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At least 11 people were injured in Louisville, Kentucky, and residents have been asked to shelter in place in the one-mile radius of a n explosion in a neighborhood east of the city's downtown area. The city's emergency services posted on X that there has been a "hazardous materials incident" at the address of a Givaudan Sense Colours, a company that makes natural food colorings. Louisville Metro Police said its officers responded and blocked off the roadways around the location. It is the scene of a "large scale incident," according to a post from the Louisville Fire Department . No fatalities were reported and officials did not give conditions of the injured, who were taken to local hospitals. Louisville Fire Chief Brian O’Neill told reporters the r...

A cold case from 1959 involving a missing 7-year-old came to a conclusion last week through DNA identification, decades after charges were dropped against the boy's adoptive parents for lack of physical evidence. A human skeleton was discovered on the side of the road in Mequon, Wisconsin, on Oct. 4, 1959, which investigators determined to be the skull of a child between the ages of 6 and 8 years old. At the same time Mequon police officers were following leads about the skull, deputies in nearby Houghton County, Michigan, were looking into the disappearance of an adopted child, Markku Jutila, whose parents fled to Chicago. Family members of William and Hilja Jutila became suspicious of the child's whereabouts after the Jutilas relocated from the Michigan area to Chicago. The Houg...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will have a chance to put another stamp on state politics with a big appointment if Sen. Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state. But one major question is hanging over that opportunity: How badly does President-elect Donald Trump want his daughter-in-law, Lara, to become a U.S. senator? DeSantis, like any Florida governor, has the ability to unilaterally appoint the person who would fill a vacant Senate seat, which would come into play following Trump's expected nomination of Rubio to lead the State Department on Monday. Trump could still change his mind, cautioned three sources familiar with the selection process, who said the decision wouldn't be final until the president-elect makes a formal announcement. But if Rubio's Senate s...

Weather conditions triggered red flag warnings in the northeast part of the United States as firefighters in California continued to battle a large wildfire that has burned over 20,000 acres. Much of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are under a red flag warning Tuesday due to dry and windy conditions. Massachusetts and Rhode Island are under the same warning, the National Weather Service in Boston said in a post on X . The agency urged people to avoid outdoor burning and activities that may produce a spark and to use caution when disposing of igniters, such as cigarettes. The warnings come as a historic drought continues to grip much of the Northeast. In New Jersey, three counties are suffering “extreme” drought and the rest of the state has severe or moderate dr...

People in Louisville, Kentucky, have been asked to shelter in place in the one-mile radius of a reported explosion in a neighborhood east of the city's downtown area. The city's emergency services posted on X that there has been a "hazardous materials incident" at the address of a Givaudan Sense Colours, a company that makes natural food colorings. Louisville Metro Police said its officers responded and blocked off the roadways around the location. It is the scene of a "large scale incident," according to a post from the Louisville Fire Department . Video from NBC affiliate WAVE showed a large police presence and emergency services vehicles lining the road of what appeared to be a residential street. Firefighters and trucks were roughly two blocks from where the c...

As successive gunshots rang out early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Kierra Talley thought she was going to die. Talley, a junior at Alabama State University, was visiting Tuskegee with friends to celebrate the historically Black college’s centennial homecoming celebration when, she said, chaos erupted. “It was people shooting back at each other — whether it was in the crowd, outside of the crowd, inside of a dormitory — people were shooting,” said Talley, 20, who added that she saw at least four gunmen with “heavy ARs” and guns with “switches,” a small device that turns a semiautomatic gun into a fully automatic firearm. “This wasn’t one person,” she said. “I describe it as a massacre.” One person was fatally shot in the ordeal and at least 16 ...

In the days since President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential race , Nicole Bivens Collinson’s phone has barely stopped ringing. Collinson, who helps lead the international trade and government relations division at the lobbying firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, said she is fielding “dozens and dozens and dozens” of calls from anxious U.S. companies looking to protect themselves from Trump’s hardline tariff plans by finding loopholes and exemptions. “Absolutely everyone is calling,” Collinson told CNBC. “It is nonstop.” Over the course of the 2024 campaign, Trump made universal tariffs a core tenet of his economic platform, floating a 20% tax on all imports from all countries with a specifically harsh 60% rate for Chinese goods. That hyper-protectionist ...

Packing can be hectic. Outside of your luggage , how can you best fit all your essentials in a way that’s easily organized, but accessible? A travel backpack can help ease the load and is a versatile accessory for your adventures. They usually have various storage compartments, are adjustable and will keep your hands free to carry your other devices. We spoke to travel bloggers to learn about the best travel backpacks and what to look for when buying one. SKIP AHEAD The best travel backpacks | How to shop the best travel backpacks | Why trust NBC Select? Selected. Our top picks Editor’s pick Calpak Laptop Backpack $92.00 $115.00 C...

Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira has been sentenced to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Pentagon and sharing it online, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts announced. Teixeira appeared before Judge Indira Talwani in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday to receive the sentence. In March, the national guardsman ple a d ed guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. He was arrested by the FBI in North Dighton, Massachusetts, in April 2023 and has been in federal custody since mid-May . According to court documents, Teixeira transcribed classified documents that he then shared on Discord, a soc...

People in Louisville, Kentucky, have been asked to shelter in place in the one-mile radius of a reported explosion and fire in a neighborhood east of the city's downtown area. The city's emergency services posted on X that there has been a "hazardous materials incident" at the address of a Givaudan Sense Colours, a company that makes natural food colorings. Louisville Metro Police said its officers responded and blocked off the roadways around the location. It is the scene of a "large scale incident," according to a post from the Louisville Fire Department . Video from NBC News affiliate WAVE showed a large police presence and emergency services vehicles lining the road of what appeared to be a residential street. Firefighters and trucks were roughly two blocks fr...