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47m ago

FBI offering reward for info on fires at 3 Walmart stores in Alabama and Mississippi

The FBI posted photos of people in masks and is offering $2,500 for information about suspicious blazes at the popular big box stores.
Image: Walmart arson suspect
Image: Walmart arson suspect
1h ago

Woman shot nail salon owner because she was unhappy with cost of mani-pedi, police say

The owner, a 42-year-old Asian man, was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in critical but stable condition.
Katy Nails in Katy, Texas.
Katy Nails in Katy, Texas.
1h ago

FDA approves Alzheimer's drug from Biogen, against experts' advice

The approval comes after an independent panel to the FDA urged the agency to reject the drug, which will be sold under the name Aduhelm.
A scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at Biogen's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., in 2019.
A scientist works on Alzheimer's disease research in a laboratory at Biogen's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass., in 2019.
1h ago

Fleeing Texas inmates allegedly outsmarted jailers by placing dummies in bed

The subterfuge succeeded despite guards making three overnight inmate counts.
Image: Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office uncovered a wide range of security failures at the Bureau of Prison's prison camps and satellite campuses, from leaving doors unlocked or using locks that were susceptible to tampering, to having l
Image: Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office uncovered a wide range of security failures at the Bureau of Prison's prison camps and satellite campuses, from leaving doors unlocked or using locks that were susceptible to tampering, to having l
2h ago

Chasten Buttigieg slams GOP chairwoman's LGBTQ Pride tweet

"Our community is consistently under attack, and when I saw the chairwoman's tweet, I had to say something," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's husband said on MSNBC.
Image: Chasten Buttigieg
Image: Chasten Buttigieg
2h ago

Supreme Court unanimously rules against immigrants with temporary status

Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently.
The Supreme Court on June 1, 2021.
The Supreme Court on June 1, 2021.

Tracking coronavirus case surges in the United States

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

Covid-19 cases are falling around the country. See where case counts are falling the most.

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

Robocalls took a hit during Covid-19 lockdowns, but the bounce-back has begun.

“No point of making a robocall if no one's there when you press 1.”
Smartphone.
Smartphone.
3h ago

3 dead, 3 injured in murder-suicide near South Florida military air base

A 38-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy were found dead inside the residence, police said. Three others, ages 18, 16 and 11, were taken to the hospital.
Image: Shooting in South Florida
Image: Shooting in South Florida