A House committee sent letters to four separate U.S. venture capital firms expressing “serious concern” about their investments in Chinese tech startups.

Nearly a dozen wild horses have died in the first 10 days of a big mustang roundup in Nevada. A congresswoman wants helicopters outlawed in the practice.

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction in the killing of George Floyd, his attorney said Wednesday.

The deadly heat dome hitting parts of the U.S. created chaos at Harry Reid International airport in Las Vegas after several passengers and a flight attendant exited a Delta flight by stretcher after being stuck in triple digit temperatures for hours. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin has more details.

Police said Wednesday they’ve been unable to verify initial statements made by Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who disappeared last week after she said she saw a toddler walking on the interstate.

Mar-Jac Poultry said Wednesday that it had no idea a 16-year-boy who was killed in an on-the-job accident was a minor.

A proposal for redrawn congressional districts in Alabama has been met with criticism by leaders and advocates, who say the new map is still biased against Black residents, despite a Supreme Court order to address the imbalance.

BEIJING — Amid a steep downturn in relations with the United States, China has looked to a meeting with former U.S. national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to revive positive momentum.

A Colorado children’s hospital has stopped offering transition-related surgeries for transgender patients 18 and older, KUSA-TV, an NBC affiliate in Denver, reported.

A tornado touched down in North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, downing trees, damaging homes and closing stretches of highway.