AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar11 hours agoAt a Ramadan meal, Palestinian Bedouin invite Jewish Israelis to the tableNBC News - By Chantal Da SilvaRecent polling suggests most Jewish Israelis support Israel’s offensive in Gaza. But at an iftar meal, some shared a different view as they broke bread in the Negev desert. THE NEGEV DESERT, Israel — As the sun set Sunday, a handful of people filed into a dining hall in a quiet village in the Negev …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar14 hours agoMichigan's governor signs law to help foster youth earn diplomasNBC News - By Erin EinhornThe law follows NBC News’ reporting on problems that made it more difficult for foster youth placed in residential facilities to complete high school. DETROIT — A new Michigan law aims to ensure that foster youth in the state receive an education that builds toward a high school diploma. The law, …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar1 day agoFederal watchdog to examine DOJ law enforcement task forces after NBC News reportNBC News - By Simone WeichselbaumThe Government Accountability Office accepted a request from Sen. Jon Ossoff to review Justice Department oversight of its law enforcement task forces and the local officers who serve on them. Congress’ investigative arm is launching a probe of the policies and practices of Justice Department law …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar1 day agoLara Trump says 2020 election is 'in the past' even as Donald Trump keeps bringing it upNBC News - By Ben Kamisar, Garrett Haake and Olympia SonnierFormer President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law addresses her new role as RNC co-chair, her experience and her priorities for 2024. Newly minted Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Tuesday that she believes the party is "past" litigating the 2020 election, comments that come as …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar2 days agoOklahoma official facing recall over white nationalist ties defends marching in CharlottesvilleNBC News - By Brandy ZadroznyJudd Blevins, who is fighting to keep his seat on the Enid, Oklahoma, City Council, said he was motivated by “the same issues that got Donald Trump elected." A City Council member in Enid, Oklahoma, defended marching alongside white nationalists in Virginia in 2017 at a public forum Tuesday night …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatar3 days agoHow an Ohio group is bringing God back to public schoolNBC News - By Mike HixenbaughWHITEHALL, Ohio — After a morning lesson on multiplying fractions, about half of the students in a fifth-grade class at Etna Road Elementary School packed up their work and headed to the campus library. The other half, all wearing matching red T-shirts, put on their coats, lined up single-file and …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarLev Parnas, ex-Giuliani associate, testified allegations against Bidens are false and 'spread by the Kremlin'NBC News - By Sarah Fitzpatrick and Summer ConcepcionIn an interview with NBC News after his testimony, Parnas argued that the impeachment inquiry hearings are "pushing the same Russian narrative and propaganda." WASHINGTON — Ex-Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas slammed former President Donald Trump and his associates for pushing what he said were …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarProgressive California and Oregon are reviving the war on drugs amid a fentanyl crisis.NBC News - By Alicia Victoria LozanoPORTLAND, Ore. — The war on drugs, once a weapon in the nation's fight against substance abuse and related crimes, is making a comeback on the West Coast. Fueled by increasingly visible signs of homelessness and drug use in Oregon and San Francisco, officials are restoring punitive measures for …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarChicago to begin evicting migrants from shelters SundayNBC News - By Daniella SilvaCity officials said Friday that 2,026 people will be evicted from their current shelters by the end of April. Chicago will move forward Sunday with its previously delayed plan to evict thousands of migrants from city and state-operated shelters, a move that has been met with outrage by advocates and …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarA small city in Oklahoma elected a white nationalist. Will it be able to vote him out?NBC News - By Brandy ZadroznyENID, Okla. — The photo of Judd Blevins was unmistakable. In it, Blevins, bearded and heavyset, held a tiki torch on the University of Virginia campus, on the eve of Unite the Right, a 2017 coming-together of the nation’s neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups. Connie Vickers had found the photo …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarYoung men in Atlanta knocked out, kidnapped and robbed after visiting bars in BuckheadNBC News - By Matt LavietesEight men said they were robbed after criminals gained access to their phones to transfer thousands of dollars out of their bank accounts, largely via mobile payment apps. Eight men said they lost consciousness and were then robbed of thousands of dollars while out at bars in a wealthy Atlanta …
AvatarNBC NewsAvatarAvatarDemocrats invite women affected by abortion and IVF rulings to Biden’s State of the UnionNBC News - By Julie Tsirkin, Brennan Leach and Frank Thorp VThe president’s party hopes to make a statement in support of reproductive rights in the wake of Alabama’s IVF ruling and the Supreme Court overturning Roe. WASHINGTON — Democrats are putting reproductive rights front and center at the State of the Union on Thursday night, inviting guests affected …