Americas

USA

Early voting a boon for Las Vegas Strip workers

Las Vegas Strip workers don't need to travel far to cast their votes ahead of Saturday's caucuses.

18/02/2020

USA

Graham tells Defense Secretary Esper he could 'make your life hell' in battle over Trump Africa policy

During a meeting in Munich, Graham warned Defense Secretary Mike Esper there would be consequences if the Trump administration pulled U.S. troops from Africa.

18/02/2020

USA

Amazon's Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to tackle climate change

The Bezos Earth Fund will give money to scientists, activists and NGOs to "amplify known ways and develop new ways" of fighting climate change.

18/02/2020

USA

Warren: Sanders 'has a lot of questions to answer' about supporters' attacks

"That is not how we build an inclusive Democratic party. ... We do not build on a foundation of hate," Warren says after threats made to union that criticized his healthcare plan.

18/02/2020

USA

Bolton book remains stuck in White House classification review

A Bolton adviser says the delay is "more about suppressing" the former national security adviser's book than concerns over classified information.

17/02/2020

USA

Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to combat climate change

"Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet," Bezos said.

17/02/2020

USA

Sanders, trying to head off Bloomberg threat, finds his billionaire foil

Sanders is juggling a fight for the nomination on two fronts, competing in early states but attempting to blunt Bloomberg's Super Tuesday strategy.

17/02/2020

USA

Democrats who don't want Sanders will have to sort out a muddle in the middle

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

17/02/2020

USA

Syrian forces seize most of Aleppo province, on eve of Turkey-Russia talks

Turkey, which backs rebels in the region, has been outraged since Syrian attacks in the Idlib region killed 13 Turkish troops in two weeks.

17/02/2020

USA

Sanders' opposition to the Iraq War was more complicated than he presents

While Congress was debating how much authority to give the Bush administration, Sanders was more concerned with unilateralism than questioning WMDs.

17/02/2020

USA

These prosecutors want radical criminal justice change. Barr is fighting to stop them.

With progressive district attorneys on the march, Attorney General William Barr delivered a blistering attack speech.

17/02/2020

USA

14 Americans test positive for coronavirus after evacuation from quarantined cruise ship

More than 300 U.S. citizens and family members who had been on the Diamond Princess cruise ship were evacuated.

17/02/2020

USA

Fast-and-loose culture of esports is upending once staid world of chess

Grandmasters and upstarts are reinventing the game online, becoming its most visible ambassadors and arguably its first entertainers.

17/02/2020

USA

Kellyanne Conway says Trump 'works hand in glove' with Barr

The top White House aide's remarks come amid blowback over the Justice Department backtracking on its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone.

16/02/2020

USA

Buttigieg hits back: I won't 'take lectures on family values' from Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh suggested Americans wouldn't elect Buttigieg because he is gay, saying, "How's this going to look ... on stage next to Mr. Man Donald Trump?"

16/02/2020

USA

Rocket attack strikes near U.S. Embassy in Iraq

The incident remains under investigation, a U.S. military official told NBC News.

16/02/2020

USA

Bernie Sanders hits a voter ceiling

Skeptics will note that Sanders was likely hurt by the large field of candidates in Iowa and New Hampshire that gave the vote more places to go.

16/02/2020

USA

A powerful Ukrainian is playing both sides of Giuliani's Ukraine project

Ukraine official Arsen Avakov communicated with Guiliani pal Parnas, but also warned Amb. Yovanovitch that Giuliani wanted her ousted as U.S. ambassador.

16/02/2020

USA

Trump pushed CIA to find, kill Osama bin Laden's son over higher priority targets

When the CIA gave Trump a list of major terror leaders to kill, he said he'd never heard of them. Instead he focused on a target with a famous name.

16/02/2020

USA

As sea levels rise, Venice fights to stay above the waterline

A 17-year project to build underwater floodgates in the city has been mired in delays and corruption.

16/02/2020

USA

Two killed as U.K. hit with strong winds and flooding for a second straight weekend

Two bodies pulled from sea, as hurricane-force winds and monster waves rocked the region.

16/02/2020

USA

Saudi airstrikes kill at least 30 in Yemen, including civilians, Houthis say

The news followed a Houthi claim that they downed a Saudi coalition warplane in the area on Friday.

16/02/2020

USA

Biden calls on Sanders to take accountability for supporters' threats

The message comes after the powerful Culinary Workers Union said supporters of the Vermont senator had "viciously attacked" its members.

15/02/2020

USA

U.K. braces for hurricane force winds and enormous waves as Storm Dennis rolls in

Airlines have pre-emptively canceled hundreds of flights out of London and other U.K. airports and train lines have warned about possible delays.

15/02/2020

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Women in Mexico protest against the grisly murder of Ingrid Escamilla

The murder of Escamilla, whose body was mutilated and part of it flushed into the sewer, has horrified Mexicans.

15/02/2020

USA

Cute videos, but little evidence: Police say Amazon Ring isn't much of a crime fighter

Hundreds of police departments have signed agreements with Ring to gain access to footage filmed on home surveillance cameras

15/02/2020