Tonight, the Coast Guard intercepting a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The military observing the operation and assisting overhead, according to two US officials. NBC News has learned this tanker is not on a list of vessels sanctioned by the US.According to someone familiar with the list, DHS Secretary Christy Gnome says in this case they're going after sanctioned oil used to fund naroterrorism. It comes more than a week after a sanctioned oil vessel known as the Skipper was seized by the Uni ...

There is good news tonight about one community's special holiday tradition and the [music] lovely visitor who makes it all happen. Just shy of Christmas in Brockford, Illinois. The lights are up and the anticipation is building, but the most joyful place it turns out is inside city hall.>> We'll have to check with the elves. >> While Santa has his hands full, Mrs. . Claus is busy with her own work.Well, this mailbox has a direct route to the big guy, Mr. . Claus. >> For years, beginning the Saturday after T ...

Tonight, questions for the Department of Justice around their initial release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. More than a dozen photos that were available on the DOJ site Friday have disappeared without explanation, including a photo of President Donald Trump, one of the few examples of Trump appearing in the documents release. NBC News has asked DOJ why the files were deleted and have not heard back.It comes as the Department of Justice released never-beforeseen grand jury testimony, including from a witness ...

The holiday travel rush is well underway this weekend, already breaking records. And just in time, a triple threat of snow, wind, and rain could cause headaches for millions of travelers. NBC's Ryan Chandler is at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport tonight.That was one of the trouble spots. Ryan, good evening. Peter, good evening.It was a rough start to the holiday travel rush. More than 11,000 delays yesterday, but tonight we're seeing some relief. Not nearly as many delays today with the weather ...

Tonight, we're learning more about the mental state of Nick Reiner, now charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of his parents, Hollywood actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. A judge in Riner's case signed a sealed medical order on Friday. According to three sources with direct knowledge of the case, the 32-year-old was being treated for a serious psychiatric disorder at the time of the crime.The sources tell NBC News Reiner had been diagnosed some years ago with schi ...

A Minnesota jury awarded a woman more than $65 million on Friday after she claimed that lifetime use of Johnson and Johnson baby powder contributed to her cancer. The woman claimed the talcum product exposed her to asbast and that contributed to her developing a lung cancer caused primarily by exposure to the carcinogen. Johnson and Johnson for its part says the powder does not contain asbestous that it will appeal the ruling.The product was taken off shelves in 2020. ...

And so you look at it and you say, "Well, I thought we asked for all the documents. I thought that this bill sort of alluded to the fact that we should be getting everything released." And so there's also this mixed feeling of of what are we hiding here. We've got some work to do here. There's this this this bill that got passed was to release all of the documents to be fully transparent.And I don't know if we really have that feeling tonight, to be honest with you. So, she would feel a lot of mixed emotion ...

Jelly Roll. The Grammy nominated artist received a pardon this week from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for past charges of drug possession and robbery. The decision came after the Tennessee Board of Parole voted unanimously in favor of clemency, continuing a powerful redemption arc for the country music sensation.This pardon means fewer restrictions on international travel. ...

The Pentagon hitting more than 70 targets on infrastructure and weapon sites belonging to the Islamic State, killing at least five ISIS members as well. Their goal, according to a US official, is to destroy locations where ISIS is trying to regroup. The president overnight calling the strikes very successful at a rally with supporters in North Carolina very late Friday. ...

Hey, there's good news tonight for a Texas teacher who turned to strangers on TikTok to save a Christmas tradition at her elementary school for her beloved students. >> Hi, my name's Kyle. >> In Fort Worth, Texas, one teacher was on a mission >> and I have 50 days to save Christmas for the 400 students at my school. >> Kyle Murphy pleading followers to help keep alive a long-standing tradition at George C. Clark Elementary School. Many of our students don't have Christmas gifts at home. So 50 years ago, the ...