In the month since announcing charges against 50 people in Operation Varsity Blues, prosecutors have hinted in court filings at more charges to come.
Author: Gregory Korte, USA TODAY
Trump puts his stamp on Presidential Medal of Freedom with few medals, half to athletes
Awarding the medal is usually a months-long process. Trump made the decision within 24 hours of Woods’ 18th-hole putt to clinch the green jacket.
College admissions scandal: What did the students know about ‘the side door,’ and what should happen next?
No students have been charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal, which involved bribery, test doctoring and fraud. What becomes of them?
For a million U.S. men, failing to register for the draft has serious, long-term consequences
Last year, Selective Service referred 112,051 names and addresses of suspected violators to the Justice Department for possible prosecution.
8 Americans among 157 dead after Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes after takeoff
The flight with 157 people thought to be on board crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday from Ethiopia’s capital headed to Nairobi, Kenya, the airline said.
Planes strike birds more than 40 times a day, FAA data show
Collisions between planes and wildlife tied an all-time high of more than 40 per day in 2018, a USA TODAY analysis of FAA data shows.
Indonesia’s tsunami on Saturday, which killed at least 373 people, never triggered the alert system
A devastating tsunami took Indonesians by surprise because an early warning system hasn’t worked since 2012.
FBI: Ohio man arrested in Toledo synagogue plot, said he was inspired by Pittsburgh shooting
A 21-year-old Ohio man accused of plotting to attack a synagogue was inspired by the Pittsburgh attack that killed 11, authorities said Monday.
Michael Avenatti’s ex-wives come to his defense after domestic violence arrest in L.A.
Both of Michael Avenatti’s former wives are defending the Los Angeles lawyer after he was arrested Wednesday for domestic violence.
A gas leak every mile: Google Street View cars find problems that utilities don’t
How an experiment to sniff for natural gas leaks could help reduce climate-changing greenhouse gasses.