Austin Water officials are pumping carbon into the city water to get rid of the “raw meat” stench.
Author: Ashley May, USA TODAY
Ellen gifts $50K to woman who gave 100 homeless people hotel rooms during Chicago cold
When Chicago experienced temperatures colder than Antarctica, Candice Payne wanted to help homeless people inside. So, started calling hotels
Flea-borne typhus outbreak, rats taking over Los Angeles city buildings
City attorneyElizabeth Greenwood told local stationKCAL9 she contracted typhus in November and said “I thought I was going to die.”
Gucci apologizes for sweater resembling blackface, stops selling balaclava jumper
After social media users were outraged over the balaclava jumper priced at $890, Gucci pulled the product and said it’s learning from the incident.
Dog food recall: Hill’s Pet Nutrition food may contain dangerous levels of vitamin D
“My beloved girl died after eating this affected prescription food,” a writer for The Washington Post, said following a Hill’s Pet Nutrition recall.
John Legend and Adam Levine change dirty diapers in Super Bowl Pampers ad, singing song by Chrissy Teigen
During Sunday’s Super Bowl, John Legend and Adam Levinecollaborated on a song that resonates with parents of newborns everywhere: “Stinky Booty Duty.”
The Chicago River is ‘smoking’ and freezing. Here’s what it looks like in sub-zero temperatures
As temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees, the Chicago River is freezing over. Locals shared images of the water on Wednesday morning.
Gannett Foundation to give more than $2 million in community-based grants
Find out how to apply for A Community Thrives, a program that invests in local education, arts and wellness organizations.
3-year-old who was missing for days says a bear watched over him in North Carolina woods
‘God sent him a friend to keep him safe,’ Casey Hathaway’s aunt wrote on Facebook. She says it’s a ‘miracle’ the boy is alive and well.
‘Bum-biting python’: Woman bitten by 5-foot snake hiding in toilet
A 59-year-old woman felt a “sharp tap” while using her relative’s toilet on Tuesday. She jumped up and was shocked to see a carpet python in the bowl.