IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Highland Park shooting suspect confessed to authorities and plotted second attack in Wisconsin, prosecutor says

Image:
Charles Rex Arbogast / AP

Highland Park shooting suspect's past is littered with 'red flags'

Image: Irina and Kevin McCarthy
via GoFundMe

'Unthinkable position'

Highland Park victims leave behind toddler who must 'navigate life as an orphan'

the victims

Here's what we know so far about the Highland Park parade victims

A Lake County police officer walks down Central Ave in Highland Park, Ill.
Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune via AP

assault weapon

Highland Park suspect legally purchased multiple weapons, official says

Image: First responders take away victims from the scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022.
Jim Vondruska / Getty Images

Internet

YouTube channel featuring shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting

Top Stories
Latest news

Top stories

THINK: Opinions, essays and analyses

See All

Politics

Abortion rights demonstrators
Daniel Slim / AFP via Getty Images

2022 Election

Abortion politics complicate Republican midterm message to voters

Image: Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with Republican Senators and economists about the Democrats social policy spending bill on November 30, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Drew Angerer / Getty Images file

Donald Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he'll challenge subpoena in Georgia Trump probe

Image: US-POLITICS-BIDEN
Nicholas Kamm / AFP - Getty Images file

White House

Biden to promote plan to protect millions of workers' pensions

Image: Donald Trump's Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, N.Y., on Sept. 30, 2020.
Johnny Milano for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Donald Trump

Judge holds real estate firm in contempt over documents in Trump probe

Donald Trump

Rudy Giuliani, Lindsey Graham subpoenaed by grand jury in Trump election probe

News

Biden to respond to Brittney Griner's letter pleading for help

Latino

DACA advocates head to appeals court in fight to save program

Top videos

Editors' picks

Most read

Local

Abortion rights

A woman stands at the check-in window of the Hope Medical Group for Women
Francois Picard / AFP via Getty Images file

Abortion Rights

Why Black women are especially underserved when it comes to birth control access

Image:
Hannah Beier for NBC News

Abortion Rights

Covid spiked the maternal death rate in U.S. Roe's fall will make it even worse.

Katelyn Williams, PP RHA 2, files paperwork at a Planned Parenthood in downtown Chicago on June 27, 2022.
Anjali Pinto for NBC News

Abortion Rights

Woman's 500-mile trek to an Illinois abortion clinic may be start of a wave to come

Abortion Rights

For anti-abortion LGBTQ groups, Roe's reversal is a 'human rights victory'

Abortion Rights

State abortion bans trigger confusion over what happens to frozen embryos

Abortion Rights

For anti-abortion LGBTQ groups, Roe's reversal is a 'human rights victory'

Abortion Rights

State abortion bans trigger confusion over what happens to frozen embryos

Business, Tech & Media

A man holds a drone with his hand
Julio Cortez / AP file

Tech News

The next frontier for drones: Letting them fly out of sight

A employee works at a Ben & Jerry's factory
Emmanuel Dunand / AFP via Getty Images

Business News

Ben & Jerry's sues parent company over the sale of its Israeli business

Image: Mortgage rates
Joe Raedle / Getty Images file

Business News

Mortgage demand sinks even as rates drop for second week in a row

Internet

Sens. Rubio, Warner seek FTC investigation into TikTok over U.S. data access

Internet

YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting

Internet

Sens. Rubio, Warner seek FTC investigation into TikTok over U.S. data access

Internet

YouTube channel featuring Highland Park shooting suspect showed parade route and an animated school shooting

Science

Image: CERN
Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images file

Science News

Cern Large Hadron Collider scientists observe three 'exotic' particles for first time

Image: Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Sergiivna Viazovska on June 13, 2022 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Fred Merz / AP

Science News

Ukrainian mathematician awarded prestigious Fields Medal

Rocket Lab Electron's second stage propels Photon and Capstone into its first parking orbit.
Business Wire / via AP

Space

NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth, heads to moon

Space

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

Climate in Crisis

Sydney floods affect 50,000 around Australia’s largest city

Space

China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon

Climate in Crisis

Sydney floods affect 50,000 around Australia’s largest city

Asian America

Read More

NBCBLK

Read More

Latino

Read More

NBC OUT

Read More

See more

Online shopping, simplified
NBC / Vivian Le ; Instant Pot

What to know when shopping for an Instant Pot

Illustration of Writer watering her Easyplant
Courtesy Mili Godio

How these self-watering pots keep my plants healthy

Illustration of different products on sale for Amazon Prime Day
Amazon

Early Prime Day deals worth considering

Best Buy ; Amazon

10 best spin bikes under $500

Illustration of different New and Notable products
Allbirds ; Avocado Green Mattress ; Sony ; Cloudpaper

Sony launches INZONE gaming headsets

10'000 Hours / Getty Images

What to expect from Walmart Deals for Days 2022

Image of a hand using the Luna Controller from Amazon and the controller alone
Amazon

Early Prime Day deals worth considering

mapodile / Getty Images

Target announces Deal Days 2022 dates

Illustrated GIF of products popping out of a Amazon Prime Box
Amazon

How Amazon Prime Day conquered the mega sale and redefined it

Hands holding boxes
PURPLE MARBLES / Alamy Stock Photo

Is Amazon Prime worth it?

To help prepare for Amazon Prime Day 2022, we broke down what we know so far about the event and shared expert tips for preparing ahead of time.
Anchiy / Getty Images

What we know about Prime Day 2022 this July

Illustration of different products that sold best on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon

Prime Day 2021: Most purchased products

NBC Illustration / Equator Blend / Flipstik / Cocoon

How to support LGBTQ-owned businesses

Illustration of three of the best LGBTQ+ books of 2022, according to Lambda Literary
Amazon

Best LGBTQ+ books, according to Lambda Literary

Illustration of three books
Goodreads

Goodreads' favorite kids and teens books by LGBTQ+ authors