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Russian agents planned hit from assassins' lairs in French Alps, say intel officials

Western intelligence agencies tracked up to 15 members of Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, including 2 who poisoned a defector in London.

05/12/2019

USA

John Kerry endorses Joe Biden for president

The former Secretary of State and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee said Biden is "the president our country desperately needs."

05/12/2019

USA

Read: Full text of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's impeachment inquiry update

In brief remarks, Pelosi announced the chamber was moving ahead with articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

05/12/2019

USA

Cellphone-related injuries on the rise, study says

Those aged 13 to 29 make up almost 40 percent of such patients. Distraction was a major culprit.

05/12/2019

USA

Pelosi announces full speed ahead with articles of impeachment against Trump

The speaker's comments come the day after the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing.

05/12/2019

USA

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces impeachment process will proceed

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that Congress will proceed with articles of impeachment against Donald Trump.

05/12/2019

USA

With 60 days to go, the Dem race in Iowa is wide open

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.

05/12/2019

USA

Pelosi to make statement on impeachment

The House speaker's comments come the day after the House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing.

05/12/2019

USA

France braces for severe disruption in mass strike over pensions

Bracing for violence, the city's police chief instructed all businesses, restaurants and cafes to close along the major march routes.

05/12/2019

USA

New Zealand PM aims to limit spread of hate at mosque shooting trial

New Zealand's prime minister will do all she can to stop a man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers from spreading his message of hate at his trial.

05/12/2019

USA

South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Tutu in hospital

The 88-year-old used the pulpit to preach against the injustices of white minority rule Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.

05/12/2019

USA

Euroviews. Democrats' impeachment deadline puts them at a disadvantage — and Trump knows it ǀ View

From the start of the impeachment investigation, Democrats put themselves at a disadvantage by making it known they wanted to conclude the entire process by the end of the year.

05/12/2019

USA

Specter of U.S. interference looms over health care debate in U.K.

The future of the National Health Service after Brexit has become a major talking point for Labour in its effort to oust the Conservatives in the election.

05/12/2019

USA

US Navy sailor kills two and takes his own life at Pearl Harbor base

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam said earlier on Twitter that the three victims were all civilians working for the US Department of Defense.

05/12/2019

USA

China's Huawei to sue U.S. over blacklisting

The company denies it is beholden to the Chinese government and says an order from the FCC designed to hurt its U.S. sales was arbitrary.

05/12/2019

USA

Maine senator demands fairness for wild blueberry farmers after NBC News investigation

"If you're a wild blueberry farmer with a 100-acre farm, you get zip," said Angus King. "If you're a cranberry farmer you get $61,000. How is that fair?"

05/12/2019

USA

Russia probe witness charged with funneling millions to Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign

George Nader was charged earlier this year with child trafficking and transporting child pornography.

05/12/2019

USA

Name-drops highlight just how different parties' impeachment narratives are

Here's how often some of the central figures in the impeachment inquiry were named in each party's report.

04/12/2019

USA

Trump claims he doesn't know Prince Andrew, but once called him 'a lot of fun'

Prince Andrew was forced to withdraw from his royal duties after a television interview in which he tried to defend his past friendship with sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein.

04/12/2019

USA

Barr accused of suggesting lack of respect for police could mean less protection

A former DOJ official under Obama said the attorney general's remarks were "dangerous and irresponsible."

04/12/2019

USA

Former US President Jimmy Carter released from hospital

Former US President Jimmy Carter was released from a Georgia hospital on Wednesday where he had been undergoing treatment for a urinary tract infection, his spokeswoman said.

04/12/2019

USA

Jonathan Turley: Who is the lone GOP impeachment witness (and what's this about his dog)?

"I get it. You are mad. The President is mad. My Democratic friends are mad," the professor testified.

04/12/2019

USA

10 takeaways from the impeachment hearing: Legal scholars in plain English

Amid talk of King George III, the Secret Treaty of Dover and necromancy, here's what stood out.

04/12/2019

USA

Video of spray-painted polar bear sparks concern, but experts say not to worry

Experts say that whether the graffiti is the result of scientific research or a prank, there's likely no cause for concern for the individual polar bear.

04/12/2019

USA

Video of spray-painted polar bear sparks concern, but experts say not to worry

Experts say that whether the graffiti is the result of scientific research or a prank, there's likely no cause for concern for the individual polar bear.

04/12/2019

USA

Trump closes NATO by yawning at impeachment hearing: 'It'll be boring'

As witnesses testified before the Judiciary Committee, Trump denounced the House's inquiry as a "joke."

04/12/2019