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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione enroute to New York after waiving extradition
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UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione enroute to New York after waiving extradition

Luigi Mangione, the suspect indicted in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, waived his right to an extradition hearing and will be flown back to New York Thursday. Mangione appeared in Blair County, Pennsylvania, court Thursday morning for a preliminary hearing and to address extradition. Mangione was attentive during the proceeding, which lasted about...

Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling
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Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling

President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that Congress should get rid of the debt ceiling, a day after he came out against a deal reached by congressional lawmakers to fund the government before a shutdown occurs. In a phone interview with NBC News, Trump said getting rid of the debt ceiling entirely would be the “smartest thing it...

Putin addresses Ukraine war, Austin Tice, more at news conference
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Putin addresses Ukraine war, Austin Tice, more at news conference

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Ten Commandments tablet sells at auction for $5 million 00:30 Luigi Mangione to return to New York and face extradition hearing 01:16 Grandma gets ‘Christmas miracle’ with newborn grandchild 00:51 Now Playing Putin addresses Ukraine war, Austin Tice, more at...

Wisconsin school shooting victims named as teacher Erin West and student Rubi Vergara
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Wisconsin school shooting victims named as teacher Erin West and student Rubi Vergara

Tributes have been paid to the two victims who died in the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, who have been named as 42-year-old teacher Erin M. West and 14-year-old student Rubi P. Vergara. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed their identities in a press release Wednesday night,...

How Dave McCormick won 2024’s closest Senate race — and how he’ll shape the GOP in Washington
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How Dave McCormick won 2024’s closest Senate race — and how he’ll shape the GOP in Washington

For months, Dave McCormick knew a victory in Pennsylvania’s critical Senate race was far from certain. Public polling over the summer had him trailing Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, a three-term incumbent and state political scion, by as many as 14 percentage points. McCormick’s own polling, he told NBC News, had him down nearly 10 points,...

How did unclaimed bodies end up with a major biotech company?
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How did unclaimed bodies end up with a major biotech company?

What Relievant did not know at the time, according to emails obtained by NBC News through a records request to the university, was that at least 25 of the bodies the company used for these trainings were unclaimed. The Health Science Center received the bodies from two local counties.  As NBC News began to ask...

After a 21-year-old migrant was murdered, her body parts were harvested as her family fought to bring her home
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After a 21-year-old migrant was murdered, her body parts were harvested as her family fought to bring her home

This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Every day for two seemingly endless months, Arelis Coromoto Villegas repeated the same prayer: From her small, cinder-block home in Venezuela, she asked God to protect her 21-year-old daughter as she trekked thousands of miles through...