Author: Grace Thompson

Maryland's National Harbor. This weekend, Democrats will elect the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, marking the first concrete step in moving past their 2024 election defeat. The members of the party committee will convene on Saturday to elect a new slate of officers, including the replacement for departing chair Jaime Harrison, the former head of the South Carolina Democratic Party whom Joe Biden appointed to run the party while he was in office. Democrats will choose the next chair of their party, but they will not choose the party's next leader. Rather, the future DNC chair will assume control of the organization's staffing, spending, and fundraising strategies. Over the past four years, the organization has spent slightly under $1 billion. The winner of Saturday's vot...

Being from Florida and attending college in Syracuse, New York, one of the snowiest towns in the nation, I have had my share of weather shock, particularly during periods of significant snowfall. I was forced to quickly familiarize myself with some winter necessities, such as a salt spreader and a blower. Another essential equipment for handling heavy snow accumulation and maintaining the cleanliness of your home's exterior is a snow shovel. I sought advice and recommendations from experts in snow and ice management and lawn appliances to identify the finest ones. GO Ahead and SkipWhy should I trust NBC Select? How did I choose the best snow shovels? Top-rated snow shovels? How do I shop for snow shovels? Selected. Our top picks Best overall snow shovel ...

The clearest photographs of this week's devastating airborne collision near Washington, D.C., were released on Friday in surveillance footage taken from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. First seen on CNN and later confirmed by NBC News, the 12- and 17-second clips seemed to depict American Airlines Flight 5342 descending to DCA before a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper approached from the left. It looks like the chopper hits the plane's underside, igniting a huge explosion that sends both craft into the Potomac River below. The two videos, which seem to have been captured on a cell phone, were not made public by airport authorities. Three Army servicemen on the Black Hawk chopper and all 60 passengers and four crew members on American Eagle Flight 5342 are thought to have perished. A...

Two current and former USAID employees told NBC News that one of the few senior career civil servants with the power to do so temporarily revoked an order that sidelined nearly 60 top career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on Thursday. The same professional worker was put on administrative leave a few hours later as well. Nick Gottlieb, USAID's director of employee and labor relations, sent an email to the dozens of top USAID employees who were placed on paid leave on Monday, stating that the documents do not demonstrate any misbehavior on your part. I am therefore no longer able to keep you in this position. Gottlieb admitted he had no idea how long his choice would last. Within the day, you might get another email confirming your leave status. "I wish you all ...