An engagement ring fumbled down a Manhattanutility grate during a proposal gone sideways was easier to find than a romantic couple who dropped it.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
George Bush’s last day started with three eggs, ended with ‘I love you’
George Bush, the 41st president, spent his final hours saying his goodbyes to family members.
Canada sanctions 17 Saudis linked to Jamal Khashoggi’s death: ‘The case is not closed’
Canada’s foreign minister announced sanctions against 17 people she said were “responsible for or complicit in” the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
‘We are losing too many Americans’: Suicides and drug overdoses push down US life expectancy
Overall, there were more than 2.8 million U.S. deaths in 2017, or nearly 70,000 more than the previous year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Body found in North Carolina appears to be missing 13-year-old girl; suspect sought
The grim discovery of a body near where a North Carolina teen disappeared has her relatives, friends and community bracing for a sorrowful outcome.
FDA approves new drug reflecting cutting-edge, ’tissue-agnostic’ effort to beat cancer
A new cancer treatment based on genetic biomarkers rather than the specific type of cancerwon accelerated approvalfrom the FDA.
Parkland teachers protest reassignment of Marjory Stoneman Douglas staffers
Dozens of Parkland students and teachers protested the reassignment of four staffers in the wake of the Valentine’s Day shooting rampage.
Police: Emantic Bradford’s gun ‘heightened the sense of threat’ at Ala. mall before he was shot
An Alabama city extended sympathy to the family of a black man killed by an officer in the chaotic moments after a shooting at crowded mall.
Travel chaos: Blizzard-like conditions in Midwest ground thousands of flights, snarl roads
Major airport hubs, including Chicago, faced hundreds of delays and cancellations because of heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions.
European Union OKs Brexit deal; now it’s up to Britain
European Union leaders signed off on Britain’s exit from the continent’s political and economic bloc, sending the agreement to the U.K. Parliament.