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A "breakdown in overall discipline" led the Air Force to suspend 17 officers and disqualify them from controlling nuclear missiles after a poor inspection at one of the service's most important nuclear bases, military officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
A computer glitch at New York's Grand Central Terminal forced all Metro-North commuter trains on all three lines to grind to a halt and stop in place Thursday evening, snarling late rush-hour traffic, officials said.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple so they could have a child plans to appeal a judge's ruling that he is the legal father of the girl and must pay child support, his lawyer said on Thursday.
At least three people were killed in a massive pileup on Interstate 94 in Indiana on Thursday in a crash that involved some 15 semi trucks as well as other vehicles, Indiana authorities said.By evening one person still was pinned beneath the wreckage, state police told NBCChicago.com.
Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was indicted in federal court on Thursday on allegations he made illegal contributions to the U.S. Senate campaign in New York in 2012.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday ordered a sweeping review of the U.S. military’s nuclear weapons mission — in the wake of reports of cheating, alleged drug abuse and other failures among the ranks of Air Force missile launch officers.
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor whose leaks revealed previously classified information about the extent of U.S. surveillance practices, made an argument for the end of mass data collection Thursday, but said not all spying is bad.
The Pentagon formally announced Thursday that it plans to send two Navy warships into the Black Sea as a “prudent precaution” in case of a terrorist attack at the Sochi Olympics, but they stressed that responsibility for security at the games rests with Russia.Adm.
Federal prosecutors in New Jersey have ordered Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign committee and the state Republican Party to turn over documents related to the closing of lanes at the George Washington Bridge, two lawyers involved in the matter told NBC News Thursday.
Attorney General Eric Holder is preparing to announce by January 31st whether he will authorize federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing case.
