Visitors ran for safety at Yellowstone National Park after a hydrothermal explosion sent rock and steam spewing into the air north of the Old Faithful geyser Tuesday, park officials said. There were no injuries, and the extent of the damage from the blast, which occurred in Biscuit Basin, about 2 miles northwest of Old Faithful

WASHINGTON — The Senate plans to vote this week on a pair of children’s online safety bills, a rare moment of bipartisan cooperation a little more than three months before a heated presidential election. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday afternoon teed up a procedural vote on the social media bills, known as

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X speaks during the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 6, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Tesla reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the second quarter as automotive sales dropped for a second straight period.

WASHINGTON — Dozens of Democrats across the party's political spectrum quickly endorsed Kamala Harris for president over the last 72 hours, but Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says he's not ready to join them just yet. Sanders said Tuesday evening that he hopes Harris defeats Donald Trump in November, telling reporters: "I'm going to do everything

The Summary A Washington woman who was arrested after she refused tuberculosis treatment has finally been cured. Local health officials obtained court orders to compel the patient to isolate and take medication, but she repeatedly violated them. The Health Department said Monday that the woman had tested negative multiple times. A Washington state woman who

The selection of a running mate is arguably the most important decision any presidential campaign has to make. But Vice President Kamala Harris may have to compress her entire selection process into about two weeks to comply with an Aug. 7 deadline Democrats have set for themselves to finalize their ticket. That deadline could push

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers found common ground with one another at an oversight committee hearing Tuesday, blaming executives from three major pharmacy middlemen groups for the sky-high prescription drug prices in the U.S. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability heard testimony from the leaders of three pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, one

Welcome to the online version of  From the Politics Desk , an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, Capitol Hill reporters Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong explore how having Kamala Harris at the top

The Summary Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The average global temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 Fahrenheit), breaking the record set last July. Last month was the hottest June on record globally. Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth, according to data

Google parent company Alphabet reported second-quarter results after the bell Tuesday that were in-line with analyst estimates on revenue and earnings, but missed on YouTube advertising revenue. Alphabet shares were down about 2% in after-hours trading. Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings: $1.89 a share vs. $1.84

Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks during the 2024 CNBC CEO Council Summit in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2024. Shannon Finney | CNBC The Federal Trade Commission is launching an investigation into so-called surveillance pricing, seeking more information about how artificial intelligence is used to change pricing rapidly based on data

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024.  Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images OpenAI last week removed Aleksander Madry, one of OpenAI's top safety executives, from his role and reassigned him to a job focused on AI reasoning, sources familiar with