Author: From USA TODAY Network and wire reports

School budget bust linked to Facebook’s sweetheart deal in Iowa, Greenpeace stages Texas stunt ahead of Dem debate, and more

Cigarette butt gets man arrested for Dakota pipeline protest 3 years later, Colorado asks EPA to downgrade its cities’ air ratings, and more

Paddleboarder lands in Hawaii after landmark trans-Pacific journey, memorial tree to 1919 massacre cut down in Arkansas, and more

Area 51 event could mean no room at the A’le’Inn in Nevada, boiling water prank hospitalizes Kentucky boy, and more

Wild turkey breaks into Utah home, alligator caught in Chicago finds home in Florida, and more

Billboard suggests new Arpaio campaign in Arizona, Chevron in hot water over oil spill in California canyon, and more

Doughnut syringes nixed at Minnesota State Fair amid uproar, lawmakers complain school’s anti-bias efforts go against the ‘Idaho way,’ and more

Swastika tiles removed from Indiana University building, horse dressed as Mr. Rogers touts visiting Kentucky city, and more

Alaskans sweat it out amid record-high temps, libraries move into the great outdoors in Georgia, and more

Tennessee man’s talk with tiny son an instant classic, White House fence about to get a lot taller in D.C., and more