On the basis of a disproven conspiracy theory, the "pizzagate" shooter discharged his rifle in a pizza shop in Washington, D.C., in 2016. He was shot by police during a traffic stop and died. According to North Carolina officials on Thursday, Edgar Maddison Welch was shot by police over the weekend and passed away on Monday from his wounds. Motivated by a conspiracy theory that went viral online, Welch made national headlines nearly ten years ago when he drove from North Carolina to the nation's capital and opened fire in the Comet Ping Pong restaurant. At the time, prosecutors said that Welch was attempting to look into a fake internet conspiracy theory known as "pizzagate," which claimed that the pizza place was home to a child sex-trafficking ring associated with well-known Democratic l...

After roaring wildfires consumed parts of the Los Angeles area, tens of thousands of Southern Californians were urged to leave their homes. About 3,000 acres of the Pacific Palisades, a community situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, have already been destroyed by the biggest of the wildfires. With catastrophic wind gusts expected to reach 100 mph throughout Wednesday, the fires are posing a threat to homes. Anthony C. Marrone, the fire chief for Los Angeles County, issued a warning, stating that all inhabitants of the county are at risk due to the National Weather Service's prediction of a persistent red flag weather event with high winds and low humidity. Officials suggest that if you have been ordered to evacuate, you should do so right away and not hesitate...

Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to follow suit after New York's top court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to postpone his sentencing on Friday. The chief clerk for the New York Court of Appeals wrote a brief letter to Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche, stating that a judge had examined his proposed order to suspend Trump's sentencing and "decided to sign the order." This was Trump's third denial of this kind this week. His motion to stop the case is still pending in the Supreme Court. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office urged the conservative high court, which consists of three justices chosen by Trump, to allow the case to proceed in a petition on Thursday. In order to stop the scheduled sentencing from occurring before the trial ...

The 56,000 residents of Greenland lived their lives on the sparsely populated mid-Atlantic island, away from the spotlight of the world, until lately. They are now on the incoming U.S. president's shopping list, along with their political future. This week, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his desire to seize control of Canada, the Panama Canal, and the autonomous Danish territory. He stated to reporters that he would not rule out using economic or military power to annex the Arctic island. The same day, his son Donald Trump Jr. traveled to Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, which was heavily snow-covered. He would have discovered a mixed response and some fear among regular Greenlanders to Trump senior's idea of using force if he had looked past the few of fervent fans wearing MAGA ca...

Following a 13-day strike that resulted in lengthy wait times for ski lifts and irate hundreds of patrons, members of the Park City Mountainski Patrol in Utah returned to work Thursday after the resort agreed to increase their wages by $2 per hour. The Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, which represents 200 workers at the nation's largest ski resort, said the new deal, which will remain in place until 2027, offers entry-level ski patrollers and mountain safety staff a starting salary of $23 per hour. According to the union, ski patrol veterans will typically receive an extra $4 per hour. The resort and the union stated in a joint statement Thursday that the tentative deal will put an end to the present strike and address the interests of both sides. "The restoration of regular ...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, a Democrat, has announced that he will meet with Donald Trump, the incoming president. I accepted President Trump's invitation to meet. Fetterman stated in a statement, "I am the senator for all Pennsylvanians, not just Democrats in Pennsylvania." I have stated unequivocally that nobody is my gatekeeper. If meeting and talking with someone can help me deliver for Pennsylvania and the country, I'll do it. The development was initially reported by CBS News. It's unknown when and where they will meet, as well as whether it will happen before Trump's inauguration on January 20. Serving in the Senate since 2023, Fetterman has established himself as a centrist on Capitol Hill and has indicated that he might be open to supporting some of Trump's ...

Washington According to the mother of a rioter who was slain during the attack on the U.S. Capitol, President-elect Donald Trump called her this week and told the defendants in the Jan. 6 incident that he loved them and advised them to "keep their chins up." At a nightly vigil outside the D.C. jail on Wednesday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants, Ashli Babbit's mother, Micki Witthoeft, said that Trump had called her while she was in the back of an Uber with two other Jan. 6 defendant supporters, returning from placing flowers in her daughter's honor. Witthoeft claims that when Trump was asked if he had a message for the defendants on January 6, he responded, "Tell them I love them, to keep their chins up." "I know that he is still thinking about these guys, and I have a feeling it is go...

Washington A federal judge in Kentucky has declared that the Biden administration's Title IX regulations that expanded protections for LGBTQ students were unconstitutional nationwide because they exceeded the president's authority. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves declared the 1,500-page rule to be terminally infected by legal flaws and threw it out in a ruling on Thursday. Following a flurry of legal challenges by Republican states, the rule had already been stopped in 26 states. Donald Trump, the president-elect, made anti-transgender themes a major campaign topic and earlier pledged to repeal the regulations immediately. Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia brought the lawsuit that led to the ruling. It was referred to as a rejection of the Biden administ...

According to Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, a clinical medicine professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, wearing a face mask in public is one of the greatest methods to prevent contracting and transmitting diseases including COVID-19, the flu, RSV, and the common cold. It can be difficult to decide which kind to use, though; you can use a respirator like a N95 or KN95, a disposable mask, or a reusable cloth mask. According to Dr. Sharon Nachman, head of the pediatric infectious diseases division at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the best mask is ultimately the one you choose to wear. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best protection is provided by a respirator. However, she asserts that donning a throwaway mask is preferable to doing nothing at...

Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, an evening email that provides you with the most recent coverage and commentary from the campaign trail, Capitol Hill, and the White House by the NBC News Politics team. Senior national political writer Sahil Kapur explores how a Senate vote on Thursday might have indicated a Democratic rethink of immigration in today's edition. Jonathan Allen, a senior national political reporter, also discusses the closest connection between the Monroe Doctrine and Donald Trump's annexation goal. Register here to get this newsletter delivered to your inbox each daily. Democrats recalibrate on immigration after bruising defeat to Trump By Sahil Kapur In the early days of the new Congress, Democrats are readjusting their stance on immigrati...