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“At this point, I’m 40 years old. Mama rented something nice! I was like, ‘I’m not living here unless it’s right by the park and really nice for the kids,’” she previously told USA Today.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Several lawsuits are pending against Gardner, USA Gymnastics and Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance Institute, a prominent training facility West Des Moines, Iowa, that hired Gardner as a youth coach in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

When I heard about the death of Jim Bakker, the scandalous televangelist who fleeced his flock in the 1980s, I recalled going “undercover” as a college newspaper reporter to visit Bakker’s theme park, Heritage USA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

By the mid-1980s, “The PTL Club” had a daily viewership of roughly 5.7 million and more than 6 million visitors a year were rolling into Heritage USA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

During his last Olympics, in 1992, he was selected to carry the torch for Team USA.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

"Union Town," which debuts Wednesday at the festival, is the third in a trilogy about worker struggles by the Oscar-winning US director, following 1976's "Harlan County U.S.A." and 1990's "American Dream."

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The policy is similar to that of Disneyland, where visitors must pass through security to access Main Street, U.S.A., before the entrance to the theme park and California Adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

With Craftsman bungalows and tree-lined streets, the city still epitomizes suburban U.S.A. — but now has a hip new twist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

The U.S. scores again and the crowd chants: “U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

I was born on March 9, 1943 in Chicago, Ill. U.S.A.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady