NBCNews.com Story Archive

2022

Selected stories in bold

Breaking News Desk

1. Dallas salon shooting is hate crime, suspect had 'panic attacks and delusions' around Asian people, police say

2. Over half of U.S. in drought as wildfires burn, tornado activity surges

3. 'Very dangerous fire weather' as New Mexico braces for more wildfire conditions

4. Decomposed body found in barrel on shore of shrinking Lake Mead in Nevada

5. Video shows bear trapped inside Connecticut car and 'freaking out'

6. Historically low water levels in Lake Mead expose intake valve

7. Florida man exonerated after serving 32 years for murder

8. Alabama Arby's manager accused of throwing hot grease on drive-thru customer, causing severe burns

9. Family of Missouri boy who fell off ride sues Florida amusement park in his death

10. Strange rumbling noises in California house turn out to be 5 bears hibernating in crawl space

11. D.C. woman survives 8-story jump from attacker with ghost gun

12. ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. says he's unvaccinated, will work NFL Draft from home

13. Operator 'mis-adjustments' made Florida ride where teen fell to his death unsafe, officials say

14. Wallaby missing from Memphis Zoo found in bush after disappearing during storm

15. 'Gold fish crackers' exposed 3 Virginia toddlers to THC, sheriff says

16. Maryland man with 124 snakes in his house died of snakebite, autopsy finds

17. Tunisian teen who sailed in Tokyo Olympics dies in training accident

18. Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting was 'preventable,' families of victims say in negligence lawsuit

19. South Carolina to execute death-row inmate by firing squad or electric chair

20. 19 named tropical storms predicted for 2022

21. 'Do not touch or move dead rabbits': National Parks warn of bunny virus

22. Man found guilty of sex trafficking, extortion of daughter's Sarah Lawrence schoolmates

23. Florida ride where teen fell to his death is ‘serious danger to public health,’ officials say

24. Nonverbal teen lost in L.A.-area woods found after he clinked rocks together, alerting rescuers

25. What is aphasia? Bruce Willis is 'stepping away' from acting after diagnosis

26. 'Heroes': NYC pizzeria owner and his dad stabbed while rushing to aid of Asian woman being robbed

27. Great-grandmother charged with second-degree murder after 7-month-old killed in Georgia dog mauling

28. New truck for Texas teen whose car got tipped and spun by tornado

29. Ukrainian American missionary allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces

30. State of emergency declared after tornadoes slice through New Orleans area

31. Famous bull elk in Rocky Mountain National Park dies

32. Mountain lion tranquilized after chase in Orange County, Calif.

33. Thousands remain without power after tornado outbreak in Texas

34. Colorado lays to rest first legally composted human remains

35. Dangerous days ahead with severe weather forecast through next week

36. Chicago businessman's gas giveaway brings hourslong waits and traffic jams

37. ‘Little Miss Nobody’ remains from Arizona cold case identified as New Mexico girl abducted in 1960

38. New Hampshire man dies when truck falls through ice of frozen pond

39. EPA OKs plan to release 2.4 million more genetically modified mosquitoes

40. Rare wolverine photographed in Yellowstone National Park

41. 83-year-old convicted killer charged with murder after body found on N.Y. street

42. Man killed by fellow patient at Washington, D.C., hospital

43. Missing California college student found dead in flipped Tesla

44. People in the U.S. can now order 4 more free Covid tests online

45. Student shoots, wounds administrator and resource officer at Kansas school

46. Suspect in New York subway feces attack, also charged in separate hate crime, released again

47. 10 hospitalized after apparent gas explosion in Maryland apartment

48. Four stabbed on NYC subway as crime continues to rise

49. NYPD arrests suspect in 7 attacks against Asian women on same day

50. Montana Gov. Gianforte hunts, kills National Park Service-tracked mountain lion

51. California dad driving with his kids fatally shot in road rage incident, officials say

52. 2 Black Hawk helicopters crash near Utah ski resort

53. Michigan head coach Juwan Howard fined, suspended for rest of regular season

54. Junior hockey player gets life ban after punching ref in face

55. University of Alabama VP for student life resigns after arrest in prostitution sting

56. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and family test positive for Covid

57. Detroit-area country club that hosted six U.S. Opens and the 2004 Ryder Cup burns

58. Thrice-escaped convicted murderer caught after impersonating FBI agent

59. 9-year-old girl who was shot by robbery victim has died, Houston police say

60. Houston officials offer $30,000 in case of 9-year-old girl shot in road rage incident

61. Driver in fatal Wisconsin Christmas parade crash pleads not guilty to 77 charges

62. California brush fire forces evacuations in Laguna Beach area

63. Ohio village scraps plan with affordable housing after Dave Chappelle threatens to pull his businesses

64. Auto shop finds teeth, hair from fatal pedestrian crash under New Jersey car

65. Two cruise ships seized in Bahamas over unpaid fuel bills

66. Boston police officer's girlfriend charged in his death

67. School campus locked down after 13-year-old's apparent fentanyl overdose

68. Are shark attacks more likely under a full moon? Study suggests lunar cycles may play a role

69. Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to 7 years for plot to intimidate Jews, journalists

70. Leaning San Francisco skyscraper is tilting 3 inches per year as engineers rush to implement fix

71. 16 Ivy League and elite universities sued for alleged financial aid conspiracy

72. Connecticut high school hockey player dies after on-ice collision

73. Tech founder quits after sending antisemitic, anti-vaccine mass email to prominent Utah figures

74. Chipotle giving vegan plant-based chorizo a try on its menu

75. 2 kids killed by falling trees in Georgia and Tennessee as winter storm sweeps the South

2021

Breaking News Desk

1. Betty White, 'Golden Girls' actor and comedian whose career spanned eight decades, dies at 99

2. Louisiana judge resigns after video showed her using racial slurs

3. CDC says 'avoid cruise travel, regardless of vaccination status'

4. Severe California snowstorms hinder search for skier missing since Christmas

5. Another woman accuses Chris Noth of sexual assault, calls for New York to change statute of limitations

6. James Franco breaks silence on sexual misconduct allegations

7. Police arrest 76-year-old man in cold case of 1978 strangling death of teen in San Francisco

8. 'Shopping cart killer' behind at least 4 Virginia slayings, police say

9. 5 dead, 21 tornadoes confirmed after record-setting winds lash central U.S.

10. Antarctic ice shelf could crack, raise seas by feet within decade, scientists warn

11. 'So much destruction': Over 100 still unaccounted for in Kentucky after deadly tornadoes

12. Kentucky inmate turns himself in after surviving deadly tornado strike on candle factory

13. 74 dead, more than 100 still unaccounted for in Kentucky tornado disaster

14. N.J. man sentenced to over 2 years in prison for Covid relief fraud

15. Mom pleads guilty to fraud after stealing daughter's identity, enrolling as her at Missouri college

16. Massive planet 10 times bigger than Jupiter discovered orbiting pair of giant stars

17. Statue of KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest taken down on land near Nashville

18. Columbia student attacked in NYC park yelled ‘Help! I have been stabbed!’ before dying

19. Maryland home burns down during owner's ill-fated snake fight

20. Florida man charged with shooting, killing wife and 2 kids

21. LAPD searching landfill for evidence in Heidi Planck’s disappearance

22. Anti-vaccine Christian broadcaster Marcus Lamb dies at 64 after contracting Covid

23. Debt collectors OK'd to use social media to reach borrowers

24. Apple says it will notify users whose iPhones were hacked by spyware

25. Brian Laundrie died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, lawyer says

26. Waukesha parade suspect charged with 5 counts of homicide; prosecutors announce 6th death

27. Penn State student died after falling 11 stories down trash chute

28. Ex-Baltimore officer, 2 children among 4 dead in apparent murder-suicide, police say

29. Massachusetts woman faces charge after gun goes off in Walmart

30. Gabby Petito's family starts foundation as a way to grieve, help others

31. Pings from iPad and phone help find father, daughter plane crash survivors in Pennsylvania woods

32. 6 teens hospitalized after shooting near Colorado high school

33. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son sentenced to 180 days in jail for stabbing

34. Arrest made in death of Georgia teacher found in car in Mexico

35. ‘Rust’ crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others in fatal on-set shooting

36. Pfizer CEO calls those spreading vaccine misinformation 'criminals'

37. Pair tied up in Bronx home by 2 posing as NYPD officers who stole car, cash, police say

38. Man arrested in connection with Pulse nightclub memorial fire

39. Mother and toddler survive over 100 foot fall while hiking in Oregon

40. Moose on the loose crashes through window into Canadian school

41. Maryland man freed after serving nearly 17 years for murder he didn't commit

42. Georgia teen dies after being shot while waiting for bus to school

43. Hundreds of dogs rescued from USDA-licensed breeder in Iowa

44. Teen shot at bus stop in Georgia, mother says he's on life support

45. 'Wrong at every level': NHL commissioner apologizes to Kyle Beach after sexual assault allegations

46. American flight diverted after passenger assaults attendant, airline says

47. Delta passenger arrested after fracas with fellow passenger during boarding, police say

48. Remains found in California desert identified as Lauren Cho, missing New Jersey woman

49. 3 teens accused of killing H.S. classmate with knife and sword to be charged as adults

50. 2 killed, police officer among 5 injured in Idaho mall shooting

51. Infant in critical condition, 2 other people injured in Georgia house explosion

52. Lego trafficking scheme of stolen sets worth thousands busted 'brick by brick,' Seattle police say

53. ACLU alleges discrimination after Hawaii police handcuff Black 10-year-old girl

54. California family died from heat and dehydration on Sierra National Forest hike, officials say

55. 'To death I say nananana boo boo': Escape artist speaks after 'America's Got Talent' accident

56. Video shows NYPD officers shoving man out of subway station after he asked them to wear masks

57. 'Secret I've never shared': CNN's John King reveals he has multiple sclerosis

58. Cincinnati Zoo vaccinates 80 animals against Covid-19

59. Australia starts chlamydia vaccine trial in koalas

60. Thomas Jefferson statue to be removed from New York City Hall

61. Escape artist Jonathan Goodwin hospitalized after accident during 'America's Got Talent' rehearsal

62. Video shows woman pouring gasoline outside yeshiva in alleged arson attack, NYPD says

63. Robert Durst sentenced to life in prison for 2000 murder of friend Susan Berman

64. Off-duty NYPD officer fatally shoots woman, injures another in domestic dispute, police say

65. Video shows northern lights dazzling in skies across the U.S. and Canada

66. Bounty hunter fatally shoots fugitive in Texas, sheriff says

67. NASA's DART mission will crash craft to redirect asteroid, scientists say

68. Chicken-size 'dragon' is the oldest carnivorous dinosaur found in the U.K., scientists say

69. 'Bridgerton' hair designer Marc Pilcher dies of Covid weeks after Emmy win

70. Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for major outages

71. Former NASCAR driver fatally shot after attacking ex-wife with hatchet, police say

72. 'SNL' returns for season 47 with Kim Kardashian West as host

73. California to require Covid vaccine for schoolchildren, Newsom announces

74. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar to play Super Bowl halftime show

75. 8 hurt in partial collapse of Texas apartment building after apparent gas explosion

76. Blink-182 bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus says he is 'cancer free'

77. North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated

78. 6-year-old who died on Colorado amusement park ride was sitting on top of seat belts, report finds

79. 'The Conjuring' home being sold for $1.2 million as one of 'most well-known haunted houses' in U.S.

80. Federal arrest warrant issued for Brian Laundrie in Gabby Petito investigation

81. National Cathedral picks Black artist to replace Confederate stained-glass windows

82. Remains of Idaho hunter missing for 53 years found by another hunter

83. Kim Kardashian West to host 'SNL' in October

84. 'Family Guy' characters star in Covid vaccine PSA

85. Amy Schumer shares story of having uterus, appendix removed to treat endometriosis

86. Australian Olympic swimmer Madi Wilson hospitalized with Covid in Italy

87. Covid outbreak hits lions, tigers at National Zoo

88. 'Grease' actor Eddie Deezen arrested after Maryland restaurant fracas

89. Former Soviet chess master sues Netflix over 'sexist' line in 'Queen's Gambit'

90. 'Unacceptable': Ohio school district condemns reported Nazi salute responding to mask request at meeting

91. 250,000 without power as Nicholas soaks Texas and Louisiana

92. Man crushed to death by his own car at McDonald's drive-thru in Canada

93. Family of New York woman missing on road trip says fiancé 'refuses to help' find her

94. Tropical Storm Nicholas hits Texas coast with heavy rain after making landfall as hurricane

95. Nicki Minaj says she didn't attend Met Gala because of Covid vaccination requirement

96. Alaska lawmaker banned by airline says she can't reach capital to vote

97. 2 bodies pulled from New Jersey river in search for people swept away during Ida

98. DeSantis files emergency appeal after judge says Florida must allow school mask mandates

99. Oscar De La Hoya released from hospital, says Covid 'hit me really hard'

100. Mochica, one of the oldest penguins in the world, dies in Portland zoo at 31

101. Carnival docks ship in New Orleans as emergency housing for Ida response crews

102. Video shows moment 3-year-old found alive after 3 days in Australian bush

103. Former nurse pleads guilty to sexually assaulting incapacitated woman who later gave birth in Arizona

104. 4 dead after jet crashes into Connecticut building

105. Authorities in Hawaii arrest woman with alleged fake 'Maderna' vax card

106. Apple introduces digital driver's licenses — with Georgia and Arizona already on board

107. Illinois church camp that didn't require vaccinations or masks linked to as many as 180 Covid cases, CDC says

108. Woman hospitalized with COVID-19 returns home to find husband dead of same disease

109. Florida woman hospitalized with Covid returns home to find husband dead of same disease

110. Hurricane Ida forecast to hit Louisiana on Sunday as Category 4 storm

111. Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns amid backlash to group's aiding Andrew Cuomo

112. Edgar Ramírez shares emotional Instagram post mourning family, friends lost to Covid-19

113. 84 employees of LAPD test positive for Covid, nearly doubling cases in one week

114. Video shows black bear stealing Amazon package from Connecticut porch

115. Mayim Bialik to interim host 'Jeopardy!' following Mike Richards' exit

116. 'Growing from trauma': Man shot while walking Lady Gaga's dogs appeals for help online

117. Video shows lightning striking Washington Monument; site remains closed to visitors

118. Over 5,000 students quarantine or isolate because of Covid in Florida school district

119. Ex-NFL player Jay Cutler cut from Uber Eats ads over anti-mask views

120. Live Nation will require vaccines or negative Covid tests from artists, customers

121. 5 killed in Plymouth, England, mass shooting; gunman also dead, police say

122. Higher vaccination rates in Texas and Florida could've saved 4,700 lives, study finds

123. Women who accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment speak out after resignation

124. Bam Margera, who was fired from latest 'Jackass' film, sues to stop its release

125. 3 first responders in Florida die of Covid within 3 days as it grapples with new surge

126. Scientists unveil extinct Ice Age lion cubs pulled from Russian permafrost

127. iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

128. San Francisco will offer Moderna, Pfizer dose to Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients

129. Missouri governor pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey, couple who waved guns at protesters

130. 'It was an embalmed pig fetus': Targets of alleged eBay harassment speak out

131. Four officers who responded to Capitol riot have died by suicide

132. Mudslide traps over a hundred motorists overnight in Colorado

133. Walt Disney Co., Walmart adopt Covid vaccine requirements for employees

134. FAA investigating another jetpack sighting over Los Angeles

135. Infomercial king Ron Popeil dies at 86

136. 2 dead, 30 injured after leak at Texas chemical plant

137. Two Colorado officers arrested after arrest in which man was struck with gun, choked

138. Alaska teen Lydia Jacoby wins gold for U.S. in upset 100-meter breaststroke

139. 98th and final missing person recovered, identified in Florida partial building collapse

140. Video shows seagull flying into teen's face on Jersey Shore amusement park ride

141. U.S. seizes Jewish funeral scrolls, manuscripts thought 'lost for all time' in Holocaust

142. Top Tennessee health official says she was fired after efforts to get teens vaccinated

143. MMA fighter Travis Fulton dies by apparent suicide in Iowa jail

144. 3 arrested after Philadelphia teen is kidnapped, beaten

145. Man walks up and shoots couple dining at Houston aquarium, then turns gun on himself, police say

146. Marilyn Manson surrenders to police on assault arrest warrant

147. Youth baseball coach fatally shot on Minnesota highway after 'traffic altercation,' police say

148. Finding survivors in Florida condo collapse 'no longer possible'; search and rescue halted

149. Body of final victim in North Carolina tubing accident recovered weeks after going over dam

150. LAPD officer cleared of wrongdoing in internal review over George Floyd meme

151. Marine found guilty of manslaughter in 2017 death of Green Beret Sgt. Logan Melgar

152. Judge approves release of woman convicted in 'Slender Man' stabbing

153. Phylicia Rashad says Bill Cosby release 'corrected' a 'miscarriage of justice'

154. James Franco agrees to over $2 million settlement in sexual misconduct suit

155. NCAA allows college athletes to profit off their name, image in major policy shift

156. New Jersey valedictorian cut off during graduation speech on mental health, LGBTQ identity

157. Former NRA president tricked into gun violence prevention video

158. 6 Connecticut women plead guilty to Victoria's Secret fraud that cost company $100,000

159. Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay

160. Drone video shows aftermath of tornado in Chicago-area suburbs

161. Weekend gun violence shakes gatherings in cities across U.S.

162. Nine children, one adult dead in Alabama highway crash

163. Dozens of women sue Pornhub, alleging it published nonconsensual clips

164. Florida teen charged with negligence after 6-year-old dies accidentally shooting himself

165. Minneapolis man who allegedly drove into protesters and killed woman charged with murder

166. Illinois refers plant owner for pollution, environment violations after fire

167. Harvey Weinstein to be extradited to California to face sexual assault trial, judge rules

168. 3 dead, including suspect, in shooting at Publix supermarket in Florida

169. Chicago police officer arrested, charged for alleged role in Capitol riot

170. San Antonio military base lifts lockdown after active shooter report

171. 2 suspects in 6-year-old's California road rage death face murder, gun charges

172. Yale calls lecture with fantasy about shooting white people 'antithetical' to school's values

173. Former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell pleads not guilty to child endangerment charges

174. Black Wall Street Gallery vandalized in New York City on Oklahoma massacre centennial

175. Reward increased to $150,000 in search for person who shot 6-year-old in California road-rage incident

176. Magnitude 4.1 earthquake rattles Oklahoma, also felt in Texas and Kansas

177. Former priest responsible for 1972 death of altar boy, but died before his arrest, DA says

178. New York librarian accused of robbing bank

179. Gaza truce takes hold after Israel, Hamas reach cease-fire to halt conflict

180. 'Don't kiss or snuggle backyard poultry,' CDC warns in salmonella alert

181. Video shows Virginia deputy lifting car to save trapped woman

182. 2 former Colorado officers charged in arrest that injured woman with dementia

183. China's Zhurong Mars rover sends back first images

184. Founder of Hillsong Church says he had concerns about disgraced former pastor Carl Lentz for years

185. Tesla driver slept as car was going over 80 mph on Autopilot, Wisconsin officials say

186. China becomes only second nation in history to land a rover on Mars

187. Video shows South Carolina deputies repeatedly tasing Black man before he dies in jail

188. Israeli ground forces join attacks on Gaza as conflict intensifies

189. Philadelphia health commissioner resigns after cremating MOVE bombing remains

190. Over 70 killed as Israel, Palestinians exchange worst violence in years — and prepare for more

191. 'Like a horror movie': Victim of 'ghost gun' shooting in San Diego speaks out

192. 33 killed in Israeli airstrikes, Hamas rocket attacks as unrest spreads beyond Jerusalem

193. 15-year-old girl pleads guilty to murder in death of Uber Eats driver

194. Hollywood PR experts weigh in on Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's rumored reunion

195. 14-year-old charged with murder after death of 13-year-old Florida girl

196. Kansas high school baseball coach suspended for using racial slur

197. Texan charged with human smuggling after people seen running from semi-truck

198. Children found handcuffed in car lead Pennsylvania police to arrest two people

199. Sixth grader shoots, injures two classmates and custodian in Idaho

200. Woman accused of setting home on fire with person still inside and watching it burn from lawn chair

201. Husband of Colorado woman, missing for nearly a year, arrested on murder charge

202. Former Oregon House speaker arrested in sex trafficking sting

203. Derek Chauvin files motion for new trial in George Floyd case, alleging jury misconduct

204. Kidnapped woman found when Connecticut police stop robbery suspect

205. 'Game of Thrones' actor Esmé Bianco sues Marilyn Manson, accusing him of sexual assault

206. 5 arrested in connection with shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker

207. Willow Smith opens up about being polyamorous

208. 'Why are you shooting me?': Video shows Chicago police fatally shooting Anthony Alvarez

209. 3 men charged with federal hate crimes in killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia

210. Bee swarm in Texas kills one person and hospitalizes another

211. Genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida after years of planning

212. Rick Santorum says 'there isn't much Native American culture in American culture'

213. Nevada fugitive caught in Mexico after 27 years on the run

214. Spouse of lost crew member sues Seacor Power owners for $25 million

215. Ohio police fatally shoot teen girl after call about knife attack

216. These states are rolling back Covid restrictions, including mask mandates and indoor capacity caps

217. Seattle Seahawks' Aldon Smith wanted in battery case in Louisiana

218. CNN producer alleges police asked 'do you speak English?' during her arrest

219. 2 more unresponsive crew recovered after Louisiana ship capsizing

220. YouTuber Jeffree Star hospitalized after 'severe car accident'

221. 'There is never going to be justice for us': Daunte Wright's family speaks out as ex-officer makes first court appearance

222. Man charged with murder in case of Kristin Smart, college student who disappeared in 1996

223. MLB player Yu Chang shares racist messages received after a game-ending error

224. 'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

225. Celebrities, hip hop artists react to DMX's death

226. Off-duty Pentagon police officer charged in Maryland shooting that left two dead

227. DMX, gravel-voiced rapper and actor, dies at 50

228. Off-duty Pentagon police officer fatally shoots 2 people in Maryland

229. San Francisco board halts process to rename Washington, Lincoln and Feinstein schools

230. Former Florida State football star Travis Rudolph arrested on murder charge

231. Reported explosion rocks residential Philadelphia neighborhood

232. Regé-Jean Page will not appear in the second season of 'Bridgerton'

233. Oklahoma officer found guilty of murder in beating death of police chief

234. Widower describes road-rage shooting that killed wife

235. Jen Shah, 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' star, arrested, accused of wire fraud

236. 2 Iowa State student rowers die after boating accident

237. Author Beverly Cleary dies at 104

238. Catastrophic damage after tornado strikes overnight in Georgia

239. Video captures moment hero dog stopped traffic during owner's seizure

240. Ex-NYPD officer said to have shaken tambourine during Capitol riot is charged

241. Woman of Asian descent assaulted in NYC on her way to protest anti-Asian violence

242. Women at NCAA tournament allege weight room disparities

243. Peloton CEO warns parents after Tread+ machine kills child

244. Tom Brady shares cellphone number, invites fans to text him

245. Second person arrested in connection with alleged assault of San Francisco Uber driver

246. 3 dead, several injured in San Diego after car drives into pedestrians

247. Duke students on Covid-19 lockdown for a week because of 'rapidly escalating' outbreak

248. Pennsylvania cheer squad mom allegedly cyberbullied minors with deepfakes, officials say

249. Music producer pushes LAPD to release video of alleged wrongful arrest

250. Uber driver was pepper sprayed after ejecting rider without mask, police say

251. 'Nice little firework': Suspected asteroid rattles buildings, makes fireball above Vermont

252. Woman charged with 'anti-Asian hate crime' of spitting on man in California

253. 'Mask off' party celebrating Texas Covid rollbacks nixed after outcry from Houston officials

254. Dallas police officer arrested and charged in connection with two 2017 murders

255. Jahmil French, 'Degrassi' star, dead at 29

256. Texas and Mississippi to lift mask mandates and roll back Covid restrictions

257. Kansas City officer won't be charged in shooting death of Donnie Sanders

258. Search underway at Grand Canyon for missing Kentucky man

259. 'I really love weed': Seth Rogen brings his cannabis company, Houseplant, to U.S.

260. Dramatic video shows car being rammed, roadside shooting near Boston

261. Texas energy grid CEO says he would've done nothing different in winter storm blackouts

262. LAPD investigating Koreatown assault on Air Force vet as possible hate crime

263. Six ERCOT members resign after catastrophic Texas blackouts during winter storm

264. Huge explosion erupts after 18-wheeler hits fuel train in Texas

265. New York grand jury declines to charge Rochester officers in Daniel Prude death

266. 3 kids, grandmother die in Texas house fire after trying to stay warm during blackout

267. Entire California school board out after disparaging parents on accidental Zoom broadcast

268. Chimpanzee, monkeys and lemurs die after Texas sanctuary loses power

269. Arrest made in hit-and-run death of Robert Maraj, father of Nicki Minaj

270. $10K reward offered in search for person of interest in Yale student's murder

271. 4 dead after Virgin Islands helicopter crash

272. 3 dead after 3 separate Valentine's Day avalanches in Montana and Colorado

273. At least six dead, dozens injured in 130-car pileup on icy Texas interstate

274. 8-month-old boy, 11-year-old girl killed in New Jersey apartment fire

275. 'We cannot tolerate extremist behavior': Admiral condemns recent racist incidents in Navy

276. 350 UMass students could face discipline for violating Covid protocols

277. Washington state trooper killed in avalanche

278. 5 children, 1 adult killed in Oklahoma shooting

279. L.A. police say 'Hollyboob' vandalism of Hollywood sign was 'way uncool'

280. Family of legendary singer Tony Bennett opens up about his Alzheimer's diagnosis

281. Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel peace prize

282. 11 soldiers at Fort Bliss injured after drinking antifreeze, military says

283. Lawsuit claims Subway's tuna sandwiches contain no tuna

284. At least 6 dead, 3 in critical condition after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia plant

285. Three teens charged in Denver house fire that killed family of five

286. San Francisco board votes to rename schools named after Washington, Lincoln and Feinstein

287. Fiery New Jersey crash that left three people injured caught on tape

288. 'Paramedic of the Year' in Florida arrested for alleged role in theft of Covid-19 vaccines

289. Body recovered after small plane crashes off Florida coast

290. 7-year-old flown to Boston hospital after 35-foot fall from ski lift

291. Indianapolis police arrest juvenile suspect in mass murder

292. Amazon delivery driver rescues infant allegedly abandoned after carjacking

293. 1,900 Covid vaccine doses ruined by loose freezer plug at Massachusetts VA hospital

294. Pennsylvania father charged in accidental shooting death of his 9-year-old daughter

295. FBI ups reward to $75,000 for suspect who placed pipe bombs during Capitol riot

296. Ohio provider suspended for mishandling, spoiling Covid vaccine doses

297. Customer accused of attacking Washington grocery store employee after mask dispute

298. Ohio police officer, California sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty on Monday

299. College Board drops SAT's optional essay and subject tests to 'reduce demands on students'

300. Florida restaurant manager uses covert signals to rescue abused child, police say

301. Army soldier arrested after veteran and military spouse murdered at Hawaii barracks

302. California hospital fined over Covid outbreak traced to inflatable Christmas costume

303. Jacob Blake describes the struggle with police that left him partially paralyzed

304. 'A plane just crashed into our backyard!': South Carolina students say pilot steered clear of home

305. Dozens of dogs dead after eating recalled Sportmix dry food

306. Army investigating officer for attending pro-Trump rally in D.C.

307. Father of slain Capitol officer hopes son's death brings end to 'lunacy'

308. Illinois CEO arrested during Capitol riots says he was in 'wrong place' at 'wrong time'

309. Vermont state trooper placed on leave over comment supporting pro-Trump mob

310. Atlanta police arrest suspect in shooting death of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie

311. Dr. Dre's house targeted in burglary attempt a day after he was admitted to hospital, police say

312. 7-year-old's shooting death fuels calls for private police in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

313. Alex Trebek's message to viewers in final episodes: 'Open up your heart' to Covid sufferers

314. Authorities bust large New Year's Eve parties as coronavirus cases rise across U.S.

315. 9 nuns died of Covid-19 at a New York convent in December

2020

Breaking News Desk / NBC Out

1. Video captures moment cyclists attack car in NYC

2. New Jersey principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies at 82

3. Nick McGlashan of 'Deadliest Catch' dies at 33

4. Hilaria Baldwin defends Spanish name amid questions over evolving accent, previous name of 'Hillary'

5. Creek Fire forces Christmas Eve evacuations north of San Diego

6. Ax-wielding vandal smashes windows of North Dakota senator's Fargo office

7. Washington quarterback Dwayne Haskins apologizes for maskless strip club visit

8. NFL hall-of-famer Kevin Greene dies at 58

9. Pennsylvania student said she suffered heart failure at age 20 after mild case of Covid

10. Family of U.S. teen jailed in Cayman Islands for breaking Covid protocols asks Trump for help

11. New York man freed from car after a snow plow buried him under 4 feet of snow

12. Winter storm blasts Northeast with 3 feet of snow, leading to 7 deaths

13. Hundreds of thousands of chickens die in Florida barn fire

14. Snow piling up as 'serious storm' takes aim at East Coast

15. Florida Gators star Keyontae Johnson, who collapsed on court, is in 'stable condition,' speaking

16. Washington town hosts large anti-mask rally

17. Sick Santa and Mrs. Claus may have exposed 50 Georgia kids to Covid

18. Fauci predicts 'herd immunity' for U.S. by late spring or early summer

19. Arizona ER doctor says he was punished for speaking out about ICU bed capacity

20. Nashville police arrest suspect in connection with highway murder of ICU nurse

21. Florida bird caught on video swallowing whole alligator

22. 4-year-old rescued after falling down 44-foot Texas well

23. Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 crashes in Michigan

24. 'Christmas Star' will be closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years

25. Olivia Jade Giannulli in first interview since college admissions scandal: 'I deserve a second chance'

26. Bob Dylan sells entire song catalog to Universal Media Group

27. Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's Boston-area mansion burglarized

28. Nashville nurse shot and killed while driving to work, police say

29. Kansas Covid obituary excoriates mask deniers

30. Mayor of Austin, Texas, apologizes for taking Mexico vacation while urging residents to stay home

31. Masked 'Too Tall Bandit' robs another Southern bank in string of 16 suspected heists

32. Police eject hundreds from Long Island house party

33. L.A. county official seen dining outdoors after voting to ban outdoor dining

34. Unmasked teens smash restaurant's water line, return, apologize

35. Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean emerges from fiery crash

36. Powerful storms, possible tornado, flatten north Texas buildings

37. Married teachers in Georgia both get Covid-19, husband now on life support

38. National Zoo's panda cub named Xiao Qi Ji, or 'Little Miracle'

39. Man in Trump-shaped flotation device charged with assault after breathing on protesters

40. Utah governor to end one-household-gathering rule before Thanksgiving

41. Suit alleges Tyson Foods plant manager bet on how many workers would get coronavirus

42. Police investigate flamethrower stunt atop NYC bus

43. DNA cracked 1995 cold case murder of nurse, California police say

44. Tropical Storm Iota sweeps Central America with humanitarian crisis looming

45. Police swarm Montreal gaming company Ubisoft but find no crime

46. 14 carat pink diamond fetches $26.6 million at auction

47. Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Nevada, California state line

48. At least six dead as heavy rains and Tropical Storm Eta soak southeast

49. Some Ring doorbells have been recalled over fire risk

50. HHS Secretary: Coronavirus 'general vaccination' programs by spring

51. Tropical Storm Eta brings rain, flash flooding to Florida; could strengthen into hurricane

52. After 14 boys, Michigan parents welcome a girl

53. Kindergartner reportedly dies of COVID-19 in Texas

54. Rapper King Von fatally shot in Atlanta

55. Kindergartner reportedly dies of Covid-19 in Texas

56. French bulldog named Wilbur elected mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky

57. Man who died of coronavirus wins election for North Dakota state legislature

58. Two workers killed in Delaware when strong winds tip 120-foot-high lift

59. 'Trump,' 'MAGA' graffiti defaces Jewish cemetery in Michigan

60. Thousands in Utah attended Halloween rave to protest coronavirus rules, sheriff says

61. 13-year-old Missouri boy dies from Covid-19 complications

62. Kim Kardashian West's late dad appears as hologram in birthday present from Kanye West

63. 6 dead, thousands without power after Zeta lashes Southern states

64. Two dead after Zeta hammers New Orleans, roars toward Alabama

65. Man fatally shot by Illinois police 'still breathing' when covered by blanket, girlfriend says

66. Tropical Storm Zeta could make direct hit on New Orleans as Category 1 hurricane

67. California wildfire leaves two firefighters critically injured, forces 90,000 to evacuate

68. Backhoe thief drove through Florida town allegedly digging up Biden-Harris campaign signs

69. Delta adds 460 passengers who refused masks to 'no-fly' list

70. White teen pleads guilty to plot to attack Black churchgoers in Georgia

71. Colorado woman's pet deer gores neighbor, threatens wildlife agent with bloody antlers

72. 15,000 expected at National Mall in DC for 'worship protest' Sunday

73. Mask opponent at Florida school board meeting says, 'I want to breathe oxygen'

74. 3 members of same Missouri family die of coronavirus, 5 more sickened

75. Mask request by Starbucks barista prompts customer tirade: 'This is America ... Trump 2020!'

76. Federal judge halts Trump's proposed food stamp cutback for 700,000 Americans

77. Spirit Day 2020: Celebs, lawmakers, athletes send messages to LGBTQ youth

78. Marathoner limping in pain gets help from prisoner on work release to finish race

79. White woman who called 911 on Black birdwatcher made 2nd call saying he tried to assault her

80. At least 8 people at universities in Chicago suffer eye injuries from paintball attacks

81. Sen. Gary Peters shares his abortion story

82. Padres outfielder Tommy Pham stabbed outside strip club

83. Gal Gadot cast as Cleopatra, teaming up again with 'Wonder Woman' director

84. Weakened Delta batters Louisiana with winds and heavy rain

85. Hurricane Delta strengthens as it takes aim at storm-weary Louisiana coast

86. Hurricane Delta heads into Gulf on path for U.S. after hitting Mexico

87. 3 children and an adult killed in New Jersey store fire after gate wouldn't open

88. Man faces charges after 80-year-old dies following mask dispute

89. Massachusetts high school goes online after student party without masks

90. Colorado Springs couple found dead with gunshot wounds near hiking trail, police say

91. Actor Shia LaBeouf charged with misdemeanor battery, petty theft

92. White suspect asks for forgiveness in attack on Black family's home

93. Cardi B and her sister sued over altercation with group displaying Trump flag, MAGA hat

94. Thousands of bikers attended rally at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri

95. Dallas school district apologizes for assignment describing Kenosha shooter as 'hero'

96. Mass. parents knew kid had coronavirus, sent him to 1st day of school anyway, officials say

97. Man, woman who died in California fires were ready to flee but stayed because of 'erroneous information'

98. Drone video shows wildfire-scorched Oregon neighborhood

99. South Dakota AG says he and chief of staff found the body of man he apparently hit with his vehicle

100. Some kneel, some stand and some stay in the locker room for 2 anthems on NFL's opening Sunday

101. 4 Houston police fired after body cams shows Nicolas Chavez killing

102. New Jersey governor declares Juneteenth a public holiday

103. A young boy died alongside his dog in the Oregon wildfires

104. See before and after photos of San Francisco Bay Area shrouded in smoke

105. New York City gynecologist indicted for sexual assaults spanning decades

106. 3.1-magnitude earthquake shakes central New Jersey

107. Ohio elementary school forced online after principal and teacher test positive for COVID

108. University of South Carolina records 1,026 COVID cases

109. Video shows floodwaters surging through Massachusetts hospital that now remains closed

110. John Boyega criticizes Disney over 'Star Wars,' says Black characters 'pushed to the side'

111. 'Do you believe in life after Trump?' Cher raises $2M for Biden at LGBTQ fundraiser

112. National LGBT Chamber of Commerce endorses Biden

113. Court orders State Dept. to issue passport to gay couple's daughter

114. Teacher reinstated after parents complained about Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ posters

115. As Richard Grenell addresses RNC, GOP platform still opposes gay marriage

116. Gay mayor confronts 'homophobic' sex scandal ahead of primary

117. Fleeing violence, trapped in Mexico: Gay man seeks asylum but remains in limbo

118. Trump proposals threaten LGBTQ asylum-seekers' hopes of refuge in U.S.

119. Harris' chief of staff Karine Jean-Pierre on how a Biden win could deliver LGBTQ gains

120. Kamala Harris brings pro-LGBTQ record to Biden ticket

121. Trump campaign adviser 'won't apologize' for misgendering trans health official

122. Florida teen wins transgender rights suit in federal court

123. Transgender teens file class-action suit over Arizona surgery ban

124. New York county agrees to 'landmark' transgender jail reforms

125. Lilly Wachowski confirms 'Matrix' series is a transgender allegory

126. Popular LGBTQ Instagram account accused of mishandling donations

127. LGBTrump activist arrested twice for defacing Black Lives Matter mural

128. El Salvador police officers convicted of killing trans woman who had been deported from U.S.

129. Six 'LGBT-free' towns in Poland lose E.U. funding

130. Pa. health secretary on transphobic attacks: 'Our children are watching'

131. A Pennsylvania fair becomes ensnared in online transphobia

132. Transgender man files discrimination suit after Maryland hospital cancels hysterectomy

133. Transgender Facebook content dominated by right-wing sources, study finds

134. Hockey commentator claims NBC firing was anti-straight discrimination

135. LGBTQ political representation jumped 21 percent in past year, data shows

136. 40 percent of LGBTQ youth 'seriously considered' suicide in past year, survey finds

137. Poland re-elects president who creates 'dangerous' society for gays, advocates say

138. 120 members of Congress tell Trump to end his 'harmful,' anti-LGBTQ policies

139. 'Batwoman' casts Black, bisexual actress Javicia Leslie to play superhero

140. Utah Republican who came out as gay loses re-election bid

141. Black transgender woman shot dead in Dallas

142. Two New Yorkers vie to be first openly gay Black men in Congress

143. NYC's Queer Liberation March draws thousands, clashes with NYPD

144. Sen. Tammy Baldwin 'certainly would' be Biden's running mate if asked

145. On Pride's 50th anniversary, the 'revolution' may have finally arrived

146. GOP senator quotes J.K. Rowling while blocking vote on LGBTQ bill

147. What does it mean to be Black and queer in America today?

148. Suspect identified in murder of Philadelphia transgender woman

149. Supreme Court sent 'clear message' with LGBTQ ruling, plaintiff Gerald Bostock says

150. LGBTQ advocates, plaintiffs rejoice after Supreme Court Title VII win

151. U.N. calls for global end to conversion therapy, says it 'may amount to torture'

152. West Virginia elects its first out transgender official

153. Biden campaign announces LGBTQ steering committee

154. Minnesota trans woman said she thought she was going to die in beating

155. LGBTQ activists in NYC, LA reimagine pride marches as solidarity protests

156. This doctor came out of retirement to help NYC fight pandemic

157. Pennsylvania's top doc is 'calm in the eye of the COVID-19 storm'

158. Florida deputy 'gave his heart and soul to his profession'

159. NYC nurse remembered as 'angel' who worked tirelessly on the front lines

160. President Trump misses Pride Month for third time

161. Pride started with 'revolutionary riots': Advocates point to movement's radical roots

162. 'Hero,' 'mentor,' 'prophet': AIDS activist Larry Kramer made his mark

163. Larry Kramer, longtime AIDS activist, dies at 84

164. Lesbian couple become Costa Rica's first same-sex spouses

165. N.Y. lawmaker says blood bank turned him away 'for being gay'

166. Campus Pride, PFLAG to host virtual Lavender Graduation

167. Minneapolis man attacked TV anchor over 'perceived sexual orientation,' cops say

168. News sites backtrack after 'deadnaming' transgender woman in obituary

169. Court orders State Department to reconsider intersex passport application

170. Aimee Stephens, transgender woman at center of Supreme Court case, dies at 59

171. Germany is 5th country to ban conversion therapy for minors

172. Meet Syd Sanders, Maine's first transgender valedictorian

173. Two arrested in alleged hate crime killing of transgender women in Puerto Rico

174. Newly engaged lesbian couple missing in North Carolina

175. Class action suit aims to free all transgender ICE detainees

176. LGBTQ activists join forces to reimagine Pride amid coronavirus pandemic

177. NYC LGBTQ Pride March canceled for first time in half-century

178. Health experts urge FDA to ax 'outdated' gay blood donor restrictions

179. More Americans OK with businesses not serving gays based on religion, survey finds

180. Florida chief on leave for alleged remarks on gay cop's coronavirus death

181. No federal relief: Cannabis businesses cry for help as coronavirus batters industry

182. S.C. librarian sues over Drag Queen Story Hour firing

183. Newly engaged gay cop is Florida police's first coronavirus fatality

184. FDA eases restrictions on gay blood donors amid 'urgent need'

185. Doctors can't use COVID-19 antibodies from gay men or anyone taking PrEP

186. Trump admin will not reopen Obamacare exchanges during coronavirus pandemic

187. Group behind Central Park's COVID-19 field hospital run by antigay evangelist

188. McConnell: Impeachment 'diverted' attention from coronavirus concerns

189. Coronavirus behind bars: Prisoners being freed to slow spread in 'virus vectors'

190. 2020 census: What LGBTQ Americans should know

191. How to survive a pandemic: HIV experts and activists on lessons learned

192. Trump's coronavirus eviction freeze won't keep a roof over our heads, advocates say

193. 'Progressive vanguard': 9% of Democratic primary voters so far are LGBT

194. Democratic trifecta sparks a revolution for LGBTQ Virginians

195. Sherry Pie disqualified from 'RuPaul's Drag Race' finale over catfishing allegations

196. LGBTQ voters flock to Bernie Sanders, NBC News Exit Poll finds

197. The 'Pete Effect': LGBTQ Americans reflect on Buttigieg's historic run

198. Governor's photo with drag queens stirs controversy in Kentucky

199. Man who faked being gay to gain lesbian's trust is convicted of raping her

200. Mayor of Wilton Manors, Florida city with all-LGBTQ council, dies at 41

201. Transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico after using women's bathroom

202. Cardi B defends Zaya Wade against anti-trans attacks, urges people to 'try to understand'

203. Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on 'homosexual behavior'

204. Acting intelligence head Richard Grenell's push to decriminalize homosexuality has yielded little

205. Buttigieg to Trump: My marriage never involved 'hush money to a porn star'

206. What's a 'throuple'? 'House Hunters' episode puts polyamory on the radar

207. Trump says he would vote for a gay president

208. Miami drive-by shooters hit two gay men and a lesbian

209. Teacher under fire for questioning 5th graders' sexualities in front of class

210. South Dakota's trans health bill is effectively dead, opponents say

211. Swiss voters approve ban on anti-gay discrimination

212. Evangelist Franklin Graham scrambles to rebook tour after all U.K. venues cancel

213. Bloomberg draws criticism for 2016 remarks about trans rights in Midwest

214. Buttigieg responds to Iowa voter who pulled her support after realizing he's gay

215. Anti-gay hate on the rise in parts of Europe, report finds

216. Iowa caucusgoer pulls Buttigieg vote after learning he's gay, viral video shows

217. Texas AG won't defend state agency in gay marriage suit, citing beliefs

218. Lawmaker compares trans health care for minors to Nazi experiments, then backtracks

219. Bloomberg is latest Democratic presidential hopeful to unveil LGBTQ platform

220. Lesbians more accepted than gay men around the world, study finds

221. Suspect arrested in NYC subway attack on trans woman

222. Mom of trans child pleads with lawmaker brother over trans health care bill

223. Puberty blockers linked to lower suicide risk for transgender people

224. Suit filed against Christian school that expelled girl after rainbow birthday photo

225. Who's the 'Q' in LGBTQ? Study shines light on 'queer' identities.

226. Man jumps to his death off Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico

227. N.J. bans gay and transgender 'panic defenses'

228. Trump-appointed judge dismisses trans defendant's chosen pronouns

229. Democratic lawmakers call on ICE to release transgender migrants

230. Florida Republicans submit 4 anti-gay bills on last day to file

231. Trump campaign's new hire is Fox News regular with history of anti-gay remarks

232. Transgender employees sue Florida over state's trans health care ban

233. Gay refugees in Kenya report repeated attacks from locals

234. Judge orders U.S. to return gay asylum-seeker deported to Chad

235. D.C. Council proposes making city's laws and regulations gender-neutral

236. U.K.'s 'most prolific rapist,' who targeted men, sentenced for life

237. United Methodist Church looks to split over LGBTQ issues

238. 'Queer Eye' star Jonathan Van Ness to campaign for Elizabeth Warren in Iowa

239. Michigan man charged in Grindr slaying

2019

NBC Out

1. Trump trend: LGBTQ mentions quietly axed from discrimination guidelines

2. A very LGBTQ decade: Gay marriage, trans rights and a 'rainbow wave'

3. Fleeting lesbian kiss in 'Star Wars' cut from Singapore, Dubai releases

4. Dwyane Wade on supporting his LGBTQ child: 'Nothing changes with my love'

5. Iowa man sentenced to 15 years after burning church's LGBTQ flag

6. Professor charged with soliciting 'student' — with an Arby's card

7. PrEP's unexpected side effect: reduced 'HIV anxiety'

8. Attack on legally blind trans woman on Seattle-area bus probed as likely hate crime

9. Editors of Out magazine, The Advocate depart financially troubled company on same day

10. Ed Smart, dad of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, says there's no gay 'cure'

11. Billy Dee Williams says his gender identity comments were misunderstood

12. Man sentenced to death for killing transgender cellmate

13. Texas judge warned for refusal to perform gay marriages

14. U.S. to give free HIV-prevention pills to uninsured — with one costly loophole

15. 'Give me a hug': Elizabeth Warren shares emotional exchange with LGBTQ teen

16. 'Star Wars' actor Billy Dee Williams opens up about gender fluidity

17. HIV vaccine in 2021? Leading experts 'optimistic' about ongoing trials

18. Hammer-wielding man yelled gay slur, pushed subway rider on tracks, NYPD says

19. American Medical Association backs nationwide conversion therapy ban

20. Transgender Day of Remembrance: At least 22 trans people killed in 2019

21. Meet the New Yorker who hopes to be America's first black gay congressman

22. Pope compares politicians who rage against gays to Hitler

23. NYC comptroller aims to 'clawback' pay of HIV pharma executives

24. Gay rights groups blast newly confirmed Trump judge as anti-LGBTQ 'extremist'

25. Pence praises rule that would let adoption agencies exclude gay parents

26. Drag queen sashays into Trump impeachment hearings

27. Nearly 1 in 5 hate crimes motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias, FBI finds

28. In Boston, the first trans hockey team takes the ice

29. LGBTQ advocates applaud judges' rejections of Trump health care rule

30. U.S. sues Gilead, claiming it owns HIV PrEP patent

31. Rainbow Wave 2.0: Nearly 100 LGBTQ candidates claim victory in Tuesday's elections

32. GOP lawmakers in three states want to ban trans health care for minors

33. Pastor under fire for marrying gay couple as Methodist schism widens

34. Deadlifting brides' wedding picture goes viral

35. Almost 30 percent of bisexual women, trans people live in poverty, report finds

36. Third Indiana Catholic school employee fired in growing scandal over LGBTQ staff

37. Ugandan police detain 16 men over suspected homosexuality

38. Fired lesbian guidance counselor sues Indianapolis archdiocese

39. Tennessee Republican: A 'queer' running for president is as 'ugly' as it gets

40. Rosario Dawson and her family sued over alleged transphobic assault

41. U.K.'s first Chick-fil-A to close following LGBTQ protests

42. Spirit Day: Celebs, presidential candidates send messages to LGBTQ youth

43. Amid 'Kill the Gays' bill uproar, Ugandan LGBTQ activist is killed

44. Georgia school official comes out as gay on #NationalComingOutDay

45. Discrimination, bullying, HIV: Candidates address LGBTQ issues at presidential forum

46. Central figures in Supreme Court LGBTQ discrimination cases speak out

47. FDA approves Gilead's next-generation HIV PrEP pill, Descovy

48. Democrats introduce resolution denouncing Ben Carson's 'transphobic history'

49. Tennessee teen's suicide highlights dangers of anti-LGBTQ bullying

50. Tennessee teen dies by suicide after being outed online

51. A viral fake news story linked trans health care to 'thousands' of deaths

52. Man arrested in shooting of Dallas transgender woman

53. Shooting of Dallas transgender woman was hate crime, police say

54. Democratic 2020 hopefuls tout their pride at Iowa LGBTQ forum

55. LGBTQ Presidential Forum: Candidates to address community changed by a decade of progress

56. 'Lesbian' ban: Ad blacklists deprive LGBTQ news of revenue, study says

57. 'We are family by every definition': Gay dads' baby is denied citizenship

58. When it comes to conversion therapy, age isn't just a number

59. Gay married couple sues after daughter denied U.S. citizenship

60. Transgender 'conversion therapy' associated with 'severe psychological distress'

61. Elizabeth Warren goes after LGBTQ vote with booth at DragCon

62. Michigan ACLU files complaint after GOP candidate cancels drag show

63. 'Doesn't surprise me': Conversion therapy survivors on another ex-therapist coming out

64. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley help raise bail for 'Straight Pride' counterprotesters

65. LGBTQ workers not covered by Civil Rights Act, GOP officials say

66. Idaho must provide sex reassignment surgery for trans inmate, court rules

67. Group connected to 'LGBT-Free Zone' newspaper cancels Carnegie Hall event

68. Group connected to Polish 'LGBT-Free Zone' newspaper to host Carnegie Hall event

69. Philadelphia suicide throws 'transamory' into the spotlight

70. Louisiana governor's race ad takes aim at transgender rights

71. Trump ducks LGBTQ discrimination question, says gays 'like the job I'm doing'

72. Rep. Ilhan Omar throws support behind LGBTQ Palestinian group

73. Biden, Castro among 2020 hopefuls to attend Iowa LGBTQ forum

74. Labor Dept. proposes expanding 'religious exemption' in hiring

75. Methodist church voids key vote on pro-LGBTQ church departures

76. South Carolina death marks 14th black transgender woman killed in U.S. this year

77. 'We're a totally peaceful racist group,' says 'Straight Pride' organizer to a California city council

78. Netflix's 'Rocko's Modern Life' special features transgender storyline

79. SoulCycle, Equinox face boycott calls after owner's Trump fundraiser revealed

80. Organizer's gay son opposes 'Straight Pride' event

81. N. Carolina is first in South to ban state funding for conversion therapy

82. LGBTQ issues nearly absent from 10 hours of Democratic debates

83. Russian police arrest new suspect in slaying of LGBTQ activist

84. NYC's 'Quickie Lab' closes loophole in sexual health prevention

85. Tennessee DA faces investigation after Islam, gay comments

86. Meet the toddler the Trump administration is trying to strip of U.S. citizenship

87. NYPD formally apologizes for 1969 Stonewall raid

88. Philippines' Duterte claimed he was once gay but now 'cured'

89. Tennessee DA under fire for saying he won't enforce domestic violence law for gays

90. #Pride50: Lori Lightfoot — Chicago's first LGBTQ mayor

91. #Pride50: Gilbert Baker — Creator of the rainbow pride flag

92. #Pride50: Raymond Castro — Veteran of the Stonewall uprising

93. #Pride50: Fred Sargeant — Co-organizer of first NYC Pride March

94. #Pride50: Dr. John Fryer — Gay psychiatry trailblazer

95. #Pride50: Elaine Noble — America's first out lawmaker

96. #Pride50: Mikah Meyer — Traveler with a cause

97. #Pride50: Eric Marcus — LGBTQ historian

98. #Pride50: Demetre Daskalakis — Epidemic-fighting physician

99. #Pride50: Sharice Davids — Trailblazing lawmaker

100. Colorado governor signs gay conversion therapy ban

101. Trump recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month for first time

102. FAA investigating Chick-fil-A's exclusion at U.S. airports

103. Trump administration rolls back Obama-era health care protections for transgender people

104. Trump admin's proposal could place homeless trans women in men's shelters

105. Ocasio-Cortez slams Gilead over HIV drug prices: 'People are dying for no reason'

106. 'Queer Liberation March' sets stage for dueling NYC gay pride events

107. Trump opposes federal LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill, citing 'poison pills'

108. Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson banned from Ireland

109. Gilead to donate HIV prevention drug Truvada to 200K uninsured patients

110. Chechnya has resumed 'torture and humiliation' of gay men, rights group says

111. Google, Trevor Project will use AI to combat LGBTQ youth suicide

112. Generic HIV prevention drug coming in 2020, Gilead says

113. U.S. appeals ruling that granted gay couple's son citizenship

114. Trans teens face higher sexual assault risk when schools restrict bathrooms, study finds

115. Utah distiller unveils gay-themed 'Five Husbands' vodka for pride festival

116. Massachusetts tops LGBTQ Business Climate Index, Mississippi is last

117. Man says Buttigieg never assaulted him, blames conservative activists for claim

118. Franklin Graham to Buttigieg: Homosexuality 'sin' to be 'repentant of' not 'flaunted'

119. Prince Harry throws support behind transgender youth charity

120. Tampa elects first out lesbian mayor, ex-police chief Jane Castor

121. Drag troupe 'The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence' mark 40 years of 'dragtivism'

122. Same-sex borrowers 73 percent more likely to be denied mortgage, study finds

123. Anti-gay hecklers follow Pete Buttigieg across Iowa

124. Transgender ICE detainee died of AIDS complications, autopsy shows

125. Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, Pences trade barbs

126. Massachusetts becomes 16th state to ban 'gay conversion therapy'

127. Man in MAGA hat arrested after bizarre San Francisco sword attack

128. Attorney general orders investigation of LGBTQ discrimination claims

129. Chicago's Lightfoot leads way in what could be 'year of the lesbian mayor'

130. 'My child is free': Congresswoman gives tearful speech about nonbinary loved one

131. Inside Grindr, fears that China wanted to access user data via HIV research

132. 'She did not deserve that': Trans woman fatally shot in Maryland

133. Elton John, George Clooney urge boycott of Brunei-linked hotels

134. House passes resolution denouncing transgender military ban

135. Rep. Maloney introduces bill to ban taxpayer funding of 'conversion therapy'

136. Sanders, Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez hang transgender pride flags in Congress

137. Second man found dead in Democratic donor Ed Buck's apartment also OD'd on meth

138. Majority of Americans back LGBTQ protections — but support is sliding

139. Grindr turns 10: How a decade with GPS 'dating' apps changed us all

140. 'We support it': NAACP endorses LGBTQ Equality Act

141. 'You freak me out': School official loses job after allegedly harassing trans teen

142. 'Not convinced': Manchin is lone Democrat to speak out against LGBTQ Equality Act

143. 'Old fat lesbians' who smoke pot find captive Instagram audience

144. Democrats reintroduce Equality Act to ban LGBTQ discrimination

145. Trump's budget adds domestic HIV funding while slashing global outlays

146. 'We need to pass the Equality Act': Sen. Tammy Baldwin makes case for LGBTQ bill

147. PrEP use jumps to 35 percent among gay and bi men at risk of HIV

148. Trump's newly confirmed federal judge has ties to anti-gay 'hate group'

149. Top HIV doctor says 'London Patient' cure 'too risky' to be feasible treatment

150. Gay valedictorian shunned by parents starts college scholarship for others

151. 'Slate of Hate': Advocates decry 'anti-LGBTQ' bills introduced in Tennessee

152. Study highlights differences between gay, straight suicides

153. Testifying before Congress, trans troops say Trump's ban will impact military readiness

154. Democratic donor Ed Buck faces wrongful death lawsuit over fatal overdose

155. 'Arrest Ed Buck': Petition with 30,000 signatures delivered to L.A. district attorney

156. The Jussie Smollett case's far-reaching consequences: 'The worst possible thing at the worst possible time'

157. Tunisian government moves to shutter LGBTQ group, advocate says

158. 'I don't know': Trump draws blank on homosexuality decriminalization push

159. NYC lawmaker endorses plan to break HIV-prevention drug's patent

160. 'Are you gay, though?' Video shows man throwing punch in possible bias attack

161. Judge halts Pentagon's efforts to discharge airmen with HIV

162. 'Love & Resistance': New exhibit celebrating Stonewall anniversary is rich with LGBTQ history

163. Lawmakers introduce Valentine's Day bill to make tax code LGBTQ-inclusive

164. Group says Wyoming lawmaker compared homosexuality to bestiality, pedophilia

165. GOP lawmaker under fire after calling LGBTQ groups 'modern day' KKK

166. Catholic school cancels classes over protest of lesbian guest speaker

167. Trump's HIV plan met with both cautious optimism, flat-out skepticism

168. Bipartisan bills introduced to thwart Trump's trans military ban

169. Two men arrested for trying to smuggle drugs onto gay-cruise ship, police say

170. Pelosi to bring transgender service members to State of the Union

171. State of the Union: Five lawmakers invite transgender service members

172. Prominent transgender advocate harassed by anti-trans feminists, video shows

173. 'Magical Pride': Disney to host its first official LGBTQ pride event this year

174. LGBTQ people of color face 'compounded violence,' advocates say

175. N.J. to become fourth state with gender-neutral birth certificate option

176. Conservative group hosts anti-transgender panel of feminists 'from the left'

177. 'We were not welcomed': Gay couple rejected by Texas wedding venue

178. GLAAD Media Awards: 'Boy Erased,' 'Love, Simon' among nominees

179. Openly gay Brazil congressman leaves job, country amid death threats

180. S.C. group can reject gays and Jews as foster parents, Trump admin says

181. Meet Pete Buttigieg: A gay mayor, Afghan War vet and millennial who's running for president

182. Austin police looking for men suspected of brutally beating gay couple

183. Judge rules against lesbians rejected from retirement home

184. LGBTQ-inclusive bullying laws associated with fewer teen suicide attempts, study says

185. Grindr shuts down its LGBTQ news site, INTO, after 17-month run

186. Alabama woman is first known trans person killed this year in U.S.

187. 'Serial predator': L.A. writer has been sounding alarm on Ed Buck for over a year

188. American Psychological Association links 'masculinity ideology' to homophobia, misogyny

189. Second man found dead in California home of Democratic donor Ed Buck

190. New rule bans LGBTQ employment discrimination in House of Representatives

191. Transgender pride flag hung in Congress by Rep. Jennifer Wexton

2018

NBC Out

1. After making history, Danica Roem is trying to make a difference

2. This year's 11 must-read LGBTQ news stories

3. This year's 15 must-read LGBTQ good news stories

4. Jared Polis, Colorado's 'gaymer' governor-elect, talks 'rainbow wave,' green jobs

5. GOP senator blocks reappointment of EEOC's only LGBTQ commissioner

6. In a first, transgender woman competes in Miss Universe competition

7. Kansas lawmaker switches parties over GOP's 'absurd' LGBTQ platform

8. Suspect apprehended in connection with anti-gay subway attack

9. Detroit pastor charged with transgender woman's murder

10. 'Dense sexual networks' behind high HIV rates of gay black men, study finds

11. Lesbian comic says Kosher 'mafia' forced cancellation of her NYC shows

12. Anti-gay subway attack leaves NYC woman with broken spine

13. Judge clears records of wrongfully convicted 'San Antonio 4'

14. Footnote in new trade deal causes confusion over LGBTQ protections

15. Meet the 'radical gay doctor' behind NYC's falling HIV rate

16. 'Abuse' found by independent autopsy of trans woman who died in ICE custody

17. Forty years after his death, Harvey Milk's legacy still lives on

18. Andrea Jenkins, first black trans woman elected to office, reflects on her first year

19. LGBTQ candidates had 57 percent success rate on Election Day, report finds

20. Catfished in the bayou? Gay councilman, 19, ousted after nude photos leaked

21. MTV India airs same-sex episode of popular dating show

22. Alleged Brooklyn gay basher charged with hate crimes, faces 15 years in prison

23. Culture warrior? LGBTQ advocates say Matthew Whitaker 'raises alarm bells'

24. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes rose 3 percent in '17, FBI finds

25. Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate

26. Record LGBT support for Democrats in midterms, NBC News Exit Poll shows

27. Missouri Republican slammed as 'homophobic' by his kids loses election

28. Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas

29. Colorado's Jared Polis projected to be first openly gay man elected governor

30. NBC Out election roundup: A review of our LGBTQ midterm stories

31. 'Report them to me': Tanzanian official asks residents to help hunt gays

32. Don't vote for our 'homophobic' and 'racist' dad, Missouri candidate's kids tell voters

33. Gays Against Guns claims victory as FedEx ends NRA discount

34. Gay men reportedly attacked by knife-wielding, slur-yelling couple

35. LGBTQ History Month: Transgender and gender-nonconforming pioneers

36. 'I was wrong' about Trump, Caitlyn Jenner says in op-ed

37. The 0.1 Percent: Rep. Jared Polis, millionaire tech entrepreneur, eyes Colorado governorship

38. Democrats double down on Equality Act ahead of midterm elections

39. LGBTQ History Month: Early pioneers of the gay rights movement

40. The 0.1 Percent: Can Christine Hallquist win over Vermont's rural voters?

41. Proud Boys guilty of a hate crime? Experts say probably not

42. Despite another failure, experts say HIV prevention drug PrEP is still effective

43. LGBTQ History Month: The early days of America's AIDS crisis

44. The 0.1 Percent: State lawmaker Sam Park looks to build a diverse coalition in Georgia

45. Matthew Shepard's ashes to be interred at Washington National Cathedral

46. Batwoman unveiled: First image of Ruby Rose's Gotham superhero emerges

47. Virginia school allegedly barred trans student from active-shooter drill

48. LGBTQ History Month: The road to America's first gay pride march

49. The 0.1 Percent: 'Gayborhood' lawmaker Brian Sims perfects the political counterpunch

50. U.S. to partners of U.N. LGBTQ staff: Get married, or get out

51. After homosexuality decriminalization, Indian court finds in favor of lesbian couple

52. The 0.1 Percent: Gay Republican Dan Innis says he's changing hearts and minds in the GOP

53. Police arrest suspect in alleged anti-gay attack in Brooklyn

54. Police hunt for suspect in alleged anti-gay attack in Brooklyn

55. Pence is first VP to speak at anti-gay group's Values Voter Summit

56. Following court ruling, generic Truvada could soon be available in U.K.

57. The 0.1 Percent: Gay ex-Mormon Derek Kitchen looks to shake up Utah politics

58. Pediatricians group recommends 'affirmative care' for transgender youth

59. Six gay candidates are running in Connecticut — as Republicans

60. The 0.1 Percent: Democrat Lupe Valdez says key to turning Texas blue is voter turnout

61. Meteorologist addresses LGBTQ audience as 'things and its' at journalism conference

62. 'A baby cannot provide ... consent': Calif. lawmakers denounce infant intersex surgeries

63. A 1968 police raid on Fire Island led to one lawyer making LGBT history

64. Meet Brandon Straka, a gay former liberal encouraging others to #WalkAway from Democrats

65. Transgender candidate for governor wins Vermont primary

66. Teacher suspended after showing photo of her 'future wife' is back in classroom

67. Gay couple: We were bumped from airline seats to make room for straight couple

68. When no one is looking, many women are watching gay porn

69. #BreakThePatent: How HIV activists are going after Gilead's PrEP patent

70. Over $20k raised for funeral of trans student whose remains went unclaimed

71. Lawmakers introduce bill banning 'gay and trans panic defense'

72. Collin Martin, Major League Soccer player, says, 'I'm gay'

73. Nearly half of LGBTQ employees are closeted at work, survey finds

74. String of transgender murders could be the work of a serial killer, activists fear

75. Police at Pride? Gay cops, LGBTQ activists struggle to see eye-to-eye

76. 'Transsexualism' removed from World Health Organization's disease manual

77. Drag Queen Story Hour brings pride and glamor to libraries across U.S.

78. Tunisian presidential committee recommends decriminalizing homosexuality

79. Orrin Hatch honors Pride Month, talks LGBTQ suicide prevention on Senate floor

80. What really happened that night at Pulse

81. CrossFit fires employee after '"pride" is a sin' tweet

82. 'Dangerous' or balanced? Bakery ruling elicits mixed reaction from LGBTQ groups

83. President Trump misses LGBTQ Pride Month — again

84. #Pride30: Portrait artist Kehinde Wiley is creating art — and history

85. With TV ads, drugmaker Gilead brings HIV prevention drug out of the closet

86. Suspect held in stabbing of gay couple in Denver

87. Homeowners shouldn't have to sell to gays, California congressman says

88. A record 4.5 percent of U.S. adults identify as LGBT, Gallup estimates