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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Published 4:00 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020 CLOSE Whether you’re camping, hiking, or just exploring a national park, it’s important to know what to do if something goes wrong. Time Travel & LeisureThe rescue of a married couple in their 70s who had been lost in the woods for more than a week is being hailed as a miracle by authorities in Northern California, who had given up hope of finding them alive.Carol Kiparsky, 77, and her husband, Ian Irwin, 72, were located in a densely forested area near a bay about 30 miles north…

PHOENIX – Growing up on the Gila River Indian Community south of Phoenix, Brian Alphus Jr. is familiar with the story of Ira Hayes.  The two are similar in many ways — they're both Native Americans from the same Pima reservation. And like Hayes, Alphus plans to enlist this summer in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 19. Hayes went on to worldwide fame, captured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of six U.S. Marines raising an American flag over Mount Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was the one at the far left reaching for…

Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Published 1:15 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020 CLOSE Rallying supporters in the battleground state of Nevada, President Donald Trump mocked almost every one of his Democratic opponents and rejected a new intelligence community assessment that Russia is again seeking to interfere in the 2020 race. (Feb. 21) AP DomesticOn the 40th anniversary of their shocking victory over the Soviet Union in one of the greatest upsets in sports history, the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team was back in the spotlight this weekend -- but in the eyes of some observers, it was more for political than patriotic…

Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY Published 12:36 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020 | Updated 5:02 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020CLOSE After a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease, B. Smith, whose real name is Barbara Elaine Smith, passed away at age 70. Buzz60B. Smith, one of the country's first high-profile black models who went on to become an author, restaurateur and lifestyle maven, has died after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was 70. Dan Gasby, Smith's husband and caretaker, confirmed to USA TODAY that she died Saturday at home in Long Island, New York, in a statement provided by representative Jennifer Maguire. "It is with great…

Josh Peter, USA TODAY Published 7:35 a.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020 | Updated 10:15 a.m. ET Feb. 23, 2020CLOSE SportsPulse: Tyson Fury came, controlled and conquered the night. Leaving Deontay Wilder and American boxing wondering what happened. USA TODAYWe took it on the chin again, America. From those darn Brits.And this time it hurt bad.On Saturday night, American Deontay Wilder got slaughtered by England’s Tyson Fury, losing the fight by seventh-round TKO and in the process losing his WBC heavyweight belt. If only the damage ended here.Worse yet, Wilder’s loss took place less than three months after American Andy Ruiz got…

The EFF was adamant on Sunday that it had not received a resignation letter from its Gauteng leader Mandisa Mashego, despite rumours circulating that she had resigned.However national spokesperson Delisile Ngwenya said it was possible that the party's leaders might not have seen it yet if she sent it via email.She said the letter could be in the email inbox of EFF Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini, adding that there was no communication from his office about the matter.She added that the only communication from Mashego to the secretary-general's office that she could confirm was a medical certificate dating back to the week…

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries has extended the West Coast rock lobster season to support fishers affected by the coronavirus.Since the outbreak of the virus in China, where 90% of the species is exported to, the export price declined dramatically.This impelled small and larger fishers to ask the department to take remedial action to support them.A consultative meeting was held on February 14, following a request from the West Coast Rock Lobster Association (WCRLA) to temporarily end the season, as trade relations with China stopped because of the virus."The department is concerned about fishers and communities who have…

Nominations for the DA leadership have been opened and an internet portal has been set up for input on the party's values, attitudes and behaviour policy offering, it announced on Sunday.Interim leader John Steenhuisen, who is vying for the role of party leader, said it was an opportunity for the DA to have a fresh start.The party will hold a policy conference in April and in May, it will hold its Federal Congress to elect its federal leader, federal chairperson and three deputy federal chairpersons.The federal council chairperson and deputy chairpersons, as well as the federal chairperson of finance, will…

President Cyril Ramaphosa used the Raymond Mhlaba memorial lecture to issue a wake-up call to those who still believe apartheid was not a crime against humanity.Delivering his speech at the lecture in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, the president said: "The unity of the people of South Africa, black and white, is being undermined by those who perpetuate the false and backward notion of white supremacy which manifests itself in sporadic rants of racial bigotry.""Also undermining the unity of South Africans are those who work hard to conceal, rather than confront,, their own racial prejudices. These often hide their racism under the guise…

Australia in SA 2020-02-23 17:58 Lungi Ngidi (Getty Images) Cape Town - Quinton de Kock led his Proteas from the front and his quicks got their death bowling act together as they beat Australia by 12 runs in the second T20 International match at St. George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on Sunday. SCORECARD: Proteas v Australia, 2nd T20IThe two sides now go to Newlands on Wednesday for the series decider with the teams locked at 1-1.It completed a glorious double for SA cricket following the Proteas Women's opening victory against England at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.What was equally important…