WASHINGTON — FBI Director Christopher Wray informed bureau staff on Wednesday that he intends to step down at the conclusion of the Biden administration, when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office. According to prepared remarks, Wray stated, "After weeks of careful consideration, I've decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current Administration in January and then step down." "I want to maintain the focus on our purpose and the vital work you undertake every day for the American people. This, in my opinion, is the greatest approach to uphold the ideals and concepts that are so crucial to the way we carry out our work without drawing the Bureau further into the conflict. As part of a post-Watergate policy meant to reduce FBI directors' reliance...

In a state Supreme Court contest that the Democratic incumbent leads by just over 700 votes, the North Carolina State Board of Elections ruled on Wednesday to reject a Republican challenge to toss away 60,000 ballots. Now that Democrats are up 3-2, the board could decide to certify Democrat Allison Riggs' victory, removing a significant obstacle for the party in the contentious election. The winner of the race has not yet been predicted by NBC News. Two recounts were triggered after Riggs, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2023, narrowly defeated Republican Jefferson Griffin, a state appeals court judge, on Election Day. In a full machine recount, Riggs was 734 votes ahead of Griffin. Although Riggs' lead was somewhat widened by a second, partial hand recount of the election,...

According to his defense lawyer, a man who assaulted a judge in Las Vegas earlier this year by jumping over the bench and knocking her into a wall has been sentenced to up to 65 years in prison. A physical altercation broke out between Deobra Redden, 31, and court officials on January 3 while he was in Clark County District Court to be sentenced on an attempted battery charge. Redden then leaped toward Judge Mary Kay Holthus. Court cameras filmed the stunning event. His lawyer, Carl Arnold, said on Wednesday that he had been sentenced to 26 to 65 years in prison for the courtroom attack on Tuesday. According to Arnold, Redden said throughout the court that he was not a bad person and that he did not recall much of the day he attacked the judge. During Redden's trial, the judge testified th...

Fort Mill, South Carolina With effect from January 2025, the Fort Mill School District is pleased to welcome Jennifer Hendershot as the Sugar Creek Elementary School Principal. Michelle Gritz, who will be in charge of the brand-new Flint Hill Elementary School when it opens in the autumn of 2025, is replaced by Ms. Hendershot. Since 2020, Ms. Hendershot has been Fort Mill Elementary School's assistant principal. Ms. Hendershot taught first, second, and third grade for four years at Fort Mill Elementary School and thirteen years in New Jersey before taking on her leadership position. Ms. Hendershot has a master's degree in educational leadership from Western Governors University, a bachelor's degree in psychology from Stockton University, and a certification as an elementary teacher from G...

He is regarded as one of the most deadly predators in the planet. However, Ariana DeBose, the Oscar-winning actress who plays Kraven's close buddy Calypso in Sony's upcoming Spider-Man universe film Kraven the Hunter, challenges your preconceived notions about this villain. Regardless of your opinion of him, I don't always refer to him as a villain. She discussed Kraven (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in a video interview with NBC News, saying, "I don't necessarily use the word hero to describe him." According to DeBose, the film depicts complex characters that are in between good and evil, with nuances that cut both ways. Director J.C. Chandor's Kraven the Hunter, which opens nationally on Friday, portrays a Kraven who is a conservationist and superhuman murderer but also fiercely defend...

The star of "The Golden Bachelor," Gerry Turner, has been told that he has an incurable type of bone marrow cancer. In an interview with People, the 72-year-old father of two revealed the information, saying he learned about it after seeing an orthopedic physician for a long-standing shoulder ailment. "Finally I got around to going (to the doctor) and the orthopedic surgeon said, 'Yeah Gerry, there s not much we can do for your shoulder, but there are some unusual blood markers here,'" he stated to People. "And so an orthopedic surgeon went to my family doctor, my family doctor referred me to an oncologist, and now I m working with a hematology-oncology group in Fort Wayne." According to the Mayo Clinic, Turner claims he was given a diagnosis of Waldenstr m s macroglobulinemia, a condition...

In a state Supreme Court contest that the Democratic incumbent leads by just over 700 votes, the North Carolina State Board of Elections ruled on Wednesday to reject a Republican challenge to toss away 60,000 ballots. Now that Democrats are up 3-2, the board could decide to certify Democrat Allison Riggs' victory, removing a significant obstacle for the party in the contentious election. The winner of the race has not yet been predicted by NBC News. Two recounts were triggered after Riggs, who was appointed to the state Supreme Court in 2023, narrowly defeated Republican Jefferson Griffin, a state appeals court judge, on Election Day. In a full machine recount, Riggs was 734 votes ahead of Griffin. Although Riggs' lead was somewhat widened by a second, partial hand recount of the election,...

Authorities stated on Wednesday that the Wisconsin man, who reportedly staged his own death before appearing alive and well abroad, had returned to the United States and was arrested by sheriff's deputies. Ryan Borgwardt was charged with suspected obstruction of an officer when he appeared before a Green Lake County judge on Wednesday afternoon while handcuffed and dressed in an orange jumpsuit. When asked if he could afford bail by Circuit Court Judge Mark Slate, Borgwardt responded, "I have $20 in my wallet." Borgwardt "voluntarily turned himself in" from "halfway around the world," according to Slate, who also ordered bond at $500, stating that the defendant did not constitute a significant flight risk. For allegedly staging his own death before flying across the Atlantic Ocean, Borgwar...

You're not alone if you suffer from rough, bumpy skin due to keratosis pilaris: The Cleveland Clinic estimates that 40% of adults and 50% to 80% of teenagers will experience the skin disease at some point in their lives. Keratosis pilaris, commonly known as KP, is so prevalent that the majority of dermatologists do not view it as a disease or condition at all. Dr. Michael Cameron, a board-certified dermatologist and the founder of Cameron Dermatology in New York City, says he prefers to think of it as more of a skin variation. Although keratosis pilaris is a chronic and incurable condition, some over-the-counter remedies can help with roughness and bumps, according to specialists. I discussed the causes of keratosis pilaris and the components to seek for when treating its symptoms with der...