(NBC News) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. She was 87. The court announced late Friday that Ginsburg died “surrounded by her family at her home in Washington, D.C., due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.” Ginsburg spent more than a quarter century on the U.S. Supreme Court. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she tied for first…
(KING/NBC News) — With the air quality from wildfire smoke reaching levels of ‘very unhealthy’ on top of existing coronavirus restrictions, many West Coast residents may be feeling the isolation more than ever. “People are already having increased anxiety as it is. Just because of increased social isolation, not being able to go to gatherings, not being able to go…
(NBC News) — With more than 830,000 absentee by mail ballots already sent out to North Carolina voters, it hasn’t come as much of a surprise to elections officials that there have already been a handful of issues. That includes a couple sticky situations—literally. Rosalie Majkowski, a Pine Valley resident, said when she and her son went to mail their…
(NBC News) — Things were kind of up in the air when Nicholas Reynolds and Hannah Robertson met at a Texas dance hall. “I had actually gone to dance with another friend of mine that night,” Nicholas said. “While I was waiting on her to show up, Hannah actually came up to ask me to dance.” It didn’t take long…
(NBC News) — Last year’s Emmy awards went without a host. This year, the show’s got a host in Jimmy Kimmel, but no in-person audience. “It’s going to be the weirdest Emmys you’ve ever seen,” says TV Guide senior critic Matt Roush. There’ll be no glamourous red carpet, and winners will accept their awards remotely. It’s going to be so…
(NBC News) — Thousands of Trump supporters gathered for the president’s rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin Thursday night, flouting the state’s advice on masks and gatherings over ten people. The rally came as Wisconsin COVID-19 cases hit a new record high. President Trump promised the crowd a “safe and effective” vaccine before the end of the year. The three pharmaceutical companies…
(NBC News) — The Salvation Army is bracing for tough times. COVID-19 is leading to lost jobs and a greater need. In fact, the organization is predicting to serve up to 155% more people in 2020 with holiday assistance. “We do things from rental assistance to utility assistance, to food assistance,” says Captain Anthony Barnes. The number one fundraiser for…
(NBC News) A day after Hurricane Sally’s landfall, the scars from the storm run deep across three states. Survivors are clearing away and piling up what the storm left behind. In some areas the water is still rising. “We still have people trapped in high water out there at this late date,” Escambia County, Florida Sheriff David Morgan said Thursday….
(NBC News) In a standoff over science, the White House is digging in against Centers for Disease Control Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who predicted a coronavirus vaccine won’t be widely available for most Americans until the middle of next year. “While Dr. Redfield may have a timeline in mind, to my knowledge he hasn’t had intimate discussions with those processes,”…
