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Ralph Northam, blackface and Virginia: Thursday's top news    USA TODAY Also Thursday: A seven-hour ER wait and what Trump's wall idea really looks like.

Signing day: College football's winners and losers in recruiting    USA TODAY Picking out the winners and losers from the second of college football's two national signing days. It was a nice situation for Georgia, Miami (Fla.).

Liam Neeson wanted to kill someone    USA TODAY Liam Neeson attends the Netflix's "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" NYFF Red Carpet Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 4, 2018, in New York City. (Photo: ...

Massachusetts' top court upholds teen's texting suicide manslaughter conviction    USA TODAY Massachusetts' top court says evidence shows a teen urged her suicidal boyfriend to get back into a truck filled with toxic gas.

Jeff Bezos accuses National Enquirer parent of 'extortion and blackmail' attempt    USA TODAY Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is firing back at National Enquirer owner AMI over what he is calling an "extortion and blackmail" attempt by the tabloid.

Merced County teenager takes her shot at the crown for Miss Teen California USA    Merced Sun-Star Julianna O'Banion-Borboa, an 18-year-old Miss Merced County Teen USA 2018 and a Dos Palos High School graduate and, was one of more than 50 young ...

Crowder College gives scholarships to top performing welders in Skills USA competition    KSNF/KODE - FourStatesHomepage.com Local students participating in a tech event go home with more than just memories.

NFL commercial wins USA TODAY's Ad Meter with tackle-filled celebration in 'The 100-Year Game'    USA TODAY The New England Patriots won Super Bowl LIII. But the NFL won also, claiming the top spot in USA TODAY's Ad Meter with its tackle-filled celebration.

Lawmakers push to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for Khashoggi murder    USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Top lawmakers in both parties revived a push to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...

TSA found a record-setting number of guns at airports in 2018    USA TODAY In 2018, the Transportation Security Administration found a record-setting 4239 firearms in carry-on bags at 249 of airport checkpoints around the USA.

Racism, sexual assault lead to political crisis in Virginia    Aljazeera.com Opponents demand Governor Northam's resignation over alleged involvement of three top elected officials in racism and sexual assault.

Trump taps Fox News reporter to lead US anti-propaganda initiative    USA TODAY Lea Gabrielle, a Fox News reporter and former Navy pilot, will lead the agency charged with exposing and countering disinformation from Russia.

NCAA tournament bracketology: The Pac-12, a power conference, might send one team dancing    USA TODAY Editor's note: This story has been updated with the latest NCAA tournament projections as of Feb. 7. Power conferences have struggled in years' past. But very ...

Elite basketball prospect takes next step in recruitment. It’s good news for UK.    Lexington Herald Leader Five-star guard RJ Hampton trimmed his recruiting list to five schools Thursday, and Kentucky is one of the programs still in contention for his commitment.

Green New Deal: What is it and what does it mean for climate change?    USA TODAY Democrats are in the process of hammering out their climate change policy ahead of the 2020 elections. One proposal is called the Green New Deal.

Denver Marketing Agency Webolutions Honored as Top SEO Consulting Company in USA    PRNewswire DENVER, Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Webolutions Web Design & SEO Agency has been named one of the Top SEO Consulting Firms for 2019 by ...

Nancy Pelosi clapped at Trump during State of the Union. The memes quickly followed    USA TODAY During Donald Trump's State of the Union, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi clapped at the commander-in-chief with a grin that caught people's attention.

Donald Trump says Stacey Abrams would lose in Senate, presidential races    USA TODAY WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who offered a rebuttal to his State of the Union address, wouldn't win if she ran for ...

NBA roundtable: Four pressing trade deadline questions addressed    USA TODAY All eyes are on Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans as Thursday's NBA trade deadline approaches. Will the Pelicans trade him or wait until this ...

No longer the marquee event, the second signing day still important for college football    USA TODAY College football signing day used to be solely a February event. It's now diminished with a December signing day, but is has some drama and importance.