Ford’s biggest and most profitable plant has shut down as the United Auto Workers strike continues to expand after stalled negotiations. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster explains the impact this latest strike expansion will have on the American auto business.

A single ticket with the winning numbers for the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in the state of California at a store called Midway Market and Liquor in Frazier Park. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports for TODAY.

Gaza hammered with airstrikes; Blinken arrives in Israel

A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday in a demonstration of strength against North Korea.

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who made up a story of seeing a toddler by the road and then being kidnapped, was found guilty and plans to appeal.

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A suspended judge in Oklahoma could be permanently removed from the bench after an investigation uncovered more than 500 texts between her and a bailiff in which she allegedly mocked the appearance of a district attorney, called a witness a liar and expressed bias toward a defendant in a murder trial and against state prosecutors.

Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan renounced his membership in the Democratic Socialists of America over rhetoric at a rally promoted by the group a day after the Hamas attack.

The raging war between Israel and the militant group Hamas is reigniting debate on America’s college campuses, where emotions are running high and officials are feeling the pressure not to stay silent.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker rose to President Joe Biden’s defense on one of the most fraught issues of the president’s re-election: age.