Thao Nguyen is a national reporter for USA TODAY based in California. She covers breaking and developing news nationwide, including crime, severe weather, natural disasters, community issues and other major events.
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Judge temporarily blocks construction of Trump's planned arch
'Important evidence': NTSB finds engine piece in Florida Learjet crash
Former 'Diddy' prosecutor to lead Cornell sexual assault probe
Deputy killed, 2 others found dead after Washington shooting
Witnesses recall explosion after deadly South Florida plane crash
Families identify passengers, copilot killed in Florida plane crash
2 killed, 2 injured in California shooting near Monterey beach
Officials 'hopeful' for black box recovery in fatal Florida jet crash
Halloween weekend shootings leave at least 15 dead across US
Three killed after helicopters collide in midair near Oregon airport
Arizona reports first New World screwworm case in infected dog
California pumpkin patch closes after 5 E. coli cases reported
California man gets 27 years to life after crash killed teen bicyclist
Fire at South Carolina nuclear site triggers emergency response
Alexander brothers get 30 years each in prison for sex trafficking
Abuse survivors agree to $800M settlement with Archdiocese of New York
Officer who shot Kohen Wiley resigns as new video is released Flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite found in Texas elk Kohen Wiley's family says video shows police shooting was unjustified
Officer accused of taking over dead man's home, stealing identity
35 treated as conditions improve after Ohio chemical leak
Man who died at Texas ICE facility was lawful permanent resident Officer justified in fatal shooting of 1-year-old, Mississippi AG says
Was it her plane? Amelia Earhart expedition reveals what it found
Austrian Airlines says flight from Israel diverted after 'threat'
Coast Guard stops search for 11 missing people after boat capsizes
At least 4 dead after 'violent' fire at Canadian military base
Forget zero to 60! Tesla Roadster is aiming higher
Ride closures grow to 12 after fatal Six Flags roller coaster incident
Florida mom on 'People's Court' vanished. 15 years later, an arrest
Police probe sexual assault report near UChicago campus
Ex-coach at elite Iowa gymnastics academy sentenced to 90 years
Miami tugboat captain sentenced in crash that killed 3 girls
72-year-old hiker found alive after days in California forest Arrest made in fatal shooting of 12-year-old girl at Baltimore park
Missing University of Maryland student found, reunited with family
'House of horrors': California couple with 21 children charged with abuse
Warning horns heard before fatal LA news helicopter crash: NTSB report
Jim Bakker, Tammy Faye built a Carolina empire before disgrace, scandal
Jim Bakker, Tammy Faye built a Carolina empire before disgrace, scandal
A look back at Jim Bakker's life from televangelist to scandal Who was Jim Bakker? Muskegon native, disgraced televangelist dead at 86
Woman charged with murder in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old Chicago girl Jim Bakker, televangelist whose empire collapsed amid scandal, dies
Mom, son from Bermuda identified in medical jet crash off Nantucket Search suspended for 6 aboard medical jet that crashed off Nantucket
Bouquet Fire burns over 1,000 acres as heat wave grips LA
Father, son face drug charges amid Ole Miss student deaths probe
Amazon plane pilots weren't warned about winds before crash, NTSB says
California medical helicopter crash leaves 2 dead, 1 missing