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The American journalist detained in Russia on spying allegations may have been attempting to report on the Wagner mercenary group and speak to employees at one of the country’s largest tank production facilities, a Russian reporter familiar with his plans told NBC News on Friday.    Evan Gershkovich, 31, understood that …

A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily halted the state’s new law that criminalizes some drag performances, hours before it was set to take effect. Judge Thomas Parker cited constitutional protections of freedom of speech in issuing a temporary restraining order. “If Tennessee wishes to exercise its police power …

Central Arkansas suffered “significant damage” Friday, the state’s governor announced, after meteorologists said a tornado touched down in North Little Rock, destroying homes and pummeling trees across the region. “Praying for all those who were and remain in the path of this storm,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter. …

Former President Donald Trump is facing about 30 document fraud-related charges in New York City connected to hush money he allegedly paid to cover up affairs, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News after he was indicted Thursday. The exact charges are unknown because the indictment remains under …

‘Journalism is not a crime’ Many journalists who said they knew Gershkovich expressed their shock over his arrest, writing on Twitter that he is well-respected in the field. “Our best friend and completely professional journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained in Russia for doing his job and must be released …

A grand jury in New York City voted Thursday to indict Donald Trump — the first time a former U.S. president has faced criminal charges. The historic indictment comes in a case centered on $130,000 in payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the closing days of the 2016 …

A jury reached a verdict Thursday in the Gwyneth Paltrow lawsuit, where the actor stands accused of causing a 2016 ski accident that left a Utah man with broken ribs, a concussion and traumatic brain injury. Terry Sanderson, a retired optometrist, alleges that Paltrow ran into him from behind on …

School officials at Forsyth Tech Community College in North Carolina briefly reported an active shooter incident Thursday before police said that was not the case. The community college in Winston-Salem tweeted shortly before 11:30 a.m.: “We are experiencing an active shooter situation. Law enforcement is on site. The campus is …

Russian authorities said Thursday they had arrested a U.S. journalist with The Wall Street Journal on spying charges.  Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on suspicion of “espionage in the interests of the American government,” the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement, which …

A heated debate erupted on Capitol Hill when Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a former middle school principal, yelled at his GOP colleagues Wednesday and repeatedly called them “cowards” for not supporting stricter gun measures in the wake of the Nashville school shooting. The exchange between Bowman, D-N.Y., and Rep. Thomas …