Opinion | Is It Time to Negotiate With Putin?
Listen to and follow ‘Matter of Opinion’Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music It’s been 18 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. No true negotiations have happened. As the stalemate continues,…
Opinion | It’s Simone Biles’s Most Daring Move — and You Can Do It, Too
Simone Biles entered the 2020 Olympic Games with a record 25 World Championship medals and four moves so difficult that she alone out of all the world’s gymnasts could perform…
The Dungeons & Dragons Players of Death Row
In the decades since then, the men on death row at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit have spent their days in near-total isolation, only allowed to leave their cells for…
Opinion | Mark Meadows Is a Warning About a Second Trump Term
Mr. Meadows didn’t just act as a doormat to President Trump; he seemed to let everyone have his or her way. Even as he tried to help Mr. Trump remain…
Elevators at Most Subway Stations? ‘I’ll Believe It When I See It.’
New York City’s subway system is a maze of obstructions for people who have difficulty walking. About one out of 15 New Yorkers has an ambulatory disability, according to Census…
Some US airports strive to assist fliers with dementia
Over the last few years nearly a dozen US airports have modified their facilities and operations to aid travelers with dementia or hidden disabilities. (Aug. 31) (AP video: Mike Pesoli)…
Gabon mutineers appoint military leader after coup
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon have proclaimed their republican guard chief Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema as the country’s leader after ousting just-reelected President Ali Bongo Ondimba. (Aug. 31)
Hurricane Idalia: USA TODAY Network news coverage, public safety information all in one place
USA TODAY and USA TODAY Network sites across the Southeast are providing free news coverage, public safety information and resource guides for Hurricane Idalia. Here’s a list of everything you…
PG&E cuts power to more than 8,000 customers as critical fire weather arrives in Northern California
Customers in the “targeted high-fire-threat areas” were notified that their power would remain off throughout Wednesday until the risk subsides. (Aug. 30)
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall along Florida Gulf Coast as Category 3 storm: See impact
Hurricanes (weather) Add Topic A large Oak tree fell on the carport at a Windsor Forest home as Hurricane Idalia moved through Georgia on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. Richard Burkhart,…