6 people missing from St. Louis area believed to be in clutches of online cult ( www.nbcnews.com )
A half-dozen people in Missouri who were reported missing in August are believed to have been lured into a cult led by a convicted child molester, police said.
Iowa Republicans who’ve changed their minds this cycle are searching for a Trump alternative ( www.nbcnews.com )
Most likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers say they have supported the same candidate throughout the entire election cycle, a contributing factor to former President Donald Trump’s maintaining a massive lead heading into Monday night....
On YouTube, climate denialism takes a turn ( www.nbcnews.com )
Article by NBC News: According to the research of the NGO Center for Countering Digital Hate, climate change deniers on Youtube are no longer wholesale rejecting the truth of a changing climate, instead they are discrediting scientists, activists and initiatives which are advocating solutions.
Poll: Nearly half of Haley’s Iowa backers say they’ll vote for Biden over Trump ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Iowa poll finds most likely GOP caucusgoers will vote for Trump in the 2024 general election — but not Haley’s supporters.
Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House ( www.nbcnews.com )
Among those being mentioned for Trump’s secretary of defense are Christopher Miller, who served temporarily during his administration, Michael Flynn and Mike Pompeo....
U.S. tech companies prepare for potential drone attacks as international strikes spark concern ( www.nbcnews.com )
Majority of Iowa caucusgoers say Trump conviction wouldn’t affect their support ( www.nbcnews.com )
100 days on, protests erupt around the world as devastation in Gaza mounts and hostage families grow desperate ( www.nbcnews.com )
A “Global Day of Action for Gaza” saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets in major cities around the world, while thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to call for the return of more than 100 people who remain in Hamas' captivity.
Denver set a record for homeless deaths last year, and the mayor plans to stop the trend ( www.nbcnews.com )
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman marries partner Oliver Mulherin in seaside ceremony ( www.nbcnews.com )
Judge denies Rudy Giuliani’s request to extend deadlines in Georgia election case ( www.nbcnews.com )
Fears grow that Trump will use the military in ‘dictatorial ways’ if he returns to the White House ( www.nbcnews.com )
IRS has collected more than $520M in back taxes from delinquent millionaires so far ( www.nbcnews.com )
The agency credited the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act for its stepped-up ability to pursue high-income, high-wealth individuals who owe money....
Taiwan defies China, electing a new president Beijing labeled a separatist ‘troublemaker’ ( www.nbcnews.com )
Voters in Taiwan elected Vice President Lai Ching-te as their next president on Saturday, defying warnings from Beijing not to support a candidate it has called a separatist and a “troublemaker.”...
First-time Iowa caucusgoers could fuel a big win for Trump ( www.nbcnews.com )
Trump has an overwhelming lead among likely Iowa GOP caucusgoers who would be attending for the first time, per a new NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll.
Russian election candidate calls Ukraine war a ‘big mistake’ by Putin ( www.nbcnews.com )
Boris Nadezhdin told the wives of Russia's mobilized soldiers the war was “a big mistake by Putin, of course, and the consequences will be very grave.”...
Trump ramps up attacks on the justice system when trials and key rulings loom, analysis shows ( www.nbcnews.com )
The former president's attacks on the prosecutors and judges in his civil and criminal cases are frequently tied to developments in his court cases, an NBC News analysis shows....
Chris Christie caught on a hot mic saying Nikki Haley was going to get 'smoked' ( www.nbcnews.com )
Republicans add new threats to impeach Austin and Garland, along with Biden and Mayorkas ( www.nbcnews.com )
With little legislation having been passed into law, impeachment is quickly becoming a go-to release valve for a fractious and frustrated House Republican majority....
Elon Musk criticized by civil rights groups over claim that diversity efforts make flying less safe ( www.nbcnews.com )
In several posts on X, Musk claimed without evidence that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives put airline customers in danger....
NYC issues vacate orders to stabilize synagogue and nearby buildings following discovery of 60-foot tunnel ( www.nbcnews.com )
An investigation by the city’s Department of Buildings uncovered a tunnel that was 60-foot-long, 8-foot-wide and 5-foot-high located underneath the global headquarters of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, an important Jewish site....
Hunter Biden would comply with a new GOP subpoena if issued again, lawyers say ( www.nbcnews.com )
X's fresh temporary ban of several prominent journalists raises alarm ( www.nbcnews.com )
“We do sweeps for spam/scam accounts and sometimes real accounts get caught up in them,” Elon Musk wrote on X, responding to the temporary ban of at least 8 accounts, including those of a handful of journalists.