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Moderna announced this weekend that the Food and Drug Administration approved its lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older, as well as people ages 12 to 64 with at least one medical condition that increases their risk for severe Covid. The approval, which is limited to individuals who have …

A California state parole board recommended parole for Patricia Krenwinkel, a follower of the cult leader Charles Manson, on Friday for the second time. The decision will now have to be approved by the Board of Parole Hearings and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who denied Krenwinkel’s first parole recommendation. The …

Actor Devin Harjes, known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Daredevil,” died on Tuesday, a representative confirmed to NBC News. He was 41. Harjes died at Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York City due to complications from cancer, which he was diagnosed with in the winter, according to …

Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket parts of the Midwest and Great Plains, leading to air quality alerts across several states. More than 90 fires scattered across Canada are burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, a nonprofit that supports the government’s wildfire response. …

One suspect is in custody after a shooting in Baldwin Park, California, left a police officer dead and another hospitalized Saturday night, officials from the Baldwin Park Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. Officers responded to a call of gunshots and an individual down shortly after …

Ukraine’s Security Service claims to have struck more than 40 Russian bombers deep inside Russian territory, in what would be one of the largest and most audacious attacks on Russian territory in the yearslong conflict. A source within the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told NBC News that the country …

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday defended cuts to Medicaid in the budget bill House Republicans passed last month, saying that “4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so.” Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the bill imposes “commonsense” work requirements for …

Some of the most powerful artificial intelligence models today have exhibited behaviors that mimic a will to survive. Recent tests by independent researchers, as well as one major AI developer, have shown that several advanced AI models will act to ensure their self-preservation when they are confronted with the prospect …

An early-season heat wave has scorched much of the West with dangerously hot conditions, prompting an extreme heat warning that extended from Friday to late Saturday. Triple-digit highs were widespread across southern Nevada, and temperatures over 115 degrees were expected in Death Valley. Such extreme heat weeks before the official …

Lawsuits, next-day countersuits, backtracking and mass confusion. International students find themselves at the center of a dizzying legal landscape as the Trump administration continues to crack down on immigration. Here’s what to know as the Trump administration keeps attempting to put up legal barriers to international students’ ability to study …