| It was #DayoftheGirl. Here's what happened. |
| Wednesday is International Day of the Girl, a United Nations initiative to promote empowerment among the planet's 1.1 billion girls. Sure, progress has been made, but the U.N. points out that for girls across the globe, things are still dire. That's why it was neat to learn today: 1. The Boy Scouts are finally letting girls sit at their table. 2. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to be a "better feminist" because humankind depends on it. 3. A new report found it pays — literally — to have women in leadership positions. Now to the next item, a reality-check on just how far women and girls have to go. |
| It's not just Hollywood |
| The nation is fixated on the actions of Oscar-winning producer Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of decades of sexual misconduct. Before him, there was Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Cosby and then-candidate Donald Trump (and now apparently Ben Affleck ). Sexual misconduct is so much bigger. It spans industries and harms women (and men) everyday in workplaces across the country. Experts say too many people who witness signs of sexual misconduct ignore it — especially other men. Here's how they say we can end a culture of complicity. (Hint, it's not just about women speaking out, but also about men stepping up.) |
| First Amendment gets on Trump's nerve |
| President Trump's fury with the news media burned so hot Wednesday he threatened the broadcast licenses of network news outlets, sparking wide First Amendment concerns. Trump's rage was largely directed toward NBC, which he accused of reporting "fake news" for saying he wanted to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal "tenfold" and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called him a "moron." In other Trump news: North Korea accused him of lighting "the fuse of war," the president continued his assault on the NFL over player protests, he picked his replacement to head the Department of Homeland Security, he got slammed in an Eminem freestyle, and he is heading to Pennsylvania to sell his tax plan that experts say would highly favor the wealthy. |
| The USA will not be at a World Cup for the first time since 1986 |
| Did overconfidence end the USA's World Cup run? That's what some are saying after a shocking loss Tuesday night for American soccer. The USA was defeated by already eliminated Trinidad and Tobago, loser of eight of its previous nine games. The U.S. players only needed a tie, and it was beyond them. There are many reasons why it happened, stretching back years, and no one involved is blameless. The World Cup will go ahead, just as it always does. But this time, U.S. players will be watching it on TV. |
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| #MustRead: A dark and dangerous truth about the VA |
| A USA TODAY investigation found the Department of Veteran Affairs — the nation's largest employer of health care workers — has for years concealed mistakes and misdeeds by staff members entrusted with the care of veterans. Just take a look at Thomas Franchini. He drilled the wrong screw into the bone of one veteran. He cut into patients who didn't need surgeries at all. Twice, he failed to properly fuse the ankle of a woman, who chose to have her leg amputated rather than endure the pain. The highest levels of the agency knew about it, but all they did was let him quietly resign (he now works as a podiatrist in New York City). In at least 126 cases, the VA initially found the workers' mistakes or misdeeds were so serious that they should be fired. Read the full investigation here. |
| This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. |
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