👋🏼 Welcome to the new week! I'm Phaedra Trethan , looking forward to Game 3 of the World Series. They say chicks dig the long ball, but this one has always savored a great pitching matchup. ⚾️ ⚾️ ⚾️ |
Melissa intensifies to Cat 5 |
⛈️ Jamaica is bracing for impact, as Melissa, now a Category 5 hurricane, barrels toward the Caribbean island nation. Airports are closed, shelters are filling up and parts of the capital city of Kingston have been evacuated. When the storm is expected to make landfall. | Satellite image of Hurricane Melissa as of 11 p.m., Oct. 25, 2025. Provided by NOAA/CIRA, Provided by NOAA/CIRA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
'The well has run dry' for SNAP benefits |
Forty-two million low-income Americans who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) are worried, and with good reason: The USDA says 'the well has run dry' due to the federal government shutdown, and no SNAP benefits will be issued come Nov. 1. |
Chelsea Brunty-Barojas and her husband Antonio Barojas Solano and their large blended family are living in fear. Antonio, the sole provider for the family of 8, could be deported to Mexico. Brought to the U.S. at the age of 14 by a relative who then abandoned him, Antonio has worked, kept out of trouble, applied for legal status and tried to build a life. | Chelsea Brunty-Barojas kisses her husband Antonio Barojas Solano at home in Huntsville, Alabama, on Oct. 18, 2025. He was held in immigration detention for six weeks after a chance encounter with ICE. They fear he could be detained again and deported. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY |
Is it OK to have fun in a place tainted by tragedy? |
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is one of the troubling historical locations grappling with how to celebrate Halloween, educate visitors and acknowledge the real-life suffering that happened. Locations like historic prisons, abandoned asylums and other attractions draw what one researcher calls "dark tourism," with tragedy and suffering at the center of their respective histories. But is that... OK? | Eastern State Penitentiary offers year-round historic tours of its 19th century cellblocks and grounds, as well as Halloween-themed attractions. Bob Watts / Eastern State Penitentiary |
Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and what your favorite haunted attractions are. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com. | | Trump didn't say why he underwent an MRI, referring questions to his doctors. | | Tyler Robinson, charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, can appear in court wearing civilian clothes, but must be restrained a Utah judge ruled. | | | | It is time, faith leaders say, to remind the country of religion's role in caring for the poor and the stranger | | | | All personnel involved were safe, and the causes of the two crashes were under investigation, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said. | | | | One person was killed and six others injured in a shooting at Lincoln University, a historically Black school in Pennsylvania. | | | | Former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom said they are considering 2028 presidential runs. | | | | Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has called a special session to redraw the state's congressional maps mid-decade, as requested by the Trump administration. | | | | The Feels Level 2 costs around $200 and involves long hugs and prolonged eye contact. Is it the medicine modern dating needs? | | | | John Dickerson, co-anchor of "CBS Evening News," is set to exit the network at the end of the year. | | | | The chicken may have been contaminated with metal pieces from a conveyor belt during production, accordiing to the FSIS. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | |
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