Plane's landing gear snaps during emergency landing | USA TODAY
A plane bound for Chicago O'Hare International Airport had its landing gear snap during an emergency landing at Luxembourg Airport.
Watch: Brawl breaks out during city council meeting | USA TODAY
An apparent brawl broke out between supporters of two city council candidates over nominations.
The brawl, which left two people injured, happened at the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party’s endorsing convention for Minneapolis Ward 10, the Star Tribune reported.
A video posted on social media shows a group of supporters of Minneapolis Council member Aisha Chughtai walking on stage as backers of her challenger, Nasri Warsame, move toward the front of the stage, and the two groups engage in a shouting match.
Some supporters of Warsame jumped on the stage as people attempted to separate the two groups.
Sea lions taught how to play video games by US Navy scientists | USA TODAY
U.S. Navy scientists have trained sea lions to play video games that help improve cognitive enrichment and can keep marine mammals happy and healthy.
According to the Navy, hundreds of people help care for more than 120 sea lions and dolphins in the Marine Mammal Program.
Sea lions and dolphins “exhibit intense focus when facing increasingly difficult tasks which lie at the edge of their abilities … They show delight when they win; they want to play even when they aren’t getting positive reinforcement for winning," the Navy says.
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Special education teacher completes a half marathon with her student | USA TODAY
A special education teacher and one of her students completed the 13.1-mile course of the Pittsburgh half marathon together.
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These soap scents may lead to more mosquito bites | USA TODAY
Researchers at Virginia Tech say some kinds of soaps could result in more mosquito bites.
Some volunteers’ scents before washing were more attractive to mosquitoes than others, but soap “significantly” changed the volunteers' odor profiles.
“Soaps drastically change the way we smell, not only by adding chemicals but also by causing variations in the emission of compounds that we are already naturally producing,” co-author of the study Chloé Lahondère, an assistant professor of biochemistry at Virginia Tech, said in a press release.
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Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her two youngest kids | USA TODAY
An Idaho jury found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of killing her two youngest kids and her husband's late wife, as part of a bizarre doomsday plot.
A seven-man and five-woman Idaho jury rendered their verdict after deliberating for seven hours following a five-week trial. The verdict comes nearly three years after the bodies of Joshua "JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, were discovered by authorities in Vallow Daybell's husband's backyard near a "pet cemetery."
Prosecutors argued that Vallow Daybell wanted the victims' money, using sex and power to manipulate her brother and a lover-turned-husband into carrying out the crimes.
The trial centered around "Money, power, and sex,” prosecuting attorney Rob Wood said, urging the jury to convict Lori Vallow Daybell in the deaths of her children, and her fifth husband’s previous wife Tammy Daybell. "What does justice for these victims require? It requires a conviction on each and every count," Wood added.
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Close one: Hawk dodges death by snake thanks to police | USA TODAY
Deputies responded to call about an injured hawk but discovered it was actually being strangled by a snake.
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Dock workers run as passenger ship slams into pier | USA TODAY
Strong currents caused a ferry ship to crash into the pier it was set to dock at, with two workers barely escaping the collision
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Unusual sea creatures give log an alien appearance | USA TODAY
Reports suggest the unusual sea creatures found on the "alien log" on Papamoa Beach are likely to be gooseneck barnacles.
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Expecting mother receives college diploma while in labor | USA TODAY
A student was in labor during her college graduation, but that didn't stop her from walking across the stage to mark the momentous occasion.
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Veterinarian saves kitten trapped inside a truck | USA TODAY
A driver heard meowing while at a stop sign. When he got home, he discovered a kitten stuck in the hole of his truck.
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Daniel Penny surrenders, manslaughter charge in Jordan Neely death | USA TODAY
Daniel Penny, a Marine Corps veteran who kept a fatal chokehold around the neck of Jordan Neely in the NYC subway turned himself in to police.
On May 1, Penny held 30-year-old Neely, a Black man experiencing homelessness, in a chokehold on the floor of a subway car following an altercation. In the proceeding days, police failed to release substantial details about what happened between the two men and other passengers.
At a Friday press conference, attorneys Donte Mills and Lennon Edwards said they were overjoyed that New York officials decided to arrest Penny, and they pushed for the charge to be escalated to second degree murder.
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'The sky is the limit' country star Lainey Wilson reflects on ACM wins | USA TODAY
Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks host the 2023 ACM Awards. Winners from the night included Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and HARDY.
Country hitmakers went from the Music City of Nashville to the Lone Star State for the Academy of Country Music Awards, where superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks hosted the festivities that were streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
Lainey Wilson and Hardy entered the night as the leading nominees, and ended up taking home awards including album of the year (Wilson's "Bell Bottom Country") and music event of the year for their anti-domestic violence song “Wait in the Truck.” Chris Stapleton took home entertainer of the year, while Wilson was named female artist of the year and Morgan Wallen was male artist of the year.
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Biden to Howard graduates: January 6 put dagger at democracy throat | USA TODAY
President Joe Biden told graduates at Howard University that American history “has not always been a fairy tale.”
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Here's what the end of Title 42 means for border enforcement | JUST THE FAQS
Title 42, a pandemic-era immigration law has lifted. Here's what that means for U.S. border enforcement.
An emergency immigration restriction that allowed easier expulsion of migrants at the southern border has ended after more than three years, likely accelerating a surge of asylum-seekers that had already begun in anticipation of the change.
The controversial Title 42 program had been tied to the federal public health emergency for COVID-19. That also expired at the end of May 11.
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DHS Sec. Mayorkas warns migrants of smuggler's lies as Title 42 ends | USA TODAY
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told migrants "do not believe lies of smugglers" as he warns of "tougher consequences" as Title 42 expired.
An emergency immigration restriction which allowed easier expulsion of migrants at the southern border has ended after more than three years, likely accelerating a surge of asylum seekers that had already begun in anticipation of the change.
The controversial Title 42 program had been tied to the federal public health emergency for COVID-19. That also expired at the end of May 11.
The Biden administration, which had been blocked by the Supreme Court from ending the Trump-era policy earlier, has been preparing for the change for nearly two years.
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Cops rush to loud screams on a farm. Turns out it was an upset goat. | USA TODAY
Police responded to what they thought were screams from a person on a farm in Enid, Oklahoma, but what they found was a wailing goat.
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Man who choked Jordan Neely to death charged, prosecutors say | USA TODAY
Daniel Penny, a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, will face a second degree manslaughter charge in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. https://bit.ly/3O38eao
Nearly two weeks after Daniel Penny used a fatal chokehold to restrain a man on the floor of a New York City subway car, the 24-year-old will face criminal charges, prosecutors said.
Penny will be arrested and charged for killing Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old Black man experiencing homelessness and mental health problems after he had been shouting on board the subway. The white U.S. Marine Corps veteran will face a charge of secondary manslaughter, which could carry a jail term of up to 15 years.
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Howling golden retriever startled when he learns he's not home alone | USA TODAY
Cooper the golden retriever starts howling when he thought he was home alone, but got a shock when he spotted his owner upstairs.
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ABC introduces 'GMA3' replacements for Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes | ENTERTAIN THIS!
ABC debuted new co-anchors, Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan, for "GMA3: What You Need to Know." They replace Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes.
"GMA3" has new hosts following the ousting of Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes.
ABC News correspondents Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan are joining the program alongside Dr. Jennifer Ashton as ABC News chief health and medical correspondent, ABC News President Kim Godwin shared in a note to staffers Thursday.
Pilgrim has worked for ABC News since 2015 as a New York correspondent and the co-anchor of "Good Morning America" on Saturday and Sunday since 2018. Gio Benitez will takeover Pilgrim's spot on "GMA." Morgan is newer to the news outlet, joining in 2022 as a Los Angeles correspondent.
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FDA eases restrictions on gay and bisexual men donating blood | USA TODAY
The Food and Drug Administration will now permit gay and bisexual to donate blood without abstaining from sex, rolling back a decades-old rule. https://bit.ly/3MhgJNM
Health regulators on Thursday finalized a long-awaited plan that will allow more gay and bisexual men to donate blood, potentially expanding the number of eligible donors in the U.S.
For decades, blood banks have implemented restrictions preventing men who have sex with men from donating, citing concerns their blood could lead to the spread of HIV.
Now, the Food and Drug Administration is ending a requirement that men in this category must abstain from sex for three months prior to donating.
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Peloton's recalls 2.2 million exercise bikes due to faulty seat post | USA TODAY
Peloton announced a recall of more than two million of its exercise bikes due to the seat post breaking during use. https://bit.ly/3nRc1wD
Peloton is recalling 2.2 million of its exercise bikes due to the seat post breaking during use, the company announced Thursday.
Peloton has received 35 reports of the seat post breaking and detaching from its original bike, which led to 13 reports of injuries including a fractured wrist, lacerations and bruises, Peloton said in a news release.
Dick’s Sporting Goods and online stores including Peloton and Amazon sold these bikes from January 2018 through May 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a news release Thursday.
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Media faces unique challenges in covering the 2024 presidential races | USA TODAY
Don't expect any expressions of regret from Donald Trump in 2024 − and certainly no apologies.
The former president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate used his Wednesday CNN town hall in New Hampshire to deny and denounce the sexual abuse finding made against him this week, the four criminal investigations of his conduct, and the conduct of the 2020 election that he lost to President Joe Biden.
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Watch this precious, heartwarming video of twins reuniting | USA TODAY
Identical twins in New York met each other for the first time after one was hospitalized for nearly a year due to a birth defect.
Beyoncé launches Renaissance World Tour to sold-out crowd in Sweden | USA TODAY
Beyoncé's 56-date 'Renaisance World Tour' will hit stadiums across cities in Europe and North America throughout 2023.
More than five years since she last graced a concert stage, Beyoncé dazzled a sold-out crowd of 46,000 concertgoers with a 36-song set list that pulled heavily from her mega-selling “Renaissance” album, featuring callbacks to her extensive catalog.
“Crazy in Love” “Love on Top” and “Formation” joined new tracks including “Plastic Off the Sofa,” “Cozy” and “Break My Soul.”
The 56-date world tour will roll across Europe through June before landing in North America stadiums July 8 in Toronto, followed by July 12 in Philadelphia.
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