Investigators hunted for clues behind a thunderous explosion that leveled a strip mall, injured five people and rattled residents in Harrisonburg, Va.
Author: Susan Miller, USA TODAY
Atlantic Ocean stays ‘quite active’ on Labor Day as Tropical Storms Paulette and Rene add to record-breaking year
The Atlantic basin isn’t taking a Labor Day breather, and forecaster are tracking multiple areas that could spin up trouble this week.
More lightning strikes? ‘Red flag’ warning brings more worry as California wildfires rage amid scorching temperatures; 6 dead
Firefighters are battling more than 600 blazes in California. A shift in the weather with more lightning strikes could make their job much harder.
Nearly 1 in 3 LGBTQ people live in the South. Here’s how LGBTQ activists of color are transforming the area.
32% of LGBTQ people live in the South, an area with few protections, report shows. But LGBTQ activists of color are finding ways to uplift lives.
These are the 6 new possible symptoms of the coronavirus the CDC has added to its list
Chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and a new loss of taste or smell are the new symptoms added to the CDC list.
Tornado outbreak in the South leaves at least 30 dead
Howling winds slammed the East on Monday, a day after deadly tornadoes pounded the South on Easter night. At least 30 have been reported killed.
At least 7 dead in Mississippi as Easter Sunday tornadoes hit the South; more storms forecast for Monday in the East
The governors of Mississippi and Louisiana have declared a state of emergency after violent storms battered the two southern states on Sunday.
One year after transgender military ban, Ohio man is undaunted: He wants to serve his country
Sunday marks one year since the Pentagon enacted its policy restricting the service of transgender troops. Nic Talbott is still determined to enlist.
‘We are not drag queens’: For transgender people in 2019, a conflicted reality of breakthroughs, barriers
On the eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance, here is a snapshot of life for the trans community: The good, the bad, the ugly.
Case of 2 U.S. teens jailed in Italy cop’s killing takes another turn: Officer didn’t have gun
An Italian police officer dressed in plainclothes didn’t havehis gun the night he was fatally stabbed. Two U.S. teens are being held in the case.