Iranian man and two Hells Angels accused in murder-for-hire plot in U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
An alleged hitman promised to shoot targets and “erase his head from his torso,” according to a federal indictment.
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds (www.nbcnews.com)
In recent weeks, right-wing pundits have zeroed in on airline DEI programs and the presence of migrants in airports....
Religious trauma still haunts millions of LGBTQ Americans (www.nbcnews.com)
Some mental health experts are advocating for religious trauma to be considered an official disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders....
A city of 710,000 struggles to cope with 40,000 migrant arrivals (www.nbcnews.com)
Starting Feb. 5, Denver will start limiting the number of days migrants can stay in shelters and sending those who exceed their stay out onto the streets....
Latino journalist layoffs threaten coverage of 2024 election disinformation (www.nbcnews.com)
Job cuts, including those of Hispanic journalists at the L.A. Times and other newsrooms, raise worries of fewer watchdogs calling out misinformation and fake content aimed at Latinos....
Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll over $83 million in defamation damages, jury rules (www.nbcnews.com)
First female LA Times editor in newspaper’s 142-year history talks layoffs, losing journalists of color (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. and China to hold high-level talks aimed at curbing the fentanyl crisis (www.nbcnews.com)
The United States and China will hold formal high-level talks in Beijing next week aimed at limiting the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., senior Chinese officials tell NBC News, resuming counternarcotics cooperation that was suspended for more than a year even as America struggles with what has been called its worst drug crisis...
Ohio pastor charged for housing the homeless in his church sues city in federal lawsuit (www.nbcnews.com)
The suit, filed Monday, accuses the city and its officials of launching a harassment campaign against Dad’s Place, a church in Bryan, for keeping its doors open 24/7 for the homeless....
The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried. (www.nbcnews.com)
The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried. (www.nbcnews.com)
NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight (www.nbcnews.com)
Originally intended as a short-term tech demo, Ingenuity logged 72 flights over three years. It accumulated more than two hours of flight time, traveling 11 miles. That’s more than 14 times farther than planned...
Florida students protest imminent closing of university LGBTQ center (www.nbcnews.com)
Who invented butter chicken? Indian judge to rule in dispute over global favorite (www.nbcnews.com)
Two Indian restaurant chains are battling it out in court over claims to the dish’s origins....
64K women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates (www.nbcnews.com)
The research letter, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, estimated that nearly 520,000 rapes were associated with 64,565 pregnancies across 14 states....
Stop eating fried toothpicks, South Korea warns after viral social media trend (www.nbcnews.com)
Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram....
Alaska Airlines CEO: We found “many” loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster — “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.” (www.nbcnews.com)
Alaska Airlines CEO: We found “many” loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster — “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.”::The CEO of Alaska Airlines said new inspections of the carrier’s Boeing 737 Max 9 planes revealed that “many” of the...
A rare fungal infection is popping up in an unexpected part of the U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
The infections typically occur in the upper Midwest and parts of the Southeast. A new study suggests the fungus’ range has expanded to Vermont....
Supreme Court rejects Alabama death row inmate's lethal gas claim (www.nbcnews.com)
Colorado pastor accused of pocketing $1.3M in crypto scheme says 'Lord told us to' (www.nbcnews.com)
Manhunt underway for 2 escaped Arkansas inmates, including murder suspect (www.nbcnews.com)
A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped an Arkansas detention center this week, including a capital murder suspect....
Elon Musk says he's 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit, sees 'almost no antisemitism' (www.nbcnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/11125375...
Journalists of color hit hard in seismic L.A. Times layoffs (www.nbcnews.com)
“The company has reneged on its promises to diversify its ranks since young journalists of color have been disproportionately affected,” the newspaper’s union says....
Elon Musk says he's 'Jewish by association' after Auschwitz visit, sees 'almost no antisemitism' (www.nbcnews.com)
“I’m aspirationally Jewish,” Musk said. “So I was like, ‘What are people talking about with this antisemitism?’ Because I never hear it at dinner conversations."...