The world could see the biggest rice shortage in decades as flooding in parts of China and Pakistan caused production of rice to drop.
Author: Claire Thornton, USA TODAY
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country this year, UN says
India will have about 2.9 million people more than China sometime in the middle of this year, a new U.N. report shows.
Privately owned lions, tigers could be confiscated if owners don’t meet Big Cat Public Safety Act deadline
Big cats could be confiscated by the U.S. government later this summer if their owners don’t register them by a June deadline.
PBS says it’s leaving Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label, joining NPR in abandoning the platform
Twitter’s “simplistic” label spreads inaccurate information about where PBS gets most of its funding, a spokesperson told USA TODAY.
Meet Bayley, the mini sheepadoodle who looks like a real-life version of Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy
Bayley’s floppy black ears, big button nose and the size and shape of her head appear to perfectly match Snoopy, the cartoon character from Peanuts.
South Carolina beach mass shooting injures 6 on local high schools’ senior skip day
Students from multiple local high schools had converged on the beach as part of a senior ‘skip’ day celebration, police said.
Photos show devastation after Mississippi tornadoes: What we know and how to help victims
Dozens of people were reported dead or injured and the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, was essentially flattened by the storm, officials say.
Diner workers survived Mississippi tornado by sheltering in refrigerator, owner says
The group of eight people huddled inside the walk-in cooler at Chuck’s Dairy Bar as tornadoes descended on central Mississippi Friday night.
Biden wants to reduce homelessness by helping former foster kids pay for rent
Data shows 20% of young adults in the foster care system become homeless the moment they turn 18, according to the National Foster Youth Institute.
As opioid epidemic rages on, US jails may be getting some help from state Medicaid funding
The surging opioid epidemic and high rates of drug use disorders among incarcerated people are deeply intertwined, medical researchers say.