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.

Donald Trump’s claim that he’s convinced that the 2020 election was rigged shouldn’t be a winning legal argument but it could thwart a prosecution if jurors embrace it.

Four more former Northwestern football players came forward on Wednesday to claim they were also subjected to “extreme ritualized sexual” hazing while at the prestigious Big Ten school.

After a tumultuous year for crypto, a bipartisan duo in Congress is seeking to legitimize the industry by directing the U.S. government to formally regulate it.