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usatoday. com > story > entertainment > tv > 04/07/2026 > janai-norman-leaving-gma-weekend-departure-exit > 89496392007

'GMA Weekend' co-anchor posts 'goodbye' message amid sudden exit

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (360+ words) A "Good Morning America Weekend" co-anchor opened up about her departure from the ABC early news program. Janai Norman released a candid video about her abrupt exit on her social media accounts on Friday, April 3. "I hoped that we'd have…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > usa250 > 04/25/2026 > america-250-halifax-trump-political-divides > 89613113007

How one divided community is grappling with America's 250th birthday

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (719+ words) HALIFAX, NC'Ronnie Mackleaped onto a smallstagein the dimly lit public library. He stared at thetwo dozenpeoplesitting in the audience. Then he took a deep breath before telling them he'd been wrestling with a question. On this recent and unseasonably warm…...

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usatoday. com > story > news > nation > 03/27/2026 > democrat-senator-ron-wyden-journalists-fbi-search > 89338733007

Senator introduces bill boosting protections for journalists after FBI search

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (299+ words) U. S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, introduced'a bill on March 27 that aims to boost protections for journalists in the wake of the FBI's search of a Washington Post reporter's home in January." The bill, titled the "Privacy Protection Updates Act, is intended…...

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usatoday. com > videos > news > politics > 04/25/2026 > white-house-press-dinner-dana-white-video > 89804563007

White House Correspondents' dinner attendee, Dana White, recalls 'crazy' experience

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (21+ words) USA Today White House Correspondents' dinner attendee, Dana White, recalls 'crazy' experience...

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usatoday. com > picture-gallery > news > politics > 04/25/2026 > white-house-correspondents-dinner-protest-photos > 89801793007

White House Correspondents' Dinner protesters decry media, Trump, Iran War

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (21+ words) USA Today White House Correspondents' Dinner protesters decry media, Trump, Iran War...

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usatoday. com > story > news > 04/22/2026 > dmz-reporter-trolls-washington-dc-in-posts-about-hidden-gem-eateries > 89729698007

Is TMZ rage baiting Washington DC? What to know after viral posts

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (426+ words) A seemingly innocent social media post about a bagel sandwich " which sparked a flurry of responses in Washington DC " may not be so innocent after all. The social media outcry began April 18 when Jacob Wasserman, a TMZ reporter who is…...

Florida Today
usatoday. com > story > news > local > 04/02/2026 > florida-today-journalists-win-11-awards-fsne-journalism > 89432666007

FLORIDA TODAY journalists win 11 awards, 6 first place in Florida contest

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (215+ words) Altogether, our staff of 17 journalists won 11 awards, including six First Place wins, from the Florida Society of News Editors. It started with an original 2019 podcast, Murder on the Space Coast, highlighting problems with the prosecution's case and prompting a new…...

Indianapolis Star
usatoday. com > story > news > 04/02/2026 > wrtv-staff-laid-off-while-producing-evening-news > 89438256007

WRTV staff were being fired while preparing the evening news, staffer says

4+ week, 14+ hour ago  (833+ words) At 3 p. m. March 31, the staffers at WRTV were preparing for the station's regular slate of evening broadcasts. By the end of the night, most of them had lost their jobs. Local media company Circle City Broadcasting gutted what appears to be…...

Indianapolis Star
usatoday. com > story > news > local > 04/01/2026 > wrtv-news-team-staff-layoffs-firings-indianapolis-kyle-mounce-todd-klassen-nicole-griffin > 89417913007

WRTV news team fired by new owner. Here's who you won't see on TV anymore

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (860+ words) This story was updated to add more staffers who confirmed they no longer work at WRTV. After the Circle City Broadcasting acquisition, we reported that several WRTV staff members were fired on March 31. These are the faces you won't see…...

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usatoday. com > story > studiog > travel > northeast > 04/07/2026 > how-the-northeast-is-celebrating-americas-250th-birthday > 88722843007

America's 250th birthday: Northeast plans big celebrations

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1156+ words) Milestone birthdays are a big deal, and big deals demand big celebrations. None more so than the United States" latest: the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which created the nation on July 4, 1776. Although America250 events are planned…...