More people find themselves buying items they don’t need just because they’re on sale. This form of impulse buying is called “spaving” — spending more to save more. NBC’s Christine Romans joins TODAY to break down the different types of “spaving” and how to avoid falling into the financial trap.

Arrests, suspensions, canceled commencements.

In the latest battle in the country’s culture wars, a growing number of cities and counties are trying to remove fluoride from their water. Many dentists are condemning the effort, but fluoride opponents cite personal choice. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin reports. 

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who says she had an affair with Donald Trump, took the witness stand in the former president’s criminal trial Tuesday, providing sometimes graphic testimony about a 2006 tryst she says they had in a hotel suite and the efforts to buy her silence in the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election.

The WNBA is set to announce the use of charter planes for travel to and from all away games, league Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Tuesday.

Zach Henry, who was working as the communications director for the Arizona Republican Party at the time, can be seen on video among the crowds outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Henry is seen filming a post that was posted on social media by the Arizona Republican Party’s account.

Chinese companies are forcing Western automakers to change their approach to electric vehicles if they want to remain competitive in a growing global industry.

The Biden administration has told the online banking group Chime it must pay $4.55 million for failing to issue refunds in a timely manner to customers who had closed their accounts.

The highly caffeinated drink has been blamed for at least two deaths in lawsuits.

There’s a massive wealth transfer underway.