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Almost one year after her escape from the Cleveland home of Ariel Castro, who held her and two others captive for over a decade, Michelle Knight reflects on the ordeal in an exclusive interview with TODAY’s Savannah Guthrie. She says she plans make a brand new start in her life, including adopting a new name: Lillian Rose Lee.

Looks like more Americans are getting inked according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. The findings reveal just 21 percent of respondents said someone in their household had a tattoo in 1999. Today, that percentage has doubled to 40 percent. Meanwhile, Americans are reading less ink.

Officials have the weapons in their possession. No word on what charges the machete-swinging man will face.

Reports surfaced on Friday that L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling is fighting prostate cancer, as fellow NBA owners take the first step toward getting him to sell his team. NBC’s Tom Llamas reports.

Authorities in Minnesota allege that a 17-year-old came frighteningly close to carrying out an attack on a school with bombs and guns. A tip led to his arrest. NBC’s justice correspondent Pete Williams reports.

Patricia Rabellizsa was working as a zipline tour guide during the fatal fall and rescuers struggled to reach her due to difficult terrain.

Good morning, and thank goodness it's Friday. Here are some of the stories we're following today:1. Merkel makes White House visit to talk RussiaGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet with President Obama today, and Russia is expected to be high on the agenda.

Anti-capitalist protesters hurled firecrackers, bottles and bricks at cops and destroyed property during a May Day march through the Seattle, police said Friday.

Lawyers say a 25-year-old Chevy Chase man who repeatedly burglarized affluent country clubs was feeding his "affluenza."

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany — a pivotal figure in the standoff between Russia and the West — is in Washington for talks with President Barack Obama at a crucial point in the crisis.