<img alt class="gnt_em_vp_img gnt_em_vp_img__yn" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cmZmo81Cdcc/maxresdefault.jpg" onload="if(this.naturalWidthA California sheriff's deputy has attracted national attention after video shows he played a Taylor Swift song on his phone in a failed attempt to trigger censorship of an activist's video. Instead the footage was successfully published...
SURFSIDE, Fla. — Florida officials on Saturday abruptly moved up plans to demolish the remaining part of a Miami area that condo collapsed on June 24, as the threat of a secondary collapse of the damaged structure looms, potentially endangering rescue crews.Meanwhile,...
Joey Chestnut has become the Michael Jordan of the men's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, and the 37-year-old competitive eater will be vying for his 14th Mustard Belt in 15 years on Sunday for the annual Independence Day event. But...
Elsa, the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic storm season, was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday and was on track to impact Florida by early next week."We do feel pretty confident that we are going to be experiencing...
Fourth of July celebrations may be back to normal for Americans as U.S. coronavirus cases drop and more than half (57%) of American adults are fully vaccinated. With typical holiday celebrations comes fireworks, barbecues and lots of food. Several food...
USA TODAY reporter Romina Ruiz-Goiriena was at the Surfside condominium collapse site just a couple hours after first light last Thursday. Much of the building had crashed to the earth during the night.Fire trucks filled the streets, but it was eerily quiet.Police...
Missouri is requesting help from new COVID-19 federal response teams as the delta variant continues to spread, with surging case numbers and hospitalizations throughout the state.The "surge response teams," announced in a White House press conference Thursday, will be...
The governor's office denied reports it asked Trump organizers to postpone the Sarasota rally.DeSantis has discouraged talk of a 2024 White House run, saying he's focused on his current job.Trump, who's hinted at a presidential re-run in 2024, has expressed annoyance...
An eruption of noise on a June night startled Rajah as the dog played in her South Carolina backyard. It was fireworks.The piercing crackling unnerved Rajah, and she bolted for the yard's fence and leapt right over it, leaving her worried owners behind, according to multiple reports. Rajah...
On the heels of America’s 76th birthday, Frederick Douglass, a renowned orator, abolitionist and former slave, criticized the United States for celebrating its political freedom while millions of Black Americans were still enslaved.Douglass delivered his “What to the Slave Is the Fourth...
