Nitrogen gas execution is unconstitutionally cruel, judge says in blocking Alabama from using method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.U.S.
Trump elevating Bill Pulte as intelligence chief could mean FISA spy power expires
FISA Section 702, a powerful surveillance tool, faces a risk of expiring this week after President Donald Trump named Bill Pulte as acting National Intelligence Director.
Why Graham Platner’s margin matters in the Maine: 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
Israelis order Tyre residents to evacuate ancient Lebanese city
TYRE, Lebanon — Residents of this ancient and embattled city were being forced Tuesday to choose between two bitter options: stay and risk getting killed by Israeli airstrikes, or leave and become refugees in their own country
Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in Texas high school stabbing
McKINNEY, Texas — A Texas jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty Tuesday of the 2025 murder of Austin Metcalf, a fellow high school student at a Dallas-area track meet
Man accused of killing Ukrainian refugee on North Carolina train found incompetent to stand trial
Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train, has been found incompetent to stand trial.
From The Sports Desk: A raucous evening inside and outside Madison Square Garden
New York City is often said to be the center of the universe, and last night, at least in the sporting world, it was.
Workers at Los Angeles stadium hosting World Cup matches reach tentative agreement after authorizing strike
The union representing workers at SoFi Stadium, the Los Angeles-area arena hosting the FIFA World Cup, has reached a tentative agreement with operators at the stadium after voting overwhelmingly last week to authorize a strike — and just days before the venue is scheduled to host its first of several matches.
Former Air Canada pilot flew hundreds of flights without proper license, police say
A former pilot flew commercial planes for nearly 17 years allegedly without the required license, Ontario police said
California’s slow vote count and Trump’s unfounded fraud claims offer preview of November’s midterms
A perfect storm of conditions in California has led to an increasingly loud chorus of unfounded voter fraud claims over the past week from President Donald Trump and his allies, alarming election experts who warn it could be a preview of what’s to come in this fall’s midterms