Alaska Airlines accident could have been ‘much more tragic,’ NTSB official says ( www.nbcnews.com )
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in intensive care unit while hospitalized ( www.nbcnews.com )
FBI captures three Jan. 6 fugitives at Florida ranch on the third anniversary of the Capitol attack ( www.nbcnews.com )
Jonathan Daniel Pollock had been on the run since 2021, while Olivia Michele Pollock and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III failed to show up to their trials in 2023.
Supreme Court agrees to weigh whether Trump can be kicked off ballot in Colorado ( www.nbcnews.com )
The justices will review a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said Trump could be barred from the Republican primary ballot in that state, but the U.S. Supreme Court ruling is likely to have national repercussions, potentially setting guidelines that would determine how every other state would handle the issue....
Ohio governor signs executive order banning gender surgeries for minors ( www.nbcnews.com )
Surgeries for minors are rare and are generally not recommended by medical associations, most of which oppose broad bans on transition-related care....
Multiple people shot at Iowa high school on the first day after winter break, officials say ( www.nbcnews.com )
Father and son charged in killings of pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend ( www.nbcnews.com )
Police arrested and charged a father and son early Thursday in connection with the murder of a pregnant teenager who was about to give birth, and her boyfriend, in San Antonio last month....
Sen. Bob Menendez hit with new allegations involving bribes and a Qatari investment deal ( www.nbcnews.com )
A federal grand jury has filed a second superseding indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., following previous allegations of accepting bribes....
Republicans spend over $100 million on Iowa ads, with more to come ( www.nbcnews.com )
The super PAC backing Nikki Haley is hammering Ron DeSantis and has become the top Iowa advertiser. Her campaign is also pouring in ad money before Jan. 15....
Maine secretary of state targeted with 'swatting call' after ruling Trump ineligible for ballot ( www.nbcnews.com )
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign stops all TV ad spending less than a month before Iowa and New Hampshire ( www.nbcnews.com )
A flood of retirements is shaking up the 2024 battle for the House ( www.nbcnews.com )
So far, more Democrats in competitive races have announced their retirements than Republicans....
A Black woman in Ohio was charged after miscarrying in her bathroom. Experts warn of the dangerous precedent. ( www.nbcnews.com )
Brittany Watts, 33, was charged after police searched her toilet following her miscarriage in September....
The premise of Black Santas caused a fuss 10 years ago — now, they're everywhere ( www.nbcnews.com )
Megyn Kelly went viral when she declared Santa Claus “just is white,” but a decade later the idea of what St. Nick can look like has only expanded....
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash ( www.nbcnews.com )
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash::Tesla is recalling Tesla Model S luxury sedans and Model X SUVs manufactured in 2022 and 2023 due to the vehicles’ failure to comply with U.S. government regulations.
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....
Colorado Supreme Court kicks Donald Trump off the state's 2024 ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution ( www.nbcnews.com )
Cardinal convicted of embezzlement in Vatican financial trial sentenced to 5 1/2 years ( www.nbcnews.com )
Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says ( www.nbcnews.com )
The lawyer said he’s baffled that prosecutors pursued the case and that a youth judge oversaw a sentence that included probation and requiring the child to write a report about Kobe Bryant....
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Trump administration also obstructed an investigation looking into why it was depriving the U.S. territory of congressionally approved funds, the report found.
A mother searched for her son for months — until NBC News discovered he’d been buried in a pauper’s field ( www.nbcnews.com )
Third time this has been discovered in Hinds county over the past few months...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day ( www.nbcnews.com )
The confrontation happened as Philippine supply boats and escort ships attempted to deliver food to forces near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea....