U.S. & World

A broad Chinese hacking campaign against U.S. telecommunication networks targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, two sources familiar with the matter say. Another source told NBC News that people affiliated with the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were also targeted.

The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris, suggested that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state Legislature should consider awarding the state’s electors to Donald Trump before all votes are counted.

Updated COVID-19 vaccines targeting JN.1-lineage omicron variants of the coronavirus are now available in the U.S. for the fall and winter seasons.

Social Security is touted by the government as “one of the most successful anti-poverty programs” in American history.

President Joe Biden delivered an apology Friday for a United States policy that forcibly separated generations of indigenous children from their families for more than 150 years and sent them to federally backed boarding schools for forced assimilation. 

The Washington Post planned to endorse Kamala Harris over Donald Trump before owner Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, decided against it, the newspaper reported.

A new study shows a Burmese python’s maximal gape is 10.2 inches. The measurements equate to a circumference of 32 inches.

The voluntary recall affects smoked salmon products with a certain lot number.

The Biden Administration has outlined two pathways for student loan borrowers facing financial hardship to get debt relief.

NASA is no stranger to spacefaring robots. But “Robonaut 2,” the first human-shaped robot to fly to the International Space Station, is something special. The robot is now on display at the Udvar-Hazy center in Virginia.

Customers who purchased Clif Bars or Clif Kid ZBars might be eligible to receive a cash payment following the protein bar company’s recent class-action lawsuit.

A multistate McDonald’s E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions served on Quarter Pounders has expanded to even more states with additional people sickened, an update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton are drawing attention to the environmental records of Republican Sen. Rick Scott and his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.