Jake Embert was fatally shot in his Georgia home more than a decade ago. His family searched for justice for years, enduring a legal saga that spanned three criminal trials and what they said was an agonizing series of failures and mistakes at nearly every level of the justice system in Dougherty County, in the […]
Why ads funded by AI groups aren’t about AI: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of 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, Ben Kamisar digs into how AI super PACs are getting involved in the midterms with tens of […]
Trump told FBI Director Kash Patel he didn’t like his Olympics hijinks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him, according to a person familiar with the matter. Patel went viral for his locker-room celebration with the U.S. men’s hockey team after its win against Canada on Sunday […]
Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold linked to kidnapping and robbery plot over Airbnb burglary
A Detroit Lions cornerback has been implicated in a plot to impose “vigilante justice” on a chauffeur and two other people he suspected of burglarizing the Airbnb in Florida where he had been staying, according to court records. Terrion Arnold is not charged with a crime, but his friend Boakai Eugene Hilton was the brains […]
Warner Bros. Discovery signs merger agreement with Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. Discovery on Friday formally signed an agreement to be acquired by Paramount Skydance, the two companies announced, setting the stage for one of the most consequential media mergers in recent history. The deal was inked just a day after Netflix abruptly announced it was pulling out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. […]
Family of Renee Good say they have chosen not to watch the video of her shooting
DENVER — Nearly two months after Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer while in her car in Minneapolis, her parents and two younger brothers are speaking out about Good, who they describe as a fiercely loving mother, daughter and sister with an infectious laugh. With so much attention on […]
The deal Hollywood fears most
Welcome back to ON THE LOT, our weekly newsletter with fresh reporting and analysis on the biggest storylines in Hollywood. In today’s edition: The never-ending twists in the bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, some uninvited guests at the “Scream 7” premiere, riding shotgun with stunt driver Dee Bryant, and this week’s recommendations. Got tips (on […]
Suspect in 1996 killing of 7-year-old Kentucky girl found with DNA and fiber evidence
An Alabama inmate, who had previously escaped jail twice, was charged this week in the July 1996 cold-case abduction and murder of a 7-year-old Kentucky girl, authorities announced at a news conference. Robert Scott Froberg was charged Thursday in a federal criminal complaint with kidnapping resulting in death in connection with the murder of Morgan […]
Radiohead tells Trump’s ICE to take down a video using their song
The British rock band Radiohead is demanding that the Trump administration take down a promotional video for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that uses one of their songs. The ICE video, which was posted on social media last week, features a version of the song “Let Down” from the band’s critically-acclaimed 1997 album “OK Computer,” alongside […]
Justice Department indicts 30 more in anti-ICE church protest
The Trump Justice Department secured a new indictment charging 30 more people in connection with an anti-ICE protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January. Nine others, including the former CNN journalist Don Lemon, have already been charged. Attorney General Pam Bondi posted Friday on X that federal agents had “already arrested” 25 […]