After Hoda Kotb’s emotional announcement that she is leaving “TODAY” next year, Jenna Bush Hager tearfully remembered how Kotb was in her corner when it came to becoming her co-host. “You are who I come to, and you believed in me first,” Bush Hager told Kotb on the fourth hour of “TODAY” on Thursday. “We have a … Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York as soon as Thursday, two sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday night. CNBC earlier reported that Adams has been indicted, and the indictment is sealed. The charges were not immediately clear. Spokespeople for the … Read more
A chemical gas leak from a rail tanker near Cincinnati prompted fears of an explosion and evacuation orders for people within at least a half-mile radius of the incident. Roughly 210 households in Whitewater Township, about 22 miles west-northwest of Cincinnati in an area near the city airport and the Kentucky state line, were under … Read more
The Chinese military successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Chinese defense ministry said. The People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force launched the ICBM carrying a simulated warhead at 8:44 a.m. local time (8:44 p.m. Tuesday ET), the ministry said in a statement, adding that it accurately landed in a … Read more
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre said he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a stunning disclosure made to Congress on Tuesday while testifying about his potential misuse of taxpayer money. Favre, appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, has been accused of improperly using political connections to redirect public money to his alma mater … Read more
A woman was rescued after a crash left a Porsche SUV dangling from the third floor of a parking garage in Coral Gables, Florida, on Monday, officials said. The incident happened on the third floor of a garage at 1567 San Remo Ave. after, officials said, it appeared the woman driving the SUV accidentally hit … Read more
RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A failure to get a deal done could be even more expensive. In the shadow of a factory outside Seattle where Boeing makes its best-selling planes, picketing Boeing machinists told CNBC they have saved up money and have taken … Read more
JUNEAU, Alaska — On an island of windswept tundra in the Bering Sea, hundreds of miles from mainland Alaska, a resident sitting outside their home saw — well, did they see it? They were pretty sure they saw it. A rat. The purported sighting would not have gotten attention in many places around the world, … Read more
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats visiting northwest Pakistan on Sunday, killing a police officer in their security detail, police said. Zahidullah Khan, a police officer from the Swat district, told NBC News that the diplomats were on their way to a tourist resort “when a police van escorting their convoy … Read more
Echoing well-trodden disinformation that has infected the U.S. presidential election, pop icon Janet Jackson said she has heard Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black. The remarks were published Saturday by The Guardian, granted access and interview time as Jackson promotes her latest tour’s European stops. Jackson is also promoting a residency that starts in … Read more