Voters are heading to the polls for primaries across six states, including Kentucky, where the campaign of Rep. Thomas Massie, a repeated Trump critic, is being seen as a crucial test of President Donald Trump’s power on the Republican party. Meanwhile, the Justice Department set up what it calls an “anti-weaponization fund,” using nearly $1.8 billion of taxpayer money to pay Trump allies who say they were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports and Meet the

Retired NHS worker Nicholas Stone died after becoming unwell at protest against far-right Bristol Patriots The police watchdog is investigating the use of force against a retired NHS worker who attended a counter-demonstration against the far right and died shortly after contact with officers there. Nicholas Stone, 65, who lived in Bristol, died on 10 January after becoming unwell at a protest opposing the rightwing group Bristol Patriots, who were demonstrating in the city centre. Continue read

Multiple people were killed, including an armed security guard, after two shooters entered Islamic Center in San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026.

Get ready for a biology lesson. Certain plants have extra sets of chromosomes. And it turns out, it's a useful trait for a species facing a dramatic event like climate change. (Image credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket)

A new study suggests the growing educational and economic divide between men and women is reshaping marriage and family life in America — leaving many women with a shrinking pool of economically stable partners.

NBC News · Oct 8
A visitor washes his hands before entering Kyeshero Hospital at a checkpoint for hand washing and temperature screening for all visitors and patients entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures, in Goma , Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 18, 2026.

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Ben Crump says $4.85m police settlement over fatal traffic stop helps to show how ‘truth must always come to light’ “No amount of money can erase” the pain that motorist Ronald Greene’s death at the hands of Louisiana police inflicted on his loved ones, but a $4.85m settlement which the state has agreed to pay his family helps illustrate how “the truth must always come to light”, their attorney has said. Ben Crump recently expressed those sentiments in a statement that served as one of his and h

Guardian - World · Oct 8
Researchers found over 1,600 primates listed for sale on Facebook, TikTok and more over a six-week period in 2025 A new report from leading wildlife and conservation organizations has revealed a sharp rise in the online sale of primates across major social media platforms in the US, raising concerns about wildlife trafficking, public safety and animal welfare. The report, titled Primates for Purchase: The Surge in Sales on Social Media in the US, was released Tuesday by the Association of Zoos a