Hamas is hoarding vast amounts of fuel as Gaza hospitals run low, U.S. officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
Tom Emmer withdraws from House speaker race hours after GOP nomination (www.nbcnews.com)
Can Qatar's diplomacy free more hostages and avert an all-out war? (www.nbcnews.com)
Qatar played a central role in securing the surprise release Friday of an American mother and daughter held hostage by Hamas. Now that Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie, are free, the hope is that the release of more captives by Hamas “could lead to wider dialogue or mediation,” aimed at averting a full-scale war, a...
Jim Jordan will back empowering interim speaker Patrick McHenry temporarily (www.nbcnews.com)
The resolution to empower McHenry, appointed as speaker pro tempore after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as speaker on Oct. 3, may also not have the votes, according to this source.
70 killed after convoys of evacuees in Gaza hit by Israeli airstrikes (www.nbcnews.com)
Around 100 people killed, 150 injured in a fire at a wedding hall in Iraq (www.nbcnews.com)
Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s bid to use congressional map with just one majority-Black district (www.nbcnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a defeat to Alabama Republicans for the second time in three months, rejecting their latest attempt to use a congressional map that includes only one majority-Black district....
Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’ (www.nbcnews.com)
State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments....
Caste matters : South Asian activists’ hunger strike to ban caste discrimination reaches day 18 (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
Ashton Kutcher resigns from anti-child sex abuse organization after backlash over Danny Masterson letter (www.nbcnews.com)
[USA] Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years, longest Jan. 6 sentence yet (www.nbcnews.com)
WASHINGTON — Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the far-right Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday afternoon following his conviction on a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Woman with paralysis speaks through an avatar 18 years after a stroke, thanks to a brain implant and AI (www.nbcnews.com)
A pair of new experiments helped people with paralysis communicate audibly in close to real time.
Malaysia makes owning an LGBTQ Swatch punishable by up to 3 years in jail (www.nbcnews.com)
Malaysia, which is predominantly Muslim, already criminalizes same-sex relationships, with punishments ranging from caning to 20 years in prison.
Hackers force hospital system to take its national computer system offline (www.nbcnews.com)
Prospect Medical Holdings, a chain that owns hospitals, as well as more than 165 outpatient facilities, said ransomware hackers had breached its system.
Pat Robertson, conservative evangelist and Christian Coalition founder, dies at 93 (www.nbcnews.com)
DEA operation exposes growing links between Sinaloa cartel and Chinese organized crime (www.nbcnews.com)
AI candidate running for Parliament in the U.K. says AI can humanize politics (www.nbcnews.com)
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4 American college instructors injured in stabbing attack in China (www.nbcnews.com)
The four instructors from Cornell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa, were visiting a public park in the northeastern Chinese city of Jilin while on an exchange program....
WHO confirms first death in Mexico from bird flu never seen in humans (www.nbcnews.com)
The 59-year-old was the first lab-confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of the virus which has been reported in poultry in the country....
8 dead after bus carrying farm workers in Florida hit by truck, driver of truck charged with DUI (www.nbcnews.com)
Idaho doctor with love of adventure dies in avalanche he apparently triggered while skiing (www.nbcnews.com)
Emergency room doctor Terrence “Terry” O’Connor connected awe-inspiring adventure to a greater sense of altruism through his podcast and a Tedx Talk....
The world's glitziest song contest starts this week. Here's what you need to know about Eurovision. (www.nbcnews.com)
Who were the ‘outsiders’ at Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall? (www.nbcnews.com)
When James Carlson was arrested inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall, he was already under investigation for snatching an Israeli flag out of a man’s hand near campus and setting it on fire....