As more sightings are being reported in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, requests for a more robust federal response are growing in response to the hundreds of unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey. This is absurd. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., stated during a press conference on Friday in Staten Island that "our government is not telling us who is operating them and for what purpose." There are thousands of drones and unmanned aerial systems flying over us. The United States of America, with its military prowess, is not ignorant of these objects, in my opinion. Additionally, Malliotakis stated, "I'm asking, and we're all asking, that you just be honest with us and tell us what's going on." The White House stated Wednesday that the FBI, state and local law enforcement agencies,...

As more sightings are being reported in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, requests for a more robust federal response are growing in response to the hundreds of unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey. This is absurd. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., stated during a press conference on Friday in Staten Island that "our government is not telling us who is operating them and for what purpose." There are thousands of drones and unmanned aerial systems flying over us. The United States of America, with its military prowess, is not ignorant of these objects, in my opinion. Additionally, Malliotakis stated, "I'm asking, and we're all asking, that you just be honest with us and tell us what's going on." The White House stated Wednesday that the FBI, state and local law enforcement agencies,...

This week, the exotic dancer who originally claimed that three lacrosse players at Duke University had raped her acknowledged that she made up the 2006 accusations that sparked a heated national discussion about gender, racism, and class. Currently serving a jail sentence for second-degree murder, Crystal Mangum claimed she "made up a story that wasn't true" against former defendants Reade Seligmann, Colin Finnerty, and David Evans, saying they "didn't deserve that." In an interview that aired this week on podcaster Kate Katerena's "Let's Talk with Kat," she admitted, "I testified falsely against them by saying that they raped me when they didn't and that was wrong." "I betrayed the trust of a lot of other people who believed in me and made up a story that wasn't true because I wanted vali...

Multiple people with knowledge of the situation told NBC News that as part of a coordinated effort to find a solution to the conflict with Russia, President-elect Donald Trump's national security team has spoken with Ukrainian authorities and the White House. According to the sources, Kyiv has not yet received a conceptual or detailed peace plan from Trump's advisers and Cabinet nominees, who have differing opinions on Ukraine. Even before taking office next month, the president-elect has vowed to put a stop to the violence, describing the deaths on both sides as a tragedy. In his public remarks, however, Obama has given conflicting signals, calling on Russia to make peace while also implying that he may reduce U.S. military assistance to Ukraine or reinstate restrictions on Kyiv's deploy...

As more sightings are being reported in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, requests for a more robust federal response are growing in response to the hundreds of unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey. This is absurd. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., stated during a press conference on Friday in Staten Island that "our government is not telling us who is operating them and for what purpose." There are thousands of drones and unmanned aerial systems flying over us. The United States of America, with its military prowess, is not ignorant of these objects, in my opinion. Additionally, Malliotakis stated, "I'm asking, and we're all asking, that you just be honest with us and tell us what's going on." The White House stated Wednesday that the FBI, state and local law enforcement agencies,...

A senior administration official told NBC News on Friday that pressure from President-elect Donald Trump was a big role in Hamas's reluctance on two crucial topics during ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Israel. Senior Biden administration officials traveled throughout the Middle East this week in an attempt to finalize the crucial agreement by the end of 2024, giving the deal new hope. Hamas has now consented to Israeli forces remaining in the Gaza Strip briefly after fighting finishes and to provide a full list of hostages, including Americans, who would be released, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the media.The first to report on the compromises Hamas was willing to make was the Wall Street Journal. The B...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to abolish the government agency that runs the country's public schools, but Miguel Cardona, who went from teaching fourth grade to serving as President Joe Biden's education secretary, vehemently defended it. Cardona, the first Latino commissioner of education in Connecticut, is a first-generation Puerto Rican. He is cautioning against Trump's promise to abolish the U.S. Department of Education and let each state manage education on its own as he gets ready to leave the agency. The Senate must ratify Trump's appointment of former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to head the department. Students' rights and opportunities are safeguarded when the federal Department of Education is protected. Otherwise, not everyone would have the same chance to achieve i...

According to a recent complaint, an 80-year-old woman passed away a month after her Sleep Number bed unexpectedly moved and imprisoned her against a wall for two days last year. at a complaint filed Tuesday, Rosalind Walker's daughter, Angela Moan, claims that on March 1, 2023, her Sleep Number bed, which had its adjustable base at a higher position, suddenly descended, trapping her between the bed and the wall of her Godfrey, Illinois, bedroom. According to the lawsuit, Walker was trapped and unable to release herself when the bed abruptly dropped with such force. Until emergency responders eventually freed her on March 3, she was still trapped in that position in the bedroom. According to the complaint, she was brought to a hospital, moved to a rehabilitation facility, and then sent home...

Many of the guests on NBC's "Meet the Press" have authored books about current events or their fields of expertise. They can be purchased here. Air Date: Dec. 15 Peggy Noonan A Certain Idea of America Air Date: Dec. 1 Jacob Soboroff Separated: Inside an American Tragedy Air Date: Nov. 17 Hakeem Jeffries The ABCs of Democracy Air date: Oct. 13 Liz Cheney Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning Air date: Sep. 29 Dan Slepian & JJ Velazquez The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men, and a Twenty-Year Fight for Justice Air date: Sep. 1 David Rohde Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy Air date: Aug. 18 Gretchen Whitmer True Gretch: What I've Lear...

Syria's Damascus In the Syrian prison cell where American journalist Austin Tice was briefly detained, cockroaches scuttled out of the walls near a filthy, discolored sink, an ex-inmate told NBC News. According to Sahar al-Ahmad, he last saw Tice alive in July 2022 while he was in the cell across from him. I saw him twice. In an interview on Thursday, Ahmad stated that he never spoke to Tice but that he did catch a glimpse of him once while he was exercising and walking. Ahmad claimed that he had once been disciplined for four hours for disobeying orders and staring at a prisoner. He was able to give a detailed account of the jail, including the number of stairs going to the section where he was being held. NBC News is unable to independently confirm the treatment he received. Under the ...