After a deadly tornado hit Rolling Fork, Mississippi, NBC News found that there were no public storm shelters nearby. Many Delta communities can’t afford one.
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California to pay $24 million settlement to family of man who died in police custody
California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tuesday.
Mike Pence doesn’t think voters will care about the Trump sex abuse verdict
Mike Pence subtly defended Donald Trump in an interview with NBC News Tuesday, hours after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
For families that rely on federal assistance, the debt ceiling crisis creates worrisome uncertainty
Three weeks may be a lifetime for Washington politicos, but for Americans whose livelihoods rely on the federal government it’s an alarmingly short amount of time before their financial stability could be upended.
A woman survived on wine and lollipops after a wrong turn stranded her in the Australian wilderness for 5 days
A woman who was stranded for five days in a remote section of southeast Australia last week survived on wine and lollipops, authorities said.
Patriarch of family killed in Texas shooting was a taekwondo master who ‘loved being a dad’
Kyu Cho, his wife Cindy and their young son were killed over the weekend in the mass shooting in Allen, Texas.
Tempur Sealy is buying Mattress Firm for $4 billion
Tempur Sealy International said on Tuesday it would buy retailer Mattress Firm in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $4 billion, as the leading U.S. bedding maker looks to stem a post-pandemic decline in sales.
Texas mall shooter was expelled from military over mental health concerns
After entering basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in June 2008, Mauricio Garcia was seen by a doctor who identified mental health issues. Garcia, then 18, failed a psychiatric evaluation.
Marcia Gay Harden says her kids, who 'are all queer,' inspire her LGBTQ advocacy
Actor Marcia Gay Harden said her queer children inspire her LGBTQ advocacy, including against bills that would restrict drag performances
CNBC anchor Hadley Gamble, who accused former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of sexual harassment, leaving company
Hadley Gamble, the CNBC anchor who accused former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell of sexual harassment and sex discrimination, is leaving the company.