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Hope fades for quick return home for Brittney Griner after latest decision from Russian courts

The pro basketball player has been held on drug smuggling charges since February, but she has made no public comments about the circumstances surrounding her arrest.
Image: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces - Game Two
Image: Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces - Game Two

With crime rising, Biden urges local leaders to use unspent Covid relief money to hire more police

President Biden comes under pressure to do more about rising crime rates. Biden urges cities and states to use unspent Covid relief money to pay for crime prevention programs and hire more officers. The White House says at least $10 million has been dedicated toward programs like mental health services, but leaders say there are other key factors contributing to increased crime.
With crime rising, Biden urges local leaders to use unspent Covid relief money to hire more police
With crime rising, Biden urges local leaders to use unspent Covid relief money to hire more police

Long Island police release 911 call in mystery disappearance after 12 years

Police on Long Island are trying to solve a 12-year mystery of the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert. They released the 911 phone call of Gilbert on the night that she disappeared. The search led to the discovery of ten other sets of remains in the same area. Now police say there was no connection between Gilbert and the other murders.
Long Island police release 911 call in mystery disappearance after 12 years
Long Island police release 911 call in mystery disappearance after 12 years

Judge hears Title 42 arguments as more migrants head to border

The Biden administration faces growing bipartisan criticism for its plan to end Title 42 as a record number of migrants from more places arrive in the U.S. 21 Republican-led states are suing to keep the Covid border restriction in place. Today they argued their case before a federal judge in Louisiana.
Judge hears Title 42 arguments as more migrants head to border
Judge hears Title 42 arguments as more migrants head to border

Biden administration vows new steps to alleviate baby formula crisis

President Biden is defending his administration’s response to the baby formula shortage. The White House is now vowing to allow more flexibility for low income families to obtain available formula, import additional formula from abroad and continue increased production here at home. Many parents are calling for more action still. 
Biden administration vows new steps to alleviate baby formula crisis
Biden administration vows new steps to alleviate baby formula crisis

Wildfire races through upscale Southern California community: 20 homes destroyed, 11 damaged

Aided by calmer winds, a mandatory evacuation zone of 900 homes dropped to 131.
A firefighter stands outside one of the homes destroyed by the Coastal Fire
A firefighter stands outside one of the homes destroyed by the Coastal Fire

Map: Track the Covid hot spots across the U.S.

NBC News is following Covid-19 case numbers in states and territories in the United States. The data will be updated daily.

Tracking coronavirus case surges in the United States

New coronavirus cases are rising across the country. Not all upticks are the same.

Map: See if the CDC recommends indoor mask use in your county

Nationwide, 2 percent of counties are included in the indoor mask guidance.
Image: CDC Mask recommendations
Image: CDC Mask recommendations
7h ago

Arrests made after child dies during exorcism at backyard church linked to kidnapping of 3-month-old San Jose boy

The child's family allegedly tried to perform an exorcism because they believed the child was possessed.
"makeshift church" on a property located on South 2nd Street
"makeshift church" on a property located on South 2nd Street
7h ago

Ex-Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught sentenced to probation in patient medication death

Vaught was sentenced to three years of probation after being convicted of gross neglect in a medication error that killed a patient.
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