Douglas County, Colorado, topped a ranking of the healthiest communities in the United States in 2019, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
‘Hope that man never sleeps’: Mom of black teen Antwon Rose slams white police officer’s acquittal in son’s killing
The mother of an unarmed black teen who was fatally shot by a white police officer vowed to keep fighting for justice after the officer’s acquittal.
He was wanted for murder in California for 7 years. A $3 fraud case led to his arrest in Utah
A man on a California most wanted listfor seven years was arrested in Utah this weekafter local police found him tied to a fraudulent $3 purchase.
Jimmy Carter becomes the oldest living former US president in history
Jimmy Carter became the oldest living former U.S. president ever at 94 years and 172 days on Friday.
‘A gift sent from the heavens’: Nebraska pals find fridge full of beer during flood cleanup
Kyle Simpson andGayland Stouffer had spent the day cleaning up from flooding in Nebraska when a fridge appeared in the distance. It was full of beer.
46% of whites worry becoming a majority-minority nation will ‘weaken American culture,’ survey says
By 2050, the U.S. population will have a nonwhite majority. A Pew survey found 46 percent of white people fear that will “weaken U.S. culture.”
‘They attacked him with their beaks’: Fox in France pecked to death by 3,000 chickens
Students found the deadfox one morning last week during a routine checks ofthe henhouse ofLe Gros Chene, an agricultural school in Brittany.
Stephen Hawking’s former nurse banned from practicing over care for late physicist
A former nurse for Stephen Hawking was banned from practicing after regulators found she did not provide adequate care the late theoretical physicist.
YouTube to ban comments on most videos with minors amid concerns of child exploitation
YouTube, owned by Google parent company Alphabet,began disabling comments last week on “tens of millions of videos” with possible predatory behavior.
Edda the pug, sold on eBay, is caught in middle of legal battle between family, buyer and German town
A German town was already facing backlash for seizing a family’s prize pug Edda and selling it on eBay. Now, the pooch’s buyer is threatening to sue.