From NBC News

  • China warns of ‘downward spiral’ as Blinken meets with Xi Jinping

    HONG KONG — Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China dominated by contentious issues and warnings from his hosts of another “downward spiral” in relations. The two men met Friday afternoon local time at the Great Hall of the People, an ornate and cavernous building next to Tiananmen Square. The visit is Blinken’s second in less than a year as the two superpowers work to stabilize ties with renewed...

  • SCORES & HIGHLIGHTS: Perry splits series; Ace eliminated in GHSA Opening Round

    MIDDLE GEORGIA – (41NBC/WMGT) – In the GHSA Opening Round for baseball, AAAA Perry split their series with SE Bulloch at home. The Panthers lost game one 7-5, but rebounded to stay alive by winning 12-1 in game two. The two will face in a winner takes all game three Friday at 5:30. In AA play, ACE lost both games

  • SCORES & HIGHLIGHTS: Perry advance to AAAA Elite Eight with 1-0 win

    PERRY, Georgia – (41NBC/WMGT) – The Perry Lady Panthers (19-0-1) advance to the AAAA Elite Eight with 1-0 win over the Trinity Christian Lions (14-5) on Thursday. No score midway through the first half when Senior Defender Fraser Knapek nailed a free kick from thirty yards out to give Perry it’s one and only goal of the game. The Lady

  • Tennessee governor plans to sign bill that would let teachers carry guns in schools

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday that he planned to sign a bill state legislators sent to his desk this week that would allow school staff members to carry concealed handguns on school grounds. "What’s important to me is that we give districts tools and the option to use a tool that will keep their children safe in their schools," Lee said at a news conference Thursday after he shared his plans to sign the legislation. Under state law, Lee, a Republican, has the option to sign the bill,...

  • Pennsylvania brings protest votes to center stage

    Beneath the surface of Pennsylvania’s mostly sleepy, boring, low-turnout primary Tuesday was a trend that has stalked Joe Biden and Donald Trump across the country over the past month: a substantial protest vote. This time, though, the candidate who drew more attention for the protest he faced was not the current president but the former one. Trump got about 36,000 more protest votes than Biden, even though Biden faced an organized protest campaign from left-wing critics of his policy on Israel...

  • As USC cancels commencement, Columbia students worry theirs could be disrupted

    As the University of Southern California in Los Angeles canceled its main commencement ceremony because of safety concerns over student protests, students at Columbia University in New York, where anti-war demonstrations led to dozens of arrests, said they feared theirs could be disrupted. Schools across the country where protests have flared up are keeping mum about whether they will adjust or outright cancel their ceremonies, but some students said they feared a domino effect — much like what...

  • What Trump’s lawyer conceded at the Supreme Court: From the Politics Desk

    Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, reporters Lawrence Hurley and Ryan J. Reilly break down what happened in the Supreme Court arguments over Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for things that happened during his presidency. Plus, reporters Alexandra Marquez and Bridget Bowman...

  • Pace of economic growth slows as inflation remains stubborn

    Economic growth increased at a slower pace than economists had predicted in the first quarter, while President Biden continued to deliver a positive message about the economy. NBC News' Peter Alexander reports.

  • Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death

    The Canton Police Department in Ohio has released body camera video from the night a 53-year-old man died after he repeatedly told officers “I can’t breathe” as he was handcuffed with his hands behind his back and he was pinned to the ground. In video of the encounter on April 18, the man, Frank Tyson, can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse and about 8 minutes before CPR is started. In the nearly 36-minute video, police...

  • Secret Service agent removed from Kamala Harris' detail after 'distressing' behavior

    WASHINGTON — A Secret Service special agent was removed from Vice President Kamala Harris' detail after having exhibited "distressing" behavior this week, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday. The agent, whose identity has not been disclosed, had been involved with the Harris' departure from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Monday morning, when Harris was headed to Wisconsin. The agent "began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing," Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the...

  • Decision 2024: Meet Jimmy Dunn, candidate for Houston County Sheriff

    HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Four Republican candidates are qualified for the upcoming Houston County Sheriff election. Arthur Harris is running unopposed as a Democrat. Matt Moulton, Will Kendall, Jimmy Dunn, and Slate Simons are competing to win the Republican nomination in the upcoming primary election. 41NBC’s Monica Diaz-Meek spoke with each candidate ahead of the May 21 election. Candidate

  • Celebrity stories buried and disputes over paying a porn actress: What you missed on Day 7 of Trump's trial

    Taking the stand Thursday for now the third day this week, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker provided testimony to form a road map for New York prosecutors' case against former President Donald Trump. From detailing business invoice practices to establishing how deeply Trump was involved from beginning to end, lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney's office had Pecker walk the jury through much of the events that occurred leading up to and after the payments to Stormy Daniels...