Civil liberties advocates warn that a new surveillance tool will put people’s everyday household activities under potential scrutiny by police. JACKSON, Miss. — Strapped for cash and facing a sharp rise in homicides, city leaders here are expanding police surveillance powers to allow residents and …
In a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News, the American Ambulance Association told the Department of Health and Human Services that “the 911 emergency medical system throughout the United States is at a breaking point.” Stefan Hofer's ambulance company, West Traill EMS, in Mayville, North Dakota, …
Tenants paying rent at Trump Organization and Kushner Companies properties are beneficiaries of PPP loans. Sweeping data released by the Small Business Administration on who benefited from pandemic relief programs raises questions about the equitability and distribution of loans intended for small …
New research shows the bigger threat to public trust in a Covid-19 vaccine comes from smaller, better-connected Facebook groups. Vaccination proponents and misinformation researchers had been waiting for years for Facebook to take action against the biggest and most influential anti-vaccination …
“I can see the story of my life through the clothes I wore," Turner said. "There was always a connection.” Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, recently became an octogenarian — and she’s celebrating in style. With the release of her pictorial autobiography, “That’s My Life,” she explores how her …
An analysis of 4.4 million student test scores showed most children fell short in math — and the most vulnerable students likely fell further behind. When the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of most U.S. schools in the spring, students were thrown into new and unfamiliar ways of learning. …
The AIDS Memorial Instagram account pays homage to those who have died of AIDS-related illnesses and ensures that their memories live on. Nearly two decades after Bruce Bozzi Jr. lost his first love to AIDS, he revisited their love story in a social media post shared with tens of thousands of …
Selena's musical journey brought her closer to her family's Mexican roots, an "empowering" message for the younger generation, says actress Seidy Lopez, who plays Selena's mother. Even 25 years after her death, the life and musical legacy of the Grammy-winning Tejana singer Selena Quintanilla …
Flynn was one of the first Trump associates to be ensnared in the Russia investigation – and on Nov. 25 of this year he became the first to be relieved of the legal consequences of being a convicted felon. Trump’s use of the presidential pardon power circumvented a pending decision by a federal …
"When you have a family to feed, kids to pay school fees for, rents to pay, a loan to pay and your work is too much and exploitative, what happens?" a driver said. This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center NAIROBI, Kenya — At first, work as an Uber driver seemed to offer …
Witnesses told authorities that the woman accused of killing Chris Hallett shot him because she said he was conspiring with the government to keep her children from her. On Nov. 12, Neely Petrie-Blanchard set out from Pensacola, Florida, on a 300-mile road trip to meet a man she told family members …
"It is just inaccurate, obviously totally unfair, but also quite dangerous, in fact, to the British constitution," said one historian of the Netflix show. LONDON — Drama on TV usually stays on the screen. That, however, has not been the case for the most recent season of Netflix's "The Crown." The …