SEOUL, South Korea — Few people understand what may be going through the minds of North Korean soldiers fighting and dying for Russia in the war against Ukraine. But Lee Chul Eun is one of them. Lee, 38, a North Korean defector and former soldier now living in South Korea, said it is “devastating” to...
An earthquake centered off the coast of Maine rattled the region Monday, causing light to moderate shaking in the state, as well as in parts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the quake as a 3.8-magnitude temblor that struck shortly before 10:30 a.m. ET. The epicenter was off the...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s push to quickly overhaul the nation’s immigration system is at the center of a civil war between Republicans in Florida, with Gov. Ron DeSantis facing off against the GOP-dominated state legislature. DeSantis earlier this month called lawmakers back to Tallahassee for a special legislative session with the explicit purpose...
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long been credited to a staff photographer...
TEL AVIV — Hamas has told Israel that eight of 26 Israeli hostages set to be released as part of the first phase of the ceasefire are dead, a Middle Eastern official briefed on the matter told NBC News Monday. It is believed to be the first time that the militant group has said exactly...
It’s ignited a heated debate in American tech circles: How did a small Chinese company so dramatically surpass the best-funded players in the AI industry? And what does this mean for the field going forward? Meta’s chief AI scientist Yann LeCun wrote in a Threads post that this development doesn’t mean China is “surpassing the...
Tech stocks plunged Monday morning, as fears mounted that Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek leapfrogged U.S. dominance in AI development. The Nasdaq Composite, which tracks the country’s largest tech firms, plunged 3.4% at the opening bell. The Dow fell 180 points and the S&P 500 tumbled nearly 2% The sell off was sparked by advances...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to circumvent federal and state laws dealing with California’s water system in an effort to provide the southern part of the state with necessary water resources to fight wildfires. Almost immediately after the onset of the recent spate of wildfires in Los Angeles, “firefighters...
More mysterious drone sightings have been reported in Northeast, in a strange surge after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted temporary flight restrictions following thousands of reported drone sightings late last year. The sightings last year, reported in November and December in New York, New Jersey and other nearby states prompted airport closures, led to arrests...
CLEVELAND — Vivek Ramaswamy has landed Vice President JD Vance’s top political advisers to guide his soon-to-launch bid for governor in Ohio, a source involved in the planning told NBC News. The hirings followed conversations between Vance and Ramaswamy over the last two weeks, said this person, who was granted anonymity to share details of...