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A 13-foot white shark, tracked by OCEARCH, pinged off Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday. The shark is known for "drawing" a self-portrait of sorts.

This photo features the bright, pentagonal constellation Auriga the Charioteer, which is visible in the northeastern sky at nightfall in early January. It's one of 88 constellations in the ...

In 1986, she was Miss OHIO, and was first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant. CANDACE (10D ... In 2023 we saw CANDACE PARKER as a theme answer in a puzzle by Claire Rimkus. ANI (29D: "My IQ ...

ATLAS (19A: Book of maps) An appropriate answer to find in a grid with three geographical references in the puzzle's first six answers! IAN (36A: Actor McKellen) Sir IAN McKellen has been acting ...

Hammers said the plan was to use the Whitetail Trail to access the Hunter Spur before transitioning to the Map of the Earth Trail that led them to the Cub Scout Loop and the natural waterfalls of ...

By Sam Corbin Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues WEDNESDAY PUZZLE — Solving a holiday ... Black squares at the center of the grid form the outline of the dreidel and, in keeping with ...

After a year of high-profile killings, including the death of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, the latest available data on murders across the United States showed a largely declining rate, with just ...

Newsweek has created a map showing where in the country norovirus is surging as reported cases of the stomach bug continue to increase. There were 91 outbreaks of norovirus, also known as stomach ...

Will: When I considered a Talking Heads theme, and I thought about USA Today, I realized this must be the place for my puzzle! I asked Amanda if she'd be interested... and she was! Making this ...

That puzzle had a slightly different theme. I always enjoy seeing different ways a theme can be interpreted. Congratulations to Greg Snitkin making a USA Today debut! Thank you, Greg, for this ...