Scotty Pettersen survived the Las Vegas massacre five years ago only to die by suicide. Now his parents are trying to find the people he saved.
Author: Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY
Claims a Kansas City cop was raping women swirled for decades. His arrest brought little relief.
A former Kansas detective is facing life behind bars 40 years after prosecutors say he began raping poor Black women in the community.
He survived an avalanche on Everest. Then he disappeared on a California mountain.
Quang Thân summitted the world’s tallest peaks: Kilimanjaro, Aconagua, Denali. He survived an avalanche on Everest. On a routine hike, he disappeared.
I’m a woman who runs alone. I’m furious about Eliza Fletcher’s killing.
Eliza Fletcher’s death elicited a powerful response from women runners around the country on Friday morning who plan to ‘Finish Eliza’s run’.
In California’s water crisis, neighbors turn in neighbors and even celebrities aren’t spared
Residents in the Los Angeles area have been getting visits from what is essentially the water police as California struggles with a deep drought.
Thirteenth child this year dies in hot car, outpacing last year’s numbers
At least 13 kids have died in hot cars in the U.S. this year. USA TODAY details each case, how they happened and what can help prevent such deaths.
‘This feels different’: Why advocates have real hope for gun reform after Buffalo, Uvalde shootings
Gun reform activists say new legislation in seven states and a bipartisan bill passed by Congress gives them more hope than ever that change is possible
Wildfire, pandemic, gas prices, repeat: It’s been a tough run for Yosemite businesses
Since the Washburn Fire erupted, hotels near Yosemite have been inundated with cancellations, which could mean another lean summer for tourism.
Haircut, yoga, plastic surgery: How cops think Texas woman eluded arrest in rival’s death
Kaitlin Armstrong’s life on the run in a Costa Rican beach town ended last week when she was arrested in the shooting death of Anna Moriah Wilson.
‘It’s just tragic’: After days without internet, cell service, Southwestern residents feel endangered
Communication outages are part of life in a rugged part of eastern Arizona, but this one lasted for days and one death was linked to the blackout.