The New York state comptroller sent a letter to Best Buy last week questioning whether the company changed its commitment to inclusivity and supporting LGBTQ groups. The letter was sent four weeks after NBC News was first to report that the consumer electronics giant offered to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations following conservative pressure.
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Migrants desperate to reach the U.S. are traveling inside cargo trucks. Some never make it.
Telemundo News and the Latin American Center for Investigative Journalism (CLIP), together with other partners, detail the burgeoning and deadly illegal industry that smuggles thousands of migrants into the U.S. via cargo trucks.
Got a tax refund this year? Here’s how to put it to good use
A big tax refund can feel like a windfall of bonus cash but though it may be tempting to splurge, there are smart ways to spend it. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen shares tips for putting it to good use, including putting it in a high-yield savings account, paying down high interest rate debt and more.
California second-grade teacher becomes rare traveler to visit every country in the world
A schoolteacher in the San Francisco area has joined the elite ranks of humans who have visited every nation on Earth.
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy to step down, company to lay off 15% of staff as it looks to refinance debt
Peloton announced Thursday that CEO Barry McCarthy will be stepping down and the company will lay off 15% of its staff because it “simply had no other way to bring its spending in line with its revenue.”
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady: What it means for you
The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates at a two-decade high, noting inflation is cooling more slowly than expected. NBC’s Christine Romans breaks down what it means for consumers on TODAY.
Nearly half of people arrested at NYC campus protests were not students, officials say
Police mass at UCLA as protesters defy order to leave
Arizona Senate passes repeal of 1864 abortion ban
The Arizona Senate voted to pass a repeal of the near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state’s Supreme Court last month.
Long-predicted consumer pullback finally hits restaurants like Starbucks, KFC and McDonald’s
It’s finally here: the long-predicted consumer pullback.
Trump grumbled he needed more support at trial. Now his allies are showing up.
In the first two weeks of his hush money criminal trial, Trump grew frustrated, convinced his supporters could be doing more to help him.