From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:31 PM

Most people don’t shower before swimming in a public pool. Dr. John Torres reports. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 06/22/11

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

Student fulfills parents' dreams by graduating from high school... first in his class, and also becoming the first Latino at Reading High School to achieve the title of valedictorian. Video by Syracuse University student Andrew Hido, as part of a News 21 project.

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

Craig Kline is reunited with his dog, Baxter, after the two were separated 5 years ago. Craig Rubadoux, Tim Shortt and Tim Walters Posted June 23, 2011

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

Siblings reunite after nearly five decades apart. TaRhonda Thomas reports. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 06/22/11

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

A law enforcement source tells 9NEWS NOW forensic evidence links Yonathan Melaku to October’s random shootings at several military buildings.

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

A Melbourne couple wins its third Internet contest in the past six months after YouTube selects their video for a $35,000 prize. By Tim Walters Posted June 21, 2011

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

James Arthur Ray guilty in sweat lodge trial

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever tells the "Lunchcast" that he believes illegal immigrants or smugglers started a wildfire in southern Arizona. He also shares new information about what the Border Patrol saw.

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

President Barack Obama met with troops at Fort Drum, New York, the day after announcing plans to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer. (June 23)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:30 PM

A 29-year-old Sacramento woman has been arrested on suspicion of burning her baby in a microwave oven, causing the infant’s death, police say.r

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 1:27 PM

Mobile payments company Square’s new Card Case lets consumers sign up and pay for goods with their iPhone--without having to exchange credit cards. A demo.

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 9:24 AM

Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has said little after returning home. He arrived at his door in Beijing after being released from nearly three months in detention. (June 23)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 9:24 AM

Local veterans, families react to President’s plan

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 8:27 AM

Lady Gaga attends a press conference, ahead of her appearance at the MTV Video Music Aid event, where she expressed her dedication to helping the Japanese people recover from the tsunami disaster. (June 23)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 4:19 AM

There will be no free ride back to Antarctica for a young Emperor penguin who apparently got lost, but then defied the odds by swimming all the way to New Zealand. Wildlife officials said Wednesday they will let "nature take itscourse." (June 22)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 1:11 AM

Dozens of firefighters battled a large warehouse fire southeast of Atlanta on Wednesday. The blaze sent plumes of thick, black smoke into the sky. No serious injuries were reported, and the fire is under investigation. (June 22)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 12:05 AM

In a speech televised from the White House East Room, President Barack Obama said conditions in Afghanistan are right to start drawing the war there to a close. Still he acknowledged the huge challenges that remain. (June 22)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 12:05 AM

A jet carrying 286 passengers slammed on its brakes and aborted a takeoff this week at Kennedy Airport after another plane began taxiing toward the runway it was using, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. (June 22)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 12:05 AM

A Marine reservist who was detained during a security scare near the Pentagon last week has been linked to the shootings last year at the Marine Corps museum and several DC area military recruitment stations, officials said Wednesday. (June 22)

From: USA TODAY on Thu, Jun 23 2011 12:05 AM

A Marine reservist who was detained during a security scare near the Pentagon last week has been linked to the shootings last year at the Marine Corps museum and several DC area military recruitment stations, officials said Wednesday. (June 22)