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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

http://youtu.be/rjvVVmcCZ3w A rebellious toddler had to be chased down and caught after running down the driving range at a Topgolf facility in Wichita, Kansas. RELATED: This 8-year-old girl has a better golf game than you https://bit.ly/3JOXdYb » 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. #Golf #Kids #Funny

http://youtu.be/C1H6hpQuX6o State Department spokesman Ned Price called out China for sending a spy balloon above the U.S. RELATED: Chinese spy balloon shot down by US Air Force over Atlantic Ocean https://bit.ly/3x9E1fT The Pentagon did not shoot down the Chinese balloon as it approached Alaska in late January because it did not pose a military threat to the United States or Canada, the top commander for defending the United States said Monday. The balloon, which Pentagon officials said was built to spy on sensitive military sites, was shot down Saturday off the coast of South Carolina after entering the country in Alaska. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, briefed reporters on the decision to allow the ba...

http://youtu.be/3hQPfP_0clA Recovery efforts are underway to retrieve the debris from the downed balloon, Pentagon officials said. The balloon was shot down by an F-22. RELATED: Chinese spy balloon shot down off coast of South Carolina, DOD says https://bit.ly/3RxYtRb A U.S. warplane shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast Saturday afternoon, sending its surveillance gear into relatively shallow water where recovery efforts began immediately, Pentagon officials announced. The balloon was downed after it passed into U.S. territorial waters, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The balloon, which carried a large payload of spy gear according to U.S. officials, had soared over several strategic sites, including nuclear missile silos, and beca...

http://youtu.be/lX_xAiEBUTo Swooping murmurations of starlings left residents of Gloucestershire, England in awe as they flew across the sky. RELATED: Hundreds of birds fall from the sky in Mexico, dozens reported dead https://bit.ly/3wYbHgB » 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. #Birds #UK #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/Og3KPPz6dl0 Two suspects drove a stolen Audi car into the Vaughan Mills shopping mall in Ontario, Canada, where they stole electronics from a store. RELATED: Thief's plan is thwarted by clever shop owner https://bit.ly/3HrpfWK » 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. #Canada #Thief #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/mN4Bft5H-qM Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar after the Republican-led House Thursday voted along party lines to remove Omar from the House Foreign Relations Committee over previous comments she made about Israel that members of both parties viewed as antisemitic. RELATED: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez told to give translation after speaking Spanish in Congress https://bit.ly/3XZoWJZ The Republican-led House Thursday voted along party lines to remove Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over previous comments she made about Israel that members of both parties viewed as antisemitic. Omar said on the House floor Thursday that the vote to remove her is about more than silencing her voice. "This debate today...

http://youtu.be/6-rshcXjq1A Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter during his annual Groundhog Day prediction. RELATED: Groundhog Day 2023: Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter https://bit.ly/3DAIBYg It's official: we will have a longer winter, according to America's beloved groundhog meteorologist. Punxsutawney Phil rose from his burrow and saw his shadow Thursday morning in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in front of a large Groundhog Day crowd as the nation anxiously waited to see what he would predict. Phil's prediction was made official after speaking with Groundhog Club president Tom Dunkel in "Groundhogese," who then translated the prediction with the world. Phil spotting his shadow means we will have an additional six weeks of winter here in the ...

http://youtu.be/xzETFkLRlao Republicans say Social Security and Medicare won't be part of debt ceiling negotiations between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. RELATED: Rep. Kevin McCarthy snaps back at reporter’s ‘most inappropriate question’ https://bit.ly/3XQKtEt Speaker Kevin McCarthy left his first White House visit with confidence that he and President Joe Biden could negotiate a spending deal, but the real test may come in negotiations with his own Republican conference. McCarthy, who had to bargain with hardline conservatives to win his speaker bid after 15 rounds of voting, leads a fractious caucus where some members are willing to gamble with the nation's credit score and global economy to try and get the federal spending cuts they want. But what those cuts are, ...

http://youtu.be/SyNL3rKSwkk Snow and ice blow through Southern and Southwestern states but residents are making the rare snowfall a time for fun. RELATED: Intense winter storm wreaks havoc across southern US, delays flights https://bit.ly/3Rnkm5A » 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 #Weather #Snow

http://youtu.be/P3RT9vAjej0 The FBI searched President Joe Biden's Delaware beach home Wednesday. Biden attorney Bob Bauer said it was planned with president's "full support." RELATED: How Biden's classified document discovery compares to Trump https://bit.ly/3DwraZ5 The FBI was searching President Joe Biden's Delaware beach home Wednesday, as part of an ongoing inquiry into the handling of classified documents. Biden attorney Bob Bauer confirmed the action, saying the Rehoboth Beach search was planned with "the president's full support and cooperation." Citing the Justice Department's desire for "operational security and integrity," Bauer said there was no public notice of the action, which was consensual and did not require a warrant. "The search today is a further step in a thoroug...

http://youtu.be/1lj-YGnRj9Y Governor Ron DeSantis plans to remove and reform education programs that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from state universities. RELATED: Gov. Ron DeSantis wins second term in Florida, bashes woke culture https://bit.ly/3X08rvz DeSantis blasted Florida universities, and New College in particular, for their DEI initiatives. He also accused New College of teaching theories that have become major conservative talking points in recent years, including critical race theory and gender theories. “The mission has been I think more into the DEI, CRT, the gender ideology rather than what a liberal arts education should be," DeSantis said of New College. Christopher Rufo, a conservative activist who DeSantis appointed to the New College board, jo...