es.pn/2ItMza1 May 11, 2018 Jordan RaananESPN Staff Writer The NFL draft stretched three days and took in excess of 13 real-time hours for all the selections to be made. When it all wrapped, there were a total of 256 players selected by the league’s 32 teams. Then the real chaos ensued. The draft quickly…
Man who was exonerated of murder after 16 years in prison will soon be a lawyer
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Dog rescued by oil rig crew after found swimming 135 miles offshore in Gulf of Thailand
April 16, 2019 - USA TODAY (April 16) AP BANGKOK – A dog found swimming more than 135 miles from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land. A worker on the rig belonging to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production, Vitisak Payalaw, said on…
A 2-year-old Minnesota boy’s family couldn’t afford a costly power wheelchair. These students built it for him
Kristin Lam Updated 12:27 p.m. ET April 3, 2019 (USA TODAY) Cillian Jackson, 2, on the day the Farmington High School robotics team presented him with the power wheelchair students hand-built from a Power Wheels riding toy. (Photo: Sally McConnaughey, Farmington Area Public Schools) When a 2-year-old Minnesota boy needed a costly power wheelchair, a high-school robotics…
The Electoral College is undemocratic? Of course. That’s why it works.
USA Today - April 2, 2019 Here are 3 things you need to know about the electoral college. Wochit We've listened to two years of complaints about how President Donald Trump is destroying the norms of democracy. But as the endless parade of Democrats announce their candidacy for the White House, they want to destroy several…
Milan High junior aimed for, attained perfect ACT score
Lasherica Thornton, Jackson Sun Published 11:34 a.m. CT Jan. 22, 2019 | Updated 2:45 p.m. CT Jan. 23, 2019 William Carter (Photo: Photo courtesy of Sarah Carter) As a seventh-grader, William Carter scored 29 on the ACT, a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. As a sophomore, he got a 35,…
How Sarah Hyland overcame ’27 years of being sick,’ mental health struggles
Jayme DeerwesterUpdated 4:51 p.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019 "'Modern Family's'" Sarah Hyland had second kidney transplant; Ava DuVernay, Reese Witherspoon and others join for Time's Up auction; Duchess of Sussex makes surprise appearance at Fashion Awards in London. (Dec. 11) AP "Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland got real about her lowest point during a visit…
Carruth’s son to attend Ravens-Panthers game
Carruth's son to attend Ravens-Panthers game David Newton ESPN Staff Writer October 26, 2018 Six days after former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was released from prison, where he served nearly 19 years for conspiracy to commit murder, one notable person in attendance at Sunday's NFL game at Bank of America Stadium…
Contestants accuse Mrs. America pageant president of racist remarks – CNN
By Emanuella Grinberg and Pierre Meilhan, CNN Updated 4:58 AM ET, Tue October 16, 2018 (CNN) — Three African-American state pageant winners said they were expecting to have the time of their lives at the 2018 Mrs. America competition in Las Vegas in August. Instead, they say the pageant's white CEO and president insulted them…
Add divorce to the list of things Millennials are killing
Ryan W. MillerUpdated 1:59 p.m. ET Sept. 26, 2018 Millennials are apparently saving the marriage institution. Or at least lowering the divorce rate in the country. Bras, top sheets, sleeping with clothes and now ... divorce. Millennials get blamed for "killing" many trends, and the latest example might mean everyone's favorite generation to hate is in it for…
Alien abduction: 45 years after alleged UFO encounter, Mississippi man breaks his silence
Alien abduction: 45 years after alleged UFO encounter, Mississippi man breaks his silence Brian Broom Mississippi Clarion LedgerPublished 7:25 p.m. ET Aug. 13, 2018 On October 11, 1973, Calvin Parker, Jr and Charles Hickson reported being abducted by aliens in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Decades later, in a rare interview with the Associated Press, Parker breaks his…
Toddler’s brain damage reversed by treatment after near drowning
Ashley May, USA TODAY Published 2:30 p.m. ET July 20, 2017 | Updated 12:28 p.m. ET July 21, 2017 A 2-year-old from Arkansas who nearly drowned in her family's swimming pool is on the mend thanks to a type of oxygen therapy. In February 2016, Eden Carlson broke through her baby gate and headed into…
Gay Division I football player won’t come out: ‘Not ashamed, just scared’
Erik Brady Updated 1:46 p.m. ET May 18, 2018 SportsPulse: Arian Foster wants you to know he's an artist who happened to play football. He also wants you to know the current state of the NFL doesn't allow players to share their emotions the way they should. Alone in the Game is a new documentary…
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant wins more than $110K, breaks single-day record
April 9, 2019 - USA TODAY James Holzhauer, 34, won more than $110,000 on "Jeopardy!" on the episode that aired April 9, breaking the record for single-day cash winnings. (Photo: AP) CULVER CITY, Calif. – A 34-year-old professional sports gambler from Las Vegas won more than $110,000 on "Jeopardy!" on Tuesday, breaking the record for…
Oregon couple’s final days captured in intimate aid-in-dying video
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Published 7:37 a.m. ET March 12, 2018 | Updated 3:14 p.m. ET March 12, 2018 On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands. The Portland, Ore., couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed on April 20, 2017,…
Baby boy abandoned at recycling center is laid to rest by students
USA TODAY NETWORK Peggy Wright, @PeggyWrightDR Published 12:34 a.m. ET Dec. 19, 2017 DOVER, N.J. — Two Delbarton School boys clad in school uniforms — khakis, dark sports coats and green ties — were solemn as they bore a tiny casket across the snow-covered ground. The small, white coffin held the body of an…
Hippie Jack aids the ‘invisible people’ in need in Appalachia
Jessica Bliss Updated 8:07 a.m. CT Nov. 29, 2017 USA Today Jack and Lynne Stoddart documented life on the Cumberland Plateau for years and now hosts music festivals on their Overton County, Tenn. farm to collect food and clothes for those in need. Shelley Mays/The Tennessean CRAWFORD, Tenn. — Nearly five decades ago, Jack Stoddart —…
Newly released FBI documents reveal disturbing details about Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza
Kevin Johnson,Nicole Gaudiano and Julia Fair, USA TODAY Published 3:01 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2017 | Updated 8:27 a.m. ET Oct. 25, 2017 WASHINGTON – The FBI on Tuesday released some 1,500 pages from its investigation into the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school, painting a dark portrait of the young man who carried out one of the…
Rock dropped from I-75 overpass leads to murder charges for 5 teens
USA TODAY NETWORK John Wisely, Detroit Free PressPublished 11:01 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2017 | Updated 8:12 a.m. ET Oct. 24, 2017 DETROIT — Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton Monday charged five teens with second-degree murder for the death of a motorist killed Oct. 18 by a piece of concrete dropped off an Interstate 75 overpass. Kenneth…
Behind the Brew: How The Farmer’s Perk Is Expanding Jackson’s Coffee Culture
September 29, 2017 This piece was originally published in the August - November 2017 issue of our journal, Vol. 3, Issue 2: Day & Night. A morning ritual, a conversation piece, a shared bond: coffee adopts whatever role its faithful consumers may assign. It’s one of the few addictions that our local cultures openly…
Scientists teleport first object ever from Earth into space
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY Published 1:58 p.m. ET July 13, 2017 | Updated 3:13 p.m. ET July 13, 2017 Chinese scientists successfully teleported an object from the Earth's surface to an orbiting satellite for the first time ever. A photon — a tiny sub-atomic particle — was "transported" from the Gobi Desert to China's Micius satellite some…
9 Things you didn’t know about the life of Steve Jobs
by Taylor Hatmaker / Oct 6 2011 / Tecca.com Steve Jobs leans against his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Corbis) For all of his years in the spotlight at the helm of Apple, Steve Jobs in many ways remains an inscrutable figure — even in his death. Fiercely private, Jobs concealed most specifics…
Single mom of five who is graduating law school with epic photos: I didn’t do this myself
Ashley May Updated 4:37 p.m. ET USA Today April 11, 2018 Ieshia Champs of Houston, Texas, posed alongside her children, ranging in ages from 5 to 14-years old, before her graduation from law school. In her cap and gown, she's holding a sign saying: "I did it!" And, wow did she ever. Champs,…
The AAF is reportedly making players pay for their flights home
Andy NesbittApril 2, 2019 7:47 pm (USA TODAY) The Alliance of American Football suspended all football operations on Tuesday after owner Tom Dundon decided to call it quits, a move that enraged co-owner Bill Polian and left a lot of players wondering if their football dreams just ended for good. We’ve seen Johnny Manziel offering…
Buckles, Last WW1 Doughboy, Dies at 110 in W. Va
by Vicki Smith / Associated Press / Feb 28, 2011 He didn't seek the spotlight, but when Frank Buckles outlived every other American who'd served in World War I, he became what his biographer called "the humble patriot" and final torchbearer for the memory of that fading conflict. Buckles enlisted in World War I…
DePaul Becomes Biggest Private University to Go “Test Optional”
Applicants May choose to writes essays that reveal "heart" By Eric Hoover / Feb 17, 2011 / Unknown Publisher DePaul University will no longer require applicants to submit standardized-test scores for admission. The new policy, announced on Thursday morning, makes DePaul the largest private nonprofit university to go completely "test optional." Starting with applicants for…
Program to offer community college transfer guidance
by Jane Roberts / Feb 28, 2011 / Commercial Appeal In community colleges, students waste semesters, even years, taking credits that do not count toward their majors. By the time they figure it out, it's possible they have 15, 30 or more useless hours -- costing them thousands of dollars in cash or debt.…
Atheist Ministers Struggle With Leading the Faithful
By DAN HARRIS and WONBO WOO Nov. 9, 2010 "I am an atheist," says "Jack," a Southern Baptist with more than 20 years in ministry. "I live out my life as if there is no God," says "Adam," who is part of the pastoral staff of a small evangelical church in the Bible Belt.…
Dontez Ford turns his life around
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FIVE STARS NOT NEEDED TO WIN AT BOISE
September 21, 2010 Adam Gorney Recruiting Analyst Blake Renaud knew it once he visited. There was just something about the environment, about the coaching staff, about the city of Boise and its intertwined feel with the football program. Renaud, a three-star defensive end from Concord (Calif.) De La Salle, had come off a visit…
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