A U.S. military aircraft carrying dozens of undocumented Indian nationals landed in Northern India Wednesday morning, according to a Reuters video. An estimated 100 undocumented Indian immigrants were aboard, a defense official with direct knowledge of the situation told NBC News. The flight is among the latest deportations that involve the use of military planes....
President Donald Trump and his supporters have heralded his use of tariff threats to extract concessions on drug trafficking and border security from Canada and Mexico. Yet, experts say, some of the measures agreed to by America’s two largest trading partners and close allies are less substantial than what has been trumpeted. Trump announced the...
BEIJING — For people in China facing an economic slowdown, every yuan counts these days. During the last Lunar New Year holiday, construction worker Huang Peng took a high-speed train to his hometown in Heilongjiang Province, traveling more than 500 miles in about six hours. This year he took a slow train instead, paying 160...
The driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew claimed he’s being unfairly prosecuted and that victims of the deadly crash were more impaired than he was, according to court papers filed in New Jersey on Tuesday. Lawyers for Sean Higgins, 44, made the stunning revelation in their request to receive more...
Meghan Markle and Billie Eilish have teamed up to bring a heartfelt surprise to a 15-year-old fan after the Eaton Fire destroyed her Altadena home in Los Angeles County. The Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Harry, recently made a visit to the area affected by the Southern California wildfires, which is about 100...
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has disbanded cultural clubs in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order last week to abolish programs and initiatives that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion across the Defense Department and the Coast Guard. A memo dated Tuesday by Col. Chad R. Foster, the deputy commandant of West Point,...
A piece of film history missing for more than 100 years and thought to be lost forever was found on Long Island in New York by an intern going through old boxes. The 16-millimeter film is believed to be the only known surviving copy of “The Heart of Lincoln,” a silent movie about the life...
Dozens of Head Start programs, which provide childcare and preschool education to low-income children, have been unable to access previously approved federal funding, putting some programs at risk of having to close their doors in the coming days, according to a survey by the National Head Start Association. The programs say they haven’t been able...
The National Women’s Soccer League has agreed to a $5 million settlement with three attorneys general over past mistreatment of its athletes, according to a joint announcement on Wednesday. The settlement closes investigations by New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C., and comes after years of allegations by NWSL players of misconduct and abuse among coaches...
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday prohibiting transgender women from competing in women’s sports. The measure, according to the White House press schedule, is called the “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order.” The timing does not appear to be coincidental: Wednesday is the 39th annual National Girls & Women...