A researcher at a lab in Siberia has died after potentially being exposed to pneumonic plague, according to reports. Now, almost 200 people are reportedly under quarantine in the wake of that death, with the incident putting health officials around the world on alert. NBC’s Daniele Hamamdjian reports for TODAY.
The U.S. Coast Guard is calling off the search for a missing air ambulance that vanished over the Atlantic Ocean after finding debris off the coast of Massachusetts. The medical transport jet which originated in Bermuda and was headed to Boston was carrying four Canadian nationals and two Bermudan citizens, including the patient and their son. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.
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Tensions are continuing to escalate on the campus of Cornell University with student protests ramping up, including a confrontation with one of the seven fraternity members accused of sexual assault. It comes as the Ivy League’s president is speaking out about the scandal for the first time. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for TODAY.
President Donald Trump is making a major push in once-reliable Republican states as a new NBC News poll shows his party could be facing an uphill battle ahead of the midterm elections. It comes as new Trump ads, paid for by taxpayers, get prime-time air, some during football games. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.
Week 4 of the NFL season featured dramatic fourth-quarter comebacks, quarterbacks who redeemed themselves, quarterbacks who continued to struggle and three teams left standing with undefeated records.
The death of a worker at an anti-plague laboratory in Russia has prompted officials to put at least one hospital facility under quarantine and nearly 200 people reportedly under medical observation as of Monday.
The student said she spoke with campus police in 2024 with what she believed was useful information about what was alleged at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
A groundbreaking clinical trial at the University of Chicago has potentially cured all 12 participants of Type 1 diabetes. The procedure involves transplanting cells on the pancreas - called islet cells - in combination with a new drug to prevent rejection. NBC News’ Anne Thompson has a closer look.
Early indications suggest the Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking his captain and trying to seize control of an Israel-bound plane was a ‘lone wolf’ acting alone, rather than as part of a larger organization or on behalf of a foreign government, multiple U.S. officials briefed on the investigation and a former Israeli security official told NBC News. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports.
The Pentagon is withdrawing all of its B-1 bombers from the RAF Fairford airbase in the U.K. The move, categorized by two officials as quick or rushed, comes just days after five men were arrested for a suspected terror plot involving vans containing explosives parked near the perimeter of the base. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.
Cornell University police made a drug-related arrest at a fraternity house 22 hours before a former student alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted there, according to a campus daily crime log reviewed by NBC. The log does not identify the drugs involved or establish any connection between the incidents. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports.
Who will win the NFC East? After games for the Giants, the Eagles and the Cowboys all went down to the final seconds in Week 4, no one has separated themselves yet.
The woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Cornell University fraternity members has received threats pressuring her to drop her lawsuit, her attorney said.
