By Farah Hannoun | August 21, 2020 8:50 am A battle between two of the UFC’s youngest strawweight prospects is the latest addition to the promotion’s Nov. 14 card. The UFC has added Kay Hansen (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Cory Mckenna (5-1) to the lineup for the event. No location or name designation has…

CLOSE Former President Barack Obama gave an emotional speech as he remembered his “hero” John Lewis. USA TODAYWASHINGTON – A freshman senator from Illinois turned to Joe Biden twelve years ago to quiet voters’ questions about his readiness for the White House and to bridge the generational and racial divides that were cleaving the Democratic Party at…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Here’s the latest for Monday August 17: Pelosi calling back House over Post Office crisis; Democrats to begin virtual convention; Three police officers shot near Austin, Texas; California firefighters battle heat, wind, lighting.AP

Four fighters earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 252 event. The UFC handed out a “Fight of the Night” and two “Performance of the Night” bonuses at UFC 252, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. Check out…

Editors, USA TODAY Published 4:05 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2020 | Updated 4:07 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2020CLOSEHawaii alters contract tracing while considering delay of tourist returnThe state of Hawaii is expected to see a rapid increase in coronavirus contact tracers as the state’s top health officials recently turned their much maligned program over to new…

CLOSE New York was once the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says infection rates are among lowest in the nation. USA TODAYChicago teachers piled into hundreds of cars on the first Monday of August and rolled their way to City Hall.No strangers to large demonstrations, the teachers spent hours protesting Chicago…

Skip to main content HomeCoronavirus Updates2020 Election ResultsElectionsNationWorldPoliticsFactcheckEducationInvestigationsHealthWeatherRace in AmericaImpeachmentJust the FAQsTracking 2020Here’s the latest for Wednesday August 12th: Kamala Harris to appear with Joe Biden; Rep. Ilhan Omar wins Democratic primary; D.A. says certain Portland protesters won’t be prosecuted; Trump urges college football teams to play.AP

Editors, USA TODAY Published 3:22 a.m. ET Aug. 10, 2020 CLOSEBack to school season is hereA college in Michigan, Lake Superior State, is among the first in the United States to test campus living amid the coronavirus pandemic with classes starting Monday. But with the pace of infections widely varying from one area to another…

By Nolan King | August 9, 2020 1:31 am LAS VEGAS – Derrick Lewis was pleased with his UFC on ESPN+ 32 performance – but he knows there’s still work to do. Fan favorite Lewis (24-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC) defeated Aleskei Oleinik via second-round TKO on Saturday. During the fight, Lewis landed in vulnerable positions.…

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CLOSECpl. Tonna Marek, a 20-year veteran of the Nampa Police Department in Idaho, had never seen an alligator.It’s Idaho, after all, a state famous for its potatoes and wide-open spaces. It’s not swampland.That all changed this week after the department’s dispatch center received a 911 call from a local man with a hard-to-believe story: There was…

CLOSE Sports Pulse: Jeff Zillgitt on who he thinks will make it to the NBA Finals this season USA TODAYLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Just like it played out for most of his NBA career, Carmelo Anthony had the ball in his hands.The context changed this time, and the plays contributed significantly toward the Portland…

Mark Medina, USA TODAY Published 2:26 a.m. ET Aug. 4, 2020 CLOSE The NBA has finally returned to action and has seemingly created the blueprint on how to operate a sports league during the pandemic. That said, we get you all caught up on the storylines you need to know and our own Jeff Zillgitt…

Morgan Hines, USA TODAY Published 2:00 a.m. ET Aug. 3, 2020 CLOSEGerman line AIDA Cruises will not restart operations this week after all. And the cancellation of two of its August sailings isn’t due to the 10 AIDA cruise crew members who tested positive for COVID-19. Instead, the cruise line’s restart is being held up by its flag state:…