For subscribers Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to being the 9/11 mastermind. 20 years later, he’s still awaiting trial Josh Meyer, USA TODAY Published 8:28 pm UTC Sep. 10, 2021 Updated 11:51 pm UTC Sep. 10, 2021 Illustration: Andrea Brunty, US…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defends abortion law, says state will 'eliminate rape' Rick Rouan | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption White House blasts Abbott after he says Texas will 'eliminate rape' Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tu…

White House asks Congress for billions in emergency funds for Afghan resettlement Joey Garrison | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Biden tours Ida damage, warns climate change 'here' During a visit to storm-ravaged New Jersey to t…

COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse years of progress made in patient safety, CDC study suggests Adrianna Rodriguez | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption COVID-19 statistics: Cases on the rise among children as school starts The number of…

Fierce Hurricane Larry churning across the Atlantic, could be even stronger than Ida. East Coast could face 'life-threatening' surf. Susan Miller | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Hurricane Larry expected to strengthen over weeken…

Shooter in Lakeland, Florida kills 4, including infant, shoots 11-year-old girl multiple times, sheriff says Andy Kuppers | The Ledger Show Caption Hide Caption Shooting in Lakeland: Sheriff's Office gives update on four who died The Po…

Biden to survey Hurricane Ida devastation in New York, New Jersey; NYC basement apartments under scrutiny Christine Fernando | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption President Biden witnesses Hurricane Ida wreckage in Louisiana Days after Hurri…

Skip to main content USA TODAY Weekly News Quiz What happened this week? Test how well you paid attention to the news. Jack Holt/U.S. Central Command Public Affairs You'll see our questions one at a time. You can skip questions, but tha…

New Jersey governor declares emergency amid deluge of flooding from Tropical Storm Ida; 50 million people in Northeast under flood watch John Bacon | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Ida to flood Northeast into Thursday The tropical rains…

'Haunted by the choices we had to make': U.S. official describes evacuation mayhem Deirdre Shesgreen | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Afghanistan: Pentagon chief marks end of 'America's longest war' Secretary of Stat…

California school district says roughly 27 students stuck in Afghanistan after evacuation ends Asha C. Gilbert | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption US military completes Afghanistan withdrawal The U.S. military has met its August 31 deadlin…

Biden praises Afghanistan evacuation, says withdrawal ends era of using military might to 'remake other countries' Rebecca Morin , Maureen Groppe | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption President Biden: 'My predecessor made a deal …