# nbc news (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover nbc news. Page: Feed: --- ## [U.S. and Canada trade war intensifies with new tariffs](https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/u-s-and-canada-trade-war-intensifies-with-new-tariffs-268723781845) _2026-08-22 · NBC News Top Stories_ The Trump administration is imposing 50 percent tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods after trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed late Friday night. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor breaks down what this means for Americans’ wallets. ## [Actor Michael Wright, known for ‘The Five Heartbeats,’ dies at 70](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/actor-michael-wright-five-heartbeats-dies-70-rcna593930) _2026-08-22 · Marlene Lenthang · NBC News Top Stories_ Michael Wright, known for the film “The Five Heartbeats” and the TV series “V,” has died at 70, his wife announced. ## [Bills tackle Ed Oliver’s son has died, team announces](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-bills-ed-olivers-son-died-team-announces-rcna593927) _2026-08-22 · Marlene Lenthang · NBC News Top Stories_ The Buffalo Bills are mourning the death of defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s 2-year-old son, the team announced Saturday. ## [GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/gop-lawmakers-ranchers-criticize-trump-tariff-beef-import-high-prices-rcna593879) _2026-08-22 · Alexandra Marquez · NBC News Top Stories_ House and Senate Republicans criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have on farmers. ## [A former child star’s death rattles Hollywood and U.S. debt balloons: The news quiz](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/news-quiz/hayden-panettiere-news-quiz-rcna593573) _2026-08-22 · Amina Kilpatrick · NBC News Top Stories_ A drug ring headquartered at a frat house, a world leader catfished, and a classroom pet blamed for arson. ## [Canadian prime minister suspends trade talks with U.S., setting new 50% tariffs in motion](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-canada-tariffs-carney-rcna593510) _2026-08-22 · Steve Kopack · NBC News Top Stories_ A new wave of tariffs will hit Canada early Saturday morning, with steep 50% duties in effect at the stroke of midnight. ## [Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: ‘Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot’](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-tries-new-midterm-message-pretend-i-am-on-the-ballot-rcna593849) _2026-08-22 · Kyla Guilfoil · NBC News Top Stories_ The president’s pitch came as he urged Republicans in South Carolina to vote for Sen. Darline Graham in Tuesday’s Senate GOP runoff. ## [Missing New York City grandmother found dead near airport in Las Vegas](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missing-new-york-city-grandmother-found-dead-las-vegas-rcna593833) _2026-08-22 · Dennis Romero · NBC News Top Stories_ The body of a missing 63-year-old grandmother from New York City was found near Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, police said Friday. ## [Karoline Leavitt to work for Trump-affiliated super PAC after leaving White House](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/karoline-leavitt-work-trump-affiliated-super-pac-leaving-white-house-rcna593824) _2026-08-21 · Kyla Guilfoil · NBC News Top Stories_ Press secretary Karoline Leavitt will work for President Donald Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. ## [Plane crash near remote radar site in Alaska kills 8 people](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/plane-crash-near-remote-radar-site-in-alaska-kills-8-people-268694597822) _2026-08-21 · NBC News Top Stories_ A plane crash in a remote region of Alaska has left eight people dead, including two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees. The crash happened at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, some 450 miles west of Anchorage. ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kFDRdn7PWu5I) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Vance’s homecoming is a throwback to 2024 — and a preview for 2026 and 2028: From the Politics Desk](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/vances-homecoming-throwback-2024-preview-midterm-politics-desk-rcna593794) _2026-08-21 · The Politics Desk · NBC News Top Stories_ Vice President JD Vance’s return to his hometown was in many ways a preview of the heavy load he will carry for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party on the midterm campaign trail. ## ['Dear Donald': Battleground district voters share their message to Trump](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/-dear-donald-battleground-district-voters-share-their-message-to-trump-268689477753) _2026-08-21 · NBC News Top Stories_ On his final day of the NBC News Drive to Decision Day series, NBC News senior national politics reporter Jon Allen joins Meet the Press NOW from Nebraska to recap his trip and hisvisit to the “blue dot” district. ## [Trump says loyalist Ed Martin to leave the DOJ to focus on election-related legal battles](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-loyalist-ed-martin-leaving-justice-department-pardon-attorney-rcna593793) _2026-08-21 · Caroline Kenny · NBC News Top Stories_ Trump loyalist Ed Martin, a “Stop the Steal” organizer and advocate and attorney for Jan. 6 defendants, who later served in the Justice Department, is leaving the administration to focus on upcoming elections. ## [11 arrested after federal agents board cruise ships in Boston](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/11-arrested-federal-agents-board-cruise-ships-boston-rcna593791) _2026-08-21 · Mike Pescaro, NBC Boston · NBC News Top Stories_ Federal authorities arrested 11 people after boarding two cruise ships in Boston, accusing them of receiving and distributing child sexual abuse material and child sexual exploitation material. ## [Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries competent to face sex trafficking trial, judge rules](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-abercrombie-fitch-ceo-michael-jeffries-competent-face-sex-traff-rcna593713) _2026-08-21 · Chloe Atkins · NBC News Top Stories_ Michael Jeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch who was charged with running an international sex trafficking scheme over several years while he ran the company, is mentally competent for trial, a federal judge ruled. ## [This is what you need (and need to do) to stay safe this hurricane season](https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/how-to-prep-for-hurricane-rcna593780) _2026-08-21 · Cory Fernandez · NBC News Top Stories_ I talked to a meteorologist to find the best way to prepare for hurricanes and what products you should have on hand. ## [Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump ballroom construction to continue](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-trump-white-house-ballroom-rcna592899) _2026-08-21 · Lawrence Hurley · NBC News Top Stories_ Supreme Court rules on whether Trump can move forward with construction on the White House ballroom. ## [8 dead after charter plane crashes at remote military radar site in Alaska](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charter-plane-carrying-8-crashes-western-alaska-rcna593687) _2026-08-21 · Irene Byon · NBC News Top Stories_ The plane took off from Anchorage and is believed to have crashed early Thursday afternoon on approach to Cape Newenham, an NTSB official said. ## [Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump instead of heroic Black sailor](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/navy-discusses-renaming-aircraft-carrier-trump-black-uss-doris-miller-rcna593667) _2026-08-21 · Courtney Kube · NBC News Top Stories_ The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black and an enlisted sailor. The decision to name the carrier after Miller was made during Trump’s first term. ## [Trump and former fixer Michael Cohen bury the hatchet](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/president-fixer-michael-cohen-reunite-radio-show-rcna593535) _2026-08-21 · Adam Reiss · NBC News Top Stories_ The president and his former fixer put their contentious past behind them and reunited on Cohen’s radio show after years of legal feuds and name calling. ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RBYafTQdcePr) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [USS Lincoln heads home after extended deployment to the Middle East](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/uss-lincoln-heads-home-extended-deployment-middle-east-rcna593639) _2026-08-21 · Courtney Kube · NBC News Top Stories_ Service members and their families had complained about deteriorating morale on the ship as its mission was extended to support the Iran war. ## [Army unit offers re-enlisting soldiers four-day pass to play ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/army-unit-reenlist-grand-theft-auto-game-rcna593589) _2026-08-20 · Mosheh Gains · NBC News Top Stories_ The incentive is open to members of a Georgia battalion who re-up for two to six years. The hotly anticipated game comes out in November. ## [Neutrogena addresses backlash over its past brand deal with Hayden Panettiere](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/neutrogena-addresses-backlash-brand-deal-hayden-panettiere-rcna593635) _2026-08-20 · Saba Hamedy · NBC News Top Stories_ Panettiere said this year that the company had severed ties with her over a “morals clause” after she spoke about her postpartum depression. ## [Hacker targets ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ in apparent leak](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/hacker-targets-grand-theft-auto-vi-apparent-leak-rcna593634) _2026-08-20 · Angela Yang · NBC News Top Stories_ The gaming world has been rattled by what appears to be a major leak of the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI,” with the alleged hacker warning other publishers that “no one is safe” from similar breaches. ## [Pilot killed, 2 state troopers hurt after small plane and helicopter collide in Pennsylvania](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilot-killed-state-troopers-hurt-plane-helicopter-crash-pennsylvania-rcna593486) _2026-08-20 · NBC Philadelphia · NBC News Top Stories_ A state police helicopter and a small plane collided over Carlisle Airport in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Wednesday night, resulting in the death of the plane’s pilot, officials said. ## [U.S. will seek to deport captain of boat that capsized in New York, killing mom and baby](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-will-seek-deport-captain-boat-capsized-new-york-killing-mom-baby-rcna593469) _2026-08-20 · Rudy Chinchilla · NBC News Top Stories_ Prosecutors allege Manuel Hernandez was illegally operating the boat at the time of the accident. The Department of Homeland Security said he is in the U.S. illegally. ## [ICE electric gloves already being used in schools](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/nebraska-community-speaking-out-over-use-of-shock-gloves-in-school-268568133719) _2026-08-20 · NBC News Top Stories_ Parents in one community were surprised to learn the shock gloves soon to be used by ICE officers have been used in schools. Police say they won't use them after backlash and a request from the district superintendent. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports. ## [Two students killed, driver charged after crash into Tennessee college cycling team](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-students-killed-driver-charged-crash-tennessee-college-cycling-tea-rcna593466) _2026-08-20 · Phil Helsel · NBC News Top Stories_ Milligan University sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers were killed and seven other college cyclists were injured in the crash on Highway 19 in Carter County. ## [Mike Lindell says he’ll pay for recount after loss in Minnesota governor primary](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/mike-lindell-plans-pay-recount-losing-minnesota-gop-primary-governor-rcna593447) _2026-08-19 · Kyla Guilfoil · NBC News Top Stories_ The MyPillow founder is prepared to pay nearly $1 million to cover the costs associated with a hand recount after he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth. ## [Harry and Meghan set to return to UK](https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/harry-and-meghan-set-to-return-to-uk-268559941528) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to move back to the UK. The Telegraph newspaper reports that six years after they stepped down as working royals, they will make the UK their primary base with their children. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian has more. ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/foiGr3Gj0Pi5) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [More than 80 million Americans under heat alerts](https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/more-than-80-million-americans-under-heat-alerts-268557381961) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ That unrelenting summer heat is now bringing new storms to millions. With students going back to class, what are schools doing to keep them safe? NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson reports. ## [Hayden Panettiere’s Estranged Mother Shares First Comments](https://www.today.com/video/hayden-panettiere-s-mom-speaks-out-police-report-released-268523077714) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ A heavily redacted incident report on Hayden Panettiere’s death states both her on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were present when police arrived on scene. Meanwhile, Panettiere’s mother Lesley Vogel is speaking out for the first time, telling NBC exclusively in a phone interview, “Hayden sadly lost her way and I wish it were different. I wish she had stayed true… ## [Trump Pauses 50% Tariffs on Canada Minutes Before His Deadline](https://www.today.com/video/trump-pauses-50-tariffs-on-canada-minutes-before-his-deadline-268523589607) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ The White House announced a last-minute delay of President Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariffs on a number of goods from Canada. NBC’s Monica Alba reports for TODAY. ## [China’s backflipping robots leap to blockbuster stock market debut in latest sign of AI boom](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/unitree-china-robot-maker-stock-market-ai-humanoids-tech-trump-rcna593278) _2026-08-19 · Mithil Aggarwal · NBC News Top Stories_ Unitree, China’s humanoid robotics firm, saw its shares soar 460% on its Shanghai stock market debut on Wednesday, as investors rally behind homegrown beneficiaries of the A.I. boom. ## [Unitree unveils ‘Superman’ humanoid robot](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/unitree-unveils-superman-humanoid-robot-268519493780) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ Chinese robotics company Unitree unveiled a new humanoid robot dubbed “Superman” which it says is “breaking the limits of humanity.” According to the company, the robot can perform a vertical jump of over 6 feet and can reach a top speed of more than 40 feet per second. ## [GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance to battleground Senate election in Alaska](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/gop-sen-dan-sullivan-democrat-mary-peltola-advance-battleground-senate-rcna592389) _2026-08-19 · Bridget Bowman · NBC News Top Stories_ NBC News projects that Sullivan and Peltola will advance to the general election, but it’s not clear whether Sullivan will also face an opponent with the same name. ## [Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman wins Republican Senate primary in Wyoming](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/trump-backed-pharriet-hageman-wins-republican-senate-primary-wyoming-rcna592388) _2026-08-19 · Megan Brand · NBC News Top Stories_ Hageman, Wyoming’s lone House member, won the GOP nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Cynthia Lummis, NBC News projects. ## [Darline Graham says ‘national security is not my thing,’ during South Carolina debate](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/darline-graham-defends-resume-south-carolina-debate-saying-national-se-rcna593244) _2026-08-19 · Olivia Patel · NBC News Top Stories_ The appointed senator and her GOP primary opponent, Rep. Ralph Norman, traded criticism a week ahead of the primary runoff following Lindsey Graham’s death. ## [U.S. military drills with South Korea are cut short after surprise Trump order](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/us-south-korea-joint-military-drills-scaled-back-trump-order-rcna593264) _2026-08-19 · Jennifer Jett · NBC News Top Stories_ The annual U.S.-South Korea drills, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, will end Aug. 21 rather than Aug. 27 as originally scheduled, both countries said. ## [Angie Nixon projected winner in Florida Democratic Senate primary](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/angie-nixon-projected-winner-in-florida-democratic-senate-primary-268502085911) _2026-08-19 · NBC News Top Stories_ NBC News projects Angie Nixon will win the Florida Democratic primary for Senate. It is a major upset over former National Security Council aide Alex Vindman. ## [Nick Reiner has spent some of his family money on murder defense, lawyers say](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nick-reiner-spent-family-money-murder-defense-lawyers-say-rcna592845) _2026-08-18 · Madeline Morrison · NBC News Top Stories_ LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner has paid for at least a portion of his murder defense with money set aside for him by the parents he’s accused of killing — and he’s arguing he’s due even more, probate lawyers revealed Monday. ## [Newborn with heart condition at center of surrogacy legal fight has surgery](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newborn-heart-condition-center-surrogacy-legal-fight-surgery-rcna593021) _2026-08-18 · Phil Helsel · NBC News Top Stories_ A baby with a serious heart condition who was the center of a multi-state legal fight involving a surrogate who said she refused to terminate the pregnancy underwent surgery Monday, the lawyer representing the child’s biological parents said. ## [A Democratic warning sign in Michigan: From the Politics Desk](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/democratic-warning-sign-michigan-politics-desk-rcna592860) _2026-08-17 · The Politics Desk · NBC News Top Stories_ Happy Monday. ## [Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it interferes with Strait of Hormuz deal](https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-threatens-to-bomb-oman-if-it-interferes-with-strait-of-hormuz-deal-268428869615) _2026-08-17 · NBC News Top Stories_ President Donald Trump threatened to strike Oman if it interferes in a potential deal over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also told the military to cut back joint exercises with South Korea after it stayed out of the Iran war. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports. ## [Childhood vaccine exemptions for personal or religious reasons hit new record, CDC finds](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/vaccine-exemptions-personal-religious-measles-cdc-rcna592960) _2026-08-17 · Erika Edwards · NBC News Top Stories_ The number of parents in the U.S. choosing not to vaccinate their children rose dramatically in the last school year, according to data released Monday by the CDC. ## [House ethics panel says it’s investigating Rep. Jimmy Gomez over allegation of ‘sexual misconduct’](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-ethics-panel-says-s-investigating-rep-jimmy-gomez-alleged-sexual-rcna592984) _2026-08-17 · Dareh Gregorian · NBC News Top Stories_ The California Democrat said he’d “made personal mistakes outside my marriage” but said he hadn’t violated the law or House Ethics rules. ## [Judge delays Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after double jeopardy claim](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-state-murder-trial-rcna593006) _2026-08-17 · Tim Stelloh · NBC News Top Stories_ The judge overseeing Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial in New York put the proceedings on hold to allow prosecutors time to respond to Mangione’s efforts to have the case thrown out. ## [Trump ‘doesn’t have a plan’ on Iran: Voters in key Pennsylvania district upset with handling of war](https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/trump-doesn-t-have-a-plan-on-iran-voters-in-key-pennsylvania-district-upset-with-handling-of-war-268422725765) _2026-08-17 · NBC News Top Stories_ NBC News Senior National Politics Reporter Jon Allen hits the road for his Drive to Decision Day series to talk to voters in several battleground congressional districts that could determine the control of Congress. Jon Allen starts his road trip in New Jersey’s 7th congressional district and Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th congressional districts. ## [Virginia State University shooting suspect sent Instagram chat saying ‘I’m tryna find the gun’](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/virginia-state-university-shooting-suspect-sent-instagram-chat-saying-rcna592972) _2026-08-17 · Minyvonne Burke · NBC News Top Stories_ Camron Harris, 19, was charged with multiple counts of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the campus shooting that wounded five people. ## [Penn State students accused of running drug ring out of off-campus fraternities](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/penn-state-students-accused-running-drug-ring-campus-fraternities-rcna592990) _2026-08-17 · David Chang, NBC Philadelphia · NBC News Top Stories_ More than a dozen Penn State University students are accused of packaging and selling cocaine as part of a multistate drug operation.