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A story that has been in the making for the past 50 years, an 85-year-old finished his lifelong dream of graduating college. Roberto Fernandez enrolled at Florida International University in 1972 and three years later he had to step away from his studies. On Tuesday, he walked across the stage …

Samantha Jones, executive director of My Friend’s House, a women’s and children’s shelter in Collingwood, Ontario, discusses the growing crisis of domestic violence in Canada. She shares how cases are on the rise, how the shelter supports women at risk, and encourages anyone experiencing abuse to reach out for help. …

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NBC News spoke to 18 Trump voters who participated in the most recent NBC News poll and said Trump had not met their expectations on the economy to explore how this group was thinking about Trump and experiencing the economy — and whether they were still committed to supporting his …

“Wicked: For Good” director Jon M. Chu has built his career on turning stories about outsiders into celebrations of belonging. But in an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the filmmaker opened up about following his own yellow brick road: one marked by rejection and resilience.“My whole life, …

GALLUP, N.M. — In 2020, as the Covid pandemic raged, the school district here thought it had found the perfect solution to help provide online schooling to its mostly Native American students when it hired a for-profit education company called Stride Inc.

The Jacksonville Jaguars named defensive end Josh Hines-Allen's eight-year-old son, Wesley, an honorary captain for their game against the Seattle Seahawks after finishing his cancer treatment. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday, hundreds of students walked out of middle and high schools across the city to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention of Ian Andre Roberts, the now-former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district.

Mel Robbins has sold millions of books, built one of the world’s top podcasts, and promoted mantras for the goal-oriented and career-minded. But in an interview with “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, the popular motivational speaker flipped the script, casting herself not as the hero of her story, but …

Satellite imagery shows the mass displacement of Palestinians as the Israeli military launched its intense effort to take total control of Gaza City.Vast tent encampments across the Sheik Radwan neighborhood, northwest of the city center, almost completely emptied out in the first few weeks of September as residents fled the …

In the week since Charlie Kirk was assassinated, MAGA influencers and GOP lawmakers have pushed for swift consequences against anyone who makes light of his killing — and professors, teachers and school staff members have come under particular scrutiny.

Harjit Kaur, a 73-year-old Bay Area grandmother who has lived in the U.S. for three decades, was unexpectedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week during a routine check-in, according to her attorney.

President Donald Trump signed a memo Monday establishing a task force in Memphis, Tennessee, that would mobilize the National Guard and other federal law enforcement agencies to crack down on crime, similar to steps taken in Washington, D.C.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker criticized Trump’s rhetoric in the wake of Kirk's assassination, urging him to denounce political violence “instead of pointing fingers.”

American small businesses that rely on goods from India are feeling the strain after President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on imports from the nation. From restaurants to clothing shops, owners say U.S. trade policy is reshaping their bottom line in ways they can’t control. Their options are limited: absorb …

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk this week, educators across the country have found themselves facing swift termination or potential discipline after allegedly sharing opinions on social media about the killing.

Polling in recent years has shown Americans feel more divided as a country than at any other time since the turn of the century and pessimistic about the state of political discourse. Endless digital ink has been spilled about the Gen Z college students who have supposedly turned campuses from …

Record-breaking flash flooding inundated Hazard, Kentucky, in February, devastating homes and infrastructure in the small Appalachian town. The North Fork Kentucky River, which runs alongside Hazard’s Main Street, crested at over 30 feet and swamped the small downtown area, destroying several local businesses. February’s disaster was the second major flash …

The invasive longhorned tick species is posing new health risks as scientists warn that it could potentially lead to an Ehrlichiosis infection, a bacterial infection that could be fatal if left untreated. Increasing temperatures means shorter winters and more opportunities for tick bites in at least 21 states where the …

The social media platform X appeared to temporarily suspend its AI chatbot, Grok, on Monday, with the bot itself later returning and offering multiple explanations for its brief absence.The bot, which has become widely embraced on X as a way for users to fact-check or respond to other users’ arguments, …

Between May 27 and July 31, “at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food,” according to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Office.Of the total, 859 people were killed "in the vicinity" of GHF sites and 514 others along the routes of food convoys, it said, …

Videos from Gaza show Palestinians struggling to get food at distribution sites

The Trump administration Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.