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The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $467 million for the October 5 drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers in the October 3 draw. The cash value is $192.4 million. An Arizona ticket won $1 million by matching all five white balls. The next drawing is scheduled for 10:59 p.m. ET.
Wendy’s is reintroducing its classic yellow packaging for fries, Frostys, and burgers starting September 28, 2026, following years of customer requests. The move coincides with a broader industry trend of retro branding, though the White House’s attempt to claim credit for the change has drawn scrutiny.
A California ticket sold in Los Angeles won $131,190 in the September 4 Mega Millions drawing by matching four numbers and the Mega Ball with a 3x multiplier. The jackpot, which missed the top prize, rose to $209 million for the September 8 drawing, with no winner for the top tier.
On September 8, 2026, astrologers Claire Comstock-Gay and USA Today’s contributors highlight a Moon-Saturn alignment as a key driver for confidence and judgment. While The Cut emphasizes personal initiative and generosity, USA Today focuses on practical stability and relationship strengthening across all zodiac signs.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 413-2 on September 1, 2026, to censure Republican Representative Chuck Edwards of North Carolina. The bipartisan vote followed a report by the House Ethics Committee detailing years of inappropriate behavior toward two young female staffers, including lavish gifts, romantic poems, and discussions about visiting a strip club. Edwards denied sexual harassment but announced he would not seek reelection. The censure is symbolic, as it does not strip him of voting rights or committee assignments, though it marks a rare formal rebuke in the current Congress.
USA Today unveils its preseason Coaches Poll Top 25 for the 2026 college football season, led by Ohio State at No. 1, with Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Notre Dame rounding out the top five; Indiana, Miami, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss sit in the top 10 as the sport prepares to kick off.
A USA Today report claiming Caitlin Clark skipped the WNBA All-Star events to get her hair done was debunked by a correction noting she attended a Caitlin Clark Foundation charity dinner in Des Moines. OutKick calls for apologies, criticizing the initial coverage and the use of an Emmett Till reference while questioning USA Today’s credibility.
OutKick criticizes USA Today columnist Nancy Armour for a piece on Caitlin Clark that allegedly ties her on-court calls to dangerous consequences for Black and queer WNBA players, including an Emmett Till comparison. Armour later apologized for the analogy, but the piece is framed as evidence of a broader trend in sports journalism: increasingly politicized and biased coverage that harms credibility and reader engagement.
USA Today updated Nancy Armour’s opinion column on Caitlin Clark after strong backlash for invoking Emmett Till and linking Clark’s supporters to white nationalists; the editor’s note clarified context and Armour apologized for lacking context, while defending the piece’s broader point about threats to Black players in the WNBA amid ongoing discussions about on-court conduct and commentary.
USA Today fired contractor Crissy Froyd for a Twitter post about Dianna Russini, amid the broader Mike Vrabel–Russini saga that also saw Russini resign from The Athletic; the publisher says Froyd’s remarks did not reflect professionalism or uphold ethical conduct, though specifics of the termination aren’t disclosed.
Energage and USA TODAY named the 2026 US Top Workplaces after surveying 2,375 organizations; the top winners among large employers are Fannie Mae, Fairway Home Mortgage, Plante Moran, Progressive Insurance, and The Baldwin Group, representing two mortgage companies, two insurers, and a CPA firm, with winners across four size categories based on factors like pay, leadership, meaningfulness, and appreciation.
Freida McFadden revealed in a USA Today interview that her real name is Sara Cohen, a neurologist who kept her author persona secret to protect her medical career; she has stepped back from practice and will continue writing under the Freida McFadden name.
A St. Patrick’s Day trade involving Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos has reshaped the 2026 NFL Draft landscape, prompting USA TODAY’s Nate Davis to publish a refreshed first‑round mock with a new order and added flexibility for teams like the Raiders and Jets; Fernando Mendoza is projected to go No. 1 to Las Vegas as part of the updated projection.
USA TODAY appointed Jamie Stockwell as vice president of news, effective March 30, to spearhead modernization and deepen ties with the USA TODAY Network’s 200+ local outlets. Stockwell, a veteran editor with roles at The Washington Post, The New York Times, Axios Local, and other outlets, is tasked with driving high-impact, unbiased journalism while expanding the national audience.
Gallup said it will stop publishing presidential approval ratings after almost 90 years, citing a shift in its public-research focus. The lowest rating on record is Harry S. Truman's 22% in February 1952, amid Korea, labor unrest, and government corruption concerns. The piece also notes that Donald Trump, while not the lowest, is the first president to dip below 50% in his first term and during the early part of his second term.