Tag Archives: National News

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Austin speaks out about shot down unidentified objects

Exclusive: Defense Secretary Austin speaks out about shot down unidentified objects

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sat down for his first interview with NBC News’ Courtney Kube since the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon and then three other objects. The defense secretary shared more about the U.S. response and acknowledged the recent tensions with China. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital …

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Black patients face historically longer waiting times for kidney transplants due to outdated test

Black patients face historically longer waiting times for kidney transplants due to outdated test

Historically, Black patients have had to wait longer for kidney transplants than other races, in part because of an outdated test that overestimated their kidney function. Now, a new national rule will remove the test, which is seen as racially bias, in determining who gets a transplant. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor shares more. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

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Michigan State University community reeling after deadly mass shooting on campus

Michigan State University community reeling after deadly mass shooting on campus

Michigan State University students have returned to campus to recover their belongings after a gunman killed three people and left five others in critical condition on Monday night. Tributes for the victims are pouring in as police investigate the shooting. Maggie Vespa has the latest on the investigation. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews …

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Songwriter creates personalized, tiny anthems for everyday people

Songwriter creates personalized, tiny anthems for everyday people

Mike Long is a songwriter, creating ballads about ordinary, everyday people. He charges about $300 per song and spends more than 20 hours on each composition. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz shares more about his work. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that …

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Buffalo mass shooter given ten life sentences in prison

Buffalo mass shooter given ten life sentences in prison

During the sentencing for the Buffalo mass shooter who killed ten Black people in a supermarket, the victims’ families faced the convicted gunman, with one person even rushing at him until guards stepped in. NBC News’ Rehema Ellis has more details about the emotional trial. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital …

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Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential campaign

Nikki Haley announces 2024 presidential campaign

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley announced today that she will run for president in 2024. Former Vice President Mike Pence is also expected to run and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is still facing questions about whether or not he’ll jump in. NBC News’ Ali Vitali has more details. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

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Michigan State University shooting leaves three students dead, five wounded

Michigan State University shooting leaves three students dead, five wounded

Three students were killed and five critically wounded in a shooting on Michigan State University’s campus. The 43-year-old suspect had no known connection to MSU and took his own life hours after the shooting, according to police. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa has the latest updates. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital …

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Boston high school teaches students ‘the science of happiness’

Boston high school teaches students ‘the science of happiness’

At the Noble and Greenough School near Boston, students are learning “The Science of Happiness,” which models a Yale class and aims to redefine happiness. NBC News’ Kate Snow shares more about how the course teaches students to be happy now and not only when they reach a goal. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

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Ukrainian forces running low on ammunition

Ukrainian forces running low on ammunition

Ukrainian forces are running low on ammunition as NATO warns that Western allies cannot provide it fast enough. Meanwhile, Russia still produces ammunition for its Soviet-era tanks and has huge reserves. NBC News’ Richard Engel has more on the ongoing conflict. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of …

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Minnesota creates punny tradition of naming snowplows

Minnesota creates punny tradition of naming snowplows

The Minnesota Department of Transportation decided at the beginning of the pandemic to let the public name their snowplows, hoping to thaw the icy isolation of Covid lockdowns with a contest. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa shares more about the new pun-packed tradition and recent winners “Better Call Salt,” “Yer a Blizzard Harry,” and “Blizzo.” » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC …

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White House offers new insight on unknown identified objects shot down

White House offers new insight on unknown identified objects shot down

The White House said today that those unidentified objects shot down last week could be for benign commercial or academic research. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reports more on how members of Congress are responding. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver …

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Russia hits more than a dozen Ukrainian cities in new offensive

Russia hits more than a dozen Ukrainian cities in new offensive

Russian troops are throwing everything they can at their new offensive in eastern Ukraine, hitting more than a dozen cities in the last 24 hours. NBC News’ Richard Engel is in the town of Chasiv Yar, where those who can’t leave hide in bunkers against the Russian onslaught. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews …

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Flight from Hawaii plunged into extreme dive before recovering

Flight from Hawaii plunged into extreme dive before recovering

New details are emerging of a serious close-call involving a United flight on December 18th in Hawaii, where the plane went into an extreme, unexplained dive. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more on the incident and other recent close-calls. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and …

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U.S. shoots down another unidentified object

U.S. shoots down another unidentified object

As more electronics from the Chinese spy balloon are recovered from the ocean, the administration is facing new questions on why unidentified objects are being shot down without knowing what they are. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell has more on what we know so far. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is …

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Nightly News Full Broadcast – Feb. 13

Nightly News Full Broadcast – Feb. 13

U.S. shoots down another unidentified object; U-Haul driver hits 8 people in Brooklyn; Over 35,000 people killed in earthquakes in Turkey and Syria; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Mystery over objects shot down by U.S. 04:51 Violent U-Haul rampage in New York City 06:28 Tracking double severe storm threat 06:48 Miracle rescues a week after earthquake 10:02 …

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