Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says (www.nbcnews.com)
Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution would be the nation’s first using nitrogen gas....
Biden unharmed after car strikes president's motorcade in Delaware (www.nbcnews.com)
It was not immediately clear why the sedan smashed into an SUV that was part of the motorcade. The driver was surrounded by agents who had their guns drawn....
Father of 26-year-old hostage killed by Israeli forces rebukes Netanyahu (www.nbcnews.com)
“I’m going to say this [to] the government. You murdered my son twice,” Avi Shamriz told NBC News’ Hallie Jackson on Monday. “You let Hamas take my son on Oct. 7, and you killed my son on Dec. 14.”
'Powerful' storm dumps heavy rain over East Coast with 59M under flood alerts (www.nbcnews.com)
Flood alerts were issued from Virginia to Maine, and airports reported flight delays and cancellations as travelers prepare to head to their holiday destinations....
Hong Kong’s activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents (www.nbcnews.com)
Jimmy Lai, who founded the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, faces a possible life sentence after being charged under the controversial national security law imposed after Hong Kong’s 2019 protests....
Jeff Bezos foresees a trillion people living in millions of space colonies. Here's what he's doing to get the ball rolling. (www.nbcnews.com)
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial sentenced to 5 1/2 years (www.nbcnews.com)
Why there still aren’t limits on lead in baby food (www.nbcnews.com)
An outbreak of lead poisonings in children, tied to contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches, illustrates the gaps in how heavy metals in foods are regulated....
Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient (www.nbcnews.com)
Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says (www.nbcnews.com)
The lawyer said he’s baffled that prosecutors pursued the case and that a youth judge oversaw a sentence that included probation and requiring the child to write a report about Kobe Bryant....
The border crossing in this tiny town has been closed because there are too many migrants (www.nbcnews.com)
A decline in funds has contributed to a drop in Mexico’s ability to stop U.S.-bound migrants from heading north, or to handle the migrants the U.S. wants to send back....
Four charged by feds, accused of running an $80 million ‘pig butchering’ scheme (www.nbcnews.com)
Border policies under consideration could overwhelm system, DHS officials warn (www.nbcnews.com)
Department of Homeland Security officials are warning about the impact of policies being discussed in negotiations between the White House and Congress that would increase deportations, deny many migrants the right to seek asylum and make detention mandatory, according to current and former officials who spoke to NBC News....
Appeals court again upholds gag order barring Donald Trump from commenting about judge’s staff (www.nbcnews.com)
The court ruled the former president’s lawyers used the wrong legal mechanism to fight the restriction....
Man arrested in slaying of 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub of Texas apartment (www.nbcnews.com)
Police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 16-year-old cheerleader who was found dead by her mother in her bathtub earlier this week in Edna, Texas....
Norfolk, Virginia, approves military-themed brewery despite some community pushback (www.nbcnews.com)
Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade blamed for a second death, lawsuit alleges (www.nbcnews.com)
Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade is now blamed for a second death, according to a lawsuit filed Monday....
UNLV gunman resigned as tenured professor after making sexual comment in class, former student says (www.nbcnews.com)
He blamed East Carolina University for costing him his career and destroying his reputation, his previously posted online ramblings show....
Florida school board votes for Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler to resign (www.nbcnews.com)
A mother searched for her son for months — until NBC News discovered he’d been buried in a pauper’s field (www.nbcnews.com)
Third time this has been discovered in Hinds county over the past few months...
270 Delta passengers stranded overnight on Canadian military base after emergency landing (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state (www.nbcnews.com)
A state district judge granted the request Thursday, but the Texas Supreme Court directed the lower court to vacate its order on Monday.
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day (www.nbcnews.com)
The confrontation happened as Philippine supply boats and escort ships attempted to deliver food to forces near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea....
First came fentanyl. Now this state is counting the casualties from another deadly drug. (www.nbcnews.com)
In West Virginia and elsewhere, dealers mix fentanyl with the powerful animal sedative xylazine. NBC News was able to arrange overseas purchases of the drug within minutes....
Why Americans are going hungry despite a strong economy (www.nbcnews.com)
