With Christmas just a week away, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins TODAY to share ways to save on holiday spending, including visiting dollar stores, getting creative with gift wrap, strategies for saving on travel, and more.

A teacher and student are dead and six others are wounded after another student opened fire inside a study hall classroom at a Madison, Wisconsin, elementary school on Monday. The shooter, who died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was a 15-year-old girl, police say. NBC’s Shaquille Brewster reports for TODAY.

China said Tuesday it was expanding its visa-free transit policy, allowing eligible foreign travelers to stay in parts of the country as long as 10 days.

One man’s journey from a hospital in South Carolina to NovaShare, a body broker in North Carolina, demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation.

The aftermath of an “exceptionally violent” attack in early Bronze Age England suggests that at least 37 people may have been “systematically dismembered” and eaten, new research has revealed.

After learning that the bald eagle is not officially the national bird, an “eaglevangelist” is working with Congress to remedy that omission.

Cheap seats aren’t enough for airline passengers anymore.

With weeks to go before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the Biden administration is still taking steps to deliver sweeping student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans.

Startup basketball league Unrivaled announced on Monday it’s closed a Series A funding round, raising an additional $28 million before its inaugural season.

Some workers for Amazon are threatening a potential strike ahead of the holidays. But will it disrupt shipping? NBC News’ Adrienne Broaddus reports.