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'SNL': Southwest Airlines apologizes for mass cancellations over holidays, offers absurd solutions
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 8:21 am
"Saturday Night Live" is joining in on many 2022 holiday travelers' favorite pastime: hating on Southwest Airlines.
'SNL': Merrick Garland, FBI agents search Pence, Obama's houses for classified documents
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 8:16 am
Democrat and Republican politicians alike, beware: If you've taken classified documents, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland will find you.
Wind chill and winter storm warnings work their way across the country: Weekend weather updates
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 8:05 am
Another winter storm is working its way across the US, forecast to stretch across the Midwest in the coming days, with snow reaching the East Coast.
Did anyone win the $572M Powerball jackpot? See the winning numbers for Saturday's drawing
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 7:11 am
Powerball's jackpot has climbed to an estimated $572 million, with a cash option of $308.9 million. See the winning lottery numbers for Jan. 28, 2023.
'SNL': Michael B. Jordan jokes about his 'first public breakup' months after Lori Harvey split
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 6:45 am
While hosting "Saturday Night Live," Michael B. Jordan joked his "very first public breakup" months after splitting with Lori Harvey.
The real-life version of 'Terminator': This tiny shapeshifting robot "melts" to escape cages
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 5:44 am
A Lego-shaped shapeshifting robot can change from solid to liquid and re-form, squeeze into tight spaces, perform complex tasks and even escape cages.
Patrick Beverley gets technical for showing ref camera after LeBron James doesn't get call
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 5:33 am
Lakers' Patrick Beverley received a technical foul after bringing a camera on court to try and show ref Eric Lewis that LeBron James had been fouled.
Bills' Damar Hamlin offers up thanks in video: 'I can't tell you how appreciative I am'
by USA TODAY on January 29, 2023 at 1:08 am
Damar Hamlin took to Instagram on Saturday to offer up his thanks to a whole host of people in his first extensive public comments since his collapse.
'We're here:' Donald Trump hits the campaign trail again in New Hampshire, South Carolina
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 11:58 pm
After two months of turmoil, the former president who is running again in 2024 resumed campaigning with events in New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Video released of brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols: More protests planned, SCORPION unit permanently deactivated
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 11:56 pm
The city of Memphis on Friday released over an hour of footage of the brutal traffic stop that led to the death of Tyre Nichols.
When the officers are Black: Tyre Nichols' death raises tough questions about race in policing
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 11:52 pm
The five police officers are Black. Does it matter? Experts say the race of the victim in police-involved shootings is far more important.
'Cloud of dishonor': Memphis Police SCORPION unit disbanded after Tyre Nichols' death
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 11:46 pm
Memphis police disbanded the SCORPION unit Saturday. The officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death were members of the specialized Memphis Police unit.
Black skateboarders in Memphis and beyond honor Tyre Nichols: 'We've lost one of our own'
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 9:01 pm
'I think everyone is really outraged right now in skateboarding, for sure. And that's the only lens that I'm looking at it through.'
Protests seen in Chicago, NYC; more expected nationwide after release of Tyre Nichols video in Memphis
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 7:49 pm
A number of groups are organizing protests from coast to coast as Memphis officials prepare to release video of the police killing of Tyre Nichols.
AFC championship game: Three keys to Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 5:22 pm
Sunday will be the fourth matchup between the Bengals and Chiefs in the last 13 months. Here are three keys to the AFC championship game.
Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes will not return to 'GMA' following alleged affair, ABC News says
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 1:50 pm
Following weeks of speculation about their fate on "GMA3," Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes have been ousted from the news program.
NFC championship game: Three keys to San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Two of the most complete teams in the NFL face off when the Philadelphia Eagles host the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in the NFC championship game.
This week in politics: More classified documents highlights bigger problem, Senate hearing on Ticketmaster fiasco
by USA TODAY on January 28, 2023 at 10:00 am
Classified documents were found at Mike Pence's Indiana home. Senators held a hearing on Ticketmaster after the Taylor Swift ticket debacle.
Presidents Day 2023 sales are here early—shop sales at Nordstrom, Samsung and Lowe's
by Reviewed on January 27, 2023 at 9:33 pm
Beat the seasonal shopping rush with these early Presidents Day sales at Amazon, Nordstrom, Samsung, Lowe's and more of our favorite retailers.
Driving in the snow? What to do if you're stuck in your car during a winter storm
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 7:28 pm
Winter weather can be treacherous and it's important to stay safe if you get stuck.
Is it better to pay someone to do your taxes or do them yourself? We'll help you decide.
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 5:03 pm
Each year, people wonder if they should do their own taxes or enlist a professional. We'll help you decide what to do for tax season 2023.
USA TODAY Sports' NFL championship game picks: Who reaches Super Bowl 57?
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 12:27 pm
Championship Sunday will determine whether the 49ers, Eagles, Bengals or Chiefs will play on Super Sunday in two weeks.
'A huge windfall': Automakers look to hire tech talent from job cuts in Silicon Valley
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 12:24 pm
As the tech sector sheds jobs, GM is seeking to bolster the tech talent within its ranks as it shifts its focus to software-operated vehicles.
One X-factor (non-QB) for each NFL team during conference championships
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Each NFL conference championship team has a (non-QB) X-factor that will have to step up for their team to make the Super Bowl.
Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay shootings make January one of most violent months on record
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 11:00 am
39 people have died in six mass shooting events in the first three weeks of 2023, including the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shootings.
Can chiropractic adjustments cause strokes? 2 Kentucky women say yes, and so did a jury
by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 9:05 am
Do chiropractic adjustments cause strokes? They are rare, but two Kentucky women, citing their own devastating cases, say the answer is yes.
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by USA TODAY on January 27, 2023 at 12:35 am
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What Edward Hopper saw
on January 26, 2023 at 2:51 pm
An exhibition of his paintings in New York reveals timeless insight into the city and its people
Ron DeSantis wants to limit free speech in the name of free speech
on January 26, 2023 at 2:51 pm
The Sunshine State’s public colleges are getting a dose of illiberal right-wing politics
A violent dispute is impeding police reform in Atlanta
on January 26, 2023 at 2:51 pm
A forest, a fatal shooting and a police car up in flames
A shortage in America creates opportunities for nurses with wheels
on January 26, 2023 at 2:51 pm
Once, frackers travelled to the Dakotas to make money. Now nurses do
Ukraine to get 45 top battle tanks from US, Germany. How they will aid in war with Russia
by USA TODAY on January 26, 2023 at 1:49 pm
Top-ranked vehicles will give Ukrainian forces key advantages over older Russian tanks on the battlefield
Why Justin Bieber, Genesis and other major musicians are choosing to sell their catalogs now
by USA TODAY on January 25, 2023 at 5:50 pm
Cha-ching! Major musicians such as Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber aren't waiting until the end of their careers to cash out millions from their songs.
'Nuclear nightmare' ticks closer: Why any use of nuclear weapons would be a disaster
by USA TODAY on January 24, 2023 at 10:55 pm
The Doomsday Clock is the latest reminder that humanity has the capability to destroy itself at any time with nuclear warfare.
Congress is gridlocked. America’s statehouses are very much not
on January 24, 2023 at 9:14 pm
Bans on electric cars and drag shows are on the menu in 2023
There is no easy escape from America’s debt-ceiling mess
on January 23, 2023 at 12:42 pm
Defaulting is unthinkable, but the “workarounds” to avoid default bring their own dangers
Musical festivals
by USA TODAY on January 23, 2023 at 6:42 am
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How America’s far right flits from issue to issue
on January 19, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Hostility to gay and trans Americans is the current obsession
What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says about America’s safety net
on January 19, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Giving out cash by lottery ought to be a poor way to help people
It is still legal to hit children in school in 19 American states
on January 19, 2023 at 2:46 pm
Corporal punishment is particularly common in Mississippi
George Santos is the congressman America deserves
on January 17, 2023 at 8:00 pm
He is the right man for a democracy where winning matters more than anything else
Incomes are rising in America, especially for the poorest
on January 15, 2023 at 6:57 pm
But those in the middle, hit by inflation, have less to cheer about
The presidential mislaying of classified documents is infectious
on January 13, 2023 at 6:52 am
Another president, another special counsel
How rappers are strengthening Donald Trump’s movement
on January 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
And ensuring it will outlast him
After a spectacularly chaotic start for Congress, more discord looms
on January 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Some of Kevin McCarthy’s rule changes looks good. His deals do not
America’s army has launched a scheme to slim down its recruits
on January 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
The shortage of potential soldiers able to pass physicals has forced the army to change tack
Polyamory is getting slivers of legal recognition in America
on January 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Searching for rights in a monogamous world
What California’s deadly storms reveal about the state’s climate future
on January 11, 2023 at 12:21 pm
Climate change will intensify wet and dry periods in the Golden State
America’s culture wars extend into medicine
on January 8, 2023 at 9:34 am
Florida is exhibit A
Chicago’s woes are over-hyped
on January 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm
In fact, the Windy City could offer a model for change across America
Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul have grand plans for New York City
on January 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm
Can office blocks be converted into places to live?
The great mystery of American politics
on January 5, 2023 at 2:20 pm
Why is the country divided so evenly? What might change that?
Pay-transparency laws do not work as advertised
on January 5, 2023 at 10:33 am
Which is a pity, as California and Washington have just adopted them
Republicans struggle to elect a speaker of the House
on January 4, 2023 at 2:08 am
Kevin McCarthy’s floundering bid for the role augurs more dysfunction in Washington
The new geopolitical epoch
on December 26, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and China’s military build-up, herald a new era of big-power rivalry
The fraught art of festive tipping
on December 24, 2022 at 3:18 pm
Holiday gratuities are as New York as bagels and yellow cabs
How America defies expectations
on December 24, 2022 at 3:15 pm
In many ways the country has had an exceptional year
The House delivers its 800-page report on the January 6th riot
on December 23, 2022 at 6:15 pm
The plot was familiar, but the committee has added detail, footnotes and a call to prosecute
Volodymyr Zelensky brings his message to Washington
on December 21, 2022 at 7:45 pm
The purpose behind the pageantry
Free speech is not in peril in America
on December 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm
The problem is deeper than that
Title 42 might be nixed
on December 20, 2022 at 4:00 pm
What the end of an obscure public-health order will mean for America’s border
Is forced treatment for the mentally ill ever humane?
on December 19, 2022 at 3:01 pm
Worsening homelessness prompts new mental-health policies in California and New York
Los Angeles mourns P-22, the city’s celebrity mountain lion
on December 18, 2022 at 1:57 pm
For a decade, Angelenos shared their park with a puma. He became the face of a movement
Donald Trump’s popularity with Republican voters is sinking
on December 18, 2022 at 1:07 pm
Polls reveal a fall in support for him to Make America Great Again, again
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Republicans should leave Hunter Biden to his painting, and the Justice Department
on December 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm
When it comes to presidential families, Americans have hard-earned empathy
Why catalytic-converter theft has soared in America
on December 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm
Ease, speed and economics are making stealing a once-obscure car part more common
Axe-throwing may be the friendliest new sport in America
on December 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm
It is a particular boon to lonesome men who look like Vikings
A city experiments with paying people not to be annoying
on December 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm
Baltimore’s squeegee kids are the subject of a new policy experiment
E-cigarette taxes may reduce teenage drink-driving deaths
on December 15, 2022 at 2:10 pm
But anti-vaping policies could also have unintended consequences
What to make of the Twitter Files?
on December 14, 2022 at 9:34 pm
They contain two accusations: one seems true, the other does not
America’s unions are gentrifying
on December 14, 2022 at 7:32 pm
Will that reverse their decline?
The Supreme Court searches for a middle way
on December 8, 2022 at 2:45 pm
Two cases address free speech and state legislatures’ power over elections
Feral house cats have invaded Hawaii
on December 8, 2022 at 2:45 pm
They are killing the state’s native species. Some Hawaiians want to cull them instead
What Democrats—and Republicans—can learn from Raphael Warnock
on December 8, 2022 at 2:45 pm
He is drawing on old sources to create a wiser politics
What to expect from Congress’s lame-duck session
on December 8, 2022 at 2:45 pm
The legislature has set itself a long to-do list before it can decamp for the holidays
Two Trump Organisation companies are found guilty of tax fraud
on December 7, 2022 at 12:48 pm
Donald Trump himself was not on trial, but is thought also to be under investigation
Raphael Warnock wins in Georgia
on December 6, 2022 at 5:49 am
And another of Donald Trump’s endorsees fails to convince the electorate
A new Supreme Court case may dampen protections for LGBT people
on December 5, 2022 at 10:21 pm
In 303 Creative v Elenis, America’s justices seemed to favour a Christian web designer in a battle over gay rights
Young Americans increasingly end their own lives
on December 3, 2022 at 3:07 pm
Suicide is now the second-biggest killer of ten- to 18-year-olds
Elon Musk is showing what a waste of time Twitter can be
on December 1, 2022 at 3:08 pm
He, and his critics, should remember the meaningful work he is capable of
America’s syringe exchanges might be killing drug users
on December 1, 2022 at 3:08 pm
But harm-reduction researchers dispute this
Women are revitalising funeral services in America
on December 1, 2022 at 3:08 pm
A once-conservative industry has started to change
A winemaker’s lawsuit against Napa County is about more than sour grapes
on December 1, 2022 at 3:08 pm
It reflects the business climate in California
The Democrats muster an orderly leadership succession
on November 30, 2022 at 8:06 pm
Despite losing the House, the party has avoided the visible divisions of the Republicans
How will America deal with three-way nuclear deterrence?
on November 29, 2022 at 9:34 pm
It risks a new arms race, not only against Russia but also against China
Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan
on November 24, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Organised retail crime gangs are behind a shoplifting spike
Homelessness is declining in Washington, DC
on November 24, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Despite the abundance of tents in the capital, the city is doing a good job
Joe Biden has a chance to rebalance America’s judiciary
on November 24, 2022 at 3:11 pm
A Democratic majority in the Senate should have plenty of time to focus on the nominations
Racial discrimination in mortgage lending has declined sharply in America
on November 24, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Control for factors like credit scores and troubling racial gaps almost disappear
New York state reckons it’s got cannabis legalisation right
on November 24, 2022 at 3:11 pm
The advantage of not going first
Congress should act now to protect Dreamers
on November 24, 2022 at 1:32 pm
The lame-duck session is America’s best chance to honour its obligation to child immigrants
America’s federal government has ruthlessly crushed organised crime
on November 22, 2022 at 7:41 pm
But there are some unintended consequences of this success
In a Republican House, investigations and fiscal clashes loom
on November 17, 2022 at 3:19 pm
There is a window for compromise in Congress’s lame-duck session, but it’s brief
Ron DeSantis may be Republicans’ best chance to prevent Donald Trump’s return
on November 17, 2022 at 2:55 pm
How different is he?
Quantifying the Trump effect
on November 17, 2022 at 2:55 pm
How Democrats held the Republicans to historically small midterms gains
Oklahoma’s gay rodeo illustrates an important social phenomenon
on November 17, 2022 at 2:55 pm
We’re just not quite sure what it is yet
Glenn Youngkin is a kinder, gentler Trumpist
on November 17, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Virginia’s governor has a unique approach to adapting Donald Trump’s politics
Donald Trump declares that he will make America great again, again
on November 16, 2022 at 8:16 pm
Regrettably he should not be underestimated
Of course Donald Trump is running again
on November 16, 2022 at 3:27 am
Even though Republican opposition to another presidential bid is growing

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