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Here are some of the top stories we're following Thursday at NBC News:Read all about it: Putin pens newspaper op-ed He rules a nation. He wrestles bears. He deep-sea dives. And now, Russian President Vladimir Putin is penning op-ed pieces in the New York Times.
BATTLE GROUND, Wash. -- A 13-year-old boy accused of threatening to "shoot up" and "blow up" his middle school was arrested Wednesday, after the threats kept almost 4,300 pupils home by prompting the closure of six southwest Washington schools, police said.
Heavy rain sparked flash flooding across Colorado's Boulder County, killing at least one person, washing away homes and causing towns to be evacuated, officials said early Thursday.The National Weather Service issued a civil emergency message at 12:27 a.m. local time (2:27 a.m.
Heavy rain sparked flash flooding across Colorado's Boulder County, washing away homes and causing two towns to be evacuated, officials said early Thursday.The National Weather Service issued a civil emergency message at 12:27 a.m. local time (2:27 a.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In a defeat for gun rights advocates, Missouri lawmakers failed Wednesday to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a bill that would have prevented federal enforcement of gun laws in the state.
California authorities Tuesday discovered a man's body inside the perimeter of a raging wildfire, officials said — the first confirmed fatality since the wind-whipped Clover Fire sparked Monday in the northern community of Shasta County, forcing evacuations and threatening some 300 structures.
The controversial Florida Pastor Terry Jones was arrested Wednesday in Polk County, Fla., before he could burn almost 3,000 Qurans.
For more than three hours Tuesday night, Diana Nyad firmly and forcefully defended herself against skeptics who had floated theories that the long-distance swimmer cheated during her epic 110-mile crossing of the Florida Straits.
Two days after police were called to a dispute between George Zimmerman and his wife, her lawyer said she did nothing wrong and is anxious to finalize her divorce without any more drama.
