Why people are panic-buying toilet paper again. The death toll from Helene rises as residents muddle through recovery. And how Oct. 7 and the Israel-Hamas war reshaped lives in the United States. |
👋Hey, Thursday! Laura Davis here. Just a heads up: I'm taking next week off, so no news from me! But have no fear: My good friend Julius Lasin will be bringing you all the biggest stories of the day – just like clockwork. Now, let's get to the news, shall we? |
Step away from the TP aisle |
If you're hearing the news about the union dockworkers strike and feeling the urge to run out and stock up on toilet paper, stomp the brakes! |
Rolls for everyone: When 45,000 union workers left their jobs Tuesday after negotiations for a new contract broke down, it effectively shut down 36 East and Gulf Coast ports. These ports handl about half of all U.S. imports, and the shutdown may trigger flashbacks to the COVID-19 pandemic. But consumers may be stocking up on the wrong things – and panic-buying when they don't need to. | At Brown's ShopRite in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, there was still plenty of toilet paper available on Tuesday, though shelves were starting to empty. Jo Ciavaglia/Staff writer/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
Heartbreak across 6 states |
A week after Hurricane Helene began a devastating march across the Southeast, the death toll surpassed 200 on Thursday, and the need for power and water grew more urgent for hundreds of thousands of people in its path. Helene is now the fourth-deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland since 1950 and the deadliest since Katrina in 2005. Conditions are dire in and around Asheville, North Carolina, where Helene drenched the already sodden area with more than a foot of rain, destroying scores of homes and roads. 👉 See our live coverage. | Damage from Hurricane Helene as seen from a National Guard helicopter near Green Mountain, N.C., on Wednesday. Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network |
How a year of war has changed us |
It's been almost a year since Hamas forces attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 250 more. Since Oct. 7, the assault reignited decades-old hostilities and sparked an Israeli military response that has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The situation has taken a toll in the U.S. as well, with lives upended or transformed by the war's fallout: People have lost family members and seen relatives' homes bombed from afar. Friendships, family and professional relationships have been damaged or severed, all because of who they are or their beliefs about the overseas conflict. 👉 A look at lives reshaped by war. |
Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year |
First she was drafted No. 1 after rewriting the record books in college. Then she helped lift the WNBA to unprecedented heights with her logo 3s, did-you-see-that?! passing and habit of selling out every arena she walked into. Now Caitlin Clark has capped a sensational inaugural professional season by winning the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award. The Iowa alum won with 66 of 67 votes, beating out her biggest competition and college rival Angel Reese in the voting. 🏀 More about the achievement. | | | | Donald Trump has a razor thin margin over Kamala Harris in Georgia, but shifting polls might not have him in the lead for long. | | | | Garth Brooks has been accused of rape and sexual assault in a lawsuit filed in California on Thursday, according to reports. | | | | From architectural splendors to rich football histories, the NFL has plenty of outstanding venues. But which stadium topped our rankings? | | | | We know the people who will be hurt most as the waters recede are those who were already being left behind when the ground was dry. | | | | Samuel Dutcher, 18, was driving into Minnesota from North Dakota when his vehicle would not stop accelerating and reached 113 mph. | | | | Former First Lady Melania Trump defended the right to an abortion in her upcoming memoir, according to an exclusive report by the Guardian. | | | | The debased guitar is on eBay and selling for even more money than before it was beaten with a hammer. | | | | It was only a matter of time before Fat Bear Week turned violent. An adult male bear named Patches killed bear 402, a female. And it was livestreamed | | | | USA TODAY was among a group of media who got a peek at the shipbuilding process at a Fincantieri shipyard in Venice, Italy earlier this month. | | | | Retired soap opera star Ron Hale has died at 78. Hale starred on "GH" as Mike Corbin and "Ryan's Hope" as Dr. Rodger Coleridge. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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