Hong Kong Officials from both nations said Friday that the United States and China have extended a decades-old pact on research and technology collaboration, limiting its scope and incorporating measures to satisfy national security concerns. The first agreement between the two nations following the normalization of diplomatic relations was the Science and Technology Agreement, which was first signed in 1979. Historically, it was extended approximately every five years, but in recent years, as China has emerged as a formidable technical foe, U.S. politicians have voiced worries about it. Before expiring on August 27 of this year, the deal, which was set to expire in 2023, was given two six-month extensions. Negotiations to extend it had been ongoing for months. The enhanced and updated a...

James Kennedy, the "Vanderpump Rules" star, was arrested earlier this week on accusations of misdemeanor domestic assault, although his lawyers maintained that no one was hurt. The 32-year-old reality TV veteran and DJ was taken into custody Tuesday evening in Burbank, Los Angeles County, after police were called to a residence over a fight he had with a woman, according to Burbank police. According to authorities, Kennedy secured bond after being charged with minor domestic violence. He was taken into custody around 11:50 p.m., according to a Burbank police log of the event, and a "Female stated her boyfriend lifted her up and threw her to the ground." According to the police, the Burbank City Attorney's office is still reviewing formal charges. Domestic battery is listed as an arrest cha...

In Rhode Island, Nicholas Alahverdian was well-known for being an ardent supporter of children in the foster care system. He was honored on the statehouse floor and in local press coverage following his apparent death from cancer four years ago. However, Alahverdian, 37, was still alive and residing in the UK under a different identity. Beneath his advocacy work, however, was a trail of claims of fraud, abuse, and rape that covered thousands of miles and involved numerous victims. Despite having previously entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge in Rhode Island and been found guilty of a misdemeanor sex crime in Ohio, Alahverdian denied sexually abusing or deceiving anyone in a 2022 interview with Dateline. He is currently facing trial in two different rape inciden...

With the semifinals scheduled for Saturday and the finals scheduled for Tuesday, the NBA in-season tournament, formally known as the Emirates NBA Cup, is coming to an end. The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will host the event. What is the NBA Cup and how does it work? According to the NBA, group play for the second annual in-season tournament began on November 12 and involved the random assignment of all 30 NBA clubs into conferences of five teams based on their win-loss record from the previous regular season. Each team played four group play games on "Cup Nights" until December 3; two of these games were played at home and two away. Each team played one game against each of its group opponents. Following that, eight clubs advanced to the knockout stages, with one wild card from each con...

According to a Pelosi spokesperson, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was hurt and taken to a hospital in Luxembourg while traveling with a congressional delegation to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. "Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals," said Ian Krager, who provided a statement to reporters on Friday on behalf of Pelosi's congressional office. "She regrets that she is unable to attend the remainder of the CODEL engagements to honor the courage of our servicemembers during one of the greatest acts of American heroism in our nation's history," Krager said, adding that Pelosi, 84, is still working from the hospital. He said that Speaker Emerita Pelosi expressed her gratitude to the p...

For weeks, mysterious drones have been appearing in the skies over New Jersey and other states, confusing locals and leading lawmakers to demand further explanations. With no apparent reason, the drones have been illuminating the night skies since mid-November. Here is what we know about the phenomenon, however there are still many unanswered questions. When were the drones first spotted? On November 18, the drones were first seen in New Jersey. Although it is unclear if they are present every night, they seem to appear in the late hours of the night. There have been claims of drone sightings every night but Thanksgiving, according to a senior official briefed on the New Jersey sightings, and there have been "little to no" reports of drones during the day, NBC News said. Since at least ...

In Rhode Island, Nicholas Alahverdian was well-known for being an ardent supporter of children in the foster care system. He was honored on the statehouse floor and in local press coverage following his apparent death from cancer four years ago. However, Alahverdian, 37, was still alive and residing in the UK under a different identity. Beneath his advocacy work, however, was a trail of claims of fraud, abuse, and rape that covered thousands of miles and involved numerous victims. Watch "The Man of Many Faces" on "Dateline" tonight at 9 ET/8 CT for additional coverage of the global manhunt. Despite having previously entered a no contest plea to a misdemeanor domestic abuse charge in Rhode Island and been found guilty of a misdemeanor sex crime in Ohio, Alahverdian denied sexually abusing o...

According to law enforcement sources who spoke to NBC News, the guy who is suspected of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare was reported missing by his family last month. His mother alerted authorities that her son might be the person in surveillance photographs the day before he was arrested. According to a missing people poster, Luigi Mangione, the man who authorities believe killed CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, was reported missing to San Francisco police on November 18, about two weeks prior to the Dec. 4am ambush shooting. According to the flier, Mangione's mother stated that she last spoke to her son on July 1 and that he had been employed in San Francisco. In the death of Thompson in New York, Mangione, 26, is charged with murder. According to the police, Thompson's job at th...

The legendary former wide receiver Randy Moss revealed on Friday that he is battling cancer. In an Instagram Live video, Moss, 47, stated that he is a cancer survivor and that cancer was found in the bile duct, which is located between the liver and pancreas. After six days in the hospital following surgery, Moss said he was discharged on Friday. In the video, his two sons accompanied him as he walked with a cane. Moss remarked, "Your boy is a cancer survivor," "Of course, there are difficult periods. However, we survived, and I'm grateful to everyone for that." Although he still needs to go through radiation and chemotherapy, Moss says he is getting better. Moss thanked the "prayer warriors" who have been thinking about him, his family, his coworkers at ESPN, where he works as a football ...

South Korea's SEOUL After he vehemently defended his actions, support for the motion seems to be growing within his own party. South Korean lawmakers will vote for the second time on Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for his unsuccessful attempt to declare martial law. Since Yoon imposed interim martial law last week, which plunged the East Asian democracy and important U.S. ally into instability, there have been numerous calls for his resignation. The brief decree, which prohibited any political action and controlled the news media, was rescinded by Yoon hours after parliament unanimously rejected it. Former chief prosecutor Yoon, 63, is prohibited from traveling abroad while he is being investigated for potential rebellion charges. On Wednesday, police made an atte...