Officials in New Zealand tried to drive off anti-vaccine mandate protesters by blasting music ranging from Barry Manilow tunes to “Macarena.”
Author: Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY
A priest incorrectly performed thousands of baptisms for decades – by changing one word
A priest in Arizona resigned after he incorrectly performed baptisms for decades, possibly derailing the rite for thousands of people.
Super Bowl party snacks: Buffalo Chicken Dip rules most of US. See your state’s favorite dip
Google Trends shared a map with USA TODAY of uniquely searched game day dips by state in 2022.
California court blocks bid to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
The California Supreme Court denied a bid to free Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten.
An 80-year-old mother didn’t share her Wordle score. It may have saved her life.
A woman was taken hostage in her home this week, and her family was alerted that something was wrong after she didn’t share her Wordle score.
Bengals or Rams? Google shares map showing the most-searched Super Bowl team in each state
Google shared a map of the most-searched teams by state with USA TODAY, showing whether each state is searching more for the Bengals or the Rams.
Studying 9 to 5? Dollywood to pay 100% of tuition, books for employees
Employees at Dollywood working 9 to 5, or other schedules, will soon be eligible for a new program paying 100% of tuition, fees and books.
Five female ski jumpers disqualified from Olympic final over uniforms
Five female competitors were disqualified from the mixed team ski jump final in the Beijing Winter Olympics over uniform violations.
Man allegedly tricked woman into believing she was training as a DEA agent for a year
A man in Oregon was charged after allegedly pretending to be a federal agent and tricking a woman into believing she was training as a DEA agent.
Amazon more than doubles some employee salary caps, citing ‘competitive labor market’
Amazon is more than doubling its maximum base pay cap for technology and corporate employees in the United States to $350,000 from $160,000.