Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we’re exposed to every day.

At the rodeo, what the clown says goes. The barrel man /woman, also known as a clown, is a jester in jeans who banters with the announcer, pumps up the crowd and pulls attention from angry animals ...

USA TODAY staff on the value of reading banned books like "The Bluest Eye," "Gender Queer" and "Looking for Alaska." ...