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Bittersweet victory for gay adults kicked out of Scouting
By Miranda Leitsinger, Staff Writer, NBC News GRAPEVINE, Texas -- After years of dedication to an organization that ultimately didn't want them, former gay adult leaders with the Boy Scouts of America were elated to see the group finally accept openly gay youth. But the moment was tinged with bitterness, because as gay adults, they remain stuck on the outside.Members of the BSA cast the ...
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Paul Tudor Jones’ remarks on motherhood draw criticism
Hedge fund billionaire and philanthropist Paul Tudor Jones has since apologized for his recent remark that women who work as Wall Street traders become "overwhelmed" by the "beautiful experience" of having children and lose focus. NBC's Andrea Mitchell ...
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Congressional Gold Medal awarded to girls killed five decades ago
The young girls, killed in 1963 when a church was bombed by white supremacists in Birmingham, Ala., have been honored posthumously. NBC's Ann Curry ...
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Heroic teacher legs pinned under car pulled students from debris
Remarkable stories of survival have emerged from Moore, Okla., where teachers summoned grace and strength under the most difficult of circumstances. NBC's Kate Snow ...
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How safe are our nation’s bridges
The recent collapse of the Skagit River Bridge in Washington State raises questions about the structural integrity of other bridges around the country, many of which are considered vulnerable. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin ...
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Memorial Day weekend forecast
memorial day travel rush is under way tonight. 31 million americans are expected to travel by car. a million more on trains and buseses. about 2 million will fly to their holiday destinations. in a lot of place it is weather is not cooperating with the unofficial start of ...
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Shuttle bus tractor-trailer crash near Atlanta airport at least 16 injured
At least 18 people were injured when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...
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Judge Rules Against Arizona Sheriff in Racial Profiling Suit
PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Friday found hardline Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio had violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on ...
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Arizona sheriffs office profiles Latinos federal judge rules
PHOENIX – A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe ...
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Video Tornado victim reunites with dog during interview
Two days after an EF-5 tornado destroyed Rachquel Brown's neighborhood in Moore, Oklahoma, she returned home with CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman. During an interview, Rachquel spotted her dog, Charlie, still in the ...
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Judge Arpaios Office Profiles Latinos
A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's critics ...
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Watch Three Recover in Hospital Following Washington Bridge Collapse
Hello everyone I'm -- Hernandez and an ABC news digital special report three people and two cars hit the water after a truck hit a bridge and Washington State causing it. To collapse all ...
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Watch Police Force Attends Graduation of Fallen Officers Daughter 5
A bittersweet moment you may have missed during this busy work -- a moving a show of support in Phoenix for a little girl who had just lost her father. Five year old Tatum rates graduated from kindergarten just three days after her father was killed. In the line of duty but when -- Tatum. And her mom arrived at her graduation look at this they were greeted by this I see a -- nearly 300. ...
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Watch Missing College Student Found in North Carolina
A missing University of Rhode Island student was found unharmed eight states -- in North Carolina but how he got there. It's still a mystery 21 year old Matthew -- was supposed to come home ...
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Native American veterans memorial gets legislative push
WASHINGTON - Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced legislation Thursday to reauthorize the construction of a Native American veterans memorial on the national Mall. A quirk of the original legislation, passed in 1994, allowed for the construction of the memorial but did not allow the National Museum of the American Indian to raise funds - a predicament for a memorial required to be built with ...
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Atton Hotels opening property in Miami
South American hospitality company Atton Hotels will open a location in Miami two years from now.The expansion was announced Friday by Gov. Rick Scott, who recently returned from a trade trip to Santiago, Chile.Atton Hotels, founded in 2000, has three hotels in Chile and one in Peru. The Brickell Avenue property will have 270 rooms; an exact address was not available Friday. Scott’s ...
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Miami Diving hopes TV’s ‘Splash’ brings new interest in sport
Can a television competition show tell the story of diving?Briadam Herrera, 17, laughs at the question as he stands on the sun-baked pool deck at the University of Miami in Coral ...
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Trustee opposes $20M payout to American Air CEO
The Justice Department says a proposed $20 million severance payment for the CEO of American Airlines is too big and should be rejected.The proposed merger of US Airways Group Inc. and American calls for American's current CEO Tom Horton to lose that job and become chairman. American has proposed severance pay of almost $20 million, along with lifetime flight benefits.The objection filed ...
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Business paid to close for Miami Gardens City Hall construction
Miami Gardens’ new city hall is expected to be completed sometime later this year, and with construction under way, the city ran into a minor hiccup in the building of a road near the construction site.Local business Tires On The Go uses Northwest 185th Terrace as an access point — that’s a road the city is reconstructing.According to Miami Gardens City Manager Danny Crew, the ...
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I-5 bridge survivor I cant believe were alive
Dear Abby: In today's world, there are people who apparently cannot exist detached from their cellphones. In case you are wondering - yes, I do have one, but I use it only for emergencies, not idle ...
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University of Kentucky Symphony wows Chinese audiences with American music
UK Symphony Orchestra members at the Lingyinsi Monastery: Ally Corsaut, Leigh Dixon, Alison Ward, Nate Williams, Kristen Petty and Tyler Simms. Photo by Beverly Fortune | ...
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No bail for Philly parents in faith-healing death
By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.But now they've lost an 8-month-old to what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. And instead of another ...
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Okla. Brothers Win American Bible Challenge to Donate $140000 Winnings to Missions
(Photo: GSN via The Christian Post) Three brothers from Oklahoma won the Game Show Network's "American Bible Challenge" that broadcasted Thursday night, and will donate their entire winnings of $140,000 to their family's ministry, Wagner International Ministries.The Wagner brothers – Joshua, 23, Jesse, 21, and Daniel, 19 – said growing up in the family's ...
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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge sees tragedy behind him
The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit ...
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Chicago school closings largest ever
After months of heated argument Chicago's school board has decided to close 49-elementary school and one high school--The biggest mass public school closing ever in this country. Now thousands of families are looking at the prospect of sending small children out of their neighborhoods to unfamiliar schools, something the city maintains, can't be helped. NBC'S Kevin Tibbles ...
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