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Sarah Bond made it her mission to connect people through gaming Original
Sarah Bond is one of USA TODAYâs Women of the Year, a recognition of women who have made a significant impact in their communities and beyond. Meet this year's honorees here. REDMOND, WA â Sarah Bond fondly remembers sitting next to her father playing Kingâs Quest II â solving puzzles, navigating mazes and unlocking doors â all in an effort to rescue the beautiful maiden, Princess Valanice, from captivity.
As a mental-health crisis hits young adults, this group offers hope Original
Feb. 27, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET Jayla Cole never experienced what most would consider the carefree teenage years. She could not get a driver’s license because of epilepsy and frequent seizures. She didn’t want to take photos or selfies because Bell’s Palsy left her with permanent facial paralysis – a twisted smile that led to bullying by classmates. Her father, who was a heavy drinker, brought additional trauma.
Trump threatens Insurrection Act in Minnesota amid unrest. Live updates.
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Updated Jan. 15, 2026, 8:42 a.m. ET President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would give him power to deploy U.S. armed forces domestically, in Minnesota as tensions rise following a second shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis.
By Thao Linh Nguyen, Thảo Nguyen, Jeanine Santucci Verified, Michael Loria Verified, Suzette Hackney Verified
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The Columbus Dispatch
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They sought justice for George Floyd. Now they march for Renee Good. Original
Jan. 14, 2026, 7:00 p.m. ET Weâre here again. Almost six years after former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, this city sits on a tinder box of sorrow and outrage. And activism. It has a new face. With all the same pain. The victim is a White woman this time. Her name is Renee Nicole Good. She was 37. And a mother of three children. âWe are completely retraumatized â people are deeply retraumatized,â former Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins said.
Fire consumed their Altadena home. Now, a new life brings hope.
ALTADENA, California Newlyweds Ryan and Jasmine Lovell were in Fiji on their honeymoon enjoying a romantic seafood dinner and a personalized chef-decorated dessert to mark the occasion of new nuptials when their phones started blowing up. Frantic text messages, neighborhood alerts, sorrowful and devastating voicemails from family members. Something really bad was happening back home and things seemed to be getting worse by the minute. It was Jan. 7, 2025.Start the day smarter.
Fire consumed their Altadena home. Now, a new life brings hope.
ALTADENA, California – Newlyweds Ryan and Jasmine Lovell were in Fiji on their honeymoon – enjoying a romantic seafood dinner and a personalized chef-decorated dessert to mark the occasion of new nuptials – when their phones started blowing up. Frantic text messages, neighborhood alerts, sorrowful and devastating voicemails from family members. Something really bad was happening back home – and things seemed to be getting worse by the minute. It was Jan. 7, 2025.
For these Black women Mexico City became a haven, a fresh start
Illustration: MEXICO CITY ― On a perfect, sunny 75-degree day, a group of Black American women gathered at a sidewalk cafe over coffee and pastries to dish about dating, the affordability of weight-loss medications and where to find the best chocolate chip cookie. They easily break out in Spanish to converse with the servers. They go inside the tiny panadería to check out the display of pan dulces. Though bakeries are plentiful throughout the city, butter can be subpar here.
What Trump's federal crackdown looks like in 5 US cities
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In Chicago, federal agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters onto an apartment building. In Portland, Oregon, masked officers clashed with protesters wearing inflatable animal costumes. In the nation's capital, police set up checkpoints and troops patrolled the streets. Since early June, President Donald Trump has surged federal resources into a growing number of Democratic-led cities as part of a widening crackdown on illegal immigration and violent crime.
By Christopher Cann Verified, Michael Loria Verified, Jack Armstrong, Suzette Hackney Verified, Terry Collins Verified
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The Commercial Appeal
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What Trump's federal crackdown looks like in 5 US cities
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Troops have been deployed in LA, Chicago, DC, Memphis and Portland, Oregon. Each city has been changed in different ways. Christopher Cann Michael Loria Jack Armstrong Suzette Hackney Terry Collins USA TODAY NETWORK In Chicago, federal agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters onto an apartment building. In Portland, Oregon, masked officers clashed with protesters wearing inflatable animal costumes. In the nation's capital, police set up checkpoints and troops patrolled the streets.
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AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
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What Trump's federal crackdown looks like in 5 US cities Original
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In Chicago, federal agents rappelled from Black Hawk helicopters onto an apartment building. In Portland, Oregon, masked officers clashed with protesters wearing inflatable animal costumes. In the nation's capital, police set up checkpoints and troops patrolled the streets. Since early June, President Donald Trump has surged federal resources into a growing number of Democratic-led cities as part of widening crackdowns on illegal immigration and violent crime.
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USA Today
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With dancing frogs and naked bikers, Portland resists Trump's National Guard troops Original
PORTLAND, OR – Ana Hilde doesn’t recognize the apocalyptic version of Portland that Donald Trump has been selling to the world. The Portland she loves is a creative community where people are open-minded, think critically, push for change and help their neighbors. A be-who-you-wanna-be place with inflatable dancing frogs and naked bike rides. No neighborhoods burning down. No terrorists roaming the streets. No war-ravaged districts.
Dancing frogs and naked bikers in Portland resist Trump, National Guard
Ana Hilde doesn’t recognize the apocalyptic version of Portland that Donald Trump has been selling to the world. The Portland she loves is a creative community where people are open-minded, think critically, push for change and help their neighbors. A be-who-you-wanna-be place with inflatable dancing frogs and naked bike rides. No neighborhoods burning down. No terrorists roaming the streets. No war-ravaged districts. A far cry from “living in hell,” as Trump has derisively described the city.
Throngs of naked Portland bike riders offer a counternarrative to Trump's about hometown
PORTLAND, Oregon – It’s a typical fall Sunday afternoon here, locals say. Dreary and wet. Temperatures hover in the low 50s, but the cold rain brings a chill to the core. Parents push their children in strollers during downpour breaks, walking and clinging to their coffee cups for warmth. Friends are holed up in bars near downtown, watching NFL games and sharing laughs over brunch plates. Everytown, USA, some might say: football, friends and family.
Throngs of naked Portland bike riders offer a counternarrative to Trump's about hometown
PORTLAND, Oregon – It’s a typical fall Sunday afternoon here, locals say. Dreary and wet. Temperatures hover in the low 50s, but the cold rain brings a chill to the core. Parents push their children in strollers during downpour breaks, walking and clinging to their coffee cups for warmth. Friends are holed up in bars near downtown, watching NFL games and sharing laughs over brunch plates. Everytown, USA, some might say: football, friends and family.
Throngs of naked Portland bike riders offer a counternarrative to Trump's about hometown
Even though Pope Leo XIV, the first-ever U.S.-born pontiff, was labeled the “woke pope” soon after he was chosen in May by cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis, conservatives in the U.S. reportedly held out hope the new pope would abandon the progressivism of his outspoken predecessor. Now, …
Utah was a world away for these New Orleanians. But after Katrina, it still became home Original
Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later Nearly 2,000 miles away from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, lives were reborn in Salt Lake City. New homes established. A new sense of belonging discovered. Hurricane Katrina displaced over 1 million people, with roughly 600 evacuees from New Orleans finding refuge in Utah. Many evacuees faced a significant culture shock moving from a majority-Black city to Utah, which had a very small African-American population.
He signed away his home for a school that was never built. His family is fighting back.
Because of this, many Black middle-class communities were destroyed across the country. Enclaves they worked so hard to establish were erased for interstates or parks, or schools. Or for nothing at all. Until they became million-dollar homes. Or million-dollar beachfront escapes. Their property was taken with little to no recourse.
He signed away his home for a school that was never built. His family is fighting back. Original
• George and Rachel Houston owned nearly 10 acres in Renton, Washington, a town where many Black families saw opportunity. • But as the area grew, the school district pressured the family to sell its land for a new middle school. • But the school was never built. Just 12 years later, the school district sold off the land to private development. • Like countless Black Americans, the Houstons lost out on a chance to create generational wealth for their children.
Home should be a place where our hopes and dreams can be realized. Original
I often think about the tree I planted – with the assistance of my maternal grandmother – in the back yard of my childhood home. I brought the sapling home from school. My third-grade teacher, Mrs. Stevens, always had a side-hustle project for those of us interested in learning about nature and how to grow things. We would stay after school, feeding our caterpillars milkweed plants, and watching them eventually metamorphose into a chrysalis and finally into a Monarch butterfly.
How 'money, power or greed' ripped the Nooksack 306 from their homes - and their tribe Original
DEMING, Washington – The knock came exactly at 5 p.m. on April 1. The loud bang-bang seemed to suck all the oxygen out of the three-bedroom, 1,200-square-foot ranch home. I watched as Elizabeth Oshiro shuddered and then took a deep breath, trying to reclaim some of that oxygen, before walking to the door. Oshiro, 56, knew the time had come to let go. She had to say goodbye to a house where she cared for her aging parents until they died.
Column: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son has a message for Donald Trump – and for America
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Column: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son has a message for Donald Trump – and for America Original
The date was Aug. 28, 1963. An quarter of a million people came to Washington D.C. on a sun-filled day to march for jobs and civil rights. The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivering a stirring speech that would forever change America. In August as he ran for president a third time, Donald Trump compared his crowd size on Jan. 6, 2021 to the throngs who gathered to hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech.
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