Americas

USA

Doomsday scenario on the left: Warren, Sanders destroy each other while Biden skates in

"We cannot allow what was a nonaggression pact to transform into a suicide pact," a progressive activist said.

16/01/2020

USA

Journalists injured in clashes between Lebanese forces and protesters

Reuters, along with Lebanese broadcasters Al Jadeed and MTV, said security forces injured cameramen for each of them during the violent unrest.

16/01/2020

USA

Treasury's internal watchdog is probing Trump administration Opportunity Zone program

NBC News reported Trump pal Richard LeFrak and the family interests of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner could benefit from possible projects in the zones.

16/01/2020

USA

A '#NeverWarren' hashtag portended a Democratic squabble. Data showed otherwise.

The hashtag was used by many well-followed accounts that sought to downplay any division between Sanders and Warren, in turn boosting the trend.

16/01/2020

USA

Michael Flynn's move to withdraw guilty plea could backfire, experts say

The latest step in Flynn's escalating battle with the Justice Department could lead to a harsher prison sentence, ex-prosecutors say.

16/01/2020

USA

Scientists find Australian wildfire smoke has circled the globe

A satellite traced the movement of the smoke and produced an image Monday showing areas in Australia where the smoke had reached its place of origin.

15/01/2020

USA

Sanctuary was supposed to be a safe place for Australian wildlife. Then came the fire.

"Their habitat is gone. These trees used to provide them with food and they are not doing that anymore," one volunteer told NBC News.

15/01/2020

Business

US and China sign agreement aimed at ending trade war

China said the trade deal with the US was "``good for China, the US and for the whole world`".

15/01/2020

USA

Trump impeachment: US House votes to send charges to Senate

The trial is expected to begin next week.

15/01/2020

USA

Shakespeare's First Folio: Rare 1623 collection goes under the hammer

Only six of these famous texts are in private hands, and one of them is about to go to auction.

15/01/2020

USA

The last decade was the warmest ever recorded, NASA and NOAA find

The data is a closely watched indicator of the Earth's changing climate, particularly as projections for future years anticipate the trend to continue.

15/01/2020

USA

Senate weighs restricting reporters during Trump impeachment trial

The limitations could include forcing journalists into penned areas and barring them from walking freely around outside the chamber.

15/01/2020

USA

What senators can say, read and do: Decorum guidelines for Trump's impeachment trial

Here are the guidelines for how senators are to conduct themselves during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump

15/01/2020

USA

Giant tortoise who helped save species retires in Galapagos Islands

Diego, a giant tortoise native to the Galapagos Islands, is retiring from a captive breeding program that helped increase his species' population on Española Island.

15/01/2020

USA

Russian government resigns as Putin seeks constitutional shakeup

The Russian leader has been in power for nearly two decades as either president or prime minister.

15/01/2020

USA

In relatively tame debate, Sanders versus Warren stands out

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.

15/01/2020

USA

Pelosi calls for witnesses at Trump trial after new evidence

House Democrats plan to vote on sending the articles of impeachment from the House to the Senate today.

15/01/2020

USA

Pelosi calls for witnesses at Trump trial after new evidence

House Democrats plan to vote on sending the articles of impeachment from the House to the Senate today.

15/01/2020

USA

Euroviews. Greta Gerwig and other Oscar snubs show that being a white male is still key to recognition ǀ View

The 92nd Academy Award nods shows Hollywood can't quit its habit of valuing derivative and self-referential works by established white men above all else.

15/01/2020

USA

Peru to deport tourists for allegedly damaging, defecating at Machu Picchu

Authorities said the tourists snuck into the ruins and caused a rock to fall from a wall of the Temple of the Sun, damaging it.

15/01/2020

USA

Iran threatens European troops but admits protesters 'were lied to'

"Today, the American soldier is in danger, tomorrow the European soldier could be in danger," President Hassan Rouhani said.

15/01/2020

USA

Yamaha warns against climbing into instrument cases after Ghosn escape

Earlier reports, which Ghosn has dismissed, said he was carried out of his home in Tokyo in a double bass case.

15/01/2020

USA

China: Possible that new virus could spread between humans

Authorities are investigating whether a woman caught the virus from her husband.

15/01/2020

USA

'Bernie is my friend': Warren and Sanders de-escalate campaign feud

Warren was given the chance to respond to Sanders' assertion that he did not tell her in a 2018 meeting that a woman couldn't be elected president.

15/01/2020

USA

Live updates: Tracking which candidates talk the most in the seventh Democratic debate

NBC News is tracking, live, how long each candidate talks in the January 2020 debate.

15/01/2020

USA

Michael Flynn moves to withdraw guilty plea after DOJ flips on prison time

The DOJ recommended earlier this month that Flynn be sentenced for up to six months of prison time.

15/01/2020