U.S. & World

Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy task. Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, also known by his nickname Kabonga, was recognized on Thursday by the Guinness World Records in three categories, including the heaviest rail pull using only his teeth.

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., died Thursday due to “complications of his cancer treatment,” his office announced in a statement.

A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son’s playing time.

The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14.

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.

The celestial event in which the moon turns an eerie red color will occur on March 13 to 14 and will be visible in all 50 states.

A Virginia high school track athlete is facing a misdemeanor charge following a viral video of her at a meet where her competitor gets struck in the head with a baton.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly” underpaid Medicare and Social Security taxes in recent years, according to a memo from Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee obtained by NBC News.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night.

Comcast gained the rights to broadcast the Olympic Games through 2036 as part of a new $3 billion agreement with the International Olympic Committee.

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira has pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice. In his address to the judge at his court-martial Thursday, Teixeira called himself a “proud patriot” and claimed that he had exposed President Joe Biden’s lies about the war in Ukraine.

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.