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Here are seven stories from the "Nightly News" team that caught our attention as we get ready for tonight's broadcast.1. The Healing Power of Chocolate The next time you feel guilty about eating a piece of chocolate, take comfort -- you could be helping the health of your heart.
Oklahoma officials revealed in court papers on Monday that the state has not been able to find two of the drugs it needs to carry out executions in the coming days.
Spring, mercifully, is scheduled for Thursday.The nation's capital and parts of the Mid-Atlantic were spanked again Monday morning with another winter snow, making St. Patrick's Day cold and messy.Snowfall at Dulles airport in Sterling, Va., totaled 10 inches at 10 a.m., the agency said.
911 call and dash-cam video capture a paramedic's wild ride as his ambulance is stolen. KOB's Danielle Todesco reports.
Knoxville, Tenn., is pretty proud of the Electrical Workers (IBEW) Electrician Training Academy. So proud, in fact, it renamed 2 miles of Interstate 75 after the union training facility.
New York City is celebrating St. Patrick's Day with a parade that draws more than 1 million spectators and thousands of participants along Fifth Avenue.
James Stemmler of Michigan City, Ind., has spent more than 20 years leading labor volunteers in community improvement. He initiated the Union Workers Street Collection for United Way in 2007, when he invited four trade unions to volunteer. During the most recent event, 20 union volunteers raised more than $3,100 in four hours.Stemmler was presented with the prestigious national Joseph A. Beirne Community Services Award for his longtime work with United Way and the labor community in La Porte County. The award was presented at the Indiana Association of United Ways State Leaders Conference on March 13 in Indianapolis.
Man pulls police officer from burning car moments after devastating auto accident. KARE's Adrienne Broaddus reports.
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair pleaded guilty Monday to mistreating an ex-lover and other lesser charges after striking a plea deal to scrap sex assault counts that could have sent him to prison for life.A sentencing hearing for Sinclair, 51, was slated to be held later at Fort Bragg, N.C.
An earthquake centered northwest of Westwood, Calif., shook the region early Monday morning. NBC News' Miguel Almaguer reports.
