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South Dakota is one of five states with a single health center performing abortions. Abortion is heavily restricted in the state. To get to the clinic, women often have to take time off work and drive to the South East corner of the state. Republican governor Kristi Noem hopes to go even further should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. …

With summer right around the corner, families may have to change their vacations into staycations due to high fuel costs. The current average across the U.S. is just under $4.32 a gallon, up from $4.14 a month ago. Some states, including New York, Washington, and Illinois, have broken their fuel price records today. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

Molotov cocktail thrown at Wisconsin anti-abortion headquarter, Three American tourists mysteriously die in the Bahamas, Mother and daughter Sheriff duo serves Louisiana community together. » 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 compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features …

The U.S. has surpassed 1 million Covid deaths. It’s a number that forces us to confront tough questions, like how many of those could have been prevented. It “shakes our consciousness, demands our attention, forces us to pause and consider who and what we have lost,” Lester Holt says. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates yesterday by half a percent to try and slow inflation followed by a big gain of more than 900 points for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. A day later, many on Wall Street are reconsidering the Fed’s actions wondering if it’ll be able to slow inflation without putting the economy in a recession. Today, …

Svitlana Rogers, who lives in New Jersey, says there was “no clarity” as she tried to help her family apply for asylum in the U.S. She says her family had to track down a deed to their home in war-ravaged Ukraine and paper vaccination records from overwhelmed hospitals. “It’s unbelievable,” Rogers said. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch …

The number of new Covid cases are rapidly increasing as the BA.2 subvariant continues to spread. New York City’s transmission rate is up 32 percent in the last 10 days, raising concerns of a potential fifth wave of the pandemic. The FDA is now saying that Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine should only be given to adults who cannot receive a …

In San Diego, Pastor Phil Metzger runs Calvary Chapel where thousands of Californians embraced Ukrainian refugees with open arms and hearts. Some members will take families shopping and others host Ukrainian families in their homes. Among these host families is former NFL player Nick Roach and his wife Anna Marie. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC …

A Ukrainian commander says forces inside the Mariupol steel plant are under attack from the air and ground. Hundreds are believed to still be hiding under the plant, many of them women and children. » 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 …

Ukrainian troops say they’ve now regained control of at least 11 villages around the northeastern city of Kharkiv. In besieged Mariupol, a new AP investigation suggests the bombing of a local theater in March killed close to 600 people, though an exact number cannot be determined. The city’s mayor says Russian forces are still storming the steel plant. » Subscribe …

NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports from Texas on the severe weather that’s sweeping across the region. At least one tornado was confirmed tonight, coming after a night of violent storms in Texas and Oklahoma. NBC News’ Dylan Dreyer is tracking it all. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection …

More than 2,500 people, including President Biden, packed into a hotel ballroom for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Though very few masks or social distancing were seen, guests had to show they were vaccinated and tested. Comedian Trevor Noah had plenty of pandemic punchlines, and plenty of jokes directed at politicians in the room, including the President himself. » Subscribe …

President Biden slams the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion, 1 million people in the U.S. have now died from Covid, and the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the second time this year. 00:00 Intro 00:59 Growing fallout from Supreme Court leak 03:59 Trigger laws would ban abortion in 13 states 06:29 U.S. tops 1 million Covid deaths 08:49 Fed …

Ukrainian forces fighting ‘bloody battles’ in Mariupol, the stock market takes a tumble following Federal Reserve interest rate increase, and tornadoes hit Texas and Oklahoma as severe weather sweeps the region 00:00 Intro 01:24 “Bloody.battles” rage at Mariupol plant 04:25 Ukraine refugees struggle to enter U.S. 06:23 Dow drops 1,000+ points after rate hike 07:21 Tornado outbreak hits Texas and …

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a delegation to Kyiv, meeting with President Zelenskyy. Pelosi said the U.S. is committed to supporting Ukraine until the war is over. The war continues to intensify as the Russian defense ministry says they’ve hit 800 targets in the past 24 hours, including a hanger of U.S. and western supplied weapons in Odesa. In Mariupol …