Matthew Rafferty was scouring the flooded riverbanks of Texas Hill Country last weekend when he stumbled on a mud-soaked baby quilt. Rafferty, a Virginia firefighter who was deployed to hard-hit Kerr County to help with search and recovery efforts, folded it up and took it back to his hotel. He …
Read More »A UFC legend is retiring to ‘be there for my family for the long run’
Make no mistake about it: Dustin Poirier is still at the top of his game. Even at 36, he remains among the UFC’s most dangerous fighters both standing and on the mat. He has wins over Conor McGregor, Michael Chandler and Benoît Saint Denis in recent years. So why, despite …
Read More »Trump insults his own base over Jeffrey Epstein, and an unexpected TikTok star dies: The news quiz
Emmy nominations are announced, an erotic mosaic is returned, and a congressman is facing a lawsuit seeking his eviction.
Read More »As Trump pursues his trade agenda, other countries’ views shift on ties with China:
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Scott Bland breaks down new poll numbers that show the world’s views …
Read More »Trump administration secures release of ten detained Americans
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Read More »Trump frustrated at having to take the heat for Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has grown weary of defending Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Justice Department’s Jeffery Epstein files and wants her to take responsibility for cleaning up the mess, according to four people familiar with White House deliberations. “One thing that’s been clear is his feelings …
Read More »Condoleezza Rice says Trump pivot on Putin could be ‘turning point’ in Ukraine war
In rare public remarks, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that she believes “this last week was a turning point” in the U.S. and European stance toward Ukraine and Russia, and potentially in the war in Ukraine, “because the president is angry with Putin because he has, in …
Read More »Couple in California surrogate case also faces two lawsuits over real estate business practices
A Southern California couple at the center of a child abuse investigation that involves 21 young children, some of whom were birthed by different surrogate mothers, engaged in unethical and illegal activity while running their real estate business, according to two separate lawsuits filed by former employees. “They’re terrible people. …
Read More »FBI personnel were told to flag Epstein files mentioning Trump, Senate Democrat says
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pressed Justice Department leadership about their handling of files related to the federal investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein, including reports that FBI personnel were instructed to “flag” any records that mentioned President Donald Trump. In a series of oversight letters written …
Read More »Man dies after being sucked into Long Island MRI machine
A 61-year-old man in New York has died after he was sucked into a magnetic resonance imaging machine this week, Nassau County Police said Friday. The man was wearing a large metal chain and entered a room without authorization as the MRI machine, which uses a strong magnetic field, was …
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