Texas Legislature 'Save Chick-Fil-A bill' clears the Texas House along party linesUSA TODAY - John Moritzhttps://media.gannett-cdn.com/5049773641001/5049773641001_5519461679001_5519461332001.mp4 The measure, once thought to be dead in the Texas Legislature, must clear a few more procedural hurdles before
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMaryland Maryland women add Tennessee transfer Mimi CollinsUSA TODAY SportsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland has boosted its frontcourt by adding Tennessee transfer Mimi Collins. Maryland announced Tuesday that Collins had signed with the Terrapins. Collins announced May 2 on
News (U.S.) President Trump's immigration road map has a big flawUSA TODAY - Mark KrikorianMerit-based system and other changes are good, but plan fails to address problems with mass immigration: Another view The new White House immigration proposal is intended as a policy road map, showing
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSports Josh Jones not in attendance at Packers' OTAsUSA TODAY SportsGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Packers would love nothing better than to put an offseason of turmoil behind them. Not so fast: Safety Josh Jones reportedly wants a trade. With just about everyone on the 90-man
Payless ShoeSource When are Payless stores closing? It depends but some are staying open longerUSA TODAY Money - Kelly TykoSome Payless ShoeSource stores are sticking around a little longer than expected. While the Topeka, Kansas-based discount shoe retailer originally said in February that all of its approximately 2,300-plus
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoShohei Ohtani Angels place Simmons on 10-day IL, Ohtani OK after scareUSA TODAY SportsANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have placed Andrelton Simmons on the 10-day injured list after he sprained his left ankle during Monday's loss to the Minnesota Twins. The shortstop suffered
News (U.S.) How Trump's immigration plan could migrate from doubtful to doableUSA TODAY - The Editorial BoardA bigger skilled immigrant pool is good policy. But instead of sharply cutting family-sponsored immigration, scrap the 'diversity lottery': Our view One good indication of the headwinds that President
Tyrann Mathieu Man arrested for alleged extortion attempt against Chiefs' Tyrann Mathieu, per reportUSA TODAY Sports - Lorenzo ReyesA New Orleans man was arrested after allegedly trying to extort Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu for more than $1 million, according to a report. WDSU reported that it obtained a federal affidavit
Robert Kraft Robert Kraft trial indefinitely postponed while video suppression ruling is appealedUSA TODAY SportsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has delayed the trial of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on a misdemeanor charge that he paid for sex at a massage parlor in Jupiter, Florida. Judge
The White House House Democrats subpoena former White House communications director Hope HicksUSA TODAY - Rebecca MorinFormer White House communications director Hope Hicks, who was once one of President Donald Trump's most trusted advisers, was subpoenaed Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee — the latest move in tensions
Drug Addiction Columbine survivor Austin Eubanks spoke about emotional pain and drug addiction before deathUSA TODAY - Trevor HughesDENVER — Austin Eubanks stood last month before an audience in Kentucky with a powerful warning: Millions of Americans are suffering with crippling emotional pain that we just don't know how to fix. The
Starbucks Starbucks customers sue claiming exposure to potentially fatal pest-control chemicalsUSA TODAY Money - Zlati MeyerA group of Starbucks customers in New York City are suing the coffee-shop chain, claiming pest-extermination strips that contain a potentially lethal chemical were used in the company’s Manhattan locations.
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin's handwritten wills reveal window into her private world: Read them hereUSA TODAY - Brian McCollumBut three handwritten documents apparently prepared by Aretha Franklin show that the singer was indeed thinking about the fate of her estate. Franklin was thought to have left no will when she died Aug.
Iran How real is Iran threat? Democrats fear Trump administration using intel to justify conflictUSA TODAY - Deirdre ShesgreenWASHINGTON – Top Trump administration officials told lawmakers Tuesday that U.S. military deployments in the Middle East were purely defensive and not aimed at provoking a war with Iran, amid growing in
Business Dow ends higher after US backs off China sales restrictions, snapping 2-day skidUSA TODAY Money - Damian J. Troise and Alex VeigaTechnology companies helped power stocks broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, snapping the market’s two-day losing streak. The rally followed the U.S. government’s decision to temporarily ease off proposed
Celebrity News Comedian Artie Lange of 'Crashing' arrested for violating drug court programUSA TODAY - Rodrigo TorrejonStand-up comedian and former radio co-host Artie Lange was arrested in a halfway house for violating his drug court program, authorities said. Lange, who rose to prominence as a cast member on "MadTV"
Matthew Stafford How football helped Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford cope with wife's health scareUSA TODAY Sports - Dave BirkettMatthew Stafford spent some time away from football when his wife, Kelly, underwent brain surgery last month. Now that he’s back, Stafford said he has been able to compartmentalize his wife’s health from
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDiego Costa Diego Costa injures ankle in Atletico Madrid friendlyUSA TODAY SportsMADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid says Diego Costa sprained his left ankle in the team's 2-1 loss in a friendly against Beitar Jerusalem on Tuesday. Costa left the field on a stretcher in the first half of
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLyon Teenager Auger-Aliassime reaches 3rd round in LyonUSA TODAY SportsLYON, France (AP) — Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the Lyon Open with a 7-6 (3), 7-5 over John Millman of Australia on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Auger-Aliassime,
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUNLV UNLV's Stott following in footsteps of Bryant, HarperUSA TODAY SportsLAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryson Stott has already been following in the footsteps of some of baseball's biggest stars. The UNLV shortstop is projected to go in the first round of the June 3 amateur draft, possibly
Quinnipiac New Quinnipiac poll shows Biden leading Dems, Trump not getting credit for the economyUSA TODAY - Nicholas WuWASHINGTON — A newly released Quinnipiac University Poll shows that that favorable feelings about the economy aren't helping President Donald Trump's approval ratings — even though the state of the economy
Babies Baby abandoned in airport bathroom finds family after 33 years. But mysteries remainUSA TODAY - Sonja HallerHe was left in the ladies airport bathroom on the cold floor. He was bundled in a a blue and white checkered blanket and doctors judged the baby boy to be 10 days old. The infant had been fed and well
United States From taxidermied franken-beasts to giant stumps: Must-see roadside stops in every stateUSA TODAY
Margot Robbie DiCaprio, Pitt, Robbie join Tarantino in CannesUSA TODAY At the premiere of Quentin Tarantino's \"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,\" Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Elle and Dakota Fanning walked the red carpet. (21 May)
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJohn Beilein Renaissance man: Beilein ready to breathe new life into CavsUSA TODAY SportsINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — High on a wall and across the courts from where John Beilein was sitting, the Cavaliers' basketball history stared the new coach in the face. "Look at all those banners up there,"
Cardi B DeWanda Wise: 'There's room for Gloria Steinem; there's room for Cardi B'USA TODAY DeWanda Wise, star of Netflix's \"She's Gotta Have It,\" says there's room for different types of feminists and\u00a0\u00a0having 'ownership' of the way black women are portrayed is important. (May 21)
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBuffalo Bills Bills DE Jerry Hughes signs two-year extensionUSA TODAY SportsORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After adding a haul of players from other teams in free agency, the Buffalo Bills are rewarding one of their own. The Bills signed top pass rusher Jerry Hughes to a two-year extension
Ben Carson HUD Secretary Ben Carson mixes up a real estate term and Oreo sandwich cookiesUSA TODAY - Nicholas WuWASHINGTON — An REO, or “real estate owned,” refers to a kind of property owned by a lender, like a bank, after a foreclosure. An Oreo is a kind of delicious sandwich cookie. In a House Financial Services
