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South Carolina prepares for second firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is set to kill a South Carolina inmate on Friday, the second time the state will have carried out that method in the past five weeks.
The Coachella festival kicks off this weekend. Here’s how to watch from home.
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Teddi Mellencamp posts before-and-after pics of last 4 months of cancer journey
Teddi Mellencamp can’t believe how much her life has changed in just four months.
Video captures woman having stroke on TikTok Live: ‘One of the scariest things’
As Kristie Kaluza started a TikTok livestream to advertise some jewelry, she suddenly felt as if she fainted.
Small plane crashes near Boca Raton Airport in Florida
A small plane crashed Friday morning near the Boca Raton Airport in Florida, according to police and NBC South Florida.
What we know about Hudson River helicopter crash
A family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot were killed when what was meant to be a helicopter joyride over Manhattan to celebrate a birthday careened into unimaginable tragedy Thursday afternoon.
Lori Vallow’s brother says he had ‘no doubt’ she conspired to kill her fourth husband
The brother of “doomsday mom” Lori Vallow Daybell testified Thursday that when he learned of Charles Vallow’s death in 2019, he had “no doubt” she conspired to kill him.
Lucy Markovic, ‘Australia’s Next Top Model’ star, dies at 27 of rare brain condition
Australian model Lucy Markovic, a star of “Australia’s Next Top Model,” has died of a rare brain condition, her representatives announced Thursday.
Pronouns in some reporters’ email signatures get a stony response from Trump administration
According to some journalists’ accounts, officials in the administration have refused to engage with reporters who have pronouns listed in their signatures.
BlackRock CEO says U.S. may be in a recession now
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC on Friday that he thinks the U.S. economy has weakened to the point of growth possibly turning negative.
Wall Street opens as China imposes 125% tariffs on U.S. goods
Following nearly a week of volatile stock swings, U.S. markets opened after China imposed its own 125% tariffs on imports from the U.S. Investopedia Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver breaks down how the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China could …
WorldPride organizers caution international trans community about coming to U.S.
The organizers of WorldPride in Washington, D.C., may issue a warning to transgender people from other countries about traveling to the capital for the event as the Trump administration targets the trans community with policies like the military ban on…
‘It happened so quick’: Eyewitness describes NYC helicopter crash
Aleesha Alam describes watching a helicopter break apart and plunge into the Hudson River from the window of her New York City apartment. All six people on board the helicopter were killed.
As Trump’s envoy meets Putin, Prince Harry’s visit echoes Europe’s embrace of Ukraine
Prince Harry’s Ukraine visit brought soft power to Europe’s pledge of military aid to Kyiv, even as U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff took high-level meetings in Moscow.
Mohamed Salah is staying at Liverpool after contract negotiations spilled out in the public
Mohamed Salah’s trophy-laden spell with Liverpool is set to extend to a decade after the prolific Egypt forward signed a new contract with the Premier League leader, ending months of uncertainty over his future.
U.S. and Russia move toward normalizing relations and easing diplomatic work
The United States and Russia both said on Thursday that they had made progress toward normalizing the work of their diplomatic missions.
WH must facilitate release of wrongly deported man, SCOTUS says
The Supreme Court ruled that the White House must facilitate the release of a Maryland man who was wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador, but the Justices stopped short of ordering his immediate return to the United States. NBC’s Laura Jarrett re…
China’s President Xi to Trump: ‘There are no winners in a tariff war’
China slapped the United States with a new tariff, raising the tax on American goods to 125%. It comes after the White House raised tariffs on China to 145%. Chinese President Xi Jinping responded to President Donald Trump for the first time saying it …
Supreme Court ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and helicopter crash in Hudson River: Morning Rundown
In today’s newsletter: The Supreme Court tells the Trump administration to “facilitate” the release of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador.
New York City sightseeing helicopter crashes, killing all 6 on board
A helicopter carrying a pilot flying a family of five from Spain fell out of the sky and plunged into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. The crash claimed the lives of all six lives on board. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY on wha…
Over 100 people died after heavy rain hit India, Nepal
More than 100 people have died since Wednesday after unseasonably heavy rain lashed parts of India and Nepal
Massachusetts doctor found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in wife’s 2020 death
A doctor from Dover, Massachusetts, accused of killing his wife five years ago was found guilty Thursday of voluntary manslaughter.
Obeying their pharaoh, they left behind a treasure trove in Egypt’s ‘lost golden city’
In Egypt, ancient treasure dating back 3,300 years is being So’oud Aten. Dubbed the lost golden city, its residents left at the whim of Pharaoh Akhenaten.
How Democrats’ potential presidential contenders are scoping out different paths to 2028
Democrats are at a crossroads.
RFK Jr. falsely claims measles vaccine protection ‘wanes very quickly’
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for people to get the measles vaccine, while falsely claiming it has not been “safety tested” and its protection is short-lived.