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Newly released body camera footage shows the moment Pennsylvania police confront Luigi Mangione in a McDonald’s and later find a gun, a magazine and a silencer in his backpack. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Tony Romo is out as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports following his July arrest on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the network said Friday. www.nbcnews.com/business/med...
Tony Romo out as NFL analyst for CBS Sports following July DUI arrest
The network said it was a mutual decision to part ways.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed as special prosecutor in the Cornell University sexual assault investigation following increasing scrutiny and uproar over how local authorities handled the matter two years ago. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case
The Jane Doe, who has said she was raped and plied with drugs at a Cornell fraternity house in 2024, “deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said.
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The Department of Education announced today that it has formally rescinded the Biden-era interpretation of Title IX that addressed discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Education Department formally rescinds Biden-era Title IX protections
The Department of Education announced today that it has formally rescinded the Biden-era interpretation of Title IX that addressed discrimination based on
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A Pittsburgh pediatric doctor was killed and his wife was wounded when they were brutally stabbed while they slept in their bed, police said Thursday. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pittsburgh pediatric doctor fatally stabbed and wife wounded in attack as they slept
Elijah Hemingway, 32, was found behind a nearby home and arrested in connection with the stabbings of Dr. Idris Evans and his wife.
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Lawyers for Caldwell, who has denied the allegations, said in a statement Thursday night that they “strongly disputed the three findings in the investigation,” as its conclusions “go further than the evidence supports.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
New Jersey’s governor calls on her lieutenant governor to resign over ethics report
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell’s “ethical lapses persisted despite multiple warnings and trainings.”
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said tonight that she was giving Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell until tomorrow to resign after an internal investigation found he had violated state ethics and harassment policy. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill calls on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to resign over ethics, sexual harassment violations
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said tonight that she was giving Lt. Gov.
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The St. Paul, Minnesota, police chief has sued the city’s first female mayor, claiming that she sexually harassed him and “embarked on a campaign” of retaliation after he reported the alleged abuse. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
St. Paul mayor called herself ‘MILF’ and touched police chief’s thigh, sexual harassment suit claims
Chief Axel Henry says Kaohly Her, the city’s first female mayor, retaliated after he reported her alleged abuse.
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas, best known for playing Randy Taylor on “Home Improvement,” was arrested on Sept. 21, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. www.today.com/popculture/n...
‘Home Improvement’ Star Jonathan Taylor Thomas Detained for Obstruction and Public Intoxication
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the actor “kicked a deputy in the stomach.”
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An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration officers ended in a deadly crash Sunday after the driver fled and smashed his car into a tree in Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Guatemalan man dies in crash during attempted ICE traffic stop
Michigan State Police and the Grand Rapids Police are investigating what led to the crash that killed Mario David Coronado Juárez, who worked as a construction worker.
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The city of San Francisco is suing Truth Social's parent company over a feature that allows users to pay for faster access to Trump's posts than is available to general users. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
San Francisco sues Truth Social over 'pay-to-play' early access to Trump's posts
The city of San Francisco is suing Truth Social's parent company over a feature that allows users to pay for faster access to Trump's posts than is available
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A major circuit blew at the Philadelphia facility that controls air traffic to Newark Liberty International, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports Monday — causing widespread delays and cancellations to thousands of flyers on the East Coast. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Flights halted out of Newark and Philadelphia after air traffic equipment failure
A major circuit blew at the Philadelphia facility that controls air traffic to Newark Liberty, Teterboro and Philadelphia airports, causing widespread cancellations and delays.
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An ICE officer shot and seriously wounded a Venezuelan man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, officials and a law enforcement source said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE officer shoots Venezuelan man in Austin, Texas, law enforcement source says
The victim was “in serious but stable condition” after the shooting Sunday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.
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A U.S. F-16 fighter jet pilot safely ejected before the aircraft crashed in northern Michigan on Thursday afternoon, officials said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
F-16 fighter jet crashes in residential area in northern Michigan
The pilot safely ejected from the Texas Air National Guard jet in Grand Traverse County, and no injuries were reported on the ground.
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A Burning Man attendee died while being taken to a hospital, officials said Monday, the third reported death of a festivalgoer in less than a week. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Third Burning Man festivalgoer dies, officials say
The person died en route to a Reno hospital from the festival, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Two other festivalgoer deaths were reported in Black Rock City, Nevada.
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MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, a longtime 2020 election denier, sued the Minnesota secretary of state and election officials, claiming they changed the scope of a potential recount in the GOP gubernatorial primary this month. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Mike Lindell refuses to pay for recount in Minnesota GOP primary, files lawsuit against election officials
The MyPillow founder, who’s a fierce Trump ally, said last week that he would pay $825,000 to fund a full hand recount after he lost the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary.
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A suspect in the killings of five people whose bodies, and those of several animals, were found on a rural property in Oregon was found dead Sunday, officials said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
5 people and multiple animals killed on rural Oregon property, with suspect found dead
Officials said a 36-year-old suspect was identified in the “complex investigation” into the Saturday morning deaths.
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The federal government will look to deport a man accused of illegally operating a boat that capsized in New York Harbor this month, killing a woman and her infant daughter. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
U.S. will seek to deport captain of boat that capsized in New York, killing mom and baby
Prosecutors allege Manuel Hernandez was illegally operating the boat at the time of the accident. The Department of Homeland Security said he is in the U.S. illegally.
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Mike Lindell, a fierce Trump ally and the founder of MyPillow, says he’s willing to foot the bill for a full recount in Minnesota’s GOP primary for governor — a race he lost this month by 11 percentage points. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Mike Lindell says he’ll pay for recount after double-digit loss in Minnesota governor primary
The MyPillow founder said he’s prepared to pay nearly $1 million to cover the costs associated with a hand recount after he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth.
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Superstar Selena Gomez and her mother are accused of defrauding investors of their mental health startup, Wondermind, in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Selena Gomez and her mom accused of fraud over their mental health startup
In a new lawsuit, investors say they gave $1.2 million to Wondermind to build out the company’s products and expected Gomez to be involved in marketing.
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Two people who were on board a military helicopter were killed Wednesday when it crashed in Salado, Texas, the Bell County Sheriff’s Office said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Two people are dead after a military helicopter crashes in Texas, sparking a fire
The AH-64 U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed Wednesday afternoon in Salado.
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Three people have been charged with threatening witnesses in the investigation surrounding the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells in three different instances. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Third person charged with threatening witnesses in Nolan Wells investigation
Wells was found dead on Mississippi’s Horn Island on July 6, two days after he and a group of friends went to celebrate Independence Day.
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A teenager accused of stabbing a 78-year-old man to death while dressed as a clown was charged with murder Thursday, and the prosecutor wants to try him as an adult, Illinois officials said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Illinois teen in clown outfit charged with murder of 78-year-old man
The state’s attorney is seeking to prosecute the teen as an adult in the death of John Wesley Allen, according to a court filing.
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Ariana Grande plans to step away from the public eye following scrutiny, the singer’s representative said, as discussion swirls around her health. www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...
Ariana Grande to step back from public life following scrutiny
The singer and actor, who is on tour, will no longer star in the London revival of “Sunday in the Park With George,” which is set to open in summer 2027.
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A small tourist plane crashed as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru on Saturday, killing 13 people, authorities in Nazca province said. www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...
13 die in tourist plane crash over Peru’s Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines, enormous drawings and geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations.
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Vincent Pastore, who played Tony Soprano’s best friend turned informant on HBO’s mob drama ‘Sopranos,’ has died, a representative confirmed to NBC News Saturday. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Vincent Pastore, mob enforcer on ‘Sopranos,’ dies at 80
Pastore, a native of New York City’s Bronx neighborhood, starred as Salvatore Bonpensiero on HBO’s “Sopranos.”
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Seattle’s police chief resigned Thursday after days of questions about the release of information following a shooting at a food festival that left three dead, including two bystanders. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Seattle police chief resigns days after food festival shooting
A reason for Chief Shon Barnes’ resignation wasn’t disclosed. There have been questions this week over the release of information about the shooting Sunday that killed two bystanders.
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The wife of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was shot on Sunday night in Northern Virginia, allegedly by their son, authorities said. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Wife of Kansas City Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy allegedly shot by their son
Elijah Zion Bieniemy, 27, was charged with malicious wounding in Northern Virginia.
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Democratic Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman said Friday that Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., sought his endorsement for her U.S. Senate campaign while he was in intensive care following the June 2025 attempt on his life. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman says Angie Craig sought his endorsement while he was in ICU
Hoffman and his wife were the victims of a politically motivated assassination attempt last year.
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