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Adair Police Chief Bradley Wendt is charged with lying to the ATF to get 90 machine guns for his department, which has never had more than 3 officers.

Kate Winslet chats with USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan about working with James Cameron and breaking a Tom Cruise record on "Avatar: The Way of Water."

USA TODAY Health Reporter Adrianna Rodriguez shares tips on staying healthy for the holidays.

Amy Argetsinger, author of the book “There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America,” discusses the decline of the pageant that once captivated the American television audience.

President Joe Biden ordered the release of JFK files Thursday, sourced from thousands of documents tied to Kennedy's death.

Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in 2019.

The U.S. Postal Service this week announced a 2023 postage stamp honoring civil rights icon John Lewis, who dedicated his life to fighting injustice.

Officials arrested two members of the Edwards family, which allegedly tried to use a fraudulent $8 million PPP loan to buy a house in Orlando, FL.

From marriage equality to Brittney Griner release to White House state dinner, Joe Biden is on a roll as he decides whether to seek re-election.

Biden administration announces new efforts to reduce COVID-19 as cases rise after Thanksgiving holiday. Will provide more tests, shots and treatments.

More than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings while tornadoes swept the South.

Over-the-counter pain relievers for kids, like Tylenol and Motrin, are in short supply amid a surge in RSV, COVID and flu cases.

Stephen "tWitch" Boss, choreographer, dancer and DJ for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" died by suicide Tuesday. He was 40.

USA TODAY'S Zulekha Nathoo tells the story of the Brown Bag Lady, who's helping feed Los Angeles.

The Pentagon is considering sending Patriot anti-missile batteries to Ukraine amid the bombardment of cities by Russian missiles and drones. Updates.

Pinpointing the incidence rate of Parkinson's disease can help bring more funding and research, experts say.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy wants lawmakers to wait until January when a new Congress – and a Republican-led House – can craft the measure.

The FOMC interest-rate decision is expected to ripple through the economy, driving up rates for credit cards, HELOCs, mortgages and other loans.

Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group formed in 2016 to address problems on the platform.

The new law will protect same-sex marriages if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn the landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.

The women — Beverly Roberts, 85, and Mary Alston, 61 — were known to local officials for feeding and trapping stray cats in Wetumpka, Alabama.

Eggo released a large amount of anhydrous ammonia from its San Jose factory in January 2021, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said.

If approved, the legislation would block all transactions from any social media company in or under the influence of China and Russia.

DeSantis gave no specifics on what wrongdoing the panel would investigate, but suggested it would hunt for evidence of potential harmful side effects.

A massive winter storm roaring across the West prompted blizzard warnings in six states and fueled concerns of possibly severe tornadoes in the South.

Producer Shannon Rae Green speaks with Newtown resident and co-founder of Sandy Hook Promise, Rob Cox, as we remember those lost a decade ago.

The fusion breakthrough could mean carbon-free power, but not soon. And it's not going to be like 'Mr. Fusion' from 'Back to the Future II.'

Surge comes as the country is easing some of its strict COVID restrictions.

Most Republican voters want Trump-ism but are no longer so enthusiastic about ex-President Donald Trump himself, a warning sign for his 2024 campaign.

New CEO John J. Ray of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX testifies before a congressional panel. Indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried unsealed.

Shoppers pinched by soaring inflation stretch their dollars by buying expired or nearly expired foods. Why this could be a healthy strategy.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said if she and Steve Bannon had organized the Jan. 6 riot "we would have won" and "it would've been armed."

New Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters faces some of the stiffest challenges of any Justice Department agency leader.

Most Republican voters want Trump-ism but are no longer so enthusiastic about ex-President Donald Trump himself, a warning sign for his 2024 campaign.

Hundreds of migrants huddled Sunday in hopes of seeking asylum in the U.S. It was one of the largest mass crossings this border has seen in decades.

A federal judge dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking a special master review of documents seized at Mar-a-Lago, based on an appeals court order.

A winter storm system that already battered California is moving across the country with 15 million people in 12 states facing watches or warnings.

Long considered the holy grail of energy production, in the future fusion could provide clean, carbon-free and non-radioactive electricity production.

The standards are updated annually, but this year includes almost 100 new or revised recommendations affecting all types of diabetes.

There were more than 7,000 hate crimes in 2021, the FBI said Monday. But that's just a fraction of the true number.

Hickman's, Taylor Farms and Televerde have all used foreign nationals who lack work visas at their Arizona operations. You can blame the DOC for that.

The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been arrested in the Bahamas, and federal prosecutors in have filed charges in New York.

Karen Bass becomes the first woman and second Black person to hold the city’s top job, amid multiple crises in the nation’s second most populous city.

Three boys, ages 8, 10 and 11 were were pronounced dead after being pulled from an icy lake in England. Another boy, 6, was in critical condition.

At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals dumped at a Minnesota landfill.

Cher's mother Georgia Holt, a singer and actor, has died, the singer announced on social media Saturday evening. She was 96.

Singer Patti LaBelle had barely begun her Christmas concert Saturday when a bomb threat forced the R&B legend to leave the stage mid-show.

New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said the man reached the summit of the mountain before his wife noticed he was falling off the edge.

Lockerbie bombing suspect in 1988 Pan Am flight is in US custody, says Justice Department

Outgoing Arizona Gov. Ducey’s move comes amid a record flow of migrants arriving at the border, up 37% from the year before.