At least nine tornadoes have been reported across the Deep South amid storms capable of hurricane-force winds threatening millions. bit.ly/3s0wZGd
More than 60,000 homes and businesses reported power outages across Texas through Alabama, according to poweroutage.us.
The severe weather also forced many schools and state agencies in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi to either close or shift to virtual learning attendance.
Large vaccination clinics where hundreds of people an hour can get shots without leaving their vehicles were canceled as well.
Nearly 5,000 records pried loose following USA TODAY’s October investigation into Florida’s child welfare system detail calls to the Florida Department of Children and Families abuse hotline, revealing allegations of foster care abuse are more widespread than previously reported.
Former Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell said his agency had done a “bad job” caring for kids, promising to establish specialized teams to investigate foster care abuse allegations and review the agency’s decisions in those cases. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
A day after the GOP governors of Texas and Mississippi said they're lifting COVID-19 restrictions, President Joe Biden said: "The last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking." usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
"I think it's a big mistake," Biden said. "I hope everyone's realized by now these masks make a difference."
One of America’s most scenic highways is falling into the ocean due to global warming. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
The Pacific Coast Highway is celebrated for its ocean views, but searing fires and intense rains — effects of climate change — are endangering the future of the iconic road.
Frequent damage has long plagued the PCH. In January, another chunk fell into the ocean after intense rainstorms.
Defying warnings from federal health officials, the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi said they're lifting COVID-19 restrictions — including mask mandates. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's moving to "open Texas 100%" and will issue a new executive order to take effect March 10 rescinding most of his earlier orders, including restrictions on business occupancy and the July 2 statewide mask order.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves tweeted that, starting Wednesday, all county mask mandates will be lifted and businesses will be allowed to operate at full capacity.
"Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed. It is time!''
Seresto, one of the most popular flea and tick collars in the U.S., has been linked to hundreds of pet deaths, tens of thousands of injured animals and hundreds of harmed humans, EPA records show. usatoday.com/story/news/inv…
The Environmental Protection Agency is in charge of regulating products that contain pesticides.
Seresto has been on the market since 2012 and the EPA has received reports of at least 1,698 related pet deaths.
Careless assignments and lessons often traumatize and dehumanize Black students. Experts say they are just one example of how teachers in the United States have long struggled and failed to teach the complex history of slavery. usatoday.com/story/news/edu…
On the first day of Black History Month 2021, a group of Wisconsin teachers gave sixth grade students an assignment asking them how they would “punish” a slave. usatoday.com/story/news/loc…
As the month drew to a close, a Florida high school teacher was suspended with pay after allegedly telling students slaves were not whipped by white people and that the N-word, a racist slur, “just means ignorant." news-press.com/story/news/edu…