CultureGloria Steinem, a trailblazer and women’s rights icon, championed the power of using your voice and listening to others.
CultureGloria Steinem, a trailblazer and women’s rights icon, championed the power of using your voice and listening to others.
SocietyA Georgia mother is seeking the right to sue Roblox after a predator targeted her daughter through the platform. Roblox faces 160 lawsuits alleging it failed to do enough to protect children, while families challenge mandatory arbitration in its terms of use. Roblox denies liability.
SportsProfessional players seeking to return to college football are at the center of an emerging legal battle, NBC News correspondent Jesse Kirsch reports.
SportsFormer NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is set to reach a deal and plead guilty, according to a court document. He had faced multiple criminal charges after allegedly attacking a delivery worker in 2025.
OtherAs Labor Day travel gets underway, households across the Midwest and Northeast are on alert for hazardous conditions that could produce destructive gusts, hail and tornadoes.
OtherA judge rejected the defense attorney’s request to remove a juror whom he accused of refusing to follow the law on reasonable doubt. The lawyer blamed that juror for the jury’s failure to reach a verdict.
SocietyChilling video captures police racing to confront a gunman who opened fire inside his downtown Minneapolis apartment building. Two people were killed and five wounded, including two officers.
HealthAlabama fourth grader DeVyn Coker was diagnosed with cancer at age 7 and spent years undergoing hospital stays and chemotherapy. Before she went to ring the bell signaling the end of her treatment, classmates gave her a special send-off.
CultureGloria Steinem, a women’s rights leader who spent more than half a century fighting for equality, has died at 92. Her life and legacy are being examined.
WorldVice President Vance said the ongoing conflict with Iran should not be called a war, pointing out that major combat operations ended months ago.
SocietyCNN examines the mental-health resources available to service members during deployments and the long path one former enlisted sailor took before being medically discharged for mental-health reasons. Former Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead also discusses poor living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
WorldNorway’s seizure of a Russian ship in the Arctic has prompted Moscow to accuse it of piracy and opened another front in a legal dispute that began with Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The case examines why Norway is enforcing a multibillion-dollar ruling now and how Svalbard has become a focal point as the Ukraine war reaches the Far North.
WorldNepal’s devastating flash floods have left rescue and forensic teams struggling to locate, recover and identify victims buried beneath deep silt. Forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black explains how teams compare ante-mortem information with post-mortem findings, stressing the need for accurate identification.
CultureKate Mara said collaborating with her sister Rooney Mara on the film “Bucking Fastard” was a unique experience. The movie is premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
TechAnother Tesla driver has been ticketed for allegedly falling asleep while at the wheel of the self-driving car. It is the second such incident in British Columbia in a week, with the driver fined $368 for sleeping while driving.
SocietyAs deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial entered their sixth day, totaling about 36 hours, her defense alleged that one juror had refused to follow the judge’s instructions and asked that the juror be removed.
WorldRetired U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mike Jernigan says Iran is running short of weapons and allies. He discusses U.S. strikes on targets in Iran, economic pressure and cyber defense protocols.
PoliticsThis year’s midterm voting began amid a legal fight between blue states and voting rights groups and the Trump administration over proposed major limits on mail ballots. North Carolina was scheduled to be among the first states to mail absentee ballots Friday, with officials saying the process would proceed as usual.
SocietyAttorney Joseph Krowski Jr. explains that another message from the jury declaring an impasse in the Lindsay Clancy case would result in a mistrial.
WorldJD Vance says he would not describe the situation involving Iran as a war. The program also covers voters’ cost-of-living concerns and a call from Ukraine’s presidential sanctions policy commissioner for Congress to pass a broad Russia sanctions bill immediately.
PoliticsChilean President José Antonio Kast hosted Argentine President Javier Milei at the conservative Madrid Forum, where Milei urged an international alliance to counter the regional left. In Santiago, protesters clashed with police, who used water cannons and tear gas and detained several people.
WorldVice President JD Vance said he is “extremely skeptical” of Iran’s claim that a US attack struck a wedding party, during a White House press briefing.
SportsNASCAR champions Kurt and Kyle Busch spent years competing against each other before Kyle died suddenly in May at 41. Kurt recalls their sibling rivalry, the brotherhood they shared on the track and where he feels Kyle’s presence most.
SocietyA single juror is preventing a unanimous verdict in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, her attorney Kevin Reddington told the court as deliberations entered their sixth day.