Fast-moving Nebraska wildfire scorches 15,000 acres and forces evacuations
A fast-moving Nebraska wildfire that started Sunday afternoon and was “likely human-caused” has scorched an estimated 15,000 acres and forced evacuations, according to Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands. The blaze, which officials are calling the Bovee Fire, broke out Sunday afternoon in the Bessey Ranger District of Nebraska More...
North Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stalled nuclear More...
At least 100 dead from Hurricane Ian as Florida’s top emergency official defends Lee County on delayed evacuations
Hurricane Ian’s death toll reached 100 Monday as Florida’s top emergency administrator pushed back on growing criticism of Lee County officials who were allegedly slow to evacuate low-lying communities. The More...
Burkina Faso president resigns on condition military coup leader guarantees his safety
Burkina Faso’s self-declared military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has accepted a conditional resignation offered by President Paul-Henri Damiba to avoid further violence after Friday’s coup, religious More...
Indonesia sets up team to probe soccer stampede; police use of tear gas in focus
Police and sport officials have been sent to Malang to investigate what is one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters. President Joko Widodo ordered the football association to suspend all Liga 1 matches More...
Small plane crashes into Minnesota home, killing all three aboard
A small plane crashed into a Minnesota home around midnight Saturday, killing all three people on board and narrowly sparing two residents of the home, who were uninjured, a local official told NBC News. The More...
Search-and-rescue continues as Ian’s death toll reaches 87
As federal emergency management officials launched their largest ever search-and-rescue effort, the number of fatalities in Hurricane Ian’s wake climbed to 87 Sunday. That number, tallied by NBC News, More...
1 killed in shooting at Upstate New York Marriott hotel
One man was killed in a shooting at a hotel in Poughkeepsie, New York on Sunday morning, police said. Officers with the Poughkeepsie Police Department responded to the Courtyard by Marriott on 2641 South Road More...
Man accused of killing 22 older women goes on trial again
DALLAS — After Mary Brooks was found dead on the floor of her Dallas-area condo, grocery bags from a shopping trip still on her countertop, authorities decided the 87-year-old had died of natural causes. Even More...
‘Saturday Night Live’ returns, acknowledges concern over churn
“Saturday Night Live” put the matters of cast turnover, the quality of its comedy, and concerns over its future front and center during its 47th season opener. The show’s cold open was a spoof More...
