U.S. & World

BRUSSELS, Belgium (NBC) – After meeting with world leaders at the G7, NATO, and EU summits this week, President Biden is preparing for his face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin and delivered a message to his Russian counterpart ahead of Wednesday’s crucial summit …

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (CNN) – Parched soil, dry, dead plants and grass, and now a dangerous heat wave is baking much of the western United States with winds expected to ramp up in some areas. It’s a dreaded combination as wildfires …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More states are reaching the 70% vaccination threshold and California is now removing most COVID restrictions, even amid new concerns being raised about that highly contagious “delta” variant of the coronavirus. Tuesday morning, as health experts warn the delta …

BRUSSELS, Belgium (NBC) – After meeting with world leaders at the Group of Seven political forum, NATO, and EU summits this week, President Biden is preparing for his face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin and delivered a message to his Russian counterpart. The …

(NBC) There are more reports of unruly, often violent, passenger behavior onboard planes. It comes as the summer travel season is ramping up. The latest example was a chaotic flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta where an off-duty flight attendant tried to …

(KGO/CNN) – The U.S. Drought Monitor says nearly 10% of the contiguous nation is under an “exceptional drought.” That’s the highest that rate has been since 2011. Officials say these conditions could lead to threats like large wildfires and small crops. Lake …

ROCKTON, Ill (WREX/NBC) – Dozens of crews are on the scene of a massive fire at a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois. The four-alarm fire broke out at around 7:00 a.m. Monday at the Chemtool manufacturing plant. A full-scale evacuation is underway …

(NBC) As more Americans are getting out and about, there are still concerns about how to get more people vaccinated, both in this country and around the world. President Biden and other world leaders are pushing more dosages to more countries in …

BALTIMORE, M.D. (NBC) – The FDA has told emergent Biosolutions to destroy tens of millions of doses of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine. The FDA ordered the Baltimore plant to destroy the 60 million doses after deeming them not “suitable for …

CHICAGO, Ill. (WMAQ/NBC) – A Chicago police officer has been charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6th. Officer Karol Chwiesiuk, 29, was charged with entering a restricted building without lawful authority, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on …