NBC News Top Storieshttps://www.nbcnews.com/NBC News Top Storiesen-US© 2024 NBCNews.comTue, 19 Mar 2024 02:11:39 GMThttps://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/MSNBC/Components/Media/NBC-promo-graphics/nbc-news.pngNBC News Top Storieshttps://www.nbcnews.com/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/funding-deal-eludes-congress-just-days-ahead-government-shutdown-deadl-rcna143566Tentative deal reached to avoid shutdown as negotiators resolve homeland security billTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:17:10 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 02:11:39 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:17:10 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/funding-deal-eludes-congress-just-days-ahead-government-shutdown-deadl-rcna143566Sahil Kapur and Rebecca Kaplan and Ali Vitali and Julie TsirkinThe last big sticking point had been money for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement.Mandel NganImage: The U.S. Capitol in 2023.The U.S. Capitol last year.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-kentucky-college-student-says-feels-violated-mysterious-dorm-attack-rcna143975Ex-Kentucky college student says she feels ‘violated’ after mysterious dorm attackTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-kentucky-college-student-says-feels-violated-mysterious-dorm-attack-rcna143975Antonio Planas and Madelyn UrabeMonths after Isabella "Bella" Willingham was found unresponsive and severely injured in her dorm room in a case that has baffled her family and law enforcement, the former Asbury University student is still trying to piece together what happened that day.Courtesy Andy WillinghamIsabella Willingham.Isabella Willingham.Courtesy Andy WillinghamIsabella WillinghamIsabella Willingham almost died after losing consciousness in her dorm room at Asbury University and woke up to injuries covering her body that included bruises, scratches and deep gashes.https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/louisiana-town-battered-hurricanes-tries-hang-warming-world-rcna142966Battered by hurricanes and tired of rebuilding, 90% of population has left this coastal townMon, 18 Mar 2024 23:44:03 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 19:04:34 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 23:44:03 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/louisiana-town-battered-hurricanes-tries-hang-warming-world-rcna142966Nidhi Sharma and Lauren WilsonThe consequences of climate change are already taking a toll on some U.S. communities. In Cameron, Louisiana, hope comes from a natural gas plant that activists call a "carbon bomb."Michael GemelliWide view of Cameron, LouisianaCameron, La., was once a lively community with deep roots. Now, locals call Cameron a ghost town.Michael GemelliTressie LaBove Smith at Anchors Up Grill.Tressie LaBove Smith, who lost her restaurant to Hurricane Laura in 2020, now operates from a food trailer.Michael GemelliOverhead view of concrete slabs in Cameron, LouisianaOver the last decade, powerful hurricanes have uprooted buildings and people in Cameron, leaving little behind but dozens of concrete slabs.Michael GemelliAnna DuPont.Anna DuPont, 21, is one of the few young people left living in Cameron after a series of devastating hurricanes.Michael GemelliA natural gas plant outside of Cameron, LouisianaA natural gas plant just outside of town provides hope for many Cameron residents who say a proposed expansion would help revive their town, despite concerns from climate activists.Michael GemelliWide view of Cameron, LouisianaIn the last few decades, rising sea surface temperatures have contributed to hurricanes that intensify faster than before. In the Gulf of Mexico, which borders Cameron, waters are warming twice as fast as in the global ocean.Michael GemelliTressie LaBove SmithWith 90% of Cameron’s population chased away by the hurricanes, Smith has been struggling to keep her restaurant open.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-ohio-gop-establishment-clash-senate-primary-rcna143955Trump and Ohio's GOP establishment clash on the eve of a rowdy Senate primaryTue, 19 Mar 2024 00:39:50 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 00:09:00 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 00:39:50 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-ohio-gop-establishment-clash-senate-primary-rcna143955Henry J. Gomez and Emma BarnettTrump-endorsed Bernie Moreno campaigned with Sen. JD Vance and Kari Lake ahead of the Ohio Republican Senate primary. Matt Dolan rallied with Gov. Mike DeWine.Bill ClarkBernie Moreno, Republican candidate for Senate; Matt Dolan, Republican candidate for Senate.Ohio Republican Senate candidates Bernie Moreno and Matt Dolan.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-speak-netanyahu-escalating-tensions-us-israel-relationship-rcna143858Biden warns Netanyahu in a phone call against a major ground operation in RafahTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:55 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:48 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:55 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-speak-netanyahu-escalating-tensions-us-israel-relationship-rcna143858Rebecca Shabad and Carol E. Lee and Monica Alba and Caroline Kenny and Zoë RichardsWASHINGTON — During a critical phone call Monday, President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against Israel's carrying out a planned military operation in Rafah, the White House said.Sara StathasJoe Biden at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wis.Joe Biden at the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club in Milwaukee, Wis., on March 13, 2024.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/parts-haiti-left-darkness-armed-groups-attack-power-stations-rcna143957Parts of Haiti left in darkness after armed groups attack power stationsTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:12:54 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 22:11:50 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:12:54 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/parts-haiti-left-darkness-armed-groups-attack-power-stations-rcna143957Char Adams and Fredlyn Pierre LouisArmed groups broke into several electrical stations in Haiti, stealing documents and destroying equipment in an attack that has left areas of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, in darkness.Odelyn JosephA demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag.A protester demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-school-shooter-father-threatened-destroy-prosecutor-rcna143995Michigan school shooter’s father threatened to destroy the prosecutor in case against him, sources confirmTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:12:22 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:04:55 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:12:22 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-school-shooter-father-threatened-destroy-prosecutor-rcna143995Selina Guevara and Alan Cohen and Adrienne Broaddus and Phil HelselThe convicted father of the Oxford High School shooter said in jailhouse phone calls that he wanted to ruin the prosecutor in the case against him and that she would be going to hell soon, sources confirmed.Bill Puglianoparent shooterJames Crumbley at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich., on Wednesday.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bank-japan-hikes-rates-first-time-17-years-abolishes-yield-curve-contr-rcna144004Bank of Japan ends the world’s only negative rates regime in a historic moveTue, 19 Mar 2024 07:35:35 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 04:14:12 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 07:35:35 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bank-japan-hikes-rates-first-time-17-years-abolishes-yield-curve-contr-rcna144004Clement Tan, CNBCJapan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007, ending the world’s last negative rates regime.Kazuhiro Nogijapan financial economy yen currencyAn electronic board in Tokyo on Tuesday showing a share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, left, and the rate of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/princess-kate-middleton-video-shopping-rcna143973Princess Kate seen out on weekend shopping trip alongside Prince William in new videoMon, 18 Mar 2024 23:31:54 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 22:13:26 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 23:31:54 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/princess-kate-middleton-video-shopping-rcna143973Dennis RomeroFollowing days of rampant speculation online after the royal family shared an altered family photo, Catherine, the Princess of Wales, was reportedly seen shopping over the weekend — an outing that was captured on video.Samir HusseinCatherine, Princess of WalesCatherine, the Princess of Wales, in London on Nov. 15.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/potential-2024-candidates-keep-telling-no-no-labels-pressing-forward-rcna142960Potential 2024 candidates keep telling it no. But No Labels is pressing forward.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:01 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:01 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/potential-2024-candidates-keep-telling-no-no-labels-pressing-forward-rcna142960Vaughn Hillyard and Alex Seitz-Wald and Katherine Koretski and Shaquille Brewster and Emma Barnett and Ali Vitali and Julie TsirkinNo Labels is still working to find its dream third-party presidential ticket for 2024 — but there’s a hitch: It keeps getting turned down.Spencer PlattNancy Jacobson, third left, at the launch of the unaffiliated political organization known as No Labels.No Labels founder and CEO Nancy Jacobson, third left, at the launch of the unaffiliated political organization in 2010 at Columbia University in New York City.John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images fileImage: Sen. Joe Manchin III Headlines No Labels Event in New HampshireSen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, at an event sponsored by the bipartisan group No Labels in Manchester, N.H., on July 17.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-student-riley-strain-went-2-bars-night-went-missing-talked-nas-rcna143956College student Riley Strain went to 2 other bars and talked to Nashville officer on night he went missingTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:15:52 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 22:35:54 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:15:52 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/college-student-riley-strain-went-2-bars-night-went-missing-talked-nas-rcna143956Matt LavietesTen days since University of Missouri student Riley Strain vanished, more details have emerged about his movements before he disappeared in Nashville, Tennessee.Metropolitan Nashville Police DepartmentRiley StrainRiley Strain.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-are-officially-divorced-rcna144013Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorcedTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-are-officially-divorced-rcna144013The Associated PressAriana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced.Variety via Getty Images96th Annual Oscars - ArrivalsAriana Grande at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles.lv_ny1_biden_womens_240318Biden hosts Women's History Month reception at the White HouseMon, 18 Mar 2024 13:12:31 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 13:12:30 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 13:12:31 GMT2054-03-18T13:12:30.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-biden-hosts-women-s-history-month-reception-at-the-white-house-206796357636Watch live coverage as President Biden, Vice President Harris and first lady Jill Biden deliver remarks at a Women's History Month reception at the White House.Biden hosts Women's History Month reception at the White HouseWatch live coverage as President Biden, Vice President Harris and first lady Jill Biden deliver remarks at a Women's History Month reception at the White House.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-map-social-security-medicare-rcna143475Donald Trump has been all over the map on Social Security and MedicareTue, 19 Mar 2024 02:31:52 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 02:31:52 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/donald-trump-map-social-security-medicare-rcna143475Sahil KapurFormer President Donald Trump has called for cuts to Social Security and Medicare and also portrayed himself as a protector of those programs.Justine GoodePhoto Illustration: Donald Trump in between a ripped Social Security cardhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/blinken-lauds-extraordinary-expansion-defense-ties-philippines-rcna144018Blinken lauds ‘extraordinary’ expansion of defense ties with the Philippines amid China tensionsTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:40:10 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:30:10 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:40:10 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/blinken-lauds-extraordinary-expansion-defense-ties-philippines-rcna144018ReutersSecretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the strengthening of defense ties with the Philippines as “extraordinary,” saying they would only grow further.Evelyn HocksteinU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed on Tuesday a recent strengthening of defence ties with the Philippines as “extraordinary”, saying they would only grow further, though Washington’s expanding alliances were not aimed at China.Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo in Manila on Tuesday.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-kentucky-college-student-says-feels-violated-mysterious-dorm-attack-rcna143975Ex-Kentucky college student says she feels ‘violated’ after mysterious dorm attackTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:09:38 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-kentucky-college-student-says-feels-violated-mysterious-dorm-attack-rcna143975Antonio Planas and Madelyn UrabeMonths after Isabella "Bella" Willingham was found unresponsive and severely injured in her dorm room in a case that has baffled her family and law enforcement, the former Asbury University student is still trying to piece together what happened that day.Courtesy Andy WillinghamIsabella Willingham.Isabella Willingham.Courtesy Andy WillinghamIsabella WillinghamIsabella Willingham almost died after losing consciousness in her dorm room at Asbury University and woke up to injuries covering her body that included bruises, scratches and deep gashes.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/female-genital-cutting-mutilation-gambia-repeal-law-rcna144017Gambia lawmakers refer repeal of ban on female genital cutting to more committee discussionsTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:42:24 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:42:24 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:42:24 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/female-genital-cutting-mutilation-gambia-repeal-law-rcna144017The Associated PressLawmakers in Gambia referred an attempted repeal of the 2015 ban on female genital cutting for further committee discussions on Monday.Muhamadou BittayeGambia Female Genital MutilationAnti Female Genital Mutilation protesters outside the National Assembly in Banjul, Gambia on March 18, 2024.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-suspend-licenses-2-senior-doctors-walkout-rcna144015South Korea to suspend licenses of 2 senior doctors in first punishments over walkoutTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:38:43 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:38:43 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:38:43 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/south-korea-suspend-licenses-2-senior-doctors-walkout-rcna144015The Associated PressSouth Korean authorities will suspend the licenses of two senior doctors in the first punishments over a large-scale walkout, one of the doctors said Monday.Anthony WallaceThousands of trainee medics walked off the job on February 20 to protest government plans to sharply increase the number of doctors, which it says is essential to combat shortages and serve South Korea's rapidly ageing population. Medical workers outside a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-says-kim-jong-un-supervised-tests-rocket-launchers-rcna144010North Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised tests of rocket launchers targeting SeoulTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:39:56 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:21:01 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:39:56 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-says-kim-jong-un-supervised-tests-rocket-launchers-rcna144010The Associated PressNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire drill of rocket launchers designed to target South Korea’s capital, state media said Tuesday.KCNANorth Korea Rocket DrillsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un observing the Western Region Artillery Unit's ultra-large rocket salvo firing drill, at an unconfirmed location in North Korea on March 18, 2024.KCNANorth Korea Rocket DrillsSouth Korea categorized the North Korean weapons system tested Monday as a ballistic missile.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-are-officially-divorced-rcna144013Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are officially divorcedTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:09:28 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-are-officially-divorced-rcna144013The Associated PressAriana Grande and Dalton Gomez are now divorced.Variety via Getty Images96th Annual Oscars - ArrivalsAriana Grande at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/konstantin-koltsov-former-nhl-player-boyfriend-sabalenka-dead-42-rcna144012Konstantin Koltsov, former NHL player and boyfriend of tennis star Sabalenka, dead at 42Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:05:36 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:07:49 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 10:05:36 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/konstantin-koltsov-former-nhl-player-boyfriend-sabalenka-dead-42-rcna144012ReutersKonstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42.Bruce BennettPittsburgh Penguins v New York IslandersKonstantin Koltsov playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2006.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/lateefah-simon-barbara-lee-congress-rcna142347Meet the woman Rep. Barbara Lee literally passed the congressional baton toTue, 19 Mar 2024 04:47:23 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 04:47:23 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/lateefah-simon-barbara-lee-congress-rcna142347Donna M. OwensLateefah Simon, who was born legally blind, said she has weathered challenges that have fostered in her a sense of empathy and an urge to help others.Jane TyskaLateefah SimonLateefah Simon holds a baton that Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gave her as she speaks on Super Tuesday election night in Oakland, Calif.Jane TyskaRep. Barbara Lee, right, with Lateefah Simon.Rep. Barbara Lee, right, with Lateefah Simon in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday.https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/potential-2024-candidates-keep-telling-no-no-labels-pressing-forward-rcna142960Potential 2024 candidates keep telling it no. But No Labels is pressing forward.Tue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:01 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 01:55:01 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/potential-2024-candidates-keep-telling-no-no-labels-pressing-forward-rcna142960Vaughn Hillyard and Alex Seitz-Wald and Katherine Koretski and Shaquille Brewster and Emma Barnett and Ali Vitali and Julie TsirkinNo Labels is still working to find its dream third-party presidential ticket for 2024 — but there’s a hitch: It keeps getting turned down.Spencer PlattNancy Jacobson, third left, at the launch of the unaffiliated political organization known as No Labels.No Labels founder and CEO Nancy Jacobson, third left, at the launch of the unaffiliated political organization in 2010 at Columbia University in New York City.John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images fileImage: Sen. Joe Manchin III Headlines No Labels Event in New HampshireSen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, at an event sponsored by the bipartisan group No Labels in Manchester, N.H., on July 17.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-school-shooter-father-threatened-destroy-prosecutor-rcna143995Michigan school shooter’s father threatened to destroy the prosecutor in case against him, sources confirmTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:12:22 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:04:55 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 05:12:22 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-school-shooter-father-threatened-destroy-prosecutor-rcna143995Selina Guevara and Alan Cohen and Adrienne Broaddus and Phil HelselThe convicted father of the Oxford High School shooter said in jailhouse phone calls that he wanted to ruin the prosecutor in the case against him and that she would be going to hell soon, sources confirmed.Bill Puglianoparent shooterJames Crumbley at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich., on Wednesday.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bank-japan-hikes-rates-first-time-17-years-abolishes-yield-curve-contr-rcna144004Bank of Japan ends the world’s only negative rates regime in a historic moveTue, 19 Mar 2024 07:35:35 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 04:14:12 GMTTue, 19 Mar 2024 07:35:35 GMT2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/bank-japan-hikes-rates-first-time-17-years-abolishes-yield-curve-contr-rcna144004Clement Tan, CNBCJapan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007, ending the world’s last negative rates regime.Kazuhiro Nogijapan financial economy yen currencyAn electronic board in Tokyo on Tuesday showing a share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, left, and the rate of the Japanese yen versus the U.S. dollar.