Tag: National
National parks visitation dropped in 2020. Here are the most popular ones.
COVID-19 closures caused National Park Service visitation to drop by 28% in 2020, making for the lowest number of visits since 1980, the NPS reveal [...]
Yosemite National Park's orange 'Firefall' looks majestic at sunset
The stunning "Firefall" occurs in the middle of February at sunset each year.
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'Bring us back together': H. Beecher Hicks III on opening the National Museum of African American Music
As the National Museum of African American Music opens its doors, journalists from the USA TODAY Network explore the stories, places and people who [...]
Republican senators to Tennessee's public colleges: Stop athletes from kneeling during national anthem
Tennessee Republicans are up in arms over a state college basketball team's decision to kneel last week during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Ba [...]
Taco Bell tests Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco in Nashville and Charlotte before national debut
Taco Bell testing Crispy Chicken Sandwich Taco in Nashville, Tennessee and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of nationwide debut later in 2021.
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DC police chief ‘stunned’ by slow National Guard rollout at Capitol riot
The acting chief of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department was “stunned” by a lack of urgency in deploying the National Gua [...]
Wyoming skier killed in avalanche at Grand Teton National Park
A skier was killed after getting caught in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, park officials said.
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Politics live updates: Law enforcement differ on delay in National Guard deployment during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON – Senators are questioning the current and former leaders of four law enforcement agencies about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. [...]
Politics live updates: Officials dispute details of National Guard deployment to Capitol during riot
The chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee Tuesday vowed a far-reaching inquiry into the “colossal breakdown” in security that preceded the [...]
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. rings its bells 500 times for COVID-19 victims
The National Cathedral in Washington D.C. rang its bells 500 times in memory of the over 500,000 Americans that have lost their lives to COVID-19.
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