Thomas Kenneth Mattingly, astronaut who guided Apollo 13 to safety, dies at 87 (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas executes man who fatally shot 80-year-old woman during carjacking in 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday....
Afghanistan is hit by another earthquake, days after tremor that killed over 2,000 (www.nbcnews.com)
Another strong earthquake shook part of western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages....
Ex-British police officers admit sending racist messages about Prince Harry's wife and others (www.nbcnews.com)
The charges say messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Harry and Meghan, as well as Prince William and his wife, Kate.
In a first, NASA returns asteroid samples to Earth (www.nbcnews.com)
The collected rocks and soil could help scientists unlock secrets about the solar system and how life emerged on this planet....
Video appears to show an Israeli tank firing at a car in Gaza (www.nbcnews.com)
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13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its mouth in Florida canal (www.nbcnews.com)
A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida....
Melting ice in Switzerland reveals remains of climber who disappeared on glacier 37 years ago (www.nbcnews.com)
GENEVA — The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn mountain in 1986 have been recovered, as melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost....
Florida family found guilty of selling bleach as fake Covid-19 cure through online church (www.nbcnews.com)
Four members of a Florida family were convicted Wednesday of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake Covid-19 cure through their online church....
Woman who helped mutilate, conceal Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 yrs (www.nbcnews.com)
Members of the Guillén family and supporters advocating for justice in the death of the slain soldier gathered outside the courthouse where Cecily Aguilar was sentenced Monday.
Trump fraud trial live updates: Ivanka Trump to take the stand next after Donald Trump's testimony (www.nbcnews.com)
Latest news and live updates on Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York as Ivanka Trump takes the stand. The former president appeared Monday, and his sons spoke last week....
Florida man allegedly threatened to shoot someone at CVS unless given 'all bottles' of Viagra (www.nbcnews.com)
About 2,000 U.S. troops told to prepare for deployment in response to Israel-Hamas war (www.nbcnews.com)
Africa’s first carbon-removal plant (www.nbcnews.com)
The article puts it up as a question about whether this practice is worthwhile since the only logical solution to climate change is to de-carbonize. Personally I think that question isn’t very nuanced, certainly de-carbonizing 100’a of tons from the atmosphere from just this one plant is a small net positive. Can’t let it...
Republican senator Josh Hawley calls for TikTok ban, cites influence on Israel-Hamas war opinions (www.nbcnews.com)
Six migrant workers struck by SUV in intentional act, N.C. authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
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....
23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online (www.nbcnews.com)
23andMe user data targeting Ashkenazi Jews leaked online::A user on a popular hacker forum had claimed to have made a larger database of users for sale earlier this week. It’s unclear if whoever compiled the list to only include Ashkenazi heritage is the same person or group who initially made it for sale.
Manhunt continues for suspect in 'targeted' killing of Maryland judge; U.S. Marshals Service offers $10K reward (www.nbcnews.com)
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting a Maryland judge in a “targeted attack” outside his home....
FDA moves closer to sickle cell cure that uses gene editing (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration may be one step closer to what could be the first approval of a drug that uses the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR....
Former NSA worker pleads guilty to trying to sell U.S. secrets to Russia (www.nbcnews.com)
A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to trying to sell classified information to Russia....
Elon Musk blames ADL for lost revenue, says he's 'against anti-Semitism of any kind' (www.nbcnews.com)
Elon Musk posted that he was against antisemitism Monday and blamed the Anti-Defamation League for lost advertising revenue since his acquisition of X, the platform formerly known as Twitter....
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.
Man charged with killing Tupac Shakur in Vegas faces murder arraignment without hiring an attorney (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. intel agencies believe hospital blast caused by Palestinian rocket that broke apart after engine failure, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. spy agencies believe that the blast at a Gaza hospital a week ago was caused by a Palestinian rocket that suffered engine failure and broke apart into two pieces, with the warhead striking the hospital’s parking lot, intelligence officials said Tuesday....
