Mr. Mangione faces stalking charges in connection with the killing of an executive in Manhattan. Mr. Mangione could always change his mind at the last minute. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.

Luigi Mangione is due back in court Friday for his federal case​. Prosecutors and the defense team sent a letter to federal court Tuesday requesting the conference.

The expected plea comes as Mangione faces a separate state murder case in New York and his attorneys continue to raise double-jeopardy concerns. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports.

Mangione is accused of fatally shooting 50-year-old Brian Thompson, a father of two, outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan in December 2024.

A lawsuit filed this week alleges that the product is unconstitutional, and other experts warn it could violate securities laws.

A news organization and free speech nonprofit sued President Donald Trump over his social media platform’s program that offers paid early access to his posts after the scheme went live at the beginning of August.

Donald Trump was sued ⁠on ⁠Wednesday by two media entities seeking ⁠to shut down a new service that sells paid access to the U.S. president's ​posts, including some that can move markets, on his Truth Social platform.

The legal challenge lands in the midst of mounting backlash as Democratic lawmakers rally over the controversial early access scheme.

Tropical Storm Lala could bring heavy rain, high winds and dangerous surf and rip currents to the Hawaiian Islands as a hurricane this weekend, forecasters say.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala has formed in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane watch has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii

Lala could bring high winds, heavy rain and big waves across the main islands over the weekend, starting the night of Aug. 14.

Tropical Storm Hernan formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land while a different storm system that could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend moved toward Hawaii, forecasters said.

The bill to make daylight saving time permanent passed the House in mid-July, and is now being considered by the Senate.

President Donald Trump is calling again to make daylight saving time permanent. Trump took to Truth Social Wednesday to rail against what he described as the “foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases,

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social this week that “people are sick and tired of having to change their clocks twice a year. It is foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly. For Cities and States with Watchtowers,

There are many plausible reasons to make daylight saving time permanent — and President Donald Trump listed them. The president urged the Senate to “PASS THE SUNSHINE PROTECTION ACT ASAP” and keep daylight saving

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has signed new legislation removing the state’s 24-week restriction on abortion procedures. The state now becomes one of just ten in the nation allowing medical professionals and patients to make reproductive care decisions at any point in pregnancy.

CatholicVote president Kelsey Reinhardt asked Massachusetts bishops whether Gov. Maura Healey triggered automatic excommunication by signing the law.

"Who will speak for the unborn?" asks one reader. Another writes that women and families should be free to make their own choices.

Massachusetts now permits abortion up to birth, but experts warn delivery is far safer than late-term procedures and push back on claims they are strictly for emergencies.

Muddy floodwaters seeped into the homes of Indiana and Ohio residents this week, as severe storms struck the Midwest. Now, some areas are bracing for even more rain.

More heavy rain is headed to flood-ravaged Indiana, where water rescues and evacuations are still underway following historic rainfall this week.

Strong storms and tornadoes have battered the Midwest this week. Folks are still dealing with downed power lines, severe flooding and damage to homes. One Indiana couple, Isabelle Pullon and Blake

Flash flooding in Henry County, Indiana, caused this street to collapse, Aug. 12, 2026. (Henry County Sheriff's Office)(NEW YORK) -- Amid floodwaters already up to the roofs of some homes and tur