House panel advances bill to boost September 11th Victims Compensation Fund A House panel passed a bill Wednesday to authorize additional funding for the September 11th Victims Compensation Fund until...
Best high schools in America's metro areas, from U.S. News and World Report rankings By USA TODAY U.S. News and World Report ranked the best high schools in 933 U.S. metro areas. See...
Hong Kong protesters begin night vigil as extradition anger mounts Tensions rose in Hong Kong late Tuesday as hundreds of protesters began a nighttime vigil outside the city’s parliament,...
120 degrees in the shade?! Record-breaking, 'dangerous' heat wave bakes western U.S. By USA TODAY Folks in the western U.S. are sweltering under an unusually intense June heat wave, with temperatures...
Why the nation’s two largest religious groups are talking about sex abuse this week When leaders of the country’s two largest religious groups — the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention — hold...
DE Smith again arrested for suspicion of DUI Aldon Smith, who has had several run-ins with the law, including multiple DUI charges, was arrested Monday on suspicion...
Supreme Court to meet behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss DACA The Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it would meet behind closed doors Thursday to discuss whether to take...
'No nexus to terror': Helicopter crashes onto roof of New York City high rise; pilot dead By USA TODAY A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a building on 7th Avenue in New York on...
Soon-to-be free agent Cyborg will test market Cris “Cyborg” Justino says she looks forward to testing the free-agent market when her contract with the UFC runs...