San Francisco supervisor Hillary Ronen said she backs a plan by sex-worker advocates and residents to create a red-light district in the city.
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
CVS to buy Medicare-focused primary care operator Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion
The drug store chain said it will buy Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion, adding a large network of doctor-staffed clinics.
Zoom to layoff 15% of employees, CEO to take massive 98% pay cut
Zoom announced layoffs for 15% of its workforce, CEO Eric Yuan said Tuesday, in the company’s latest pivot in the post-pandemic work world.
Police officer exposed as serial rapist in London sentenced to life in prison
“David Carrick’s crimes were unspeakably evil. He exploited his position as a police officer in the most disgusting way,” a police commissioner said.
An 18-year-old bought a lottery ticket for the first time. She won $48 million.
Juliette Lamour, the youngest lottery winner in Canada history, said she plans to keep going to school and will invest most of her winnings.
Indiana man dies recording TikTok video after falling off 70-foot Puerto Rico sea cliff, family says
Edgar Garay, 27, died when he fell from a cliff while recording a TikTok video on Sunday afternoon in Cabo Rojo, on the southeast end of Puerto Rico.
Suspect in Dallas Zoo’s missing animal mysteries arrested, facing animal cruelty charges
Davion Irvin, 24, was booked into the Dallas County jail after the monkeys were stolen from the Dallas Zoo and police have linked him to other cases.
Decapitated human rights activist’s family wins $10 million lawsuit after accident at Utah park
The family of Ugandan activist Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo celebrated the win and said it was the largest federal wrongful death verdict in Utah history.
Woman accused of keeping 96-year-old mother’s dead body in Chicago freezer for two years
Eva Bratcher faces charges including concealing her mother’s death after the body of Regina Michalski was found in a freezer in Chicago this week.
Texas power outage tracker: 432,000 outages reported as state battles ice, winter weather
More than 400,000 homes and businesses in Texas were without power Thursday morning. Follow USA TODAY’s power outage tracker for updates.