The case revolves around language in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment that bars people who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. It raises many novel legal questions, including whether the language even applies to someone running for president. Also lurking in the background is a case the court agreed to hear last week involving a man…
BEIJING — China on Thursday successfully launched a reusable robotic spacecraft for the third time since 2020, in a series of secretive orbital test flights that it says are aimed at developing reusable technologies to reduce space mission costs. The uncrewed spacecraft was launched atop a Long March 2F rocket, the same rocket series used…
The Iowa gunman who opened fire on Perry High School last week appeared to have an active account on the internet chat platform Discord where he previously discussed school shootings and described “gearing up” moments before Thursday’s attack, NBC News has learned. Dylan Butler, 17, killed sixth grader Ahmir Jolliff, 11, and injured four other…
When Bea Amma visited a med spa in 2021, she was hoping for treatments that would boost her energy and help burn off some body fat. She never imagined she would end up with a drug-resistant infection that would leave her scarred and still recovering more than two years later. The number of med spas…
MYSTIC, Conn. — A 9-year-old beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium named Kharabali has died, marking the third death among five whales that were transported there from Canada in 2021. Kharabali began swimming abnormally in November, and “her strange behavior continued to progress.” She was eventually moved to the intensive care facility at the aquarium’s Aquatic Animal…
Three months before the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, analysts in the Israeli military alerted their superiors to a serious threat from Hamas militants — a “plan designed to start a war.” But their concerns were dismissed by their superiors, according to an Israeli official familiar with the matter. The incident is part of a growing…
Vice President Kamala Harris joined MSNBC’s “Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell” on Tuesday, fresh off of her announcement that she would be kicking off a national tour next month focused on abortion rights. The tour begins in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. “I will be meeting with folks around the country of…
ROME — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved. In a five-page statement, the Holy See’s office to safeguard doctrinal orthodoxy expressed understanding that some bishops’ conferences need more…
HONG KONG — A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as an undemocratic poll. The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019…
ARLINGTON, Ind. — A 59-year-old man suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder after human remains were found buried in a pit on his central Indiana property. Patrick Scott of Arlington appeared Thursday in Rush County Circuit Court for an initial hearing. Scott also is charged with obstruction…
