Right-wing media that became purveyors of misinformation and amplified false claims as Donald Trump undermined the results of the 2020 election are finding themselves on the losing end of legal challenges — or facing new ones. In just a few months, a handful of high-profile fringe media operations have been hit with courtroom losses. The … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose a change to prepackaged food sold in America: a requirement that the front of the packages display key nutrient information in addition to the nutrition label that’s already on the back. The concept, designed to quickly convey health ramifications to busy consumers about the food and … Read more
TAMPA, Fla. — The wave of new rules that have transformed the college sports landscape and empowered student-athletes to earn money off of their name, image and likeness has found another fertile home: high school athletics. Dozens of states — from New York to California and now Florida — are all backing student-athletes in a … Read more
Caitlin Clark, the WNBA rookie sensation and all-time college scoring leader, is set to be left home when the U.S. national team travels to the Paris Olympics, a source familiar with the decision told NBC News on Saturday. The formal announcement of Team USA’s roster has not been announced, but the squad headed to the international … Read more
A 6-year-old girl died this week after succumbing to head trauma caused when the errant shaft of a badminton racquet struck her during a family vacation in Maine, police said. The girl, identified as Lucy Morgan of Stockholm, New Jersey, died Wednesday at Maine Medical Center in Portland following the noontime accident on June 1 … Read more
Hispanic-owned businesses in Montgomery, Alabama, are being “hunted’ by criminals, city officials said this week after three people were killed in a grocery store shooting that officials say may be connected to a string of targeted crimes. To “those in our Latino and Hispanic communities … we see you, we hear you, and we are … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles’ City Council president is demanding an investigation after video appears to show police from neighboring Burbank dropping off a clearly distressed homeless man in front of his L.A. office and driving away. The video was released by Council President Paul Krekorian Friday, and Krekorian said it shows the officers leaving … Read more
A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said. The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about eight miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesperson at the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Carrizo Springs is about 116 … Read more
Millions of people in southwestern states are under warnings of extreme heat on Friday, after two major U.S. cities recorded their hottest ever daily temperatures as the potentially dangerous heat wave continues. Phoenix reached a sweltering 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday — beating the previous daily record for this time of year of 111 degrees … Read more
Two Seattle police officers are under investigation after a bystander recorded them beating a man with their batons at a bus stop last week. In the video, which was posted online and first reported by NBC affiliate KING 5-TV, two officers can be seen hitting a man with their batons last Friday afternoon. In the … Read more