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Severe weather is threatening the Labor Day weekend travel rush, with more than 200 flights canceled and more than 5,000 delayed at major airport hubs in cities like Raleigh, NC, New York and Chicago. NBC News' Shaquille Brewster reports from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.

Hundreds of flights canceled, thousands delayed as Labor Day travel rush begins

A former detective was charged with killing a 23-year-old pregnant woman and staging her death to look like a suicide. The ex-officer is facing allegations that he killed the woman to cover up an inappropriate relationship that began when she was just 15.

Former detective accused of killing pregnant woman and staging death as suicide

Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate three-day pauses in fighting to allow for mass polio vaccination campaigns for children in Gaza. The first pause will start on Sunday in central Gaza and later extend to the north and south. The U.N. hopes to vaccinate 640,000 kids during the campaign. It comes amid global alarm after the WHO confirmed a baby had been left paralyzed by polio in the first case in Gaza in 25 years. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has more.

Israel, Hamas agree to pause Gaza fighting to allow for child polio vaccinations

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Life expectancy in the United States has been steadily increasing, with the average lifespan rising by nearly seven years over the past half-century. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average lifespan was 70.8 years in 1970 and increased to 77.5 years by 2022.

These are the Counties with the longest life expectancy in North Carolina

A 10-month-old Gazan boy was diagnosed with the enclave's first case of the polio virus in the last 25 years. The family of Abdul Rahman Abu Jadyan are desperate to send the infant for medical treatment abroad, after he was left partially paralyzed by the highly contagious virus. His mother Neveen tells an NBC News camera crew, "Our life is terrible."

'Our life is terrible': Gaza family left devastated after 10-month-old diagnosed with polio

Charlottesville, VA

The University of Virginia suspended a campus tour program that had been criticized for citing school founder Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery, officials said Friday. The tours led by University Guide Service have been plagued by spotty attendance by student volunteers and issues with "consistency" in content, university officials said in a statement to NBC News.

University of Virginia suspends tours that had come under fire for mentioning Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery

Minnesota State

Gwen Walz, wife of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, told JD Vance to "mind your own business" after resurfaced remarks showed him criticizing teachers without biological children. She also shared her and her husband's past struggles with infertility during her first campaign stop in Virginia.

'Mind your own business': Gwen Walz on Vance's criticism of teachers without children

Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A proposal to put golf courses in a Florida state park — which has landed Gov. Ron DeSantis in hot water politically — involved two of the biggest names in professional golf history: Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. The proposal to build courses at...

Ron DeSantis is in hot water for a plan involving Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus to put golf courses in a state park

Hundreds of online tributes have been left for a content creator known for sharing videos on social media about his life in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war with Hamas. Medo Halimy, 19, died after he was hit by shrapnel during an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis on Monday, several of his friends told NBC News.

Young Palestinian creator who shared glimpses of daily life during war dies

Los Angeles County, CA

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Former child star Angus T. Jones hit it big on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men, which originally aired on CBS from 2003 to 2015. Jones played young Jack Harper, son of Jon Cryer’s Alan Harper character, and nephew of Charlie Sheen’s Charlie Harper.

The Curious, Controversial History of Former Child Star Angus T. Jones ('Two and a Half-Men')

Labor Day is just around the corner, and if you're still finalizing vacation plans or contemplating a last-minute getaway, North Carolina has plenty of options for you. Whether you're planning a road trip with the family or a solo adventure, an extended weekend outside of the city might be just what you need.

North Carolina Beach Town is the Best Labor Day Weekend Getaway in the State

Ukrainian officials are investigating a crash involving an F-16 that killed the pilot. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges (RET.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of Ukraine’s war with Russia as their armed forces continue its incursion into Russian territory.

Ukraine investigating deadly crash of newly arrived F-16

The Biden administration has released a notorious Mexican drug cartel leader from U.S. federal prison and is planning to hand him over to Mexico, a U.S. official told NBC News. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, who founded one of the most violent criminal organizations in Mexico’s history, was released from federal prison...

U.S. plans to hand ex-Gulf Cartel chief who founded bloody Zetas gang over to Mexico on Monday

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her American Shaman fiancé, Durek Verrett, have arrived in Norway for their wedding, which will take place in Geiranger, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its breathtaking fjords and snowcapped mountains.

Princess of Norway and American fiancé arrive at scenic wedding location

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NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night while biking when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver, authorities said. Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were cycling in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, when a driver attempting to pass another car fatally struck them, according to New Jersey State Police. Gaudreau's team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, mourned the loss in a statement Friday morning. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk has the latest.

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed by suspected drunk driver

Crew members on Mike Lynch’s yacht have spoken of the moments when a storm sank the vessel off Sicily and their efforts to help save passengers, after a disaster that killed the British tech tycoon and six other people. Matthew Griffiths, who was on watch duty on the night...

Crew members on Mike Lynch yacht tell of moments it sank off Sicily

Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham returned to the Paralympic stage Thursday for the first time since Rio 2016, this time seven months pregnant. Grinham wrapped up her first competition Thursday morning in the women’s individual compound open. She finished fourth and scored a personal best of 693. Later in the evening she and Nathan MacQueen placed second in the mixed team compound open ranking round.

Paralympic archer competes while 7 months pregnant: 'I want to be a mother and an athlete'

BAGHDAD — Khairi Ali Ibrahim can feel the danger rising. Ibrahim is a member of Iraq’s Yazidi religious community, one of the most persecuted and vulnerable minorities in the world. At the height of that persecution, 10 years ago, Islamic State group militants ravaged the Yazidi population in the Sinjar district, slaughtering hundreds of men, forcing thousands of women and children into sexual slavery, and driving tens of thousands from their homes.

Threats of mass violence against one of the world’s most persecuted minorities are growing

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who ignites controversy with incendiary comments about race, immigration and LGBTQ rights, among other issues, is taking his show on the road next week for a 16-day cross-country tour that will feature a slate of Donald Trump loyalists and right-wing provocateurs. Among the guests...

Tucker Carlson takes his show on the road for a 16-day cross-country tour

Nashville, TN

Spicy sex object, invisible servant or unruly troublemaker: These stereotypes about Latinas didn't describe the women who surrounded Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, 39, who was born in Nicaragua to two close families. The women around her — including her grandmothers, aunts and cousins — were smart, strong and fearless....

U.S. men's rugby narrowly defeated by Ireland in 5-8 placing

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