Jeanine Santucci is a national and breaking news reporter at USA TODAY. She covers extreme weather, crime, disasters, social issues and politics. She is originally from Southern California and is a graduate of Georgetown University. Jeanine lives in the Washington, D.C., metro area with her family.
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'Beloved' Oberlin College professor, wife killed; son charged with murder
DC, Virginia sue to stop Trump's 250-foot Triumphal Arch
1 killed, 6 injured in shooting at Halloween store in California mall
ICE officer who struck man with vehicle indicted for aggravated assault
TSA finds 'Wolverine-style claws' at airport security
NY student, hiking partner found dead in Colorado mountains
10-year-old girl abducted in Oregon found alive; suspect arrested 2 college students found dead after vanishing during hike
Mom was likely strangled to death by ex after reality TV appearance: Docs
3 arrested, including minors, for school shooting plot, police say
Convicted murderer on the run after Tennessee prison escape
Showers, thunderstorms threaten Southwest after devastating floods
Iran's 'lethal plotting' against Americans abroad ramps up, memo warns
All-clear given after Ohio toxic chemical leak; employee error blamed
Christa Pike's execution proceeded despite warnings, lawyer says
Retired NYPD cop accused of fatally shooting man in road rage incident Dozens treated for symptoms after Ohio chemical leak as conditions improve Teen girls plotted for months to commit a school shooting, police say 35 treated as conditions improve after Ohio chemical leak
Russia releases detained American Stephen Hubbard, Trump says
Horrific soccer crash remains a mystery, but experts see clues
Family of 5-year-old victim hire lawyers to investigate Bend shooting
TSA rolls back program allowing visitors at airport gates without a ticket
A shattered community awaits answers, motive in Bend school shooting
'Heroic' teacher tackled teen mass shooter in Oregon elementary school
Scientists stunned by Jackie the bald eagle's cause of death
Florida mom on 'People's Court' vanished. 15 years later, an arrest
Feds issue emergency order to prevent power blackouts
What went wrong with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation?
Mars rover Perseverance breaks driving record on another planet
Military archbishop condemns plan to livestream execution
Mass power outages across South as Isaias roars ashore, killing 4
Permanent daylight saving time? Scientists have a different idea
'Life-threatening' Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Florida coast
Trump weighs FBI review of Nolan Wells death in Mississippi
Isaias strengthens into hurricane before expected landfall. Is Ohio affected?