The Obama Presidential Center broke ground in Chicago Tuesday amid pushback from park preservationists and residents concerned about displacement.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
John Walsh criticizes Florida police investigation of Gabby Petito case: ‘It’s pretty damn sad’
The victims’ advocate and host of the TV show “In Pursuit With John Walsh” told USA TODAY that Florida police have botched the case of Gabby Petito.
Americans are using alcohol to cope with pandemic stress: Nearly 1 in 5 report ‘heavy drinking’
More than 18 months into the pandemic, about 17% of respondents reported “heavy drinking” in the past 30 days, a new survey finds.
At least 2 injured in shooting at high school in Newport News, Virginia; suspect in custody
At least two people were shot and two others injured Monday in a shooting at a Virginia high school, police said.
‘Double trauma’: Back to in-person learning, students confront school shootings once again
Several schools, finally back in person after more than a year of remote learning, have locked down in recent weeks amid reports of active shooters.
Week after Hurricane Ida’s landfall, hundreds of thousands still without power
One week after Ida made landfall in Louisiana, hundreds of thousands are still without power. For some, it may take until the end of September.
Student killed in North Carolina high school shooting; suspect in custody, Sheriff’s Office says
A student was killed in a shooting inside Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wednesday.
‘At least I’m alive’: Louisiana residents crawl out from battered homes, recount horror of Hurricane Ida
Residents began emerging from devastated homes as others remained inside to make way for rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Wyoming Marine Rylee McCollum, 20, an expectant father, killed in Afghanistan airport attack
Rylee McCollum, an expectant father from Wyoming, was among the 13 Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul Thursday, state officials said.
Coronavirus Watch: Common respiratory viruses are on the rise, CDC warns
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