Prices finally fell last month after 3.5 years of increases (www.nbcnews.com)
New government data showed prices notching a monthly decline for the first time since April 2020, adding to an improving picture on inflation as the new year looms....
Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge (www.nbcnews.com)
A YouTuber was accused of plagiarism. His apology highlighted a larger issue among creators. (www.nbcnews.com)
Video essayist James Somerton was among several people Harris Brewis, known as “hbomberguy” on YouTube, called out in a viral video.
CDC director says U.S. isn't yet near peak Covid or flu levels for the season (www.nbcnews.com)
NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its jails (www.nbcnews.com)
New York City lawmakers on Wednesday approved a bill to ban the practice of solitary confinement in its jails, a major victory for prisoner advocates that comes in the wake of increased scrutiny on inmate deaths....
Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China (www.nbcnews.com)
Modi's opposition furious as India suspends 141 parliamentary members (www.nbcnews.com)
The suspended lawmakers were protesting a security breach in the parliament earlier this month which saw a man storm the lower house and released a gas canister....
Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China (www.nbcnews.com)
New home construction jumps, raising hopes for better housing market (www.nbcnews.com)
Colorado Supreme Court kicks Donald Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution (www.nbcnews.com)
Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice (www.nbcnews.com)
A Florida man has pleaded guilty in connection with threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice....
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....
Minor who died in poultry plant accident got the job with the identity of a 32-year-old (www.nbcnews.com)
A 16-year-old employee who died after getting sucked into equipment at a Mississippi poultry plant got the job using the identity of a 32-year-old man, a new revelation that highlights the ease with which migrant children are finding work in a dangerous industry, and the challenges companies face in trying to evaluate their true...
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....
People who got colon cancer in their 20s or 30s describe what it was like and the signs that were ignored (www.nbcnews.com)
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)
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....
Lawsuit alleges ex-Harvard Medical School professor used own sperm to secretly impregnate patient (www.nbcnews.com)
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....
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....
