YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | | | Jane Onyanga-Omara | Audience Editor
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A new era of weapons has arrived on the nation's streets: untraceable 3D printed guns and silencers. "Dangerously cold" weather is heading for the Midwest and Northeast. Bill Belichick has been named North Carolina's new head football coach. |
Are 3D printed weapons turning America into the Wild West? |
For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces. But their sleuthing tactics are fast becoming old-school science as a new era of weapons increasingly hits the nation's streets: untraceable 3D printed guns and silencers like the ones found this week on Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. |
| • | The "ghost gun" and silencer found in the suspected killer of Thompson's backpack at a Pennsylvania McDonald's were made using a 3D printer plus readily available metal parts, according to Altoona Police. | | • | Arrests related to 3D-printed guns have tripled in recent years; federal officials recovered more than 25,000 homemade guns in 2022 alone. | | • | And as the quality of 3D printers rises as prices fall, the trend shows no signs of stopping, threatening to make America a veritable Wild West of untraceable weapons, according to experts, ex-police officers and the White House. | |
House passes defense bill with controversial provision on transgender health care |
House Republicans passed an $895.2 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday that includes a contentious provision to ban certain types of medical care for transgender children of military service members. The provision added to the National Defense Authorization Act prohibits TRICARE, the health care program for active-duty service members and their families, from covering medical interventions for gender dysphoria treatments that "could result in sterilization" to children under 18. The provision is the latest proposal by Republicans to take aim at transgender issues. Read more |
'Dangerously cold' winter weather is back in the forecast |
Thursday's weather will feature an Arctic blast for the Midwest and Northeast and still more lake-effect snow for the Great Lakes. Cold air associated with a high-pressure area will move over the Upper Midwest on Thursday, bringing temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below average over parts of the northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley, along with brutally cold wind chills. The cold weather has prompted cold weather advisories over parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, in the West, the ferocious Santa Ana winds will ease in Southern California, helping in the fight against the Franklin Fire in Malibu. Read more |
Post-grad football lures players with a second shot at glory. They rarely get it. |
Hezekiah West thought he had a fresh chance to score a place on a college football team – his dream since childhood. The once-promising running back from Wayne County, Mississippi, spent part of his high school senior year sidelined with a torn thigh muscle. That's when West turned to Mississippi Prep, a post-graduate football team unaffiliated with any school. He'd get a brand-new season to impress college teams, the coaches told him. For a fee. The promises kept coming. But when he arrived to play in 2023, the reality was starkly different. Read more | Hezekiah West played football at Mississippi Prep in 2023. He hoped it would help him achieve his dream of playing college football, but he's still trying to walk on to a university team. McKayla Haack, For USA TODAY |
Bill Belichick named North Carolina's new head football coach |
Bill Belichick's return to coaching won't be on a NFL sideline. The six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach was officially named the University of North Carolina's next head football coach pending approval by the board of trustees and board of governors, the school announced Wednesday night. "I am excited for the opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill," Belichick said in a statement. "I grew up around college football with my dad and treasured those times. I have always wanted to coach in college and now I look forward to building the football program in Chapel Hill." Read more | New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick on the sidelines in 2023. Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports |
Photo of the day: What's 2024's best movie? |
What marks this year's greatest films? Explorations of humanity and creativity within a confined structure, be it a maximum-security prison or a teenager's mind. Thoughtful examinations of how we treat people who are different than us, and also how we look at ourselves. And the awesome power of music. From "The Substance" to "Conclave," here's our top 10 movies of 2024. | Adrien Brody plays a Hungarian architect who tries to find a life for himself in post-World War II America in the historical drama "The Brutalist." A24 FILMS | | | | The FBI director and former top Justice Department official has been taking criticism from Trump since Trump appointed him in 2017 | | | | Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander were arrested Wednesday and charged with sex trafficking conspiracy, marking a steep downfall for the real estate moguls. | | | | Gerry Turner, who starred in the inaugural "Golden Bachelor" season, revealed a cancer diagnosis Wednesday that he says factored into his divorce. | | | | Ryan Borgwardt, the "missing kayaker" from Wisconsin who faked his death and fled to Europe, is in custody in Wisconsin, according to online records. | | | | Jorge Ramos, who started anchoring "Noticiero Univision" in 1986, when he was 28, will be signing off as an anchor and as the host of "Al Punto." | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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