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Author: Saleen Martin, USA TODAY

Nation

Bill banning weight discrimination passes New York City council, heads to Mayor Adams

May 12, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Bill banning weight discrimination passes New York City council, heads to Mayor Adams

The issue is personal for city council member Shaun Abreu, who said he was treated differently once he gained 40 pounds during the pandemic.

Nation

An object hit a New Jersey home. It could be a meteorite.

May 9, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on An object hit a New Jersey home. It could be a meteorite.

A metallic object went through the roof and the ceiling of a Hopewell, New Jersey home and then hit the floor. Was it a meteorite?

News

8-year-old missing in Michigan park found safe 48 hours after disappearance

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on 8-year-old missing in Michigan park found safe 48 hours after disappearance

Nante Niemi, 8, went missing during a camping trip with his family and was found safe on Monday, about 48 hours after he disappeared.

Travel

JetBlue passenger made bomb threat in Vegas after missing flight, officials say

May 5, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on JetBlue passenger made bomb threat in Vegas after missing flight, officials say

A passenger on a JetBlue flight from Las Vegas to LA made a bomb threat after missing a plane, police said. No explosives were found.

Nation

Meteor shower peaks tonight: How to watch Eta Aquariid in the night sky

May 4, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Meteor shower peaks tonight: How to watch Eta Aquariid in the night sky

NASA officials say the meteor shower could include 120 to 160 fireballs per hour. Here’s when they peak and how to prepare.

Nation

Butterflies and braids: How Black hairstylists brought characters to life on Disney’s ‘Saturdays’

April 29, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Butterflies and braids: How Black hairstylists brought characters to life on Disney’s ‘Saturdays’

Many Hollywood hairstylists have for years been flummoxed by Black hair, but Rukey Styles, stylist on Disney’s ‘Saturdays’ says that’s changing.

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Sailor races around the world in 235 days, becomes first woman to win global competition

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Sailor races around the world in 235 days, becomes first woman to win global competition

Kirsten Neuschäfer won the 2022 Golden Globe Race, crossing the finish line Thursday with a time of 235 days, 5 hours and 44 minutes.

Nation

Teens arrested in death of Colorado woman killed by rock thrown through windshield, officials say

April 26, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Teens arrested in death of Colorado woman killed by rock thrown through windshield, officials say

Alexa Bartell, 20, of Arvada, Colorado, was a victim in a series of crimes where vehicles were hit by large rocks.

Travel

‘I’ve never seen this much snow’: Yosemite closures start Friday and more are likely coming

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘I’ve never seen this much snow’: Yosemite closures start Friday and more are likely coming

The National Park Service said Yosemite could close due to flooding risk again in May or June after recording heavy snowpack this spring.

Nation

A coffee cup, a DNA match and an arrest of ‘avid golfer’ in decades-old rape cases

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on A coffee cup, a DNA match and an arrest of ‘avid golfer’ in decades-old rape cases

Kurt Alan Rillema, 51, is facing multiple criminal sexual conduct charges after investigators tested DNA from a coffee cup he threw away.

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USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

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At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

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Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

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College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

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