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http://youtu.be/AnkVgVWpb-I The police chief of Tampa, Florida, has resigned following an incident last month in which she flashed her badge to get favorable treatment during a traffic stop while riding in a golf cart. RELATED: Florida deputies mistake legally blind man's cane for gun, arrest him https://bit.ly/3uoy9hJ “It is unacceptable for any public employee, and especially the city's top law enforcement leader, to ask for special treatment because of their position,” Castor said in a statement. Chief Mary O’Connor stepped down upon the mayor’s request following an internal review, according to Castor. The incident took place on the evening of Nov. 12, when O’Connor and her spouse were riding in a golf cart on streets of Oldsmar, Florida, near Tampa. A Pinellas County Sheriff dep...

http://youtu.be/spPo80dPUwI A mother came to her five-year-old daughter's rescue after a raccoon bit her while waiting for the bus in Ashford, Connecticut. RELATED: Baby raccoon tangled in basketball net https://bit.ly/3UwWT1Y » 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. #Raccoon #Attack #Animals

http://youtu.be/4nvKMcs0Yoc Two people were injured after a box truck flipped over an overpass in Santa Clarita, California, and landed on top of other vehicles. RELATED: Allegedly drunken driver crashes into vehicles, flips over in Wisconsin https://bit.ly/3Hkqats » 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 #Truck #Crash

http://youtu.be/woL5Fh-sm04 Mount Semeru, Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island, released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption. RELATED: Indonesia earthquake kills more than 260, hundreds wounded in Java https://bit.ly/3iCUeXb Monsoon rains eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop 12,060-foot Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari. Several villages were blanketed with falling ash, blocking out the sun, but no casualties have been reported. Several hundred residents, their faces smeared with volcanic dust and rain, fled to temporary shelters or left for other safe areas. Thick columns of ash were blasted more than nearly 5,000 feet into the sky while searing ...

http://youtu.be/vYK-jC3kSTs Anna Wintour, John Legend, and Ariana Debose were just some of the celebrities who attended President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner. RELATED: France's Macron attends state dinner after Ukraine war discussion https://bit.ly/3UwJPtg It's taken longer than usual, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's finally here: Nearly two years after assuming office, President Joe Biden's first state dinner, honoring France, took place Thursday at the White House, giving first lady Jill Biden a chance to show off her hostess skills for America's oldest ally. French President Emmanuel Macron and his first lady, Brigitte Macron, joined the Bidens, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff and more than 300 guests in a pavilion on the South ...

http://youtu.be/NppxNVhy3Ac Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that the “public has a right to know” when asked about former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, which are now in the hands of the House Ways and Means Committee. RELATED: Trump Org, Weisselberg charged with tax fraud: Here's what we know https://bit.ly/3F0oUcx The Supreme Court declined a request from Donald Trump to block the release of his tax returns to a House committee seeking them, the latest legal setback the former president has endured from a court he helped to shape. Trump asked the high court to intervene in his long-running legal battle with the House Ways and Means Committee over access to six years of his tax returns. Since then, Trump has announced he will run for president again in 2024, and Republic...

http://youtu.be/LOiZChNSOjI Freestyle soccer star Maymi Asgari was seen impressing World Cup fans with her ball-handling skills outside the stadium. RELATED: Protester carrying rainbow flag runs onto field at World Cup https://bit.ly/3gYDEAn » 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. #Qatar #WorldCup #Soccer

http://youtu.be/mbwsH8M1Bkg Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said when he was 14, he'd steal Snickers bars from 7-Eleven because he couldn't afford one. He's now righting his wrongs. RELATED: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson talks 'Black Adam' https://bit.ly/3UEe0Pv Dwayne Johnson is trying to make up for his ghosts of Christmas past. The Rock, 50, returned to his hometown 7-Eleven to buy all the Snickers bars on the shelves to make up for stealing one "every day" when he was a 14-year-old. "I have been waiting decades to do what I’m getting ready to do now," he says in a video posted to Instagram Sunday. As the "Black Adam" actor approaches the Hawaii 7-Eleven, he explains how he used to stop at the convenience store daily to steal king-sized Snickers bars as his "pre-workout food." "I did that fo...

http://youtu.be/78JFSfReNFw New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and visiting Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin hit back at a reporter’s question which posed that they were only meeting because of their similar age and gender. RELATED: Kea parrot steals GoPro in New Zealand park https://bit.ly/3ETS7Wq » 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 #Finland #PrimeMinister

http://youtu.be/eqiCIwCrJUo President Joe Biden gave a noncommittal response to a crowd member at the Tribal Nations Summit about running in 2024. RELATED: Biden on running for president in 2024: ‘Watch me’ https://bit.ly/3iuIIge » 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. #Biden #Politics #Election

http://youtu.be/tcTtmd6yzGs The Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, attended Wednesday night’s NBA game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat at TD Garden. RELATED: Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, honor JFK in Boston https://bit.ly/3FiKf24 William and Kate are visiting the United States for the first time in eight years. The British royals are in Boston to attend the Earthshot Prize on Friday night, an international contest centered around environmentalism. William and Kate will also reportedly visit the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Harvard University, and other institutions around the hub. The couple teased their arrival prior to the game. The royals met with members of the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation to learn about a current partnersh...

http://youtu.be/HbqG15Ikn1g Footage from the US Coast Guard showed lava continuing to flow out of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world’s largest active volcano. RELATED: Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano eruption draws Native Hawaiians https://bit.ly/3GZ7aAT The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it's also dredging up bad memories among some Hawaii residents who have been through harrowing volcanic experiences in the past. It was just four years ago that Nicole Skilling fled her home near a community where more than 700 residences were destroyed by lava. She relocated to the South Kona area, only to find herself packing her car with food and supplies this week after Mauna Loa erupted l...

http://youtu.be/piw7D6aCuFo Mitch McConnell expressed skepticism about Donald Trump’s electability in the 2024 presidential race after Trump’s controversial dinner with rapper Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. RELATED: Chuck Schumer slams Donald Trump for 'disgusting' Ye, Fuentes dinner https://bit.ly/3ikm9ed A rising number of Republicans, including Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, are denouncing Donald Trump for hosting a dinner with white nationalist and antisemitic guests – but few if any expect the former president to apologize. “There is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy," said McConnell, R-Ky., a frequent antagonist of Trump. "And anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgement, is highly unlikely to ever be elec...

http://youtu.be/8MUTqBtY0Wg President Joe Biden ran back onto a Michigan stage to announce that the United States had defeated Iran in the World Cup, sending the team into the Round of 16. RELATED: USA men's soccer team wins against Iran, fans go crazy in celebration https://bit.ly/3FbzLS6 The U.S. men’s national soccer team had plenty of people around the United States celebrating their 1-0 win over Iran, a result that sent them through to the World Cup’s Round of 16. Among those USMNT fans? President Joe Biden. Speaking in Michigan at an event themed around his administration’s economic initiatives, Biden was seemingly done with his planned remarks only to return to the podium, excitedly announcing the game’s outcome to the room. “USA! USA!,” said Biden as the event’s audience joined...

http://youtu.be/L2KmTOEQfrY In her first major solo event, Queen Consort Camilla hosted Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska, Mel B. and others to a reception at Buckingham Palace to raise awareness of violence against women. RELATED: Man throws eggs at King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla https://bit.ly/3AWE0hX » 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. #Queen #Camilla #UK

http://youtu.be/zUOjyQue_bY Taiwan called on China to let the country "return to normal" in the wake of widespread protests over their zero-COVID policy. RELATED: Protesters in China take to the streets over COVID lockdown policy https://bit.ly/3EOsdTL The Biden administration offered support Monday for peaceful protesters in China who spilled into the streets over the weekend to demonstrate against Beijing’s “zero COVID” strategy for containing the deadly pandemic. Public anger and isolated protests over Chinese President Xi Jinping's COVID-19 policies have been building for months amid stories circulating online and in social media of cases when, because of citywide lockdowns, people have died for lack of medical care and pregnant women have miscarried babies. Shortages of food also ...

http://youtu.be/Dn2ywUK6dsk Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called former President Donald Trump's dinner at Mar-a-Lago with rapper Ye and white nationalist "pure evil." RELATED: Pence on Trump 2024: ‘We will have better choices’ https://bit.ly/3Vd8oN0 Former President Donald Trump hosted and dined with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort Tuesday night, drawing criticism from both sides of the aisle as details of the meeting emerged. The dinner with Fuentes and Ye, who has been under fire for his repeatedly antisemitic remarks, sparked immense backlash as it suggests that the former president is still willing to embrace and affiliate with supporters with extremist and racist views. Fuentes – another avid supporter of the ...

http://youtu.be/tc7oTQ1UmAk A protester holding a rainbow flag and wearing a shirt supporting Ukraine and Iranian women ran onto the field at the Qatar World Cup during a match between Portugal and Uruguay. RELATED: How much it costs to host the World Cup in Qatar https://bit.ly/3XJx7tW A protestor ran onto the field Monday carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a blue Superman T-shirt that said “SAVE UKRAINE” on the front and “RESPECT FOR IRANIAN WOMAN” on the back during a World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay. Security officials chased the protestor down and the flag was dropped on the field before the person was escorted away. The referee then picked up the flag and left it on the sideline, where it stayed for a few moments before a worker came and collected it. The protestor ...

http://youtu.be/QtEd78fQ9GQ BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was allegedly assaulted and detained by Chinese police in Shanghai where he was reporting on an anti-lockdown protest. RELATED: Protesters in China take to the streets over COVID lockdown policy https://bit.ly/3FbvFtk In a video of the protest seen by The Associated Press, chants sounded loud and clear: “Xi Jinping! Step down! CCP! Step down!” Xi, arguably China’s most dominant leader since Mao Zedong, was recently named to another term as head of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, and some expect him to try to stay in power for life. The protester and another, who gave only his last name, Zhao, confirmed the chants. Both insisted on having their identities shielded because they fear arrest or retribution. The atmosphere of the p...

http://youtu.be/t0nohx7auDw A wild monkey joined a Buddhist meditation and amused monks at a temple in Udon Thani, Thailand. RELATED: Amazon delivery ends in game of chicken with a real chicken https://bit.ly/3u8sY5k » 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. #Thailand #Monkey #Animals

http://youtu.be/aj5gnTHSUb0 A garage chicken named Fancy tried to make a run for it when an Amazon delivery driver appeared to drop off a package. RELATED: Massachusetts man has hilarious standoff with wild turkeys https://bit.ly/3ie95XL » 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 #Amazon #Funny

http://youtu.be/OexTweDwTAI Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has begun to erupt in Hawaii, the U.S. Geological Survey and other authorities said. RELATED: Stromboli volcano eruption captured on thermal camera https://bit.ly/3u7vkkY The eruption started late Sunday night at about 11:30 p.m. HST in Moku‘āweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, according to a USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory alert. The Observatory said it was working closely with emergency management partners. As of early Monday, USGS Volcanoes and the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said the lava remained largely confined to the summit caldera and the eruption was not threatening nearby communities sitting downhill of Mauna Loa. "Hawaii Volcano Observatory has re...

http://youtu.be/5hatPgCYusE Kevin Bacon chats with USA TODAY's Brian Truitt about "The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special" and why he doesn't minds the "Six Degrees" game. RELATED: Here's how Henry Cavill played 'drunk' in 'Enola Holmes 2' https://bit.ly/3ifQ1bF It’s been a big year in James Gunn's life, and he’s capping it off by giving the Marvel Cinematic Universe the gift of Kevin Bacon. For real, Bacon’s an MCU regular now, the same as Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Megan Thee Stallion. “I will be disappointed if he doesn't become an Avenger. I've let everyone know that,” says Gunn, the writer/director who teams the “Footloose” star with his merry band of intergalactic misfits in “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” (streaming now on Disney+). In a tinsel-tinged tal...

http://youtu.be/7r6tbwSMTt8 Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal President Xi Jinping and clashed with police as crowds took to the streets in several cities in a challenge to the government. RELATED: Foxconn workers in China clash with police over 'zero-COVID' policy https://bit.ly/3ECxFcq Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China’s financial capital who called for Xi Jinping’s resignation and the end of the Chinese Communist Party’s rule — but hours later people rallied again in the same spot, and social media reports indicated protests also spread to at least seven other cities, including the capital of Beijing, and dozens of university campuses. Largescale protests are exceedingly rare in China, where public exp...

http://youtu.be/3-dPuBYsKpI Police are seen assaulting workers protesting over a pay dispute at the biggest Apple iPhone manufacturer. RELATED: Beijing residents protest Xi Jinping, COVID lockdowns https://bit.ly/3icdN8D Foxconn, the biggest contract assembler of smartphones and other electronics, is struggling to fill orders for the iPhone 14 after thousands of employees walked away from the factory in the central city of Zhengzhou last month following complaints about unsafe working conditions. China's status as an export powerhouse is based on factories such as Foxconn's that assemble the world's consumer electronics, toys and other goods. The ruling Communist Party is trying to contain the latest wave of outbreaks without shutting down factories and the rest of its economy as it d...

http://youtu.be/kgEAU7r81Fs The "Christmas Train of Lights" is run by the Dartmouth Steam Railway annually in southwest England. RELATED: Passenger train collides with an empty bus, splitting it in half https://bit.ly/3U5zuo6 » 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. #England #Train #Christmas

http://youtu.be/Rih2z2EFPz8 Vice President Kamala Harris visited an island in the Philippines to voice America’s support for the country and discuss the impact of illegal fishing in the region. RELATED: Kamala Harris condemns North Korean 'brazen' missile launch https://bit.ly/3EBRPU2 » 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. #Philippines #Politics #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/M8jHXf66AaE A tourist was booed, doused with water and taken in for questioning after she climbed the protected Pyramid of Kukulcan at the archaeological site of Chichen-Itza in Mexico. RELATED: Kiuic, a Maya Pompeii? https://bit.ly/3OtfzOJ Crowds gather around the Mayan site’s pyramid to mark the passing seasons. During equinoxes, shadows form a zig-zag pattern on the stairs to resemble a giant snake. “It’s remarkably sophisticated,” Taylor says. “It’s a massive statement and a huge investment in time and energy and thought to create a site based on astronomy.” The pyramid itself serves as a giant calendar, with 91 steps on its four stairways, plus the top platform, totaling 365 days of the year. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this a...

http://youtu.be/nhvTS-J9MCw House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy traveled to El Paso to visit with Border Patrol personnel and called for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign or face an impeachment inquiry. RELATED: GOP gains control of House; Rep. Kevin McCarthy poised to be speaker https://bit.ly/3U3hrii Arizona, alongside 14 other states, filed a motion in federal court late Monday seeking to prevent the end of Title 42, a pandemic-era health policy that allows border officials to swiftly expel migrants at the country’s borders. The states, all with Republican attorneys general, filed a motion to intervene, asking U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in Washington, D.C., to allow them to become part of the lawsuit regarding the health order. The Trump-era policy w...

http://youtu.be/dOiYNQ219Dw A Massachusetts man was walking to work when he saw a gaggle of wild turkeys in the road approaching him. RELATED: Joe Biden pardons turkeys Chocolate, Chip in Thanksgiving tradition https://bit.ly/3VnYdEY » 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. #Massachusetts #Turkey #Standoff