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Serenade of the Seas norovirus outbreak: Nearly 100 passengers sickened on cruise from San Diego to Miami
MIAMI — The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Serenade of the Seas docked at PortMiami early Thursday morning after a norovirus outbreak. Nearly 100 passengers aboard the 13-day cruise that sailed out of San Diego fell ill with the stomach virus. WATCH BELOW: Nearly 100 passengers sickened by norovirus on cruise Nearly 100 passengers sickened by norovirus on cruise The Centers for Disease Control said illnesses like this on cruise ships are happening more often.
Tarantulas Sightings Are Expected to Increase in the US. See Which States Are Affected
Male tarantulas are gearing up to look for a mate, leading to a surge of spider sightings in the Southwestern U.S. over the next few months. Across states like California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, tens of thousands of tarantulas are on the hunt for their perfect match, and some people are seeing the eight-legged critters in droves.
9-year-old girl snorkeling off Boca Grande, Florida, suffers severe hand injury after vicious shark attack
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — A 9-year-old girl is recovering after a vicious shark attack along Florida's west coast. The child, Leah Lendel, was snorkeling with her siblings in waters off Boca Grande in Lee County.
Girl, 9, Nearly Loses Her Hand Following Shark Attack in Florida
June 12, 2025, 8:57 AM EDT / Source: TODAY A 9-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital to undergo emergency surgery to reattach her hand after she was attacked by a shark in Florida on Wednesday, June 10. Leah Lendel's hand was partly severed in the incident, but doctors worked to reattach it at a hospital, her uncle Max Derinskiy told NBC News. "The doctors were able to do some miracles and put her hand back together," Derinsky said.
SpaceX Starship: Smooth launch but spacecraft makes uncontrolled re-entry
4 hours ago Elon Musk latest message sends Tesla stock surging The mercurial CEO's blunt take sent Tesla shares soaring. Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, has a lot on his plate. The mercurial leader runs Tesla, SpaceX, … Now SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video) The company did successfully reuse a its Super Heavy booster, but it too exploded.
What we know about the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting Original
May 22, 2025, 4:38 PM EDT Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may belong to the man suspected of fatally gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism.
Welcome to Starbase: Texas has a new city home to Elon Musk's SpaceX Original
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - MARCH 13: People spend time on the beach near the Starship Flight 3 Rocket a day before its scheduled launch at the Starbase facility near Boca Chica beach on March 13, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Texas has a brand new city, and its name is Starbase. A vote Saturday to decide whether to turn part of south Texas into a new city centered around Elon Musk's SpaceX delivered a victory to the tech billionaire and his rocket company.
Video shows moment boat crashes into Florida ferry, killing 1 person and injuring 10 others Original
Video released by police shows the moment a recreational boat crashed into the back of a ferry in Clearwater, Florida, killing one person and injuring 10 others. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Sunday as a 40-foot commercial ferry returned from Clearwater Beach, authorities said. It was carrying 45 passengers and crew.
Chicago Catholics mourn "Papa Francisco" in Pilsen, at Holy Name as pope's death comes at fraught moment
Chicago Catholics gathered at Easter Monday Masses to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and mourn the loss of the holy leader they called "Papa Francisco." "May he rest in peace with God," said one worshipper outside Holy Name Cathedral on the city's Near North Side. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who was from Argentina, was known for his humble style and concern for the poor.
Astronauts vs. Musk: Public spat ensues over claims that politics delayed a flight to Earth
Elon Musk and European astronaut Andreas Mogensen exchanged barbs online after Musk suggested in a recent interview that two NASA astronauts were left on the International Space Station “for political reasons.” The public spat on X came in response to remarks Musk made Tuesday during a joint interview with President Donald Trump on Fox News.
Chicago's Christmas tree will be cut down in Logan Square Friday
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago's official Christmas tree will be cut down Friday in Logan Square on Friday. This year's tree is a 53-foot Colorado blue spruce donated by the Holden-Shaddick family. The owners say the tree was planted almost 50 years ago by the home's previous owner, Jim Mulligan. Mulligan worked for the city and is being honored with a street sign. "I think its cool because that's going to be my tree that was in my backyard," a Holden-Shaddick family member said.
Woman's husband was standing on the porch when their house floated away
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.- Vicki Hunter couldn't make sense of the giant trees rushing toward the front porch of her one-story home. She watched them, stunned, as floodwater raged across her pasture and began to inundate the property. She yelled to her husband, Jerry, to get dressed in case they needed to evacuate. By the time he did, their cars were flooded and they could not flee. Rescue crews in boats tried to reach the house but were unsuccessful.
Stranded cancer survivor desperately searches for medical supplies in wake of Helene
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Stranded cancer survivor desperately searches for medical supplies in wake of Helene
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Marissa Parra and Elizabeth Chuck and Kayla McCormick and Carla Kakouris-Solarana September 28, 2024 at 5:06 PM·2 min read CLEARWATER, Fla. — Stephen Bracciale left his home Friday morning and walked the streets of his hurricane-ravaged Pass-a-Grille neighborhood in St. Pete Beach, Florida, in search of a place to charge his phone and iPad.
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School shooting suspect was a 'good boy' who had troubles at home, his father told authorities last year
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The mother of the 14-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting at a Georgia high school was arrested last year on family violence charges, court records show — the latest indication that the teen accused of killing four people had a turbulent home life. Colt Gray’s mother, Marcee Gray, pleaded guilty in December to second-degree criminal damage of property and criminal trespass-family violence, Barrow County court records show.
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14-year-old suspect won't face death penalty; father charged with 2nd degree murder
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Gen Z voters largely optimistic about Harris but say she needs to prove herself on the campaign trail
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Victoria Feng and Dareh Gregorian and Emma Barnett and David Noriega and Shaquille Brewster and Charlie Gile and Marissa Parra and Adrienne Broaddus and Liz Kreutz July 23, 2024 at 9:44 PM·3 min read The rapid ascension of Kamala Harris as the leading Democratic candidate for president is being viewed by many Gen Z voters on that side of the aisle as a much-needed jolt for the party and its prospects, while their Republican counterparts say her entry into the race is unlikely to sway their vote.
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Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license
Tyler Kingkade and Marissa Parra and Carla Kakouris-Solarana June 28, 2024 at 5:23 PM·2 min read Oklahoma educators who refuse to teach students about the Bible could lose their teaching license, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said in an interview with NBC News on Friday. Walters issued a memo Thursday instructing all Oklahoma schools to teach students in grades five through 12 about the Bible’s influence on the nation’s founding and historical American figures.
Oklahoma schools head Ryan Walters: Teachers who won't teach Bible could lose license
Full details of Jaden McDaniels trade have been finalized after Thunder's latest pick The Minnesota Timberwolves came out of the 2024 NBA Draft as massive winners. They entered the first day of the draft with just one first-round pick, …
Bolivia's attempted coup, dueling versions of events raises worries over divisions and what comes next
A sense of calm filled the streets of Bolivia's capital, La Paz, on Thursday as Bolivians thumbed through the pages of a newspaper headline that read, “FAILED COUP.” But amid the calm on the streets is a nagging skepticism of what was behind the chaos the day before and, more importantly, questions over the democracy that remains in place.
Boeing forced to call off its first launch with NASA astronauts once again
Denise Chow and Marissa Parra June 1, 2024 at 12:48 PM·2 min read NASA and Boeing were forced once again to call off the first crewed launch of the company’s Starliner spacecraft. Boeing’s Starliner capsule was scheduled to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. ET, carrying NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station. It would have been the vehicle’s first crewed test flight.
Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to State's Abortion Ban Over Exceptions for Pregnancy Complications
The lawsuit was filed last year by a group of women who said they were denied abortions even when issues arose in pregnancies that endangered their lives. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a challenge to the state's abortion ban — a response to a lawsuit filed last year by a group of women who had serious pregnancy complications. The ruling from the nine justices, who are all Republicans, was unanimous.
Louisiana passes bill to make abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance
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Louisiana passes bill to make abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance Original
Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would add two medications commonly used to induce an abortion to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, making possession of the drugs without a valid prescription a crime punishable by a fine, jail time or both.
Louisiana House passes bill to make abortion pills a controlled dangerous substance
The measure would make possession of the medications without valid prescriptions or orders from medical professionals punishable by up to five years in prison, with an exception for pregnant people. The Louisiana House approved a bill Tuesday that would add two medications commonly used to induce …
3 bodies found in Mexico identified as 2 Australians, American killed in carjacking on surfing trip
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Dennis Romero and Maria Piñero and Tangni Noriega and Marissa Parra and Linda Takahashi May 6, 2024 at 1:24 AM·2 min read SAN DIEGO — The remains of three people found near the Mexican fishing port of Ensenada are those of missing surfers from Australia and the U.S. who were killed in an apparent carjacking, authorities said Sunday.
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3 bodies found in Mexico identified as 2 Australians, American killed in carjacking on surfing trip
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SAN DIEGO — The remains of three people found near the Mexican fishing port of Ensenada are those of missing surfers from Australia and the U.S. who were killed in an apparent carjacking, authorities said Sunday. Family members made the identifications in person at the behest of Baja California state prosecutors, the state attorney general's office said in a statement Sunday obtained by NBC San Diego. The bodies had been recovered from a remote well about 50 feet deep, authorities said.
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At a clinic in Hialeah, immigrants wrestle with Florida's new abortion ban
HIALEAH, Fla. — They hailed from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti. The women who visited a family-owned abortion clinic in a strip mall in Hialeah this week reflected the diverse population of immigrants who call Miami-Dade County home. Like women across the state, they were faced with a new reality Wednesday: a ban on abortion, with few exceptions, after six weeks.
Florida's 6-week abortion takes effect, cutting off access in much of the South Original
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday just after midnight. Before that, the state had been a refuge for abortion access in the South after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Florida banned abortions after 15 weeks in 2022, but the vast majority of its neighboring states had stricter restrictions, so more than 9,300 people traveled here last year for abortion care.
Florida's 6-week abortion takes effect, cutting off access in much of the South
May 1, 2024, 8:30 AM UTC JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect in Florida on Wednesday just after midnight. Before that, the state had been a refuge for abortion access in the South after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Florida banned abortions after 15 weeks in 2022, but the vast majority of its neighboring states had stricter restrictions, so more than 9,300 people traveled here last year for abortion care.
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