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Daughter honors late father by finishing his bucket list
Michael Carney was killed by a distracted driver and never had the chance to finish his bucket list. His daughter Laura found it 13 years later and decided to complete it for him to honor his legacy. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor shares their story.
Some U.S. schools banning AI technology while others embrace it
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program, can write college-level essays in seconds. While some school districts are banning it due to cheating concerns, NBC News’ Jacob Ward has details on why some teachers are embracing the technology.
U.S. Northern Command analyzing Chinese surveillance balloon debris
The head of U.S. Northern Command says the ten square mile search field for debris from the Chinese surveillance balloon has been narrowed to less than a square mile. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reports more on the fallout after the balloon was shot down.
Ohio train derailment prompts controlled release of chemicals on board
Thousands are under a mandatory evacuation order after a train carrying potentially harmful chemicals derailed in Ohio. Emergency responders blew holes in some of the cars in a planned release to burn away the hazardous material. NBC News’ Ron Allen reports.
Two white supremacists arrested after plot to wipeout Baltimore’s power grid
The FBI says two white supremacists, Sarah Clendaniel and Brandon Russell, were plotting to wipe out Baltimore’s power grid within the coming weeks. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk has more details on the alleged plan to spray five substations with gunfire.
Police link 3 student deaths, 6 other overdoses to fentanyl from Dallas-area home
A pair are accused of selling pills that made their way to the hands of students aged 13 to 17 from three suburban schools, according to a newly unsealed court document.
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Double amputee killed by Southern California police had mental health crisis, mother says
Huntington Park police killed Anthony Lowe on Jan. 26 after allegedly stabbing a passerby with a knife.
Neo-Nazi leader among 2 arrested in plot to attack Baltimore's power grid, feds say
The suspects, Brandon Russell and Sarah Clendaniel, took steps to shoot multiple electrical substations in the Baltimore area to “completely destroy this whole city,” prosecutors said.
Fearing an explosion, officials release toxic chemical after Ohio train derailment
Residents in the area were ordered to evacuate once authorities determined five of the train cars may have been full of the flammable gas.
Iowa amusement park won't reopen water ride after death of 11-year-old boy
Michael Jaramillo died and his brother and father were injured on July 3, 2021, after their raft overturned and trapped them in the water.
Buffalo, New York, area is hit with the strongest earthquake in 40 years
“It felt like a car hit my house in Buffalo. I jumped out of bed,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said of Monday's 3.8-magnitude quake.
