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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...

http://youtu.be/1r2-oQbFTdQ A group of curious otters had a face-off with a cobra at an urban park in Singapore. RELATED: Cobra caught in luxury apartment hallway https://bit.ly/3kWAmiV » 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. #Animals #Cobra #Otter

http://youtu.be/GR3YIAU7yfU A great white shark was filmed attempting to bite the motor of a fishing boat off the coast of Portland, Victoria in Australia. RELATED: Massive shark flops into fishing boat in New Zealand shocking fishermen https://bit.ly/3XQidSh » 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. #Shark #Australia #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/LeItwNYZnSc At least three people are dead after New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, was slammed by a historic amount of torrential rainfall. RELATED: Hurricane Fiona devastates Puerto Rico, intensifies to Category 4 https://bit.ly/3HlK2ef » 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. #NewZealand #Weather #Flood

http://youtu.be/VOBaKMzg2p0 FBI Director Christopher Wray called for any demonstrations to be conducted peacefully in advance of the video's planned disclosure expected to show a violent encounter involving five Memphis police officers and Tyre Nichols. RELATED: Memphis police officers fired, arrested for the death of Tyre Nichols https://bit.ly/3wAWXE8 “I will tell you I was appalled,” Wray said, describing his reaction after viewing the video. The Justice Department has launched a separate civil rights investigation into Nichols' death, while state authorities have leveled murder charges against the five officers who have since been dismissed from the force. Nichols was pulled over Jan. 7, and later hospitalized in critical condition after what police initially described as "confro...

http://youtu.be/R8ga-6mU5Bg A man in Grand Junction, Colorado was arrested after driving his truck into a police station, on purpose. RELATED: New York cop nicknamed 'roadrunner' after chasing runaway car on foot https://bit.ly/3HBhpLz » 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. #Police #Crash #CCTV

http://youtu.be/qL85uf5B5GM Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy explained his decision to "stand by" Rep. George Santos, who has admitted to lying about his personal and professional background. RELATED: Kevin McCarthy 'standing by' George Santos amid federal investigation https://bit.ly/3JdeTfI Speaker Kevin McCarthy explained Tuesday night how Rep. George Santos could exit Congress through the House Ethics Committee, though he has continued to stick by the embattled freshman Republican from New York. “If for some way when we go through Ethics and he has broken the law, then we will remove him, but it's not my role,” McCarthy said. "I believe in the rule of law. A person's innocent until proven guilty." The speaker elaborated on the issue to reporters this week in his most extensive...

http://youtu.be/phpSw3rFXEA A group of volunteers in Michigan trapped a deer with a net before successfully removing a plastic bucket that had been stuck to its head for weeks. RELATED: Deer kills Arkansas hunter who shot at him https://bit.ly/404TfAc » 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. #Deer #GoodNews #CaughtonCamera