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Louisiana murder-for-hire plot goes horribly wrong SEE ALSO: COVID nurse comforts dying patient in family’s absence https://youtu.be/tyW_dNjHbW4 Police say a man hired two of his friends to kill a rape victim. Instead, investigators say the suspects killed the man’s sister. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2NvO24b » USA …

“I’m brave. I can. I’m strong. And I’m fierce!” A 5-year-old’s battle cry before finishing 60 weeks of chemotherapy. 💪 RELATED » Community raises money for boy with brain cancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujKpeFW4kis After 60 weeks of chemotherapy, 5-year-old Jase Black and the staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital celebrate him ending treatment. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/humankindvideos AND if …

Tiger Woods was injured in a serious single-car crash near Los Angeles. He has been taken to a local hospital. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxcU1xYvh8 Golfer Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a one-car, rollover crash in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Though he was unable to confirm Woods’ identity, Los Angeles County …

Capitol riot: FBI’s warning was not fully shared, while police lacked training and gear RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEicn0Q6Yio&t=2s The FBI’s warning that protesters were “preparing for war” did not reach Capitol Police command staff, according to public testimony on the riots. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2Vq6Nnq » USA TODAY …

Mount Etna has erupted for the fourth time in a week in Sicily, Italy Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts of lava lighting up the Sicilian sky each night. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/2JYptss » USA …

The current and former leaders of four law enforcement agencies tasked with protecting the U.S. Capitol face questioning from senators Tuesday in their first public testimony about the deadly Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The hearing before two Senate committees comes as lawmakers investigate the buildup to the riots and the subsequent response by law enforcement. Thousands of …

Merrick Garland faced the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing as President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee and underwent a few tense moments of questioning. RELATED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8hYFU3ukvQ&t=1874s However, the nominee to head the Justice Department largely earned bipartisan support, approximately five years after Senate Republicans refused to grant him a Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Garland was pressed on political …

The Senate is expected to vote on the confirmation of Agriculture secretary nominee Tom Vilsack at around 2:15 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to the Democratic majority’s website. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3aMb0wM President Biden’s pick previously headed up the USDA for eight years under the Obama Administration and served two terms as governor of Iowa. Biden’s relationship with Vilsack goes back decades. A …

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hold a moment of silence and candle lighting ceremony for the 500,000 Americans dead from COVID-19. RELATED: https://youtu.be/vfofxqwvxY8 The U.S. once again crossed a somber COVID threshold much faster than any country in the world. Less than a year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, the U.S. recorded its 500,000th …

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Justice Department, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to begin his confirmation hearings Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his prepared opening statement, Garland vows to “protect the independence of the department from partisan influence” after four years in which critics assailed President Donald Trump for regularly venting his …

President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Justice Department, former U.S. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to begin his confirmation hearings Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In his prepared opening statement, Garland vows to “protect the independence of the department from partisan influence” after four years in which critics assailed President Donald Trump for regularly venting his …

The family of Etelvina Dominguez, 78 and a mother of eight, visits her the day before she died from COVID-19. Only her husband and eldest son could be there in person, with the others joining over an iPad. RELATED: https://youtu.be/MYpy2GR-tVU​ The pandemic has struck racial minorities particularly hard. Latinos die from the coronavirus 2.3 times more frequently than white non-Hispanics, …

The Washington National Cathedral will toll its funeral bell to honor the 500,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. RELATED: https://youtu.be/lonBLx0D6XI Over 90,000 more Americans are likely to die from COVID-19-related causes by June 1, a leading forecasting institute says. The projection comes as the U.S. expects to surpass 500,000 deaths within the next two days. When …

This is what it’s all about for these marine life rescuers: seeing the happy tracks in the sand as the seals make their way to the water. 🌊 RELATED VIDEO » Belugas take first breath of fresh air in years: https://youtu.be/J3CFnoUrgn8 In September, a five-week-old seal was found unresponsive on the beach. Months later, she looks like a completely different …

SNL’s Britney Spears demands apologies from mock Ted Cruz, Gov Cuomo, Gina Carano RELATED: Feb. 13 ‘SNL’ mocks Trump’s impeachment trial lawyers https://youtu.be/SN_fde_FKVM “Saturday Night Live” wants apologies from Senator Ted Cruz, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and actor Gina Carano. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/37BzxT1 » USA TODAY …