U.S. to send more troops to Middle East amid simmering tensions with IranNBC News - Courtney KubeA proposal involving a surge in troops as high as 10,000 had been circulating in media reports. But the plan revealed Friday is far more modest. The United States is sending 1,500 more troops to the Middle
Donald Trump Trump lies a lot. But the media must focus on what he's lying about, not how often he does it.NBC News - Steve KrakauerWhen it comes to Trump's whoppers, journalists would better serve the public by focusing on quality rather than quantity. There’s a moment in Donald Trump’s bestselling 1987 book “The Art of the Deal”
Nancy Pelosi Doctored Pelosi videos offer a warning: The internet isn't ready for 2020NBC News - Jason AbbruzzeseThe Pelosi videos and their narratives were not the product of advanced technology, nor did they take a different route to prominence than previous misinformation efforts. The 2020 election is set to some
Texas 2 Texas men die trying to jump car over open drawbridgeNBC News - Associated PressWitnesses said the car backed up at the open drawbridge, and then accelerated forward, trying to jump to the other side. LAKE CHARLES, La. — A Texas driver and his passenger are dead after they tried jump
Lyon Explosion in French city of Lyon injures at least sixNBC News - Nancy IngPARIS — An explosion Friday in the center of the French city of Lyon left at least six people injured, authorities said. The explosion happened near Rue Victor Hugo and Rue Sala in the third largest city
Jerrold Nadler Jerry Nadler appears to almost faint during press conferenceNBC News - NBCNews.comHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., appeared to almost faint during a press conference with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Following the incident, Nadler was said to be responsive
Texas Department of Public Safety Delayed release of Sandra Bland cellphone video incites testy hearing with Texas lawmakersNBC News - Erik OrtizAfter the surprise discovery of new cellphone video in Bland's case, a state lawmaker on Friday directed the Department of Public Safety to "give me everything." A hearing over newly released cellphone
Nancy Pelosi Trump apparently doubts Pelosi mental fitness, wonders is she 'the same was she was'?NBC News - Dartunorro ClarkThe president spoke after he tweeted an edited video Thursday that made it appear the speaker was uncertain in her speech. President Donald Trump on Friday questioned whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi is "the
Retirement Retirement is coming. Here's how to compound your wealth fast.NBC News - By Jill Cornfield, CNBCIf you get to your 40s and you don’t have a comfortable amount saved, you've got 20 years to make it happen. You can play around when you’re younger and put off saving for the future (though it is not
Business The House just shook up retirement planning: Here's what could happen to your savingsNBC News - Sarah O'Brien, CNBCUnder the proposal, small businesses will be able to more easily band together to offer 401(k) plans, and some part-time workers would be eligible for retirement benefits. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives
Politics Trump administration rolls back Obama-era health care protections for transgender peopleNBC News - Tim FitzsimonsRights groups denounced the move as a license to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans. The Trump administration moved Friday to roll back Obama-era protections for transgender patients, the third rule
Drugs $2.1 million drug to treat rare genetic disease approved by FDANBC News - Linda CarrollThe drug, Zolgensma, is being called a "miracle drug" and will be used to treat children with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug to treat a rare and genetic
Richard Blumenthal Senate Dem calls for hearings after NBC report on solitary confinement at ICE facilitiesNBC News - Andrew W. Lehren"We must open an investigation, seek testimony from DHS whistleblowers and hold individuals responsible for these abhorrent conditions," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal,
Missouri Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs legislation banning abortions at 8 weeksNBC News - Elisha FieldstadtThe ban has an exception for medical emergencies, but not for rape and incest. Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike L. Parson on Friday signed legislation banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy with
Sikhism Oklahoma to add Sikhism to updated education standardsNBC News - Agnes ConstanteOklahoma is the ninth state in the country to include Sikhism in its education standards, according to the Sikh Coalition. Oklahoma is joining a growing list of states that will include Sikhism in its
Kidnapping of Jayme Closs Man who kidnapped Jayme Closs and murdered her parents to be sentenced in WisconsinNBC News - David K. LiJake Patterson has admitted to keeping the teenager captive and faces up to life behind bars. The Wisconsin man who admitted to kidnapping Jayme Closs and holding captive for nearly three months after
Since the Civil War, Asian Americans have served in the military with distinctionNBC News - Chris FuchsGenerations of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians have served and distinguished themselves in the U.S. military. Edward Day Cohota believed he was an American citizen, even when his
Colorado Patrick Frazee, fiancé of missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, pleads not guilty in her murderNBC News - Minyvonne BurkeProsecutors allege he beat Berreth to death with a baseball bat in November and burned her body. The fiancé of a Colorado mother who has been missing since Thanksgiving and is believed to be dead pleaded
Business No longer a simple tit-for-tat: China is ready to endure — and inflict — real pain on the U.S.NBC News - Martha C. White“There’s a great deal of pain yet to be inflicted. We’re talking about a couple of trillion dollars of economic activity and a couple of million U.S. jobs,” said one China expert. Businesses and markets
Virginia Tech Full FutureHAUS: Inside the hi-tech home of the futureNBC News Virginia Tech's FutureHAUS combines modular construction and cutting-edge technology. The goal is not only to invent the future of housing, but also invent the future of how they will be built.
Connecticut Connecticut fugitive got the 15K Facebook likes, but breaks vow to surrenderNBC News - Associated PressJose Simms agreed to turn himself in if the police Facebook post containing his wanted poster received 15,000 likes. TORRINGTON, Conn. — Police in Connecticut say a fugitive has so far failed to honor
The White House House fails to pass $19 billion disaster relief bill after GOP lawmaker objectsNBC News - Rebecca ShabadThe Senate passed the measure, which President Donald Trump has backed, Thursday evening in a 85-8 vote after a bipartisan deal was struck. WASHINGTON — The House on Friday failed to pass the Senate-passed
China U.S. and China tech have played nice for decades. Now, a fork in the road.NBC News - David IngramThe Trump administration’s efforts to isolate China’s technology development could derail next-generation technologies. The Trump administration’s efforts to isolate China’s technology development — culminating
‘My life needed to be changed’: How this Miami thrift store is giving incarcerated women a second chanceTODAY - TODAY.comOpened in 2018 by the Ladies Action and Empowerment Program, the Dragonfly Thrift Boutique in Miami helps train, support, and employ women who have been recently released from prison. This type of programming
Brexit Party How Theresa May became the latest prime minister to be beaten by BrexitNBC News - Rachel ElbaumAnalysis: Theresa May leaves Downing Street this summer having failed to pass the Brexit legislation on which she staked her reputation. LONDON — When Theresa May became prime minister, she was hailed
Venezuela Maduro says U.S. seeks to destroy Venezuela state-backed food programNBC News - ReutersWashington is preparing sanctions and criminal charges against Venezuelan officials suspected of using the food program to launder money for Maduro. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday accused
Kenya Kenyan court upholds laws criminalizing same sex relationsNBC News - The Associated PressThe laws prescribe up to 14 years in prison for people convicted of homosexual acts. A three-judge panel of Kenya's High Court has upheld sections of the country's penal code that criminalize same-sex
Mario Batali Mario Batali pleads not guilty to assault and battery charge in Boston for allegedly groping, kissing womanNBC News - Elisha FieldstadtBatali is accused of groping and forcibly kissing the woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017. Celebrity chef Mario Batali pleaded not guilty Friday to a charge connected to his allegedly groping and forcibly
ACLU Planned Parenthood and ACLU sue over Alabama's 'extreme abortion ban'NBC News - Minyvonne BurkeAlabama has pushed abortion care further "out of reach for years with medically unnecessary and politically-motivated restrictions" and this ban shows how far they will go, an ACLU lawyer said. Planned
Latino News TV shows struggle to reflect U.S. Latino presence. Will it get better?NBC News - Nicole Acevedo“There’s a perception of progress that we have and it's dangerous," TV writer Gloria Calderón-Kellett said about the future of Latino representation on television. At a recent premiere of the second season
