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http://youtu.be/O-_bhIwOAqk A new prison in El Salvador that is set to host 40,000 people during the country's state of emergency has been criticized for alleged human rights violations. RELATED: El Salvador cooks up what it says is a world record for pupusa dish https://bit.ly/3IXIIQG » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #ElSalvador #Prison #GangMembers

http://youtu.be/-K17Tw2vnjY A class of second graders in Pasadena, California, shouted for joy while experiencing rare winter weather in the form of hail. RELATED: Huge hail smashes car windows in Canada https://bit.ly/3Yduvnq » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #California #Winter #Hail

http://youtu.be/KpgND06arOE A tractor-trailer stuck on railroad tracks waiting for a traffic light was hit by an oncoming train in Haverstraw, New York. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Train #Truck #Crash

http://youtu.be/UnzZqNAR8uA A little girl who was playing in the mud in Navasota, Texas found herself in a sticky situation when her boots got stuck. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Funny #FunnyVideo #StuckinMud

http://youtu.be/vIBDUVG-dZQ A dog led lost Turkish aid workers to the remote village of Kahramanmaras, Turkey that hadn't been reached since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake ravaged the country. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Dog #Turkey #GoodNews

http://youtu.be/vsfBvnx5bO4 Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in the double murder trial of his wife and son and admitted to lying to police while denying he shot them. RELATED: Alex Murdaugh admits to lying to police, denies killing wife and son https://bit.ly/3khntQF "I didn't shoot my wife or my son any time, ever," he said under questioning by his attorney. "I would never intentionally do anything to hurt either one of them. Ever. Ever." Murdaugh admitted his voice could be heard on a cellphone video taken at the kennels where Maggie and Paul were killed about five minutes before the shootings, and that he repeatedly lied to South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigators about that last time he saw his wife and son, who he referred to by nicknames "Mags" and “...

http://youtu.be/9p1OlTbCeJc The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales became tangled during a show in Texas, handlers quickly rushed out to untangle the horses. RELATED: Bull escapes from pen at Florida rodeo https://bit.ly/41nWOly » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Horse #Rodeo #Texas

http://youtu.be/6A2KpQjlRVs A worker in China was stuck on a tower crane suspended over a large construction fire when a coworker used a crane and a concrete slab to lower him down to safety. RELATED: Car crashes into fruit shop in China, employee barely escapes https://bit.ly/3lV4dsu » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #China #Fire #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/j6EZyFa5Qfc A major winter storm that has stretched 2,600 miles from coast to coast continued to hit states from the West to the East Coast on Wednesday, moving into parts of Pennsylvania, New York and New England. RELATED: Winter Storm Elliott sweeps USA, leaves more than a million without power https://bit.ly/3Ez25wX Residents in western states and the Plains have faced severe winter weather for several days already this week and may see blizzard conditions and significant snowfall. And as the massive winter storm barrels across the country, dangerous conditions are landing further east, with an ice storm slicing across several midwestern states and snow and sleet reaching the Northeast. Nearly 23 million Americans were under a winter storm warning as of Wednesda...

http://youtu.be/ZFtjs-KvN9c Powerful winds at the SailGP event in Sydney, Australia, sent a sail from Team Canada's boat flying into a nearby tent as attendees fled to safety. RELATED: Strong winds send boat sail into air at sailing event in Australia https://bit.ly/3KsalT6 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Australia #Sydney #Sailing

http://youtu.be/iTdzYEuN-L0 President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Russia will pull back from a key nuclear treaty, ratcheting up tensions with the United States as President Joe Biden visited the region with a fresh pledge of support for Ukraine. RELATED: Putin on nuclear weapons: ‘Threat is growing’ https://bit.ly/3ZcxVaE Putin's speech came on the heels of a surprise and historic visit by Biden to Kyiv. Biden was scheduled to deliver an address from Poland on his view of Russia's war in Ukraine as the conflict approaches the one-year mark. In his nearly two-hour speech to both houses of the Russian Parliament, Putin said he was suspending Moscow's participation in New START – a strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia. Putin said this action was b...

http://youtu.be/UAZN5HApNRI More than 30 are dead as severe floods and mudslides swept across the northern Sao Paulo state in Brazil. RELATED: Hurricane Fiona devastates Puerto Rico, intensifies to Category 4 https://bit.ly/3Sg4SAN » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Brazil #Flood #Weather

http://youtu.be/jN56tCPOJtk Vice President Harris made the remarks speaking at the Munich Security Conference Saturday, ahead of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. RELATED: Russia launches spring offensive in war against Ukraine https://bit.ly/3KkE3JO The United States is formally accusing Russia of committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine as the country's brutal assault on its neighboring nation approaches its one-year mark, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday. “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt,” Harris said in an address at the Munich Security Conference. “These are crimes against humanity.” The vice president named gruesome acts of torture and rape, “execution-...

http://youtu.be/DgiAg1IAX5k Firefighters save an elk that fell through a frozen pond. RELATED: Good Samaritans save stranger's dog from drowning | USA TODAY https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lK0ZCFpiC74 Colorado firefighters rescued an elk that had fallen through a frozen pond. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3Il7OJE » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #rescue #icerescue #firefighter

http://youtu.be/lK0ZCFpiC74 Strangers worked together to save a dog that had fallen into a canal by dangling over a wall and pulling him up. RELATED: Rescuers save dog stuck in a sewer line https://bit.ly/3SckZiL Batu Akyol's stroll along the Ancoats Canal became a fight for survival when his dog, Sumak, fell into the muddy water. The canal walls are so steep that there was no chance for the dog to scramble out by himself, which left Akyol desperately keeping him afloat by his leash. As the frantic owner fought to haul him up, students Jack Spencer Furmston and Ben Camphor, who were walking home from a local coffee shop, spotted the drama and leaped into action. As they struggled, they were soon joined by a crowd of passers-by. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch m...

http://youtu.be/jpREUNcLv4M The Tennessee National Guard has identified two pilots who were killed after a Black Hawk helicopter crashed outside Huntsville, Alabama. RELATED: Tennessee National Guard helicopter crash leaves two crew members dead https://bit.ly/3xxZrDI Chief Warrant Officer 3 Daniel Wadham of Joelton, Tennessee, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Danny Randolph of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, were killed when their UH-60 helicopter helicopter crashed near Highway 53 and Burwell Road in Huntsville, Alabama, Brig. Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee’s adjutant general, said Thursday. The two pilots were assigned to A Company, 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, from Nashville’s Berry Field Air National Guard Base. Wadham had 15 years of service; Randolph had 13 years of service, according...

http://youtu.be/KDo8n_7_2YI A 24-year-old woman successfully fought off a male attacker while she was working out alone at her apartment's gym. The man was arrested and charged. RELATED: Good Samaritans in Florida save unconscious woman as car drifts through red light https://bit.ly/3XywNNq A Tampa woman who fought off an attacker at her apartment complex's gym is speaking out about her experience in the hopes that other women will feel more empowered. Nashali Alma, 24, said she was exercising in her complex's gym, about 12 miles northwest of downtown Tampa, in late January when a man who looked familiar to her needed access to the gym, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. Alma said she let the man in because she had seen him in the gym before. But as she was working out, Al...

http://youtu.be/H0mbjCLSZgE Former Vice President Mike Pence vowed to resist special counsel Jack Smith’s subpoena in an investigation into Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. RELATED: Mike Pence stops short of supporting Donald Trump's potential 2024 run https://bit.ly/3KelOG6 Former Vice President Mike Pence vowed Wednesday to resist special counsel Jack Smith’s decision to subpoena his testimony in an investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election, calling the move “unprecedented and unconstitutional.” “We'll stand on that principle, and we'll take that case as far as it needs to go — if need be to the Supreme Court of the United States,” Pence said at an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “Because to me, it's an issue of the separation of powers." Pence...

http://youtu.be/-vxe4st5wXA A mother-of-five filmed the tense moment her family was threatened by strong floodwaters while evacuating Cyclone Gabrielle in Omahu, New Zealand. RELATED: New Zealand declares national emergency over Cyclone Gabrielle https://bit.ly/3E9zq1g The New Zealand government has declared a national state of emergency after Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s north in what officials described as the nation’s most severe weather event in years. Authorities said a firefighter is missing and another has been rescued with critical injuries after they were caught in a landslide Monday night near the country’s largest city, Auckland. Auckland was swamped two weeks ago by a record-breaking storm that killed four people. Weather conditions eased on Tuesday as the we...

http://youtu.be/KQ_HOPuML8o A man attacked Buffalo Tops supermarket shooter Payton Gendron at his sentencing hearing, where he had pleaded guilty to charges including murder and domestic terrorism motivated by hate. RELATED: Buffalo Tops supermarket shooter attacked during sentencing https://bit.ly/3YUxT75 Gendron was briefly taken from the courtroom after a person lunged at him while a victim's sister Barbara Massey Mapps excoriated him for killing her 72-year-old sister, Katherine Massey delivered an emotional victim impact statement. The person was restrained by officers.  "I am sure that you are all disturbed by the physicality that we've seen in the courtroom here today," Eagan said when court resumed. "I understand that emotion and I understand the anger, but we cannot have that ...

http://youtu.be/VwSL2AB5LlA Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that she will step down from her role and back a successor to lead Scotland to independence. RELATED: New Zealand prime minister resigns: 'No longer have enough in the tank' » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Scotland #UK #Politics

http://youtu.be/wOPQE836jOA General Mark Milley detailed the military's attempts to shoot down aChinese spy balloon and three unidentified flying objects near South Carolina, Alaska, Michigan and Canada. RELATED: What possible intelligence did the Chinese spy balloon gather? https://bit.ly/3I0fqzl Three unidentified flying objects shot down from North American airspace could turn out to be balloons used for research or commercial purposed that posed no direct threat to the U.S., a White House spokesman said. “Given what we've been able to ascertain thus far, the intelligence community is considering as a leading explanation that these could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose,” said spokesman John Kirby. No one has come forward to claim responsibility. And there ...

http://youtu.be/Rt_V9-3l9Ho A gunman killed three people and wounded five others on the campus of Michigan State University before taking his own life, police said. RELATED: Oxford High School students hide in classroom during deadly shooting https://bit.ly/3S2mfF5 Authorities released the name Tuesday of the gunman who killed three students and wounded five more on the campus of Michigan State University a day earlier, prompting a manhunt that ended with a confrontation with police and his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Chris Rozman, deputy chief of campus police who spoke at a briefing Tuesday, said authorities received multiple calls of a shooting at Berkey Hall, an academic building, at around 8:18 p.m. "There was an absolutely overwhelming police response to that cal...

http://youtu.be/yNi75Faa_Bw CCTV footage released by the Diyarbakir Police Department in Turkey showed the moments the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the country. RELATED: Baby born in earthquake among survivors in Syria, Turkey https://bit.ly/3SdtZEB The death toll from historic earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria a week ago rose further Monday even as miraculous rescues fueled the tiniest hope for those seeking to learn about their loved ones, and new paths to help victims in Syria seemed about to open up. Rescue workers in Turkey saved a 10-year-girl from the rubble of an apartment block Monday in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, 183 hours after the first quake shook the region, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh...

http://youtu.be/REJHn1A3Z9c Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said "there's a new sheriff in town" when asked about changes in Florida tax law that will affect Walt Disney World's special taxing district. RELATED: DeSantis proposes measures aimed at ‘woke’ ideologies in education https://bit.ly/3RLGR4m Florida legislators will hold a special session this week to tackle several hot topics. Walt Disney World's special taxing district is among those expected to generate widespread attention. Last month, a public notice was posted in Osceola County about a bill making major changes to the Reedy Creek Improvement District. While no details were provided, Gov. Ron DeSantis' staff told Fox News the legislation would give district control to a state-controlled board appointed by the governor. "T...

http://youtu.be/Ql4sMql1cOo President Joe Biden commented on Republicans heckling him during the State of the Union after he suggested they wanted to cut funding for Medicare and Social Security. RELATED: President Biden heckled by Republicans during State of the Union address https://bit.ly/3lpQYQt If President Joe Biden wants a second term, the path could start in Wisconsin where his tiny victory in 2020 over former President Donald Trump sparked a two-year war in this evenly split battleground state over the state's system of elections. Now, following his State of the Union address and ahead of a potential 2024 announcement, Biden made his first stop in Dane County — a voting powerhouse for Democrats that also is one of the only areas of the state with consistent population growth —...

http://youtu.be/6EtrKAQSt28 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the U.K. on Wednesday for the first time since Russia's invasion, a rare trip out of his war-torn country. RELATED: Ukraine's Zelenskyy 'not interested' in a meeting with 'nobody' Putin https://bit.ly/3XhpuJX Zelenskyy met U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and addressed parliament in a bid for more military aid in the form of advanced weapons and "wings for freedom" fighter jets as Ukraine prepares for expected spring offensives by Russian forces. It is Zelenskyy's second known trip outside Ukraine since Russia's invasion nearly a year ago. He visited the U.S. in December. "President Zelenskyy’s visit to the UK is a testament to his country’s courage, determination and fight, and a testament to the unbreakable f...

http://youtu.be/56XP-ObqSgw Republican members of Congress booed and yelled accusations at President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address after his comments about Medicare and Social Security. RELATED: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republicans boo Biden at State of the Union https://bit.ly/3DRs42i Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., stood up from her seat in the back of the House chamber to heckle President Joe Biden after he said during his State of the Union address Tuesday that “some Republicans want Medicare and Social Security to sunset” while discussing the need to raise the debt ceiling in order to avoid a US default. “Liar!” she said. Other lawmakers in the chamber booed him. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, seated behind Biden, shook his head in disapproval. The president...

http://youtu.be/ivDy2lK8NJk Earthquake survivors erupted in cheers as civil defense officers rescued a family from the rubble of a collapsed building in Harem, Syria. RELATED: Footage shows buildings collapse in Syria, Turkey after 7.8-magnitude earthquake https://bit.ly/3HO7Esa The search for survivors grew more desperate, the homeless problem more acute and the death toll rose sharply Wednesday as rescuers labored to find signs of life amid the rubble of Monday's earthquakes and aftershocks that laid waste to a wide swath of Turkey and Syria. Turkey’s disaster management agency said the country’s death toll passed 8,500. The Syrian Health Ministry placed the toll in government-held areas at more than 1,200, and at least 1,400 people have died in the rebel-held northwest, according ...

http://youtu.be/D7eRpIx04qo Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene walked around her office carrying an "innocent white balloon" in a nod to the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina. RELATED: Chinese spy balloon shot down by US Air Force over Atlantic Ocean https://bit.ly/3YdD02A » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #MarjorieTaylorGreene #China #Balloon