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The Lakers introduced Luka Dončić on Tuesday, and the NBA superstar expressed the same shock as the rest of the basketball world about the trade that brought him to Los Angeles from Dallas. “You can imagine how surprised I was,” Dončić said at his introductory press conference. “I was almost …

The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.  President Donald Trump cannot unilaterally abolish a federal agency without the approval of Congress. The planned order follows years of campaign promises from Trump to abolish the …

Waffle House announced it will be adding a $0.50 surcharge to all eggs sold at its locations due to soaring egg prices caused by the bird flu. The surcharge went into effect Monday in its more than 2,000 locations. In a statement, the comfort food franchise said the surcharge was …

Two Los Angeles County prosecutors claimed in new legal filings that they were demoted and faced retaliation for supporting the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez. Prosecutors Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford filed government claims Monday alleging they were transferred out of the district attorney’s office’s resentencing unit due to …

Five people have been shot at a school in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, Swedish police said on Tuesday. “The charges are currently attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offense,” the police said, without specifying who exactly had been charged. A major operation is underway after shots were …

China announces retaliatory measures after a 10% U.S. tariff takes effect. Elon Musk’s move to shut down USAID has some questioning his influence. And meet the Black travelers who have found community as they traverse the globe. Here’s what to know today. China hits back with its own tariffs; Trump …

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a knife into the author’s hand as he raised it in self-defense. “After that there are many blows, to my neck, …

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A conservative author who has spread conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and written on social media that “competent white men must be in charge” has been named to a top post at the State Department. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tapped Darren Beattie to be …

HONG KONG — China retaliated immediately Tuesday as a 10% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods went into effect, announcing a series of measures including its own levies of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products. Starting Feb. 10, China will impose an additional tariff of 15% on coal and liquefied …