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Here are some of the big stories NBC News is following today:Obama faces down Russia's Putin at G-20 President Barack Obama arrived in St. Petersburg, Russia, early on Thursday for a two-day meeting of G-20 world leaders that was expected to be overshadowed by the continuing crisis in Syria.
Two investigations were launched late Wednesday into how kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro managed to hang himself with a bedsheet while in protective custody.
JIM THORPE, Pa. -- The hand-lettered donation jar on Anne Marie Fitzpatrick's store counter says what many residents of this well-preserved Victorian-era town are thinking and feeling lately: "Keep Jim Thorpe in Jim Thorpe.
In yet another twist in the case of the Montana teacher sentenced to 30 days for having had sex with an underage student, authorities moved Wednesday to block a new sentencing hearing, saying it was illegal for the judge to rule his original sentence illegal.
A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 1-year-old Londyn Samuels, whose killing stunned the city and the nation last week, police said Wednesday night.
A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 1-year-old Londyn Samuels, whose killing stunned the city and the nation last week, police said Wednesday night.
Should high schools have later start times?U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made the day of many parents of high school kids this week when he suggested that a later school start time would be beneficial, as it would give teens the opportunity for more sleep. Give Duncan a big high five.
A family in suburban Boston hopes to change the phrasing of the Pledge of Allegiance to remove two words they claim violate students' rights.The family is challenging the pledge, which students recite daily in U.S. public schools, claiming the words "under God" violate the state's equal rights laws.
The death of a celebrity bodyguard in Florida after a shock from a Taser and another death of a Connecticut man who was tasered, have renewed safety concerns about the use of the popular stun guns by law enforcement.
Faced with a misleading, anti-union media report and continuing attacks by a right-wing foundation against Trade Adjustment Assistance, union activists in Seattle are defending the program as a productive and worthwhile effort to help small businesses build their exports and assist displaced workers obtain career counseling, retraining and extended health care benefits during their job search.
