Congress faces a series of high-stakes votes this week on government funding, the debt limit, infrastructure and President Joe Biden's priorities.      

Over a hundred people reported seeing a fireball rip through the sky on the East Coast, but one home camera captured the phenomenon.      

R&B star R. Kelly has been convicted on all nine counts of sex trafficking and racketeering in New York following a six-weeklong trial.      

TikTok was founded in 2016 and became an international brand in 2018. Its growth has been explosive since then.      

FBI reported a nearly 30% increase in murders in 2020, the largest single-year jump since the bureau began recording crime statistics six decades ago.      

The biggest storm in our solar system is getting wilder: Winds in Jupiter's great red spot are getting faster, astronomers reported in a new study.      

The owner of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is selling the 3,000-room hotel in a $5.65 billion deal with a partnership that plans to contract with MGM Resorts International. […]

Live from New York, it's … a new season and a new cast of "Saturday Night Live." See which cast members are returning, exiting and getting promoted.      

The Chiefs aren't standing pat after a 1-2 start, as the defending AFC champions are bringing aboard wide receiver Josh Gordon.      

The video app TikTok offers users an unexpectedly intimate space to navigate and narrate experiences with terminal illness, grief and dying.      

Police in Waller, Texas, were investigating after six cyclists were struck by a 16-year-old in a pickup. Four were taken to the hospital.      

For Banned Books Week, USA TODAY staffers defend some of the most-challenged books and their rightful place in our world.      

An influx of young remote workers to New York City is causing rental bidding wars and record-breaking leasing activity.     

Hurricane Sam continued to swirl in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday with winds of 125 mph, down from a peak of 150 mph on Sunday.      

The manhunt for Brian Laundrie in a Florida nature reserve will be scaled back this week after the death of his fiancee, Gabby Petito.      

"Dancing With the Stars" pro Cheryl Burke, who is partnered this season with Peloton instructor Cody Rigsby, has tested positive for COVID-19.     

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'I definitely didn't think that it would have a global impact,' Candace Ayers' daughter and the author of Ayers' obituary said.      

Tennessee's decision to replace Army with Akron on 2022 football schedule is dishonorable. Medal of Honor recipients were to be recognized at game.      

Shop handbags, totes and crossbodies at up to 60% off right now at Coach.      

Some people call COVID-19 vaccines the "mark of the beast" from the New Testament's Book of Revelation. Here's what the Bible says.      

Darius Rucker reflects on overcoming racial obstacles and the current landscape facing upcoming Black artists in country music.      

About 1 million dogs are eaten every year as part of South Korean cuisine. President Moon Jae-in is proposing an end to that tradition.      

A mama bear and her cub were spotted playing on the slides at an elementary school playground.      

Funeral services took place in Holbrook, New York, near the Bayport-Blue Point community where Petito grew up.      

Many in the establishment would use Democrats' razor-thin election victory as a reason to avoid bold reforms. That is a dangerous narrative.      

After Philadelphia passed sweeping reforms mandating landlords apply for rental relief and participate in diversion programs, 92% of evictions were resolved.      

Last year we had an autumn like no other because of the pandemic.