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Editors' picks

A selection of the best reporting and most interesting stories from NBC News.

The FDA chose not to publicize cases of the deadly bacteria that ripped across 15 states last year. Here's why.
Wine section.
America's struggling wine industry is getting crushed by global tariffs and Canada's retaliation to them.
Buford, an Anatolian Pyrenees, normally patrols his land and wards off coyotes.
Dozens searched for a missing 2-year-old in the Arizona desert, but Buford the dog was the real hero.
People take photos by the entrance to Harvard Yard.
Why Harvard and other wealthy schools can’t easily use endowments to replace federal funding.

Karen Wandel's father, Libero Marinelli, Jr., was a widowed Army veteran.
Libero Marinelli Jr.’s journey from a public hospital to a for-profit body broker demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, an NBC News investigation found.
A disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business dissecting and exporting corpses.
The Health Science Center had received about 2,350 unclaimed bodies in the past five years. More than 830 of them were selected for use.
Survivors said they were disturbed and heartbroken to learn that their loved ones’ bodies may have been studied.

Immigration

2d ago

Immigration

Trump measures make life more difficult for immigrants — not just undocumented

By sharing IRS data with ICE, calling for registries and using other tactics, the administration has created a pressure campaign to get many to self-deport.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement talks to a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas on March 18, 2025.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement talks to a group of undocumented immigrants detained in Kansas on March 18, 2025.

EXCLUSIVE

4d ago

EXCLUSIVE

Inside an anti-vaccine autism summit in the age of RFK Jr.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.
Photo illustration of RFK's face intertwined with a caduceus against a blue sky background; a row of hands are outreached at the bottom of the frame
Photo illustration of RFK's face intertwined with a caduceus against a blue sky background; a row of hands are outreached at the bottom of the frame
5d ago

This Washington border county is desperate for Canadians

“There’s just no one around,” said a gas station owner in Whatcom County, where the economy depends on residents of British Columbia remaining eager to buy American.
Coal, gold and lumber once lured people to Whatcom County, Wash., but lower costs have enticed Canadian shoppers more recently.
Coal, gold and lumber once lured people to Whatcom County, Wash., but lower costs have enticed Canadian shoppers more recently.

The hottest new social scene might be a book club

Gen Zers and millennials are putting creative twists on book clubs, driven by a renewed love of reading and a growing desire for off-screen connection.
Grid of hands holding a book in the air; one photo in the center of two young girls smiling
Grid of hands holding a book in the air; one photo in the center of two young girls smiling

One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy

A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The center’s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 brains for research.
5d ago

Mountains of trash and 'cat-size' rats as garbage workers strike in U.K.'s second-largest city

“You’re not getting little rats anymore,” one resident told NBC News. “They’re getting cat-size.”
Ghulam Murtaza Qureshi stands in front of his fast-food restaurant, Kabir's, in Birmingham, U.K., on April 9, 2025.
Ghulam Murtaza Qureshi stands in front of his fast-food restaurant, Kabir's, in Birmingham, U.K., on April 9, 2025.

Millennials have lived through economic uncertainty before. They're not nostalgic for more.

A generation accustomed to financial challenges is dealing with their recession fears through wry TikToks and by swapping cost-cutting suggestions online.
Up-close shot of Benjamin Franklin's face from a one hunred dollar bill. On the left are angry, sad, broken heart, and thumbs down emojis. A tear emoji is below Franklin's eye.
Up-close shot of Benjamin Franklin's face from a one hunred dollar bill. On the left are angry, sad, broken heart, and thumbs down emojis. A tear emoji is below Franklin's eye.

How Trump's tariff moves are undercutting his 'drill, baby, drill' oil push

It's an example of how tariffs hit parts of the economy not directly facing levies, as rising costs for materials and falling oil prices amid broader uncertainty have affected the industry.
Oil wells
Oil wells

OUT Politics and Policy

7d ago

OUT Politics and Policy

How one Maine high school became the center of Trump's war on trans student athletes

After a showdown with Maine’s governor, the Trump administration is moving to pull federal education funding from the state.
7d ago

Obeying their pharaoh, they left behind a treasure trove in Egypt's 'lost golden city'

So’oud Aten provides important information about the high standard of living for artisans and craftsmen as well as “the daily life of the people,” a leading Egyptologist told NBC News.
Colossi of Memnon represent King Amenhotep lll, father of Akhenaten.
Colossi of Memnon represent King Amenhotep lll, father of Akhenaten.

EXCLUSIVE

8d ago

EXCLUSIVE

Harriet Tubman's descendant speaks out after federal site downplays Underground Railroad

Rita Daniels, the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, said she was “devastated” when she saw the National Park Service had softened language on its website.
Harriet Tubman sits in a chair, posing for a portrait
Harriet Tubman sits in a chair, posing for a portrait