Experts say the ease with which the two men obtained the 77 pounds of questionable gold underscores the challenges of cracking down on a trade that fuels environmental destruction and enriches international criminal groups.

Data reviewed by NBC News showed that from 2018 to 2022, Norfolk Southern averaged slightly more accidents per million miles than the other six Class-I railroads.

AXT Inc.’s ties to a Chinese defense firm highlight the broader challenge of preventing U.S. technology and know-how from ending up in the hands of China’s military.

A study by environmental group EarthSight found that while tariffs helped cut U.S. imports of plywood from Russia in half, Russia remains the nation's second-largest foreign plywood supplier.

Many foreign workers hurt or killed while working on U.S. bases in Afghanistan likely got little or none of the compensation required by the U.S., report says.

The smuggling of monkeys caught in the wild is believed to have been going on for years due to the colossal demand for laboratory monkeys in the U.S.

Thousands of people have allegedly been trafficked into labor by private contractors on U.S. military bases in the Middle East.

An NBC News review found at least 20 people who appear to be working with kids even though they were barred from participating in Olympic-affiliated events following abuse allegations.

Financial leaks illustrate the difficulties Western governments will face in enforcing sanctions on Russian oligarchs like Suleiman Kerimov.

Large numbers of Americans are trying – and failing – to get financial assistance as they battle lingering Covid symptoms, an NBC News investigation found.

Experts who track deforestation say satellite imagery shows some areas of rainforest may have been cleared on land operated by companies that pledged to halt the practice in 2015.