Aug 11 2019 — NBC News — President Donald Trump retweeted a conspiracy theory Saturday evening alleging without evidence that former President Bill Clinton was connected to the death of wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, hours after Epstein was found dead by apparent suicide in his federal prison cell. “Died of SUICIDE on 24/7 SUICIDE WATCH ? Yeah right! […]
Aug 4 2019 — NBC News — Within the span of one tragic, violent day, two mass shootings left at least 29 dead and 53 injured in a matter of just 13 hours. On Saturday, a gunman opened fire into a crowd at an El Paso, Texas, retail area that is popular among both local residents and shoppers from just across the […]
Aug 3 2019 — NBC News — A gunman opened fire Saturday in a Walmart and around a nearby shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, leaving 20 people dead and 26 injured, and prompting calls for urgent blood donations for the wounded, law enforcement officials said. Employees and shoppers described scenes of confusion and fear as they realized the sudden loud noises […]
Aug 1 2019 — NBC News — Woodstock 50 is no more. The three-day event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the era-defining music festival has been canceled after a string of financial headaches and legal hitches, organizers said in a statement Wednesday. “We are saddened that a
Jul 30 2019 — NBC News — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history on Monday by stopping at a gay bar in Vancouver to mark the beginning of the city’s Pride week. Trudeau took pictures and shook hands with patrons at the Fountainhead Pub — effectively becoming the first sitting Canadian prime minister to visit a gay bar.
Jul 26 2019 — NBC News — The Senate Intelligence Committee released a bipartisan report Thursday on Russian election interference that found the U.S. election infrastructure was unprepared to combat “extensive activity” by Russia that began in 2014 and carried on at least into 2017.
Jul 19 2019 — NBC News — A British oil tanker was seized and guided toward Iran in the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces while another was temporarily stopped and sent on its way, according to a U.S. official and the tankers’ operators. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed in a statement that it seized a British oil tanker named Stena Impero for […]
Jul 19 2019 — NBC News — Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading the pack of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren tied behind him, according to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey online poll.
Jul 16 2019 — NBC News — The Emmy nominations announced Tuesday included a record-breaking 32 for “Game of Thrones.” Considering just how outstanding the final season of the massive hit was, and how many high-profile shows moved their premieres to June to get out of the way of what was expected to be the show’s victory lap, this is not a […]
Jul 16 2019 — NBC News — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday responded to questions about President Donald Trump’s attacks on four congresswomen of color by asking a reporter about his heritage. Andrew Feinberg, a White House reporter for Breakfast Media, a website about politics and technology, asked Conway, “If the president was not telling these four congresswomen to return […]
Jul 15 2019 — NBC News — The four progressive congresswomen of color attacked by President Donald Trump responded on Monday afternoon at a joint news conference, saying his “blatantly racist” assault on them is nothing more than an effort to distract from his corrupt administration and inhumane policies.
Jul 14 2019 — NBC News — With immigration raids expected to begin Sunday in at least nine major cities, some U.S. citizens are taking precautions, including carrying their American passports at all times, to avoid being mistakenly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The wary Americans, often Latinos, said they don’t want to get swept up in the planned roundups […]
Jul 12 2019 — NBC News — Embattled Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta is resigning, President Donald Trump said Friday. Acosta had faced mounting criticism in recent days for his role years ago in cutting a deal for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago that critics have called too lenient.
Jul 10 2019 — NBC News — Rip Torn, the hell-raising Texas-born actor who in real life was almost as colorful as the outsize characters he played in a 60-year TV and movie career, died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut, his publicist said. He was 88.
Jul 4 2019 — NBC News — Mad magazine, the satirical publication famous for asking, “What, me worry?” and its gap-toothed, big-eared mascot Alfred E. Neuman, is coming off newsstands and will largely stop publishing new content, its owner DC said an email Wednesday night. DC said that after Issue 10, there will be no new content, except for end-of-year specials, which […]