Army investigates Fort Hood OBGYN accused of abusing patients
25 Nov 2025
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A woman told USA TODAY that nearly a year ago she walked into the OBGYN's office in Fort Hood, an ...
Politicians are fighting to redraw congressional maps across the country
24 Nov 2025
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In states like Texas, California, Kansas and beyond, politicians are fighting to redraw congressiona...
Dick Cheney’s power, controversies and legacy
21 Nov 2025
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney was remembered this week at a Washington memorial as a defining fi...
When preventable infections turn deadly behind bars
20 Nov 2025
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A USA TODAY exclusive investigation found thousands of in-custody deaths that could have been easily...
Can sports survive prop betting?
19 Nov 2025
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Before a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 opened the flood gates to legalized sports betting across the ...
Why are young voters drawn to Mamdani?
18 Nov 2025
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If the meteoric rise of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani illustrates one thing, it’s this:...
Will the remaining Epstein files ever see the light of day?
17 Nov 2025
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The Epstein files are back in the news, with fresh speculation about how deep President Donald Trump...
Teens are turning to AI for connection, with dangerous results
14 Nov 2025
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Teenagers are increasingly using AI chatbots for friendship, emotional support, and even romance. Wh...
What drives us to carry out acts of kindness for total strangers?
13 Nov 2025
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In honor of World Kindness Day — we’ve partnered with the Humankind team at USA TODAY for a deep...
The government shutdown caused a lot of pain for Americans
12 Nov 2025
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Nobody seems to have gotten everything they wanted out of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Not ...
Golden parachutes for failed college football coaches become the norm
11 Nov 2025
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College football season this year is…. different. How so, you ask? It’s not just the breakout su...
Migrants are heading south now, not north
10 Nov 2025
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After record highs in 2024, border crossings have collapsed. ICE raids, deportations and new asylum ...
How an unlikely alliance saved the U.S. fishing industry
07 Nov 2025
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It wasn’t so long ago that America’s fisheries were in a state of collapse, with cratering fish ...
Are Trump's tariffs legal? The Supreme Court hears arguments
06 Nov 2025
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By imposing sweeping tariffs on foreign imports, President Donald Trump has turned US trade policy o...
Democrats escape the political wilderness with Mamdani win
05 Nov 2025
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the Nov. 4 election not only makes him the leader of the Big Apple; It...
How SNAP became a political pawn in the government shutdown
04 Nov 2025
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — feeds 42 million Americans. But during...
Thoughts on America's 250th birthday
03 Nov 2025
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On July 4th 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. The United States is the world’s olde...
Love gore and horror, the dark and scary? There’s a scientific reason why.
31 Oct 2025
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True crime, horror movies, even haunted houses — psychologist Coltan Scrivner says they all tap in...
At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way
30 Oct 2025
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At 28, Malala Yousafzai’s life so far has been anything but ordinary. When she was just 15, she wa...
Government shutdown enters week five with no end in sight
29 Oct 2025
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It has been 29 days since the federal government entered a shutdown, now just a week away from this ...
Is the AI boom fueling the next stock market bubble?
28 Oct 2025
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The stock market is surging again, led by a handful of tech giants betting big on artificial intelli...
The NBA is reeling from an explosive gambling scandal
27 Oct 2025
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What do you get when you mix the NBA with the Italian mafia and then add in some poker? Perhaps one ...
Adult sleepaway camp and the high cost of feeling like a kid again
24 Oct 2025
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Who doesn’t like a weekend getaway? A nice hotel room, spa treatments, room service, sure – but ...
Will changes to the H-1B visa program preserve jobs for Americans?
23 Oct 2025
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The H-1B visa program — a key pipeline for skilled foreign workers in tech — has recently been u...
Why do US students continue to fall behind in reading and math?
22 Oct 2025
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America’s high school seniors are falling behind. The decline in math and reading scores is more t...
WNBA hits a new peak, but money is still a sticking point
21 Oct 2025
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As the contract deadline of October 31st approaches, negotiations are at a standstill, and players a...
California Prop 50 voting underway. Will the decision neutralize Texas redistricting?
20 Oct 2025
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California voters are already casting ballots in what is likely the most important contest of 2025, ...
John Bolton indicted
17 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi breaks down the indictment of Trump critic a...
SPECIAL | Is Trump's deployment of the National Guard about order or overreach?
16 Oct 2025
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Since June of 2025, thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed to four US cities – Los ...
Voting Rights Act threatened in Supreme Court redistricting case
16 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe discusses what's at stake in a major redistrict...
SPECIAL | Why Americans are making homegrown GLP-1s
15 Oct 2025
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High costs. Limited supply. No insurance coverage. All of these are motivating some patients to cook...
Another Senate vote fails as the shutdown rolls on
15 Oct 2025
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The federal government’s partial shutdown has reached its 15th day.President Donald Trump says Ham...
A triumphant Trump basks in Mideast praise
14 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page puts President Donald Trump's role in recent Israel-Ham...
All remaining living Israeli hostages released
13 Oct 2025
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All remaining living Israeli hostages have been released, while some 2,000 detained Palestinians are...
MrBeast is hugely successful on YouTube, but with ECU, not so much
12 Oct 2025
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If you spend any time on YouTube, and most of us do, then you’ve probably watched or at least hear...
One family, seven hostages, and the end of a two-year nightmare
11 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY National Correspondent Michael Collins tells us about one family's fight to bring hostage ...
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted
10 Oct 2025
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New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank frau...
SPECIAL | Who should decide which books, if any, are banned?
09 Oct 2025
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This is banned books week. It’s a week that highlights how a few loud voices have shaped what kind...
Hamas and Israel set to sign deal on ceasefire and hostage releases
09 Oct 2025
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President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to implement the first phase of a White Hou...
SPECIAL | The politics of shutdown
08 Oct 2025
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We’re nearly at the end of day eight of the government shutdown, the first time this has happened ...
Trump says some furloughed federal workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay
08 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison has some of the latest from the federal government...
National Guard troops in limbo as Trump battles courts over deployments
07 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY National Security & World Affairs Reporter Cybele Mayes-Osterman discusses the Trump a...
Judge blocks National Guard deployment to Portland, Oregon
06 Oct 2025
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A federal judge temporarily blocks President Donald Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National Guard t...
Peace hangs in the balance as the second anniversary of 10-7 nears
05 Oct 2025
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It’s been two years since the October 7th attacks on Israel. On that day in 2023, Hamas fighters k...
Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza after Hamas accepts portion of his peace plan
04 Oct 2025
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President Donald Trump is calling on Israel to stop its Gaza bombing campaign to secure the safe ext...
SPECIAL | Peanuts turns 75 and still speaks to the child in all of us
03 Oct 2025
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For 75 years, Charles Schultz’s Peanuts gang has reflected our humor and hope, as well as our stru...
Trump approval ratings historically low compared to other presidents
03 Oct 2025
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Trump approval ratings historically low compared to other presidents, but have mostly plateaued in r...
SPECIAL | Charlamagne tha God emerges as a political force
02 Oct 2025
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Once known simply as a gossip guru, Charlamagne tha God – who reaches over 7 million monthly “Cl...
Lawmakers point fingers as the reality of a shutdown sinks in
02 Oct 2025
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USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers takes a look at how the federal government sh...
SPECIAL | Jimmy Kimmel's right to free speech is not up for debate
01 Oct 2025
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In the wake of the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel's week-long suspension from "Jimmy Kimmel Li...
A government shutdown begins. What's next?
01 Oct 2025
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The federal government shut down at midnight. USA TODAY Senior National Political Correspondent Sara...
Trump and Netanyahu agree to a peace plan
30 Sep 2025
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President Donald Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have reached a deal for...
FBI probing Michigan church shooting as 'targeted violence'
29 Sep 2025
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An assailant killed at least four people at a Michigan church during Sunday service.Israeli Prime Mi...
With Comey's indictment, has the DOJ been weaponized?
28 Sep 2025
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Former FBI Director James Comey has now been indicted. Who might be next? Is the Trump administratio...
Supreme Court won't make Trump spend billions in foreign aid approved by Congress
27 Sep 2025
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The Supreme Court Friday said President Donald Trump, for now, doesn’t have to spend billions in f...
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges sought by Trump Justice Department
26 Sep 2025
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Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted.USA TODAY National Correspondent Rick Jervis has t...
SPECIAL | How Pac-Man ate his way into gaming history
25 Sep 2025
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In 1980, the world of arcade games got a jolt that changed the gaming world forever. That’s when a...
1 detainee killed, 2 wounded in Dallas ICE facility shooting
25 Sep 2025
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A shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas on Wednesday,...
SPECIAL EPISODE | Commercial space travel is almost here
24 Sep 2025
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Living, working, even vacationing off world is no longer a distant concept. We're approaching a time...
Jimmy Kimmel returns, says he never meant to 'make light of the murder' of Charlie Kirk
24 Sep 2025
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Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television Tuesday, where he addressed his show's suspension.USA...
Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol citing unproved autism link
23 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY Government Accountability Reporter Erin Mansfield breaks down the president's announcement...
Mourners celebrate Charlie Kirk
22 Sep 2025
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Elected officials, faith leaders, Kirk's colleagues and his loved ones remembered the conservative a...
Extremist Active Club network uses fitness to recruit its members
21 Sep 2025
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US-born extremism is on the rise and spreading beyond our borders. The US-based Active Club network ...
Senate votes against government funding bill, raising shutdown prospects
20 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Zach Schermele has the latest from Capitol Hill where the possibili...
Trump suggests FCC should consider revoking TV licenses over negative coverage of him
19 Sep 2025
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President Donald Trump says negative coverage of him by television networks should be grounds for th...
SPECIAL | Why losing trust in expertise threatens democracy
18 Sep 2025
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From “follow the science” during COVID to universities accused of activism, the gap between expe...
Fed announces quarter-point rate cut
18 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Rachel Barber puts the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut in cont...
SPECIAL | Could AI-generated art replace human creators?
17 Sep 2025
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Generative AI is now widely used to make artwork, music and even film – valuable cultural contribu...
New revelations in Charlie Kirk murder case as suspect is charged
17 Sep 2025
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According to court documents, the 22-year-old had been planning the attack for a week.USA TODAY Gove...
Israel launches ground assault in Gaza City
16 Sep 2025
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz posted on X that "Gaza is burning."USA TODAY White House Report...
Charlie Kirk remembered in DC vigil; Utah governor says suspect is not cooperating
15 Sep 2025
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox gave some of the latest details on the Utah shooter during his appearances...
Charlie Kirk's assassination matters more than you think
14 Sep 2025
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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking before thousands at Utah Valle...
White House mourns the death of Charlie Kirk
13 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY White House reporter Francesca Chambers discusses what Charlie Kirk’s death means in thi...
Manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk shooter
12 Sep 2025
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Authorities have released new video of the suspected shooter of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.&...
The 'dirtbag' who built Patagonia—and gave it away
11 Sep 2025
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Patagonia is worth billions. But founder Yvon Chouinard never wanted the title of billionaire. From ...
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk fatally shot
11 Sep 2025
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Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley ...
Can sharks help predict hurricanes? Researchers are hoping so.
10 Sep 2025
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Accurately forecasting hurricanes has improved over the past few decades with the use of satellites,...
MAHA report on childhood health is out
10 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY White House Correspondent Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy breaks down Health Secretary Robert F...
A House committee releases full Jeffrey Epstein “birthday book”
09 Sep 2025
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A slew of documents about Jeffrey Epstein with purported messages from President Trump and President...
What keeps Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett up at night?
08 Sep 2025
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USA Today Supreme Court Correspondent Maureen Groppe shares highlights from an exclusive interview w...
The CDC is in crisis
07 Sep 2025
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For Robert F Kennedy Jr, it was never going to be a smooth road as Secretary of Health and Human Ser...
A disappointing new jobs report reveals a slowdown in U.S. hiring
06 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY Money Reporter Bailey Schulz breaks down the latest disappointing jobs report. Presid...
RFK Jr. says he doesn't know how many Americans died from COVID as he's grilled at hearing
05 Sep 2025
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled during an explosive hearing Th...
SPECIAL | Ultrapotent nitazenes present a new front in the opioid battle
04 Sep 2025
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Picture this, a powerful synthetic opioid that quietly morphs into one of the nation’s most lethal...
Epstein victims speak as pressure grows to release files
04 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer takes a look at Wednesday comments from Epstein...
SPECIAL | New series “Extremely Normal” tackles the "manosphere"
03 Sep 2025
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America’s young men are lost. At least, that’s what they’re telling us online. From feeling di...
US appeals court rejects Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
03 Sep 2025
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An appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezu...
What is Congress focused on now that it's back in session?
02 Sep 2025
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USA TODAY's Zachary Schermele takes a look at some of the major looming issues as lawmakers return f...
Federal judge halts deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children
01 Sep 2025
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A judge Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unacco...
Twenty years after Katrina, New Orleans' Preservation Hall is thriving
31 Aug 2025
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, the landmark musical venue of Preservati...
Most Trump tariffs are illegal, appeals court rules
30 Aug 2025
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A divided U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal....
Families remember children slain, wounded in Minnesota shooting
29 Aug 2025
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Families remembered 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski the day after this week...
SPECIAL | Takeaways from USA TODAY’s exclusive sit-down with Vice President JD Vance
28 Aug 2025
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The vice president sat down with USA TODAY White House Correspondent Francesca Chambers to share his...
Vance says Trump doesn't want long-term occupation of American cities
28 Aug 2025
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Vice President JD Vance sat down with USA TODAY for an exclusive interview Wednesday.Two children we...
SPECIAL | What science says about what makes something cool
27 Aug 2025
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Is coolness just a vibe—or something deeper? A new global study spanning 12 countries finds surpri...
Trump said he fired a Fed governor. What's next?
27 Aug 2025
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USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen puts President Donald Trump's announced firing of Fe...
Judge temporarily blocks Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation
26 Aug 2025
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A judge Monday temporarily blocked Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation.USA TODAY White House Correspo...
Army base used for WWII Japanese internment will be nation's largest ICE detention center
25 Aug 2025
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USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran takes a look at some of the history behind ...
The hidden crisis of Black land loss in the wake of slavery
24 Aug 2025
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Black Americans have lost millions of acres of land due to systemic failures and legal loopholes. Sa...
Ghislaine Maxwell tells DOJ she never saw Trump behave inappropriately
23 Aug 2025
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Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend and associate Ghislaine Maxwell absolved President Do...