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...
INDIANAPOLIS — History is happening on Pearl Street. Yes, Pearl Street is really just an alley. What, you think the path into history should be beautiful?Not this path.Turn onto the alley and keep walking under the fire escape snaking...
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...
SURFSIDE, Florida – As the full extent of the structural damage at Champlain Towers South slowly dawned on the condominium's shell-shocked residents, new issues emerged that left board members to wonder if the once-glamorous high-rise had been flawed from the...
It's July 4 weekend. Here's what you need to know.Planning to get away for the Fourth of July? Be prepared to share the road, as more than 47.7 million Americans are expected to travel for Independence Day. In the nation’s capital,...
It was a festive atmosphere inside Montreal's Bell Centre on Friday night as the Canadiens took the ice for their first home game in the Stanley Cup Final since 1993. But the party was quickly quieted by the Tampa Bay...
4th of July sale events are in full swing, and while you're likely well aware of all the amazing appliance and furniture deals up for grabs, we're gonna let you in on a little secret: It's also a great time to...
