A man was killed in a brutal mountain lion attack in California – how rare are they?

This November 2014, file photo provided by the US ... killed a man and seriously wounded his brother — are rare. The mauling last weekend was the first fatal encounter with a mountain lion ... Read More

FBI to warn Congress about possible ‘organised attack’ in the US after Russian concert hall shooting

The FBI is set to warn Congress about a possible “organised attack” in the US similar to the one that killed 144 people at a Russian concert hall last month. “Looking back over my career in ... Read More

19-year-old WWII sailor identified after 80 years through DNA evidence

the US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Walker, 19, was one of 103 crewmen killed. His body was identified through DNA analysis. David Walker’s remains were recently identified by forensic ... Read More

2 killed in possible murder-suicide

According to a news release, the Price County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a third party reporting a possible suicidal person who had just killed his wife at the home. When deputies ... Read More

How to spot dangerous fake solar eclipse glasses being sold in the US that could cause ‘permanent blindness’

Counterfeit solar eclipse glasses made in China that could leave users with “temporarily impaired vision” or “permanent blindness” are being sold in the US, officials cautioned. Read More

German chancellor speaks out against Julian Assange’s possible extradition to US

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday spoke against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s possible extradition to the US. "I am of the opinion that it would be a good thing if the British courts ... Read More

Technology News

ABC News' Andrea Fujii explains. Officials say Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana to help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud ... Read More

Police briefly pursue a possible DUI driver

The Los Angeles Police Department was in pursuit of a possible DUI driver ... Matt typically covers breaking news and crime. Read More

No, CERN won't open a portal during the April 8 eclipse. That'd be impossible | Fact check

Sophie Tesauri, a spokesperson for CERN, told USA TODAY there is no link between what CERN does and the upcoming eclipse. “What we do at CERN is doing particle physics with accelerators such ... Read More

Meet the USA TODAY Opinion team

Before joining USA TODAY, McCarter was the executive editor at the Evansville Courier & Press in Indiana and the senior news director at the Cincinnati Enquirer in Ohio. Tim Swarens is deputy ... Read More

US warns of possible attacks on 'multiple locations' in Mogadishu

One of the locations identified as a possible ... killed more than 50 al-Shabab militants near the town of Harardhere in Galmudug state. The state-controlled Somali National News Agency said ... Read More

Python Q&A series: What does a Burmese python like to eat?

Q. What does a python eat? FWC:Burmese pythons are generalist predators. A variety of species have been found in their gut contents during necropsies including a variety of mammals, birds ... Read More