Kevin Johnson,Rick Jervis and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY May 18, 2018 It’s not USA TODAY’s policy to identify minors charged with crimes. Due to the magnitude of this school shooting and the fact the suspect has been charged as an adult, USA TODAY has decided to identify him. SANTA FE, Texas —The 17-year-old suspect…
The crazy underworld of NFL undrafted free agency
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…
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…
Wanted: More pastures for West’s overpopulated wild horses
By MEAD GRUVER. March 9, 2019 / AP News CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — If you ever wished to gaze at a stomping, snorting, neighing panorama of Western heritage from your living-room window, now could be your chance. A classic image of the American West — wild horses stampeding across the landscape — not only has…
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…
Dad says Santa Fe shooting suspect was bullied; school rejects claim
Dad says Santa Fe shooting suspect was bullied; school rejects claim John Bacon Updated 7:55 p.m. ET May 22, 2018 USA TODAY Eight students and two teachers were killed in the Santa Fe High School shooting. Here are their stories. USA TODAY The father of the teen accused of fatally shooting 10 people at…
Santa Fe High School shooting in Texas is at least the 20th of 2018
William Cummings Updated 3:00 a.m. ET May 19, 2018 The shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas is not only the latest school shooting, but it's also one of the deadliest in modern U.S. history. USA TODAY "This has been going on for too long in our country, too many years, too…
As births decline in young women, they keep rising in 40-somethings. Here’s why.
Kim Painter Updated 12:27 p.m. ET May 19, 2018 More and more women are having having childern later in life. This is one mom's story. USA TODAY The United States is in the midst of a baby bust as birthrates fall in every age group of women except for one: women in their 40s, according to government statistics…
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…
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…
JACKSON GROWN: JOSH MILLER
https://www.ourjacksonhome.com/blog-2/jacksongrown/joshmiller APRIL 19, 2018 GUEST CONTRIBUTOR There is a little Italian café in Geneva, Switzerland, that sits just across the street from the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. I found myself there one rainy morning in February hunched over coffee with a colleague. We ran through the updates of the people…
Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Marve tries to tackle career in law
By Jim Wyatt | The Tennessean March 3, 2012 "Chris Marve is bypassing the NFL to pursue his dream of becoming an attorney or judge. Already accepted by one law school, he's working at Nashville's Neal & Harwell law firm while awaiting other offers. - GEORGE WALKER IV / THE TENNESSEAN Chris Marve has spent…
Jim Harbaugh moonlights as Indiana’s newest team manager
Yahoo Sports.com / Feb 23, 2012 / by Jeff Eisenberg One of Indiana's team managers Wednesday night may be the most highly paid man ever to do that job. That's because Indiana coach Tom Crean put brother-in-law Jim Harbaugh to work in return for a seat on the Hoosiers' bench for their 75-56 nonconference…
Florida school district bans homework, replaces it with daily reading
USA TODAY NETWORK WTSP-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. Published 7:33 a.m. ET July 28, 2017 | Updated 10:11 a.m. ET July 28, 2017 Elementary school students in Marion County, Fla. will have more free time after school this year as the school district implements a controversial "homework ban." Marion County School District Superintendent Heidi Maier…
Johnny Manziel announces signing with CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Jesse Yomtov Updated 2:28 p.m. ET May 19, 2018 SportsPulse: Take a look at some of Johnny Manziel's throws from the workout he did in front of NFL scouts at the University of San Diego. USA TODAY Sports Former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel announced Saturday morning that he is signing…
‘Major, major game-changer’: Ebola spreads to big Congo city
apnews.com/44d070c3770949499e7a0a1ff2115396 By SALEH MWANAMILONGO and CARLEY PETESCH May 18, 2018 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a crossroads city of more than 1 million people in a troubling turn that marks the first time the vast, impoverished country has encountered the lethal virus in an urban area. “This is a major,…
Good Samaritan Helps 91 year old WW2 Vet Living in Mold
by Lynn Lampkin / My News 5 / April 3, 2011 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A 91-year old World War II vet learns his nearly four decade old home is covered in mold. The problem so bad, the house had to be gutted in some parts. A Good Samaritan is chipping in to give the home…
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…
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