Top Stories

DAMASCUS, Syria — Cockroaches crawled out of the walls near a dirty, stained sink in the Syrian prison cell where an ex-prisoner told NBC News that American journalist Austin Tice was once held.  Sahar al-Ahmad said he was in the cell across from Tice and last saw him alive in …

Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Saturday, 206 in all, in their second such swap in two days, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, officials said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that all 103 Ukrainians returned were from the military — 82 soldiers and privates …

At least two bystanders were fatally shot at a Juneteenth celebration in Texas on Saturday night — one of multiple incidents of gun violence around the country that marred Father’s Day weekend. An altercation between two groups of people exploded into gunfire at a free Juneteenth festival co-hosted by the …

Dating coach Karla Elia tells women not to go out with a man who is “nice” or who “treats you right,” but one who can “afford” them. Her advice, while highly criticized by some who have seen her videos, has dominated a pocket of the internet that depicts heterosexual romance …

Putin extends his rule over Russia for another six years. Government coercion is at the center of today’s Supreme Court arguments. And women freed their friend from a cougar’s jaws using ”hand-to-hand combat.” Here’s what to know today. Putin extends his rule on Russia for six more years  Gavriil Grigorov …

A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment made public Sunday. Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Crystal, Minnesota, was charged with theft of a major artwork and …

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that he agreed with the idea of a prisoner swap involving opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a penal colony, and “some people in prison in Western countries.” Putin’s comments came after NBC News asked, “Mr. President, journalist Evan Gershkovich spent …

A Texas woman told deputies she fatally shot her alleged kidnapper, according to police. The Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a 911 call from the woman Friday afternoon, who said she had been drugged and kidnapped, and “shot someone.” She was identified as a 45-year-old woman from Montgomery, …

The efforts come a year after the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General issued a report saying the Defense Department did not consistently identify and assess service members for traumatic brain injuries and did not implement a consistent process to manage the injuries. Frank Larkin, 68, who was also a Navy …

Riley Strain’s mother and stepfather aren’t giving up hope that they will eventually find their 22-year-old son, who has been missing since March 8. “We’re still, you know, actively planning to bring Riley home with us,” Strain’s stepfather, Chris Whiteid, told NBC News in an interview Saturday, just over a …