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May 20, 2018
A Border Patrol agent texted "Toncs in the barn" moments before agents raided a facility and arrested three people. Is "toncs" a derogatory term?
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May 20, 2018
Here's the latest for Sunday, May 20th: The first funeral was held for a Texas school shooting victim; President Trump demanded an FBI investigation; Venezuela voted in a presidential election; Lava in Hawaii crossed a highway and flowed into the ocean.
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May 20, 2018
Unlike the others who were gunned down at a Texas high school, Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh didn't have family in the U.S. to plan her funeral. But that didn't stop her adopted community. The 17-year-old had been attending classes at Santa Fe High School since last August.
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May 20, 2018
They were against marijuana legalization before they were for it. Weed opponents want Legislature to amend and approve ballot proposal for legal weed.
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May 20, 2018
An attorney for the 17-year-old accused of killing 10 people at his high school says the suspect's family members are mystified by the shooting and there were no red flags. (May 19)
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May 20, 2018
Parents and students of Santa Fe High School in Texas described how the gunman cheered himself and taunted students during the shooting that left 10 people dead and 13 injured. Veuer's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
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May 20, 2018
Two days after the nation's latest school shooting, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said guns are not the problem but 'are part of who we are as a nation.' Instead, Patrick, offered other options to curb gun violence: arming teachers, analyzing bullying and video games, staggering school start times.
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May 20, 2018
Hawaii residents forced to evacuate their homes because of lava oozing out of cracks in their neighborhoods are growing weary. Many of them have been displaced for two weeks and it's not clear when they'll be able to return. (May 20)
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May 20, 2018
Magazine founded in 1946 that once served as a beacon to draw tourists to Vermont has incurred $3.5 million in dept in the past decade
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May 20, 2018
Thursday's crash between a school bus and a dump truck, which killed a teacher and a student, raises questions about what else can be done.
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May 20, 2018
Students invited to 'party like it's 1776,' a time of slavery.
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May 20, 2018
The first funeral for one of the 10 people killed in a shooting at a Texas high school was set for Sunday. The Islamic Society for Greater Houston says services for 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh are scheduled for a mosque in suburban Houston.
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May 20, 2018
The woman on the operating table, he reminded everyone, was both dear to her husband, children and other family members, and an organ-donation hero.
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May 20, 2018
Highlights of this day in history: Charles Lindbergh begins his trans-Atlantic flight; Amelia Earhart starts her trek across the Atlantic; Freedom Riders attacked in the South; Explorer Christopher Columbus, comedienne Gilda Radner die. (May 20)
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May 20, 2018
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, panthers or pumas — have attacked fewer than 100 people since 1890, according to the nonprofit Cougar Network. About 20 of those attacks have been fatal.
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May 20, 2018
More than 25 people have been hospitalized in New York City due to bad reactions to the synthetic marijuana known as K2.
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May 20, 2018
A day after a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, an already scheduled licensed-to-carry handguns class took place at Pentecostals of Santa Fe Church.
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May 19, 2018
Dimitrios Pagourtzis of Santa Fe, Texas, is 17 years old, he will be subject to a 2005 Supreme Court ruling banning the execution of juveniles -- even though he will be treated as an adult in Texas state courts.
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May 19, 2018
David Hogg, a Parkland survivor, urged students to paint their graduation caps orange — the color of the March for Our Lives movement.
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May 19, 2018
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, panthers or pumas — have attacked fewer than 100 people since 1890, according to the nonprofit Cougar Network. About 20 of those attacks have been fatal.
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May 19, 2018
An attorney for the 17-year-old accused of killing 10 people at his high school says the suspect's family members are mystified by the shooting and there were no red flags. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
The leader of the Episcopal Church has quoted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the "redemptive power of love" as he blessed the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Now that the rings have been exchanged and the bells have rung, the attention now turns to where Prince Harry and his new American wife Meghan Markle will honeymoon.
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May 19, 2018
The mother of a student who survived the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas says her daughter saw two of her classmates killed and one wounded as the gunman fired several rounds into a supply closet they were hiding in.
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May 19, 2018
On the same day of the horrific shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas that left 10 dead and 10 others wounded, Dana Loesch, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association, called out the mainstream Media for quote, "creating" mass shooters. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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May 19, 2018
Students were just starting their day. It was first-period art class. Then it was a war zone. For 30 minutes, authorities say Santa Fe High School was under siege by a teenage gunman armed with a shotgun and .38 caliber revolver. In the end, 10 were left dead and another 10 were wounded.
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May 19, 2018
Authorities on Saturday allowed small groups of students back inside the Texas high school here to gather their belongings the day after they were forced to flee for their lives as a gunman carried out a deadly school shooting.
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May 19, 2018
Charity Killman, who lives adjacent to the property that police searched for explosive devices in connection to the attack at a Texas high school says nobody lived in the trailer but she had seen the suspect come and go all the time. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Hours after a massacre in Texas left 10 people dead and 10 injured when a gunman opened fire at Santa Fe high school, stories of heroes began to emerge. Among them: School resource officer John Barnes, who entered the art complex and was the first one to confront the shooter.
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May 19, 2018
Students were just starting their day. It was first period art class. Then it was a war zone. For 30 minutes, authorities say Santa Fe High School was under siege by a teenage gunman armed with a shotgun and .38 caliber revolver. In the end, 10 were left dead and another 10 were wounded.
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May 19, 2018
Student at Meghan Markle's old Los Angeles high school got up very early to watch and celebrated her wedding to Prince Harry. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Meghan Markle is wearing a dress by designer Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Prince Harry. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
A planned solar farm near California's Joshua Tree National Park is the first big solar project to be approved by the Trump administration. But some environmentalists say it could harm natural ecosystems.
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May 19, 2018
The leader of the Episcopal Church has quoted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the "redemptive power of love" as he blessed the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
"When he went to shoot Kyle, he like yelled ‘surprise" and started firing. But that's all he said," said Abel San Miguel, recounting the horror inside the art room at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday morning.
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May 19, 2018
Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday in a rural subdivision below Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, forcing at least four people to be evacuated by county and National Guard helicopters. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
A Lyft driver booted two gay men from his car after the couple kissed during a ride from Butler University in Indianapolis. The driver, the company said, has been "deactivated," but the men aren't satisfied with the company's response.
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May 19, 2018
Residents of the farm-lined, quiet city of Santa Fe, Texas, awoke Saturday with the realization that they now belong to the cadre of mass shootings sites. Authorities are still attempting to figured out a motive in the attack after student Dimitrios Pagourtzis was arrested.
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May 19, 2018
The royal newlyweds took a short trip through Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage, to the delight of thousands of well-wishers. The crowd roared as Harry and Meghan emerged from St. George's Chapel and kissed at the top of the steps. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other's eyes at the altar in St. George's Chapel in Windsor as their wedding got underway on Saturday, as a soprano sang to celebrate the trans-Atlantic union. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Harry and Meghan have been pronounced husband and wife after marrying in a fairytale ceremony in St George's Chapel. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gazed into each other's eyes at the altar in St. George's Chapel in Windsor as their wedding got underway on Saturday, as a soprano sang to celebrate the trans-Atlantic union. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Meghan Markle is wearing a dress by designer Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Prince Harry. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Stars including George Clooney, David Beckham, Elton John, Oprah Winfrey, and Meghan Markle's fellow "Suits" cast attend the royal wedding in Windsor. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Meghan Markle's co-stars from "Suits," including Gina Torres and Patrick J. Adams arrive for the royal wedding. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Guests arriving for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk about how honored they are to have been invited. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
George and Amal Clooney and David and Victoria Beckham arrive for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Oprah Winfrey and Idris Elba were among the early guests arriving for the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Fans gathering for the royal wedding say Prince Harry's mother, the late Princess Diana, will be "watching over" Saturday's ceremony. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Hundreds of people lined the streets of Windsor overnight, hoping to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their big day. (May 19)
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May 19, 2018
Santa Fe was at least the 20th incident of 2018 in which someone was injured with a firearm on the campus of an American school.
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May 19, 2018
Police say an argument after a school graduation ceremony led to a shooting that killed at least one person in Georgia.
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May 19, 2018
The student who died in the horrific crash of a school bus carrying New Jersey fifth-graders on a field trip to historic Waterloo Village has been confirmed as Miranda Vargas, 10, of Paramus.
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May 18, 2018
Country artists take bets on how many dresses Reba McEntire wore to the Academy of Country Music Awards. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Country star Morgan Evans explains an Australian game which requires drinking out of a shoe. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Chewbacca actor Joonas Suotamo discusses surprising Alden Ehrenreich with his approach and what he learned from Peter Mayhew. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
"Ant-Man" actor David Dastmalchian wanted Han Solo to be his dad when he was growing up. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Highlights during this day in history: Actress Marilyn Monroe sings a sultry 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy; Black militant Malcolm X born; Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis dies; The Who's Pete Townshend born. (May 19)
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May 18, 2018
Texas allows law-abiding citizens who obtain permits to openly carry handguns. The state has long allowed openly carrying rifles and shotguns.
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May 18, 2018
The attack at a Texas high school Friday echoed the all-too-familiar horrors Americans are accustomed to seeing on the news. But two details differed it from the list of other recent deadly attacks: the extensive use of explosives and the weapons used.
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May 18, 2018
Scientists are warning about ongoing hazards from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano after a powerful eruption Thursday. And they say the volcano could become more violent, with conditions that could produce a larger explosion. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
The community of Santa Fe gathered for a vigil to honor the victims of Friday's shooting at Santa Fe High School. A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Next week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will play host to round-table discussions with parents, school leaders and lawmakers to explore remedies to gun violence in the Lone Star state, where eight mass killings have taken place in the past 50 years or so.
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May 18, 2018
A gunman opened fire at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, on Friday, killing at least 10 people, most of them students, after placing explosive devices in and around the building, police said.
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May 18, 2018
A judge has denied bond for the 17-year-old accused of killing 10 people and wounding 10 others at a Texas high school. Dimitrios Pagourtzis made his initial court appearance Friday evening via closed circuit video from the Galveston County Jail. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
The modern era of mass killings started on a summer day in 1966 when Charles Whitman climbed the tower at the University of Texas at Austin and began shooting. Since then eight mass killings have taken the lives of 100 people and injured about 140.
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May 18, 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited MIT to explore the campus's Media Lab and talk with scientists who are innovating in fields like artificial intelligence. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
China is sending conciliatory signals as U.S. and Chinese negotiators try to head off a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Meghan Markle and her mother arrived at the Cliveden House Hotel in Berkshire on Friday, a day ahead of her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry. Harry and Prince William greet crowds of well-wishers in Windsor ahead of the royal wedding. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Nine hours after the bullets sparked chaos inside a Texas high school and left at least 10 people dead, many are still seeking answers about what happened to their loved ones.
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May 18, 2018
Prince Harry and his best-man brother Prince William greet some of the thousands of well-wishers gathered outside Windsor Castle for the royal wedding.
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May 18, 2018
Meghan Markle and her mother Doria Ragland arrived at the exclusive Cliveden House Hotel where they will spend the night before the royal wedding. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
The attack at a Texas high school Friday echoed the all-too-familiar horrors Americans are accustomed to seeing on the news. But two details differed it from the list of other recent deadly attacks: the extensive use of explosives and the weapons used.
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May 18, 2018
The shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas is not only the latest school shooting, but it's also one of the deadliest in modern U.S. history.
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May 18, 2018
Multi-million selling Korean pop group BTS just released their third studio album, "Love Yourself: Tear" and the songs tackle a darker side of love. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Meghan Markle and her mother arrived at the Cliveden House Hotel in Berkshire on Friday, a day ahead of her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry. Harry and Prince William greet crowds of well-wishers in Windsor ahead of the royal wedding. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
It's not USA TODAY's policy to identify minors charged with crimes. Due to the magnitude of this school shooting and the fact the suspect has been charged as an adult, USA TODAY has decided to identify him.
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May 18, 2018
Santa Fe was at least the 20th incident of 2018 in which someone was injured with a firearm on the campus of an American school.
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May 18, 2018
Royal watchers from across the globe brought sleeping bags, blankets, chairs and even champagne to camp out in Windsor for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
The shooting at Sante Fe High School in Texas is not only the latest school shooting, but it's also one of the deadliest in modern U.S. history.
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May 18, 2018
Major news organizations, including USA TODAY, have told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg they object to Facebook's plans to apply the same rules to ads promoting their political news coverage as to political advocacy ads.
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May 18, 2018
Hospital officials say a Santa Fe Independent School District Police Officer, John Barnes, was shot in the arm during a shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. Barnes remains in the operating room where doctors are treating a damaged artery. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
China is sending conciliatory signals as U.S. and Chinese negotiators try to head off a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Texas Governor Greg Abbott says there were few prior warnings about the suspected gunman who opened fire inside a Santa Fe high school, unlike in other recent mass shootings. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Here's the latest for Friday, May 18th: Police have identified the suspect in a deadly high school shooting; A plane crashes in Cuba; Bishops resign in Chile; The countdown to a royal wedding is underway.
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May 18, 2018
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz called for action, not just prayers, after the deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School, outside Houston.
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May 18, 2018
After hitting rock bottom and getting help Demi Lovato says she 'thrives' with bipolar disorder and wants to help others with her pre-concert CAST sessions. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
It's not so rare to hear that somebody sent a message in a bottle out into the world as a kid. A little more rare is someone actually finding that bottle 30 years later and managing to track down the original writers of the note.
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May 18, 2018
Human activities — such as city sprawl, road construction and farming — are wreaking havoc on some 2.3 million square miles of protected land worldwide
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May 18, 2018
Country duo Thompson Square, the husband and wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson, hit the brakes on their musical career to enjoy their new roles as parents. But they are back with a new album "Masterpiece" this June. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Cesar Chavez and Robert F. Kennedy shared a vision of economic justice.
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May 18, 2018
Ten people were killed and 10 others injured at the Texas high school as students are in the midst of preparing for final exams next week.
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May 18, 2018
Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over what Pope Francis said was their "grave negligence" in investigating abuse and protecting children. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
At the premiere of season five of 'Arrested Development,' the cast talked about what to expect. New episodes begin streaming on Netflix May 29.
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May 18, 2018
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited MIT to explore the campus's Media Lab and talk with scientists who are innovating in fields like artificial intelligence. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Ten people were killed and ten others were injured in a shooting at Santa Fe High School outside Houston.
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May 18, 2018
A Cuban airliner with 113 people on board plummeted into a yuca field just after takeoff from Havana's international airport on Friday. There was no immediate word on casualties. (May 18)
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May 18, 2018
Police have taken Dimitrios Pagourtzis into custody and believe he is the sole gunman responsible for the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School that left at least 10 dead, an official who has been briefed on the ongoing investigation but was not authorized to comment publicly told USA TODAY.
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