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Two imprisoned Georgia men say they were wrongly convicted, and blame a single informant
Sonny Bharadia and Erik Heard are serving life sentences in Georgia for different crimes. Both say Sterling Flint wrongly incriminated them.Top stories -
Iran’s foreign minister downplays drones used in Israel strikes as ‘toys that our children play with’
In his first interview since Israel’s retaliatory strikes, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian downplayed the scope of Israel’s response to NBC News’ Tom Llamas.Top stories - Israel -
A potential juror was booted after comparing Trump to Silvio Berlusconi
Jury selection to continue in Trump hush money trial – six more jurors and six alternates neededTop stories - Donald Trump -
Senate rejects impeachment articles against DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Get live updates and the latest news as the Senate begins its trial on House-passed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas.Top stories -
Ukraine sees an 'extremely strange' double standard after U.S. and allies help defend Israel
Ukraine sees a double standard in U.S. and allies helping Israel shoot down the Iran attack while it waits for new support against Russian attacks.Top stories - Ukraine -
The shadowy war between Israel and Iran has exploded into view. What's next?
Iran's attack on Israel left the United States and its allies scrambling to avoid a wider conflict as the world waits to see what comes next.Top stories - Iran -
Potential jurors begin selection process in Trump's criminal trial
The proceedings mark the first time a former president has stood trial on criminal charges. Trump is facing 34 counts of felony falsification of business records.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Iran begins retaliatory attack on Israel
Israel’s defense minister has warned that “a direct Iranian attack will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran.”Top stories - Iran -
Arizona Supreme Court rules a near-total abortion ban from 1864 is enforceable
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban still on the books in the state is enforceable, a bombshell decision that adds the state to the growing lists of places where abortion care is effectively banned.Top stories - Abortion -
U.S. halted shipment of weapons to Israel over concerns they would be used in Rafah
After Hamas announced it had accepted a cease-fire proposal, Israel said that the deal was “far from” its requirements and that it would push ahead with a Rafah operation but send a delegation to talks.Top stories - Israel -
Former exec describes his role in hush money payments as Trump's criminal trial begins fourth week
A former top executive at the Trump Organization took the witness stand in Donald Trump's criminal trial Monday to describe his role in the payments the former president made that led to charges he falsified business records, while jurors got to ...Top stories - Donald Trump -
Columbia cancels universitywide commencement ceremony after weeks of protests on campus
Columbia will replace its universitywide commencement ceremony on May 15 with "smaller-scale, school-based celebrations," university officials announced Monday, after weeks of pro-Palestinian and counterprotests on campus.Top stories -
Longtime Trump Org. employees brought in to testify against their boss in criminal trial
Longtime Trump aide Hope Hicks testified Friday, detailing the "crisis" that unfolded after the "Access Hollywood" video became public.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Palestinians leave eastern Rafah after Israeli warnings to evacuate the area
An NBC News crew encountered Palestinians packing up their belongings and heading away from eastern Rafah after Israeli warnings to leave to area.Top stories - Israel -
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal; Israel strikes Rafah and says deal falls short of its demands
Israel urges civilians to leave eastern Rafah as cease-fire hopes fadeTop stories - Israel -
Ole Miss opens conduct investigation following protest confrontation
The University of Mississippi has opened at least one student conduct investigation after videos of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded by counterprotesters circulated online, including one that many have singled out as racist.Top stories -
LAPD clears out parts of the USC campus, dismantles tents in pro-Palestinian protest encampment
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a protest encampment 12 days ago on the University of Southern California campus.Top stories -
Cease-fire talks advance in Egypt even as Israel threatens to invade Rafah
TEL AVIV — A high-level Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday as months of stop-start talks for a cease-fire and hostage release deal appear to have reached a crucial stage, even as Israel continued to threaten a ground offensive in Gaza’s ...Top stories - Israel -
Why Biden decided to speak out about the campus protests after days of silence
After days of silence from President Joe Biden on the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide, his decision to speak out Thursday served as an acknowledgement that it was unavoidable to stay quiet for much longer.Top stories - Joe Biden -
Nearly half of people arrested at NYC campus protests were not students, officials say
Police mass at UCLA as protesters defy order to leaveTop stories -
'You are our hope': Gaza students find strength in U.S. campus protests
Protests over Israel's assault on Gaza have rocked college campuses in the U.S. and drawn condemnation from Israeli leaders, but students in the Palestinian enclave say they are watching the demonstrations closely — and gaining renewed strength ...Top stories -
Gaza cease-fire talks come at a key moment as Biden faces growing campus protests
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials are increasingly concerned about where protests on college campuses over the war in the Gaza Strip will expand to next and view a potential cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas as perhaps the ...Top stories - Joe Biden -
Lawyer for Playmate who accused Trump of an affair testifies
Gary Farro's testimony is expected to take up most of the morning.Top stories - Donald Trump -
4 killed serving warrant with U.S. marshals task force in North Carolina, officials say
Four officers were fatally shot as a U.S. marshals task force was serving a warrant at a home Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, officials said.Top stories -
College campus protests over war in Gaza show no sign of slowing, new crackdowns on demonstrators
New waves of arrests on pro-Palestinian demonstrators took place on campuses across the country as colleges crack down on unauthorized encampments. With graduation approaching, protest leaders are unsure of the repercussions they’ll face. NBC ...Top stories -
Hamas releases new hostage video, includes American captive
Hamas released new footage of hostages on Saturday. The undated video is the first time the captives, Omri Miran and American Israeli Keith Siegal, have been seen since they were taken by Hamas on October 7th. NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald has ...Top stories -
Longtime Trump assistant and bank executive each take the stand in hush money trial
Rhona Graff, who said she was testifying pursuant to a subpoena, testified that Trump’s contact list included information for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Trump had Stormy Daniels' and Karen McDougal's contact information saved, longtime assistant testifies
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, has testified about discussions with ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen and payments to Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.Top stories - Donald Trump -
'At least if he wins I will be pardoned for electoral fraud,' tabloid editor's text reads at Trump trial
Pecker, a former publisher of the National Enquirer, testified Tuesday about how the tabloid fabricated stories to help Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Hersh Goldberg-Polin’s parents react to new Hamas hostage video
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, whose Israeli-American son Hersh was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, called on all parties involved in negotiations to “be brave, lean in, seize this moment and get a deal done.” They then added a message to Hersh, ...Top stories -
New U.S. military aid is finally heading to Ukraine — but is it too little, too late?
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine needed this.Top stories - Ukraine -
Threats of violence to colleges on FBI's radar amid heated campus environment
In an exclusive interview with Lester Holt, FBI Director Christopher Wray says that though the bureau does not monitor protests they do “share intelligence about specific threats of violence with campuses, with state and local law enforcement.”Top stories -
FBI director warns of three-part TikTok threat as Senate considers ban
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned of what he sees as the serious security risks to people who use the popular app in an exclusive interview with Lester Holt. It comes as Congress comes closer to forcing the sale of the social media platform ...Top stories - Tiktok -
Judge skewers Trump defense's 'credibility' in gag order hearing ahead of key witness testimony
Judge Juan Merchan will hear arguments on whether Trump violated a gag order with social media posts about two witnesses in the hush money trial.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Midnight deadline for deal to end Columbia protest encampment passes without resolution
Dozens were arrested at NYU and Yale on Monday and Columbia canceled in-person classes as discord over the war in Gaza grows among students across the country.Top stories -
Police arrest pro-Palestinian supporters at encampment on Yale University plaza
Police officers Monday arrested protesters who had set up an encampment on Yale University’s campus in support of the Palestinian cause, one of a growing number of American universities where there have been demonstrations surrounding the ongoing ...Top stories -
Zelenskyy: With continued U.S. aid, Ukraine ‘will have a chance for victory’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Meet the Press exclusively to discuss the House’s passage of aid to Ukraine.Top stories - Ukraine -
House passes foreign aid bills and bill that could ban TikTok
The House passed a series of spending bills that includes $60.8 billion of Ukraine aid and over $26 billion in aid to Israel. The House also voted to effectively ban the social media platform TikTok if it doesn't divest from its Chinese parent ...Top stories - Tiktok -
Trump vows to make his voice heard in court as first week of trial draws to a close. Here's what you missed on Day 4.
The former president, who has largely sat silently in the courtroom during a week's worth of court proceedings, told reporters that he will take the stand.Top stories - Donald Trump -
Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump is on trial
A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place.Top stories - Donald Trump