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Obama to address nation Tuesday

President Obama faces an uphill battle over Syria negotiations, as Russia and now China oppose U.S. involvement, and a particularly tough battle to get a resolution passed in the House of Representatives. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Barack Obama, facing hardened international opposition to a strike against Syria and returning home […]

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US evacuates Lebanon staff

The United States has withdrawn all non-emergency embassy workers and their families from Beirut and warned Americans against travel to Lebanon amid looming military strikes on Syria, the State Department said Friday. It said the decision had been taken “due to potential threats to U.S. Mission facilities and personnel,” and comes amid tension in the […]

‘Anti-American’ Syrian rebels?

Flashpoint Intelligence A photo-illustration from the Facebook page of the al-Aqsa Islamic Brigades, a faction of the opposition Free Syrian Army fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad, shows Islamic fighters marching away from a burning U.S. Capitol. As debate grows over the extremism of some armed factions battling to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad’s […]

Look inside 9/11 museum

John Makely / NBC News Visitors to the 9/11 Memorial look into the glass atrium of the 9/11 Museum to check on progress and view the massive steel “tridents” recovered from the debris of the World Trade Center towers following the attacks of September 11, 2001. The museum is scheduled to open in the Spring […]

NYT: Obama Directs Pentagon To Expand List Of Targets

WASHINGTON — President Obama has directed the Pentagon to develop an expanded list of potential targets in Syria in response to intelligence suggesting that the government of President Bashar al-Assad has been moving troops and equipment used to employ chemical weapons while Congress debates whether to authorize military action. Read the whole story at www.nytimes.com […]

Harry Reid Declines To Meet Russian Lawmakers About Syria Action

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner have declined invitations to meet with a planned delegation of Russian lawmakers to discuss Syria. Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson confirmed Thursday that Reid had turned down the offer. Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the speaker had also declined the offer. “We are really […]

Vonta Leach Sores First Touchdown Of 2013 NFL Season, Gives Ravens Early Lead Over Broncos (VIDEO)

reddit stumble Ladies and gentlemen, here is the first touchdown of the 2013 NFL season. This score comes courtesy of the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. On their second drive of the game, Joe Flacco and the Ravens’ offense marched 80 yards in 10 plays against the Denver Broncos’ defense. On 1st-and-goal from the […]

‘RoboCop’ Trailer: Dead Or Alive, You’re Coming With Him (VIDEO)

reddit stumble Americans desperate for a figure to rally behind would be wise to watch the first trailer for Sony’s remake of “RoboCop.” Directed by Jose Padilha, the film stars Joel Kinnaman as the title police machine, an honest cop who gets exploded by the bad guys and turned into RoboCop. Fans of Paul Verhoeven’s […]

John McCain Town Hall Crowd Opposes Syria Action

PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain faced a tough crowd largely opposed to military action in Syria during a town hall meeting Thursday in Phoenix. The Republican senator repeatedly told about 150 constituents at the morning meeting that there would be no plans to send U.S. troops to retaliate for the chemical weapons attack last […]

Syria’s chem weapons shrouded in secrecy

DigitalGlobe Satellite photo shows Syria’s Furqlus weapons depot near the city of Homs. The depot is one of five permanent locations where the regime of Bashar Assad stores chemical weapons, according to arms control experts and U.S. officials. As the Obama administration seeks to rally support for a powerful missile attack on key Syrian targets, […]

Castro death sparks 2 probes

Officials are launching investigations into how the convicted Cleveland kidnapper was able to hang himself with a bedsheet during the 30 minutes between guard checks. NBC’s John Yang reports. Two investigations were launched late Wednesday into how kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in protective custody. Gary Mohr, […]

Few options for older workers

By Allison Linn, Staff Writer, NBC News It’s the best – and worst – of times for older workers. The unemployment rate for Americans 55 and older is lower than for any other age group the government tracks, and far below the national average. But if an older worker loses a job, the length of […]

US marijuana use on the rise

Are Tasers really ‘non-lethal’?

Toby Talbot / AP Police Chief John Martin demonstrates a Taser in Brattleboro, Vt. The death of a celebrity bodyguard in Florida after a shock from a Taser and another death of a Connecticut man who was tasered, have renewed safety concerns about the use of the popular stun guns by law enforcement. On Monday, […]

Divorce Rate By State: How Does Your State Stack Up?

Wondering about the divorce rate in your state? Look no further than this handy guide, courtesy of FindTheBest.org. The information below is compiled from data provided by the American Bar Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 2011 Census. The rate is derived from the number of people who identify as divorced per […]

Yahoo Unveils New Logo

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo has adopted a new logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company’s founding 18 years ago. The redesigned look unveiled late Wednesday is part of a makeover that Yahoo Inc. has been undergoing since the Sunnyvale, Calif., company hired Google executive Marissa Mayer to become Yahoo’s CEO 14 […]

What LA Can Teach The Rest Of America About Living Well (PHOTOS)

Angelenos are stereotyped as being addicted to cars, tanning salons, plastic surgery, and extreme cleanses and diets. And those are all (unfortunately) aspects of Los Angeles. LA was also recently ranked the fourth most polluted city in the United States. And, with more than 40,000 homeless individuals, it has the largest homeless population in the […]

John Boehner Turns Down Russian Diplomats’ Request For A Meeting To Discuss Syria

House Speaker John Boehner (R- Ohio) has denied a request from Russian diplomats to meet with them to discuss influencing Congress to undercut President Barack Obama’s plans for a military strike on Syria, CNN reported on Wednesday. Boehner was not the only congressional leader approached by Russian diplomats. A Russian embassy spokesman told CNN that […]

Triston Gailey Surfing Video: 3-Year-Old Surfer Prodigy Hangs 10 With Dad In Morro Bay

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — At age 3, Triston Gailey hangs ten. Ditching his Thomas the Tank Engine T-shirt for a wetsuit and life jacket, the preschooler rides the waves with the big boys on the Central California coast. Triston’s father, Todd Gailey, tells the San Luis Obispo Tribune (http://bit.ly/18tR9c8) that his son started boogie […]

Former Senior White House Official On Larry Summers Nomination: ‘It Really Does Need To Be Stopped’

WASHINGTON — A former senior White House official who worked closely with Larry Summers is worried that his brusque manner would make him unable to govern the Federal Open Market Committee, and questions the wisdom of naming him chairman of the Federal Reserve, a role that may not play to his strengths. “I think it […]

1940s Actresses Who Inspire Us To Heat Up The Hot Rollers

When we take a look back at past red carpet seasons, no other decade has influenced celebrity hair and makeup quite like the 1940s. Sexy vintage waves, bright red lips and long lashes were made popular by Golden Age film stars Veronica Lake, Rita Hayworth and Vivien Leigh. And leading ladies of today, including Blake […]

Oprah Car Winner Kiley Russell Used Her Prize To Chase Her Dream (VIDEO)

It was “The Oprah Winfrey Show” episode people couldn’t stop talking about. On Sept. 13, 2004, Oprah stunned viewers by giving every member of her audience a brand new Pontiac G6 with her famous announcement, “You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!” Kiley Russell, one of the lucky recipients in […]

Everhealthier Women, Cancer Prevention App, Could Save Your Life

One techy solution makes it easier to stay healthy. By Jessica Press The numbers are hard to ignore: African-American women are 40 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than white women, and Latina women are about 1.4 times more likely to die from cervical cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]

Demi Lovato Talks ‘X Factor’ And ‘Glee’ And Owning Fox Thursday Nights On ‘Late Night’ (VIDEO)

Demi Lovato dropped by “Late Night,” and told Jimmy Fallon how she’s completely taking over Fox’s Thursday night lineup this fall. First up, Lovato is the only returning judge — alongside Simon Cowell – on Season 3 of “The X Factor” at 8 p.m. ET. She said that she and the new judges have bonded […]

Rebuilding post-Sandy: $20k for insurance?

John Makely / NBC News Kevin Faller and Karen Spanover, of Toms River, N.J., learned that they would have to invest tens of thousands of dollars to elevate their home or else pay higher flood insurance premiums. Launch slideshow TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Thousands of homeowners in New York and New Jersey impacted by Hurricane […]

Obama’s hard-sell on Syria

Pete Souza / White House via Getty Images In this photo provided by the White House, President Barack Obama meets with Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham and National Security Adviser Susan Rice to discuss Syria in the Oval Office on Monday. The White House is making the hard sell for a strike on Syria […]

Israel test-fires missile

The U.S. has confirmed that the Israeli military conducted an anti-missile test over open waters in the Mediterranean Sea.NBC’s JimMiklaszewski reports. Israel test-fired a missile over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, amid tension in the region over possible U.S.-led strikes on Syria in response to alleged use of chemical weapons. An Israeli warplane fired a […]

‘Frozen earth’ for Fukushima?

Nyad: ‘I was sick as a dog’

News 54 minutes ago Video: The 64 year-old swimmer described the struggles she faced during her record-setting 110-mile swim, like box jellyfish and the protective mask that made her take in salt water. Diana Nyad had already attempted four times to swim from Cuba to […]

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