Two U.S. Forest Service employees rescued after being zip-tied and held hostage at gunpoint
Two U.S. Forest Service employees were rescued with the help of negotiators after being zip-tied and held hostage for nearly 15 hours in Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Northern California, officials said Friday.
An open letter to OpenAI’s secret gadget
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is working on its own physical device, which is shrouded in mystery — and controversy.
Trump fumes over Canadian wildfire smoke and issues tariff threat
President Donald Trump on Friday pledged to hold Canada responsible for costs associated with unhealthy air quality in the U.S. due to spreading smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
Federal appeals court rules that New Jersey’s assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional.
Where the wildfire smoke from Canada is blowing, and how dangerous it is
As heat waves and wildfire smoke sweep the country, see where it could be affecting you on the map and what you can do to curb the health risks.
Trump speech ripple effects: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.
Newly declassified documents offer scant evidence for Trump’s election claims
President Donald Trump’s sweeping claims of foreign interference in elections and the vulnerability of voting to attacks aren’t fully backed up by the newly declassified files released by his administration.
Democrat moves to drop out of Nebraska’s Senate race, clearing the path for an independent
Nebraska Democratic Senate nominee Cindy Burbank has submitted a letter requesting her name be removed from the ballot, a move that would set up a one-on-one matchup between Republican Sen.
Family of woman who died after falling into scalding, uncovered NYC manhole files lawsuit
Donike “”Donna” Gocaj, who fell into the 10-foot manhole full of scalding steam, suffered “unfathomable” pain, her family said in the suit.
As wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final, more trouble may be brewing in the Pacific Northwest
Dense smoke blanketed skylines for a third consecutive day, once again sending air quality plummeting to dangerous levels across the Midwest and Northeast.