U.S. & World

Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his decisions affected.

The transition team is preparing a list of countries to which migrants might be deported when their home countries refuse to accept them, three sources familiar with the plans told NBC News.

The suspect the NYPD believes shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left behind writings on the shell casings, a law enforcement source says.

People planning to pay for food early Thursday morning were greeted at 24/7 convenience stores with a message — “No EBT.” Here’s what we know.

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez, a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel, has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home.

Holiday spirit is on full display in New York City, as the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was lit up in a festive ceremony Wednesday night.

Want to bring the smell of a dive bar home for the holidays? This is the year to do it.

The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.

Exposure to lead in gasoline during childhood resulted in many millions of excess cases of psychiatric disorders over the last 75 years, a new study estimates.

Global food prices recently rose to an 18-month high, with some food baskets expected to continue climbing, according to market watchers.

The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is moving into a recovery effort after two days of searching produced no signs of life.

Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday.

A suspected gunman is dead and two students are injured following a shooting Wednesday afternoon at a school in Butte County, according to the sheriff’s office.