USA Hockey is mandating neck laceration protection for all players under the age of 18, the latest development in the wake of the death of a player in England from a skate cut to the neck. The new rule goes into effect Aug. 1. The decision announced Sunday comes three months after American Adam Johnson died after taking a … Read more
No regrets on fourth-down plays in second half, Lions coach says The Lions were stopped on two fourth-down plays in the second half, turning aside possible field goal attempts. Lions coach Dan Campbell said he was simply confident in his team picking up the yards needed on fourth-and-2 from the San Francisco 28 and fourth-and-3 … Read more
Social media users may have noticed Saturday that they cannot search Taylor Swift’s name on X, days after nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes of the pop star went viral. Whenever Swift’s name was typed into the search box on X, the message “Something went wrong. Try reloading” would appear. NBC News has reached out to X for … Read more
Ann Meddin Hellman had all but given up hope that she would learn more information about her father’s side of the family — a lineage long-believed to have been erased in the horrors of the Holocaust. So it was a mix of surprise, shock and utter disbelief that followed when she learned five months ago … Read more
Eight countries have paused future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The agency, known as the UNRWA, is entrusted with moving much-needed humanitarian aid into Gaza, which has been under … Read more
Six people were hospitalized for minor injuries and later released following the “hard landing” of an American Airlines jetliner at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, Federal Aviation Administration and airline officials said. According to an FAA statement, the American Airlines Airbus A320 “made a hard landing” on an airport runway around 2 p.m. … Read more
More than five months after a wind-fueled wildfire swept through the coastal Maui town of Lahaina, officials have identified the last of the 100 confirmed victims. Lydia Coloma, 70, of Lahaina, has been identified and her next of kin notified, the county of Maui and the Maui Police Department said in a statement Friday. She … Read more
Charges against country music star Chris Young were dismissed on Friday after a review of evidence in an interaction between the musician and a state alcohol agent Monday night, the Nashville district attorney said. Young, 38, was arrested Monday night and booked on charges of assaulting an officer, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after an … Read more
A former lawyer for Fugees rapper Pras Michel was sentenced Friday to one year of unsupervised probation and will have to pay a fine after he admitted to violating a court order by sharing protected discovery material with reporters in the run-up to his client’s 2023 trial. David Kenner, 82, agreed to plead guilty to … Read more
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After third grade math teacher Shelby Lattimore delivered the day’s announcements, the “class banker” distributed everyone’s wallets — clasped envelopes decorated with animals, stars, hearts and cars scribbled in marker and filled with the faux money they’d earned this year. Lattimore asked the class if they knew what inflating a balloon meant. … Read more