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2h ago

Woman dies after falling 200 feet from Wyoming mountain cliff

Calli Aust, 28, was on a planned hike with her husband to see the sunrise when she fell from the top of Steamboat Point, according to the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office.
Steamboat Point, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
Steamboat Point, Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming
3h ago

Video shows gunman shoot man next to two children in the Bronx

The 10-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy "were very fortunately not injured," New York City police tweeted.
A masked gunman chased down a 24-year-old man and shoot him several times, barely missing two children in New York on May 17, 2021.
A masked gunman chased down a 24-year-old man and shoot him several times, barely missing two children in New York on May 17, 2021.
5h ago

They allegedly went on a murderous rampage across the U.S. Here's what the records show.

The defendants, facing dozens of charges, drove more than 1,000 miles during the deadly crime spree. Adrienne Simpson has admitted to multiple slayings.
Police arrest Tyler Terry, a suspect wanted in the killings of four people, in South Carolina on May 24, 2021.
Police arrest Tyler Terry, a suspect wanted in the killings of four people, in South Carolina on May 24, 2021.
6h ago

Mom made daughter help bury sister, 4, in N.C. backyard, warrant says

Officers found the body of Miegellic “Jelli” Young buried outside her mother’s Charlotte home on May 21, police said.
Officers outside the home of Malikah Diane Bennett in Charlotte, N.C.
Officers outside the home of Malikah Diane Bennett in Charlotte, N.C.

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.
8h ago

Tropical Storm Claudette forms along Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rain and floods

Flooding had already begun in the area overnight Friday into Saturday, with local reports of high water over roads and stranded vehicles.
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10h ago

'Irresponsible use of our water': Drought-stricken cities question value of data centers

As cash-strapped cities welcome Big Tech to build hundreds of million-dollar data centers in their backyards, critics question the environmental cost.
Aerial view of the Apple Data Center in Mesa near Phoenix
Aerial view of the Apple Data Center in Mesa near Phoenix

For Mexican and Native Americans, Juneteenth honors ancestors who fled a decade earlier

Corina Torralba Harrington, who is Mexican American, is a descendant of Black Seminoles — formerly enslaved Blacks who lived among Native Americans in Florida before going to Mexico.
Historical photos displayed on a table including in the center a black and white photo of Corina Torralba Harrington's great grandmother, Effie Payne, whose Mexican name was Felipa Valdes, with her son, Ned Griner, whose Mexican name was Manuel Torralba, in Brackettville, Texas. Bottom right, is a photo of painted rock that marks the direction to Nacimiento de los Negros, Mexico where Juneteenth brings together descendants of Black Seminoles.
Historical photos displayed on a table including in the center a black and white photo of Corina Torralba Harrington's great grandmother, Effie Payne, whose Mexican name was Felipa Valdes, with her son, Ned Griner, whose Mexican name was Manuel Torralba, in Brackettville, Texas. Bottom right, is a photo of painted rock that marks the direction to Nacimiento de los Negros, Mexico where Juneteenth brings together descendants of Black Seminoles.

From cabin fever to separation anxiety, families enter a new phase of pandemic life

As offices open back up, camps welcome kids and vaccinations make more time away from home possible, families are reacclimating to being apart from one another.
Silhouette of Little girl sitting on bed
Silhouette of Little girl sitting on bed
15h ago

3 dead in wave of violence in Oregon, and officials searching for suspect

One woman was also injured in the hit-and-run crash in North Bend, on Oregon's coast, and was in critical condition.