Let's turn to breaking news out of Los Angeles. The woman who admitted to illegally selling actor Mary Matthew Perry rather the ketamine that killed him has now been sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Jasmine Sanga, also known as the ketamine queen, is the third defendant to be sentenced.Last fall, she pleaded guilty to five federal charges related to Perry's 2023 overdose death. Joining us now, NBC News entertainment correspondent Khloe Malas. So Chloe, we know m ...

A teenager in Arkansas is cooking up change with Braille Bites. These are menus in Braille for people who are blind or visually impaired. Evan Pratt says the project is a personal one for him.That's because the high school senior was diagnosed with a condition that doctors say will lead him to losing his eyesight as he gets older. So, learning Braille was a necessity. Evan Pratt joins me now.Evan, congratulations on this great project. tell us a little bit more about how it got started and what you were hop ...

Well, while some schools are bringing AI into their daily routines, others are actually pushing back. Cornell Professor Chris Shafer is requiring his students to participate in oral exams. Now, this may be an older testing method, but some professors see it as a way to really ensure answers actually come from the students' minds.Biomedical engineering Professor Chris Shafer joins us now. Chris, I'm so interested in this. I mean, on one hand, I want to take that Boston course, right.But on the other, I think ...

White House press secretary Caroline Levit speaking to reporters about that two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. The White House taking a victory lap of sort, saying that the president's rhetoric led to the ceasefire with Iran. The press secretary also sharing some news there that the first round of peace talks between the US and Iran will happen in Pakistan this Saturday.I want to bring in Monica Alba at the White House for us. Monica, you saw the press secretary there trying to draw this distinctio ...

Drex Hurman, the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect, now says he did it and he has admitted to an eighth murder. Hurman appeared in court earlier today for a pre-trial hearing where he changed his plea to guilty and accepted a deal just 5 months before he was set to stand trial. He was arrested nearly three years ago, accused of killing at least seven women and dumping their bodies in Long Island's Gilgo Beach over nearly two decades.It's unclear why he decided to change his plea at this point or change uh h ...

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And a good Wednesday morning to you. We're following breaking news from the Middle East. >> The war with Iran now on hold.It is April 8th. This is Today Breaking overnight. Fragile peace.A US Iran ceasefire taking effect this morning just ahead of President Trump's deadline and his controversial threat to wipe out the Iranian civilization. Both sides claiming victory this morning. Stocks rallying on the news, oil prices dropping.We're live in Washington in the region with details of the deal, if it can hold ...

Major development out of Long Island. Rex Herman, the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect, now says he did it and he has admitted to an eighth murder. Hurman appeared in court earlier today for a pre-trial hearing where he changed his plea to guilty and accepted a deal just 5 months before he was set to stand trial.He was arrested nearly three years ago, accused of killing at least seven women and dumping their bodies in Long Island's Gilgo Beach over nearly two decades. Herman would have faced a sentence of ...

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