-things-you-need-know-thursday/79304218/ | 5 things you need to know Thursday | 5 things you need to know Thursday
Space shuttle Challenger disaster remembered
Thirty years ago Thursday, the space shuttle Challenger blasted off at 11:38 a.m. ET. Then, 73 seconds after liftoff, a fireball engulfed the shuttle. As a horrified America watched on live TV, the orbiter broke apart, dooming its crew of s... |
c834d75cfa29f8e46d6cddf2c4bc8360 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/01/chicago-records-51-homicides-january-highest-toll-since-2000/79632136/ | Chicago records 51 homicides in January, highest toll since 2000 | Chicago records 51 homicides in January, highest toll since 2000
CHICAGO — The nation's third largest city recorded 51 homicides in January, the highest toll for the month since at least 2000.
Gang conflicts and retaliatory violence drove the "unacceptable" increase in homicides, the police department said in a stateme... |
238709a240f9e4904e47869d1be21f6d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/02/shadow-knows-furry-forecaster-punxsutawney-phil-predicts-early-spring/79684842/ | The shadow knows: Furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring | The shadow knows: Furry forecaster Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring
Get ready for an early spring. At least, that’s what Punxsutawney Phil says.
The weather-predicting groundhog did not see his shadow as he emerged from his burrow in western Pennsylvania at sunrise Tuesday, thus indicating springlike conditio... |
841e16b02b5f6165369ed1cd22052f7e | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/03/low-moderate-income-families-under-connected/79724512/ | Many low-, moderate-income families 'under-connected' to Internet | Many low-, moderate-income families 'under-connected' to Internet
Remember the “digital divide”? Well, forget it.
These days, the key divide isn’t between the digital “haves” and “have nots.” It’s between the fully-connected — people who enjoy multi-device home broadband and Wi-Fi— and the not-quite-fully-connected, wh... |
059605c07b939fef83f125b84ebd9931 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/03/zika-q-and-a/79751476/ | Zika Q&A: Congress struggles to reach deal on funding fight against virus | Zika Q&A: Congress struggles to reach deal on funding fight against virus
U.S. officials are gearing up for the onset of locally transmitted cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is spreading rapidly throughout Latin American and the Caribbean.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Zika to be t... |
cfb88b1586b6c49bee1781a762c3ae7a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/09/islamic-state-world-threats-senate-testimony/80079254/ | Intelligence officials: ISIL determined to strike U.S. this year | Intelligence officials: ISIL determined to strike U.S. this year
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State militant group will "almost certainly" remain a threat to the U.S. homeland and seek to launch or inspire attacks on American soil in 2016, a top U.S. intelligence official warned Tuesday.
Attacks in the United States by the... |
17c5d9eab109511ba2207d2b44d0e0e0 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/13/state-teacher-background-lookup-resources/80355350/ | How to look up the background of teachers in every state | How to look up the background of teachers in every state
Nearly every state education agency provides a system that parents and members of the public can use to verify and review the credentials of public school teachers in the state.
However, the quality and scope of available information varies from state to state, a... |
f579a6353dce43fbad71627738f98d5a | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/13/timeline-supreme-court-associate-justice-antonin-scalia/80349734/ | Timeline: Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's life | Timeline: Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's life
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story provided the incorrect birth year for Justice Scalia. He was born in 1936.
Key dates in the life of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.
March 11, 1936: Born in Trenton, N.J.
1957: G... |
a77f931ebd4bc84ef1ee3831cbbda981 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/14/broken-discipline-tracking-system-lets-teachers-with-misconduct-records-back-in-classroom/79999634/ | Broken discipline tracking systems let teachers flee troubled pasts | Broken discipline tracking systems let teachers flee troubled pasts
How the nation's fragmented system for checking the backgrounds of teachers leaves students at risk.
Georgia officials revoked a teacher’s license after finding he exchanged sexual texts and naked photos with a female student and was involved in physic... |
f8d27dcd0ce7cd698471bd965997c37c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/15/jeb-bush-george-w-bush-donald-trump-south-carolina-primary/80398626/ | George W. Bush seeks to rescue brother Jeb in South Carolina primary | George W. Bush seeks to rescue brother Jeb in South Carolina primary
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — South Carolina saved George W. Bush in 2000. Now the former president is looking to save his brother Jeb 16 years later.
"There's no doubt in my mind Jeb Bush has the experience and the character to be a great president," the ... |
d59cccacbdd95c2275da388bfd67b2e9 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/15/nations-disciplined-teacher-database-audited/80423918/ | Nation's disciplined teacher data to be audited state by state | Nation's disciplined teacher data to be audited state by state
A state-by-state audit of the nation’s only database for tracking teacher misconduct is being ordered in the wake of a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation that found thousands of missing names in the listing of troublesome educators.
Education agencies in every... |
00d5d305ae48f68d28b1c05c5fc658e5 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/16/experts-dismiss-claims-pesticide-not-zika-causes-birth-defects/80451116/ | Scientists debunk theory linking pesticide, not Zika, to birth defects | Scientists debunk theory linking pesticide, not Zika, to birth defects
Experts debunked a theory this week that linked pesticides to an increase in birth defects thought to be caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Brazil.
The theory gained traction among social media users after Argentine environmentalists issued ... |
b188b7d86cb7775a2e8578132d6ba253 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/17/cops-fake-teen-doctor-opened-own-office-newser/80506962/ | Cops: Fake teen doctor opened own office -- again | Cops: Fake teen doctor opened own office -- again
(NEWSER) – Visitors to the New Birth New Life Medical Center and Urgent Care offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., may have noticed that Dr. Malachi Love-Robinson looked a little young to be a doctor. That's because he's only 18 years old — and he isn't a doctor.
Police say... |
c6f54ac4f900cf2ba3e228d974106d11 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/18/states-look-mend-gaps-teacher-screening-systems/80543840/ | States look to mend gaps in teacher screening systems | States look to mend gaps in teacher screening systems
State lawmakers and education officials around the country said this week they plan to address weaknesses in teacher screening policies and practices following an investigation by the USA TODAY NETWORK.
The USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found the nation’s database... |
04df59806fef2631d7875e58f6bcd437 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/20/supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-funeral-mass/80648918/ | At funeral Mass, Justice Scalia eulogized as a man of faith as well as law | At funeral Mass, Justice Scalia eulogized as a man of faith as well as law
WASHINGTON — Forever combative about the law, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was remembered Saturday as a man whose deeply held religious faith brought him peace.
Rather than a star-studded funeral service featuring judges and pol... |
361049702ed51c93d5305b931426e332 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/24/some-studies-suggest-link-between-talcum-powder-and-cancer/80847720/ | Studies mixed on link between talcum powder, ovarian cancer | Studies mixed on link between talcum powder, ovarian cancer
A court case involving the family of an Alabama woman who blamed the talc in baby powder for causing their mother's fatal ovarian cancer is raising questions about the product's safety — especially for feminine hygienic use.
A St. Louis jury late Monday ordere... |
84c6010e8a9e3347255ee5ded2eab71b | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/25/dea-riverside-wiretaps-scaled-back/80891460/ | Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation | Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Prosecutors in a Los Angeles suburb say they have dramatically scaled back a vast and legally questionable eavesdropping operation, built by federal drug agents, that once accounted for nearly a fifth of all U.S. wiretaps.
The wiretappin... |
f38d8dbed17fba628d859f87faca295d | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/25/reports-2-dead-hesston-kansas-workplace-shooting/80954886/ | Three dead plus gunman in Kansas shootings; 14 injured | Three dead plus gunman in Kansas shootings; 14 injured
Three people have died in a series of shootings at three sites near Hesston, Kansas, including a lawn care products factory, authorities said Thursday night.
The alleged shooter also died after a confrontation with law enforcement at the Excel Industries plant, Har... |
a2c8a90f2bd77183601bcf760fdfb56f | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/27/kalamazoo-shootings-father-son-remembered/81061918/ | Kalamazoo shootings: Father and son remembered | Kalamazoo shootings: Father and son remembered
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Funerals are often thought of as times of sadness, but laughter echoed off the walls of Calvary Bible Church at Saturday’s service for the Smith men.
Richard, 53, and his son, Tyler, 17, both of Mattawan, were victims of the Feb. 20 Kalamazoo shootings t... |
87965b6041609216d4f7b09cdfeb8365 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/29/evening-news-roundup-monday/81110584/ | Never let go: Yep, we're still talking about the Oscars | Never let go: Yep, we're still talking about the Oscars
There's so much to say about the 88th Academy Awards
Where to begin? Let's go back to Titanic — with Jack and Rose. When Leonardo DiCaprio accepted his long-awaited Oscar for best actor, we were feeling all the feels, weeping along with Kate Winslet as we haven't ... |
91e840e503defb2b04f36a0953e0958c | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/29/zika-can-cause-guillain-barre-syndrome-study-shows/81103754/ | Zika can cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, study shows | Zika can cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, study shows
For the first time, researchers have shown that the Zika virus can cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare condition in which the immune system attacks nerve cells and causes paralysis.
Five Latin American countries with Zika epidemics — Brazil, El Salvador, Venezuela, ... |
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