2020: USA TODAY (365)

JANUARY

Decade of change, progress, loss and more: 10 lists that define the 2010s

Many Iowans still unsure about caucus choice

Who was Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani

How Trump arrived at order to kill Iran general

Trump defends Soleimani attack, gives Iran ‘warning’

6 must-know moments from the 2020 Golden Globes show

For Iranian Americans, Soleimani killing brings uneasiness, fear

2020 candidates pay for troops in Iraq after attack

GOP Senator: Iran briefing was ‘insulting and demeaning’ 

‘Jedi mind tricks’: Boeing 737 Emails show ‘covering up’

Iran admits shooting down jetliner, says strike was unintentional

‘The world is watching’: Trump tweets support for Iran protests

Queen ‘supportive’ of Harry and Meghan’s plan

Burrows leads way as LSU dethrones Clemson for national title

Dems’ off-stage conflicts go on, other top moments from 2020’s first debate

House sends Trump impeachment to Senate for trial

At least 11 U.S. troops treated for injuries after Iran missile attack

Here’s what we know about the Lake Tahoe avalanche

Biden, Sanders trade barbs over Social Security

Thousands rally for gun rights in Virginia amid heavy security

Senate’s legacy also on line at Trump impeachment trial

Senate adopts rules for Trump impeachment trial following marathon session

At least 1 dead, 7 injured in downtown Seattle shooting

Dems roll back the clock and other moments from Trump’s impeachment trial

Trump’s lawyers ‘going to attack’ in Saturday arguments

60 miles from college: Lack of education could ‘kill rural America’

Kobe Bryant helicopter flew in fog that had grounded police copters

Attention turns to Bidens, other highlights from the impeachment trial

White House considers ban on China flights amid coronavirus outbreak

‘Is that true?’: Questions senators asked during Trump’s impeachment trial

Will the Trump impeachment trial end or are witnesses coming?

FEBRUARY

Remembering Kobe: Lakers pay tribute to NBA icon

Bold predictions: Biggest Super Bowl surprises

JLo, Chakira’s Super Bowl show sparks debate

Iowa caucus results: State Democrats point to app coding error

‘Pelosi disgraced herself’: GOP outraged by Pelosi ripping up State of the Union speech

‘I’m sorry about Mitt Romney’: Trump attacks impeachment in White House speech

Red and Blue America see eye-to-eye on one issue: the nation’s health care system needs fixing

‘What a hot mess!’: Read 7 senators’ handwritten impeachment trial notes

2 boys had dyslexia. The rich ones got help quickly. The poor one’s didn’t

Oscar song performances, brutally ranked

China logs most coronavirus deaths in a day; total surpasses 1,000

From a rumor to 1,000 deaths: How coronavirus unfolded at the epicenter

A pastor hid sexual abuse.  Congregants were considered the sinners.

Andrew McCabe won’t face criminal charges

Poll: Sanders tops other Democrats on values, empathy

Wind turbines like ‘second wife’ for US farmers

Why Democrats are so worried Sanders could be unstoppable

What we know: Latest on Newman’s wreck at Daytona 500

2,000 dead, 75,000 ill, thousands recovered: Can you get coronavirus twice?

Roger Stone sentenced to 3 years in prison

Election 2020: How Trump, Democratic Candidates could shape health care costs, family finances

A dozen Italian towns locked down after coronavirus deaths

Influential lifestyle maven B. Smith dies at 70

‘Hidden Figures’ NASA mathematician, who broke barrier in space, dies at 101

Florida’s voting integrity shrouded in secrecy

Debate Fact Check: Biden flubs gun stat, Bloomberg misleads on tax returns

Coronavirus patient with ‘unknown origin’ wasn’t tested for days

New study digs into where we agree and disagree in our politics

Coronavirus updates: Trump to discuss latest COVID-19 developments

MARCH

California’s voting changes could cause Super Tuesday headache

Sanders: Biden is ‘decent guy’ but ‘wrong on the issues’

Joe Biden wins Texas, 2nd biggest prize, and 8 other states

Minute by minute: How the deadly Tennessee tornado unfolded

‘We persist’: Warren says a woman will become president

At CDC, Trump calls Washington governor ‘a snake’

Princess says passenger brought coronavirus on ship

Violence persists inside Alabama prisons

White House: Trump has not been tested for coronavirus

Biden continues his streak and other takeaways from Tuesday’s vote

Trump clarifies EU travel comments, says cargo won’t be banned

2020 census faces ‘new challenge’ amid pandemic

Coronavirus: Everything you must know, from symptoms to protection

Quarantined cruise passengers say they lack basics, even soap

An elbow bump not to coronavirus and other top moments from the debate

Coronavirus updates: Keep groups small; restrictions may last months

Biden sweeps, coronavirus changes voting and other election takeaways

Cards, letters brighten nursing home residents’ days amid coronavirus

Coronavirus has left international students in limbo: ‘It’s stressful’

Small colleges were already on the brink.  Then, coronavirus hit.

Oprah Winfrey launches COVID-19 series on Apple TV

‘If we stop, the world stops’: Truck drivers brave the coronavirus outbreak to deliver goods

Coronavirus: Stimulus stalls as US death toll nears 600; Britain on lockdown

Two Grand Princess cruise passengers with coronavirus die

US now has more coronavirus cases than any other country

Stimulus check: Calculate how much you’d get

US coronavirus deaths pass 2,000; fatalities double in less than 72 hours

Trump extends federal distancing guidelines to April 30

U.S. hits 3,000 deaths from coronavirus

White House advisers predict as many as 240K US coronavirus deaths

APRIL

Trump weighs limiting flights between cities under siege by coronavirus

US sold millions worth of ventilators to China. Then American hospitals started running out.

Trump says he won’t wear coronavirus mask despite CDC advice

Domestic travel quarantine requirements: A state-by-state list

Queen Elizabeth gives ‘historic’ coronavirus address

Borris Johnson moved to ICU with coronavirus, Trump offers help

Acting Navy secretary out over bungled firing of Roosevelt’s captain

Navy secretary’s trip to stricken ship cost $243,000 and his job

US surpasses 16,000 deaths; UK prime minister out of ICU; stocks surge – coronavirus updates

Trump creating second task force to study ‘reopening’ country

‘Getting hit pretty hard’: More American’s believe economy is getting worse, survey shows

At least 6 dead as tornadoes, storms slam Mississippi, Louisiana

Coronavirus live updates: 2 million cases worldwide’, ‘Worst is over’ in NY

Trump to ‘halt’ World Health Organization funding

Private CDC recommendations undercut Trump vow to reopen America soon

Amid coronavirus crisis, Where is OSHA?

NBA will withhold part of players’ salaries

How your stimulus check affects your taxes

When will a second wave of coronavirus hit, and what will it look like?

Bigger checks, aid to states: What may be in the next coronavirus bill

How COVID-19 has unfolded: A timeline of events

US deaths started sooner than we thought; winter could bring second wave – coronavirus updates

House OKs $484B package for small businesses, sends bill to Trump

Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Wisconsin

Broadway star in performance of a lifetime – surviving vicious virus fight

GOP governor: Trump needs to stop ‘misinformation’

Most states have a plan to relax social restrictions. See what your state is doing.

‘Playing Russian roulette’: As States reopen, experts warn of risks

Why is the coronavirus causing strokes in young people?

Low Medicare payments led to less COVID testing

MAY

United says major layoffs loom if demand stays stagnant

Worlds apart: Virus spares one neighborhood, ravages the next

Birx: Coronavirus protests are ‘devastatingly worrisome’

Coronavirus cases are likely artificially low in some states thanks to flawed testing

US deaths pas 70k as Trump visits Arizona and WH debates task force future – coronavirus updates

Meat packing industry hits 10K coronavirus cases

Why authorities didn’t arrest white men who shot Ahmaud Arbery

Michael Flynn case the latest in DOJ’s dismantling of Russia probe

Obama: US coronavirus response a ‘chaotic disaster’

White House adopts new coronavirus safety precautions

COVID-19 expert: Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’

Vaccine ‘likely’ and 5 other takeaways from Senate coronavirus hearing

Retired judge to examine if Flynn should be held in contempt

Ivanka Trump: I wear a mask near Donald Trump, aides are told to as well

J.C. Penny files for bankruptcy, plans store closings

How to reenter society: Advice from experts on life post-quarantine

Where coronavirus isn’t: What’s kept cases officially at zero in these 200 countries?

Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine

Mnuchin to senators: Economy must reopen or face ‘permanent damage’

High court reopened Wisconsin.  But did residents start going out?

States embrace absentee voting despite Trump’s criticism

FBI launches internal review of Flynn investigation

Tale of two cities in 1918 outbreak resonates today

Many isolating alone for months during COVID-19

These states still require travelers to quarantine

Coronavirus clashes: To wear or not to wear a mask?

100,000 DEATHS: 100,000 people have died from coronavirus in the US. And it will continue to change our lives

Police at center of George Floyd’s death had history of complaints

Cities across nation brace for George Floyd protests

Minneapolis residents urged to stay home, grocery stores close – latest updates

George Floyd protests resume for sixth night: A city-by-city look

JUNE

George Floyd protests continue across US. A city-by-city look

Large crowd of protesters gathers near White House as DC curfew takes hold

Ex-defense chief Mattis praises protesters, blasts Trump in extraordinary statement

White House mood darkens as Trump battles grow

57 NY police quit unit after video of 75-year-old man shoved to ground

Thousands gather for peaceful protest on nation’s capital

Minneapolis city council pledges to defund police, major newspaper editors forced out

‘George Floyd changed the world’: Houston honors the man behind the social justice

Biden, other speakers demand justice at funeral for George Floyd, whose death rocked the world

Poll: Crackdown on White House protest a defining moment

Will George Floyd’s death mean the end of police in schools?

Ahead of Trump rally, CDC rates large gatherings generally as ‘highest risk’

Atlanta police chief steps down after police shoot Black man at Wendy’s 

Who is Rayshard Brooks? Dad had just celebrated daughters 8th birthday

Atlanta police killing ‘lawful but awful,’ experts say

Trump administration files to halt John Bolton book

Rayshard Brooks was kicked, denied medical care; Stunning allegations against Rolfe

Garrett Rolfe turns himself in; Atlanta police protests arrests with call outs – updates

12 charts, 1 Big problem. How racial inequality persists in the US

Trump gambles with Tulsa rally amid pandemic

What John Bolton wrote about Vice President Pence

Trump signs new order to limit temporary work visas

No federal crime committed after noose found at Talladega, FBI says

‘Grave concerns’: COVID-19’s surge shows virus, not testing, to blame

Next two weeks are ‘critical’ for coronavirus spread, Fauci says

Coronavirus Task Force provides updates as US cases surge

Fewer people flocking to Florida beaches as COVID-19 cases surge

More than 500,000 people now have died from COVID-19 worldwide

Probe to be launched into Louisville mayor’s handling of Breonna Taylor case

It’s official: Mississippi retires state flag, last in US with Confederate emblem

JULY

Most COVID-19 patients don’t know who infected them

NFL will play Black national anthem before each Week 1 Game

Officers fired over photo reenacting Elijah McCalin chokehold 

‘We refuse to celebrate’: July 4th protesters say Americans still aren’t free

Dominion, Duke cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Atlanta Mayor tests positive; ICE may deport foreign students; 130k US deaths – coronavirus updates

Trump officially begins US withdrawal from World Health Organization

Ivy League will not have a football season this fall

Facui says partisanship hurts COVID response

Trump grants clemency to Roger Stone for lying in Russia probe

Disney World reopens with temp checks, distancing, masks in virus hotspot Fla.

Postponed unemployment benefits cause real pain across the country

Body of ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera, 33, found

COVID vaccine, appears safe, may be effective

Attacks on Fauci reflect Trump’s dilemma, on high-profile adviser

‘We’re exhausted’: This is what 24 hours in a COVID-19 hot spot is like

Survey: Trump approval drops on COVID-19, race relations, overall

Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis dies of cancer

‘Huge moment’ for police reform could reshape Black communities

Unmarked cars and walls of moms; What’s happening in Portland

‘The timing is right for reparations,’ says head of U.S. Conference of Mayors

Pfizer hopes for vaccine approval in October, US orders 100 million doses – virus updates

GOP backs more stimulus checks, help for schools in new aid plan

‘I am someone’s daughter too.’ Read AOC’s full speech

COVID-19 group testing saves resources, not time

Procession across Edmund Pettus Bridge honors John Lewis

The MLB season is suddenly in jeopardy

‘Shame on you, Mr. Barr’: AG defends federal deployment in Portland

Federal agents deploying to Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee

Watch live: John Lewis funeral underway, Obama, Bush and Clinton attend

$1,200 checks? Money for schools?: What each side wants in stimulus funding

AUGUST

Louisiana No. 1 in COVID-19 cases per capita

Tropical Storm Isaias skirts Florida, aims for Carolina

Trump irked with Dr. Birx; NYC party boat busted; new test has 90-minute results – virus updates

States; Lower cost, boost supply of COVID drug

What we know about the massive explosion in Beirut

State Department lifts advisory on avoiding international travel

GOP senators tiptoe around Trump as political dangers grow

‘Feels like the world is against you’: Young people struggle amid pandemic

Pelosi, Mnuchin still willing to negotiate after Trump executive orders

Big Ten moves to brink of not playing college football in fall

Police protesters moving from streets to courtrooms

Analysis: What Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris says about him

These 6 restaurant chains are in deepest trouble

Women of the Century didn’t succeed despite adversity, but often because of it

Why some of us listen to health experts on COVID-19 and others ignore them

Democrats call for hearing on ‘dangerous’ USPS changes

Seriously, get your flu shot; video shows maskless college partiers in Ga. – virus updates

Senate report details Manafort’s ties to Russian intel officer

Why are stocks at records in a recession?

Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon indicted for fraud

Golden State killer sentenced to life without parole

Could Laura and Marco form a ‘super hurricane’ in the Gulf?

‘Unlike anything we have seen’: Gulf Coast braces for hit from Hurricane Marco, growing Laura

Protests erupt after Wisconsin police shooting: What we know now

Jacob Blake reportedly paralyzed, shot 8 times: What we know 

‘Unsurvivable storm surge’: Laura to hit Texas, Louisiana as Cat 4 hurricane

CDC walks back COVID-19 testing guidelines after backlash; beware of sanitizer packaging – updates

‘We cannot stop. We cannot quit’: Thousands rally for racial justice at March on Washington

Chadwick Boseman’s best roles, including ‘Black Panther’

It’s not always the bars. Small gatherings can have big COVID-19 consequences

USPS removes thousands of mailboxes each year

SEPTEMBER

‘They miss a 3-foot putt’: Trump says some officer ‘choke’ during shootings

First COVID-19 death linked to massive Sturgis biker rally

Doctor: One-third of Big Ten athletes positive for COVID had myocarditis symptoms

Rittenhouse lawyer; owing money, steps back from defence fund

Armed demonstrators confront Breonna Taylor protesters ahead of Kentucky Derby

Djokovic out of U.S. open after hitting lineswoman with ball

Nowhere to labor: US oil industry faces ‘historic and troubling’ times amid COVID-19

Rochester, NY, police chief steps down

‘We could hear the trees exploding’: Wildfires the size of Connecticut rage in West

‘Worst-case scenario’: California residents stunned by fast-moving blazes

The man wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha tells his story

Invited out during the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s how to say no

‘Everything gone’ Oregon families lose everything as fire destroys homes

Jerry Harris from ‘Cheer’ under FBI investigation for allegedly soliciting nude photos, sex from minors

Louisville announces police reforms in wake of Breonna Taylor shooting

COVID-19 stimulus talks: What we know about negotiations over relief

Jerry Harris from ‘Cheer’ charged with producing child pornography

CDC recommends all people exposed to COVID-19 get tested, reversing earlier guidance

Ginsburg vacancy suddenly top election issue

‘Schitt’s Creek’ Regina King win at virtual Emmy Awards

Threats directed at Kenosha shooting victim highlight a frightening pattern

GOP appears to have backing for SCOTUS vote after Romney shows support

Ky. grand jury indicts 1 of 3 cops in fatal Breonna Taylor shooting – but not for her death

Breonna Taylor updates; Tamika Palmer says the ‘system failed’; Ky. officials decline Trump’s help

Trump is leaning toward Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court; sources

Trump embraces political fight with Barrett for Supreme Court

Trump vague on returns after report he paid only $750 in taxes

Global death toll in COVID-19 Hits 1 million

How do you prepare for the most crucial debate of your life?

House to vote on revised COVID-19 relief bill

OCTOBER

1,600 lawyers say Barr uses Justice Department to aid Trump

Trump Hospitalized; President Trump heads to Walter Reed hospital hours after COVID-19 diagnosis

Trump condition was ‘very concerning,’ official says

‘Insanity’: Reaction to Trump’s Walter Reed ‘joy ride’

Trump to return to White House despite battle with COVID-19

Trump rejects Democrats stimulus offer. Pelosi says White House in ‘complete disarray’

White House COVID impact bigger than first thought. Thousands at risk.

Feds charge militia members in domestic terror plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer

White House offers $1.8 trillion Covid stimulus

What if Trump’s would-be successors get COVID-19?

Lakers close out Heat with rout for record-tying 17th title

Georgia opens first day of early voting with long lines across state

Amy Coney Barrett says ‘rule of law’ – not faith – would drive judgement

Melania Trump: Barron Trump tested positive for COVID-19

Live town hall: Trump, Biden kick of dueling events talking about COVID

Trump, CVS, Walgreens: When vaccine ready, it’s free for nursing homes

Hundreds gather for Women’s March to protest Trump, Barrett nomination

‘It just exploded’: Colorado’s latest wildfire drives 3,000 people from their homes

Mics will be cut for portions of debate after commission adopts new rules

Trump concerns about absentee ballot fraud are overhyped. Here’s why.

19 women accused Trump of sexual misconduct: Here are the patterns

Systematic racism left Latino farmworkers and their families vulnerable to COVID-19

Trump vs. Biden: USA TODAY Opinion contributors asses the final presidential debate

Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, has tested positive for coronavirus

‘Fire weather’ again threatens California, prompts power shutoffs

Zeta Strengthens into a hurricane, expected to hit Gulf Coast 

Thousands can’t go home as 2 wildfires burn in Orange County

‘Anonymous’ author Miles Taylor steps forward, endorses Biden 

Police brutality kept hidden under a law designed to protect crime victims

Millions are voting for the first time this year, and it’s not just young people

Black voters courted in fierce battle for Pennsylvania

NOVEMBER

Live election updates; Biden up 10 in national poll

Here are key Senate races to watch on Election Day

The 12 battleground states that will determine the election

Election updates: Biden takes Michigan, moves one state away from victory

Election results: Biden is poised to win but it isn’t over yet. What we know

Biden on the verge of winning presidency, will give primetime speech

Biden Wins Presidency

Biden’s approach to COVID-19 expected to be drastically different

FDA gives emergency authorization to COVID-19 drug

Which Trump policies will Biden unwind first?

NY restricts bars, home events; hospitalizations hit new high; Texas 1st to 1M cases – virus updates

Chicago closer to lockdown; US death toll nears Summer’s worst – virus updates

More than 100 Secret Service officers infected with COVID or isolating

States are headed toward lockdown again. Here’s a list

Four astronauts make history in Sunday night SpaceX launch

Nearly 90,000 accuse Boy Scouts of sex abuse

U.S. to cut troops in Iraq, Afghanistan in Trump’s final days

Fauci thinks Biden team wary of putting him in ‘compromised position’

Happy Thanksgiving? Not so much. Events canceled, CDC discouraging travel – COVID updates

Biden meets Pelosi, Schumer to plot COVID relief, spending

RNC, Michigan GOP ask to delay certification of election results

Police arrest 15-year-old boy for Wisconsin shopping mall shooting

GSA clears way for Biden transition to officially begin

Pennsylvania, Nevada certify election results finding Biden the winner – election updates

Biden tamps down idea of picking Sanders, Warren for Cabinet

Alex Trebek shares inspiring posthumous Thanksgiving message

Appeals court deals Trump campaign another blow in Pa election fight

Trump wants to throw out 238,000 Wisconsin ballots

To prepare for quick delivery, Pfizer begins flying COVID vaccine to US

Neera Tanden, Biden’s OMB pick, under fire for old tweets, policies

DECEMBER

Barr: No evidence of widespread voter fraud

Can Trump pardon himself? Experts explain

Trump ally banned from DOJ after seeking election intel

Side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine means ‘your body responded the way it’s supposed to,’ experts say

Coronavirus updates: Southern California to enter lockdown; daily cases reach another record

Biden picks California AG Xavier Becerra to lead HHS

Bidens’ move into White House complicated by COVID-19

Here’s how Operation Warp Speed plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccine

Trump seeks to join Supreme Court election challenge

The US is one step closer to its first COVID vaccine

FDA authorizes first COVID vaccine, a turning point in US pandemic fight

Bush v. Gore anniversary lands as SCOTUS spurns Trump election case

Cleveland baseball team to drop ‘Indians’ nickname

A once-unthinkable threshold: 300,000 people dead from COVID-19 in the US

Biden picks Buttigieg for transportation secretary

Checks likely included in looming COVID-19 relief deal

Nurse stays with dying COVID patient ‘until her last breath’

FDA authorizes Moderna vaccine to join US fight against COVID-19

Trump on track for fewest pardons in 100 years

Fast-moving new coronavirus strain in England raises alarms

West Point faces its worst academic scandal in more than 4 decades

DOJ accuses Walmart of fueling opioid abuse

Trump pardons former campaign chairman Manafort, Stone, others

How will I know it’s my turn for the COVID vaccine? It’s complicated.

What we know about the explosion in downtown Nashville

Biden blasts Trump on COVID relief bill as unemployment aid to end at midnight

Nashville bombing mystery: Questions could be answered ‘relatively soon,’ mayor says

A tip, a hat and a pair of gloves led to ID of Nashville bomber

Breonna Taylor death: Louisville police seek to fire 2 more officers

‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dies of COVID-19 complications

Pence asks judge to toss lawsuit that sought to upend election

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