Day: August 31, 2026

A prosecutor urged jurors Monday to convict Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, arguing that Davis’ own words and a case “drenched in circumstantial evidence” prove he orchestrated the drive-by shooting. Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal…

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. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur explains why the House may not be doing much…

Last Friday, Rebecca Lanning got a shocking phone call: Her 4-year-old son had been exposed to rabies at a recent family outing. Thirteen days earlier, on Aug. 15, the family had visited a dinosaur exhibit in Mocksville, North Carolina. There were food trucks, carnival games…

Austrian police are searching for a pair of brazen thieves who made off with a diamond necklace — once owned by an Egyptian queen and worth millions — by smashing a display case at a Vienna museum in broad daylight. But unloading the hot rocks…

President Donald Trump announced a new round of drug-pricing agreements with international pharmaceutical companies and some smaller biotechs on Monday, part of a push to make healthcare more affordable for Americans. Deals were signed with nine companies including Astellas, BeOne Medicines, CSL, BridgeBIO, Sun Pharmaceutical,…

The U.S. military is not planning to send troops or personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterm elections, according to Gen. Dan Caine, the country’s highest-ranking military officer. The pledge by Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came in a letter…

Just before the jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial began deliberations for the third day Monday, defense attorney Kevin Reddington told reporters outside Plymouth Superior Court that he was nervous for the outcome. When asked how he was feeling ahead of court, Reddington said he…