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While we don’t know how Saoirse Kennedy Hill died, she spoke out about her struggles with mental illness — an aspect of her life she shared that’s putting the spotlight tonight on a crisis in America. » 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 …

Cyntoia Brown, who received a life sentence for killing a man she said hired her for sex when she was a teenager, walked free from a Tennessee prison today after serving 15 years—nearly half her life—behind bars. » 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 …

“What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest?” Rep. Steve King said, asking who would remain. The Iowa Republican had been defending his opposition to abortion, even in cases of rape or incest. King is facing backlash from Democrats and within his own party for …

TSA agents are now offering a friendly warning to airport travelers: by next fall, their driver’s licenses must be Real ID-compliant, or else they can’t fly in the U.S. without a passport. The new requirements are based on a law passed after 9/11 that creates a single, national standard for all 50 states. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » …

According to a new report by the VA’s Office of Inspector General, during just one six-month period, more than 17,000 veterans were slapped with $53.3 million in medical bills the government should have covered. The VA tells NBC News they are reviewing the claims in the report for possible payment to veterans. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch …

A small private plane crashed at a Tennessee airport, with all passengers — including NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr, his wife and daughter — surviving the fiery ordeal. Investigators are searching for the cause of the crash. » 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 …

Every weekend in Richmond, volunteers work to restore Evergreen, a historic burial ground from the 1890s that has been neglected for decades. It’s the final resting place of thousands of prominent black Virginians, including doctors, lawyers and soldiers.» 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 …

Florida’s fish and wildlife agency shared video of a panther and bobcat struggling to walk, their hind legs virtually useless. Authorities have confirmed two cases of neurological damage to these big cats, and trail cameras show at least nine others with similar symptoms. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a …

Since this weekend’s shootings, Tuffypacks — which makes bulletproof inserts for backpacks — says they have seen sales spike at least 200%, and Bullet Blocker say sales have doubled in the past couple of days. » 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 …

Video captures the moment when Romulus McNeill stepped outside during a storm, when a flash of lighting struck so close by that he dropped his umbrella before getting out of there. “I feel like I am blessed,” he tells NBC’s Morgan Chesky. “Maybe two inches to the right it could have been a different story where I’m not sitting here.”» …

A NASA scientist tells NBC’s Anne Thompson that nearly all the fires its satellites see in Brazil were started by people trying to make room for crops and cattle. A conservationist who was at a fire on the Brazil-Peru border said the blazes have been devastating for wildlife in the forest. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more …

Witness videos capture the terrifying scene around the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio. People run to safety after a gunman opens fire and is intercepted by police within the span of a minute.» 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 …

Manuel Oliver, who lost his son Joaquin in the Parkland, Florida mass shooting last year, was in El Paso this weekend to unveil a mural in his son’s honor. As the community mourns the 20 lives cut short, he shares his advice for how to honor lost loved ones. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: …

When Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., blamed Democrats for purposefully being absent at committee meetings to delay a vote, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., took offense and stated he was attending the funeral of a family member. » 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 …

Newly-obtained surveillance video from a neighboring doorbell camera shows three Philadelphia police officers entering the suspect’s house. Gunshots are later heard and an officer is shown crawling out of the front door. » 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 …