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The city is home to 30,000 Burmese, who face tariffs hitting their businesses that sell goods from Myanmar and a travel ban on visits from loved ones facing a civil war at home.

A nonprofit group in Ohio is aiming to give children severely injured during the conflict in Gaza a break from the tolls of war. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor spent time at the group's summer camp to learn how this experience is helping families heal.June 20, 2025 A nonprofit group in …

Israeli military assaults on the Gaza Strip’s hospitals have ramped up in recent weeks to the highest level so far this year, bringing a health system already weakened by 19 months of war to a breaking point. NBC News has analyzed 27 videos and images from the last two months …

President Donald Trump signed three resolutions Thursday barring California from mandating electric vehicle sales and setting tailpipe emissions standards designed to galvanize the transition away from combustion engines.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it will aim to eliminate existing limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, a move that would curb the agency’s ability to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act.

As the jet-fuel smoke and aircraft debris clear following Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian airfields, Kyiv and Moscow have launched into a propaganda war about the extent of the damage.While Russian claims that none of its planes were destroyed are demonstrably false, there are also questions around Ukraine’s own …

NBC News exclusively obtained 3 years of classified intelligence reports, surveillance footage and leaked military documents revealing the extent of Rwanda’s secret war.

A daughter was given a second chance at life thanks to a surprise kidney donation by her mother. Ambrealle Brown had to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold due to a life-threatening kidney disease. Brown's mother, Nija Butler, found out that her kidney was a match and …

Many consumers will pay more for air conditioning this summer as President Donald Trump’s trade war collides with existing price pressures, a coolant shortage and scorching forecasts that are set to drive up utility bills.

The Los Angeles wildfires were still smoldering when President Donald Trump began reversing Biden-era directives for federal agencies to tackle the climate crisis.January fire weather conditions driven by climate change had helped fuel the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which razed almost 40,000 acres of land and destroyed tens of thousands …

During Antarctica’s warm season, the sleek Norwegian passenger ship known as the MS Fridtjof Nansen departs regularly from Argentina for its journey south across the turbulent Drake Passage, down to the Antarctic Peninsula. The cruise carries wealthy adventurers, bucket listers and, increasingly, polar scientists looking to gather data as public …

NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on how Goodwill is taking old, unwanted clothes and handing it over to Reju, a company creating new fabric out of old polyester.

As Democratic voters say their party needs to change and young voters grow more skeptical of traditional party politics, a crop of candidates in their 20s and 30s is stepping in to challenge older Democrats for their seats in Congress.The primary challengers stepping up against veteran Democrats in recent months …

Last month’s national NBC News poll found a near-majority of voters see CEOs of large corporations as being too supportive of President Donald Trump, while about the same share of voters also said they think the news media is too critical of him.The poll, conducted March 7-11 (before the latest …

Scientists at the Salk Institute are working to develop crops that will pull more carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the soil. NBC News' Chase Cain reports on what that means for climate change.

President Trump’s decision to suspend the refugee resettlement program for people hoping to come to the U.S. from Afghanistan has left more than a thousand Afghans who assisted the United States’ ware effort there trapped, with many now in hiding from the Taliban.April 4, 2025 President Trump’s decision to suspend …

Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida were kind to the favorites but not to billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk. And that result could stick around long after the votes are counted.

Freshwater essential to lithium mining is running low in the world’s “Lithium Triangle,” a mineral-rich region in the Andean Plateau that stretches across parts of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile and contains more than half of all global lithium reserves.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said Friday he would seek a court order to block tech billionaire and White House adviser Elon Musk from awarding million-dollar prizes to people at a weekend event ahead of next week's pivotal state Supreme Court race.

President Donald Trump disavowed the Project 2025 policy blueprint during his campaign last year as Democrats attacked the document and its contents. Since then, Trump has invited some of the most prominent contributors to the conservative playbook into his administration.The document, which outlined a vision for a future Republican presidency, …

As the Trump administration’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, Canadians discovered empty shelves where U.S. liquor products were once stocked. Canadian social media users posted photos and videos of stores across the country seemingly pulling U.S.-made liquor from their inventories.Joshua Gariepy, a college student in Quebec, …

Enrollment and retention rates are down for Black men at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs. NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah looks at how North Carolina A&T State University is trying to reverse this downward trend. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, …

The Trump administration has told the office overseeing the resettlement of Afghans to the United States to draw up plans to shut down by April. The move could strand more than 250,000 Afghans and their families who face persecution from the Taliban for their ties to America, according to a …

If you’re not a fan of nuts in your sweets, Valentine’s Day could cost you more this year. The chocolates inside many of this holiday’s heart-shaped boxes will likely contain more filler ingredients like nuts and fruits to offset the cost of pure chocolate.

Climate impacts can increase the prevalence of diseases in coffee crops, reducing overall yields for farmers. Studies have shown that the arabica bean — which makes up roughly 60% of all coffee produced globally — is particularly vulnerable to climate change.