Author: Grace Thompson

Craig Melvin will replace Hoda Kotb after the beloved co-anchor announced in September that she was leaving NBC News’ “TODAY” after nearly two decades. Melvin, a news anchor of “TODAY” and a co-host of the 3rd hour of “TODAY,” made the announcement on the show Thursday morning. Kotb will remain as co-anchor until early next year. She said she made the decision after she turned 60 in August. “I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60 and to try something new,” she told her fellow hosts as she fought back tears. Kotb has co-anchored the show with Savannah Guthrie since early 2018, becoming the first all-female anchor team. Guthrie praised Kotb for her “guts” and said she was exiting at “the top of [her] game.” This is a developing story. Please check b...

What to watch in Washington today President-elect Donald Trump continues to build out his Cabinet ahead of his inauguration, announcing three picks yesterday, including controversial Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., to be attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, who offered his resignation after the announcement, stunned many Senate Republicans , who warned his road to confirmation is not likely to be smooth. A gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida today. Scheduled speakers include Argentine President Javier Milei ; Matt Whitaker, previously viewed as a candidate to become Trump's attorney general; and others. President Joe Biden is preparing t...

PARIS — Thousands of police officers are set to be deployed around Paris on Thursday ahead of a soccer game between France and Israel, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week's violence in Amsterdam involving locals and Israeli fans. The international match is expected to be met by widespread protests a week after the unrest in the Netherlands and amid heightened tensions in Europe over Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon . Paris police confirmed to NBC News around 4,000 officers would be on duty, with some 2,500 deployed to ensure security around the Stade de France, in the suburb of Saint-Denis just north of the capital, and some 1,500 posted elsewhere across the city. “It’s an exceptional measure, three to four times greater than...

The SCHSL Class AAAAA Division II Cheer Qualifying competition was held on November 12, 2024, at Spring Valley High School. Among the standout performers were three teams from the Fort Mill School District: Fort Mill High School, Nation Ford High School, and Catawba Ridge High School. All three teams delivered strong performances that earned them qualifying scores, securing their places in the upcoming state championships. Chapin High School took the top spot with an impressive score of 317, closely followed by St. James with 306. Catawba Ridge clinched third place with a score of 276.5, followed by Fort Mill High School in fourth with 270.5. Nation Ford shared sixth place with Easley, both scoring 251.5, underscoring the district’s competitive edge and dedication to excellence in cheerlea...

Former Olympic gold medalist and world champion Lindsey Vonn is returning to skiing, she announced Thursday. She said in an interview with the New York Times that her return was not planned and that she only reconsidered after successful knee replacement surgery seven months ago stopped the pain that had prompted her retirement. “I’m trying not to get too far ahead of myself because I have quite a few hoops to jump through,” she said. “Obviously, I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t hope to be racing. I have aspirations. I love to go fast. How fast can I go? I don’t know." Vonn, 40, last competed professionally in February 2019 at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Sweden, where she won a bronze in the women’s downhill — becoming the oldest woman to win a medal at a ...

What to watch in Washington today President-elect Donald Trump continues to build out his Cabinet ahead of his inauguration, announcing three picks yesterday, including controversial Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., to be attorney general. The selection of Gaetz, who offered his resignation after the announcement, stunned many Senate Republicans , who warned his road to confirmation is not likely to be smooth. A gathering of the Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida today. Scheduled speakers include Argentine President Javier Milei ; Matt Whitaker, previously viewed as a candidate to become Trump's attorney general; and others. President Joe Biden is preparing t...

Donald Trump’s head-turning pick for attorney general takes some federal officials by surprise. An indictment reveals how local officials in Mississippi’s largest city got caught up in an FBI bribery investigation. And menu prices at restaurants are finally leveling off. Here’s what to know today. Justice Department officials and Republican senators baffled at Trump’s attorney general pick President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of Rep. Matt Gaetz as his pick for attorney general sent shockwaves through Washington, D.C., among Justice Department officials and senators who will vote early next year on whether to confirm the Florida congressman. If Gaetz is confirmed to the nation’s top law enforcement position, he would oversee departments including the ...

The trade portion of China’s largest air show in Zhuhai wrapped up on a rainy Thursday, with the secretary of Russia’s Security Council visiting days after the Russian-made Su-57 stealth jet flew in its first appearance away from home. Military gear was on display in the exhibition hall where it was viewed by Sergei Shoigu , reported state media outlet the Global Times. The former defense minister is in the country for annual strategic security consultations. China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine. The air show’s commerc...

Mariano Jacobo Piñón, a resident at the Fairgrounds United mobile home park in Lake County, Ohio, said that for months he warned park managers about the lack of maintenance at the grounds, especially regarding a tree near his house, but that they did not listen to him. “One night a hurricane warning came and I was with my wife and granddaughters at home and we felt a huge blow. It was the tree that fell on the roof and broke the house. Now we can’t live there. We don’t know what to do because the managers and no one has helped us,” said Piñón, an immigrant from Mexico. At nearby Perry Mobile Home Park, resident Vicente Hernández, 53, a trailer mechanic, said the worst time is the winter, “because they don’t remove the snow and the children have to walk in the mornings to catch the bu...

India ’s Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticized states that have demolished properties of suspected criminals, a practice critics say mostly targets minority Muslims , and issued guidelines to authorities. The verdict came in response to many petitions filed after demolitions in recent years in states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BJP governments in the states have torn down what they say are illegal houses or shops of people accused of crimes, many of them Muslims, in what has come to be popularly known as “instant, bulldozer justice.” Rights groups and opposition parties have denounced the practice, saying it mostly targets poor Muslims while circumventing the judicial process. BJP gove...