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3 weeks ago | 
aol.com | Emilie Ikeda
CHICAGO — Last year, Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga wowed fans when he took the mound at Wrigley Field for Chicago’s home opener before going on to have a stellar season — Imanaga’s first in the majors. The pitcher, also known as the “Throwing Philosopher,” went 15-3 for the Cubs in 2024, racking up 174 strikeouts to go along with a 2.91 ERA. The 31-year-old had previously played professionally in Japan from 2016 to 2023.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Emilie Ikeda |Rohan Nadkarni
Nico Harrison revealed that he and Rob Pelinka were the only ones who knew about the Luka Doncic trade, as they had to keep it a secret because they …
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1 month ago | 
nbcchicago.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda
It started with nausea and loss of appetite. Robert Grafton, of Turnersville, New Jersey, tried to convince himself he was just coming down with something one weekend in mid-March. Then came the itching and dark urine. Grafton, a former interventional radiology technologist whose wife is a nurse, recognized the hallmarks of liver failure. The otherwise healthy 54-year-old had a gut feeling that his herbal and dietary supplements were the culprit.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Lindsey Leake |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda
2 hours agoSupplement usage has ballooned in recent years, but doctors say consumers should be wary of the largely unregulated industry. Botanical supplements like turmeric, green tea extract, and ashwagandha are among the most popular that can cause liver damage. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports. May 27, 2025
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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Emilie Ikeda |Corky Siemaszko |Tom Namako
May 16, 2025, 6:05 PM EDTNew Jersey’s beloved musical bard Bruce Springsteen promised Wendy in his breakthrough hit “Born to Run" that some day “we’re gonna get to that place where we really wanna go, and we’ll walk in the sun.”But in recent days, keeping that promise to Wendy — and to everybody else trying to get in and out of the Garden State — has gotten a whole lot harder.
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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Phil Helsel |Emilie Ikeda |Rebecca Cohen
Updated Protesters chanting pro-Palestinian slogans took over a room of a Columbia University library this evening. The demonstrations, which were also happening in other areas of the campus, are a repeat of protests at the school that set off a nationwide movement on college campuses last year as students demanded an end to the Israel-Gaza war.
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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Emilie Ikeda
It was a heart-stopping scene in Louisville, Kentucky. The cab of a crashed tractor-trailer precariously dangled from an overpass on I-65 — with the driver inside. He can be heard pleading for help in an emotional 911 call from Sunday morning. “I’m just hanging over the bridge, I don’t want to die,” the driver said. He asked the operator to stay on the line. “If I don’t survive, can you just leave the recording to my family?” the driver asked.
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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Emilie Ikeda
BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. — The Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Team has never been busier. Looking through binoculars, program manager Sarah Callan scanned the shoreline for a growing problem on Block Island, Rhode Island — entangled seals. When fishing gear, garbage or a balloon gets wrapped around a gray seal’s neck, it tightens as the marine mammal — which can exceed 800 pounds — grows and can lead to significant injury or death.
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Mar 28, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Dennis Romero |Emilie Ikeda
Three American women who were discovered dead in a Belize resort hotel room last month died from carbon monoxide poisoning, their families said. A joint statement this week from their families cites the U.S. Embassy in Belize and says the women died from "acute carbon monoxide poisoning, likely caused by a faulty instant water heater."Wafae El Arar, 26; Imane Mallah, 24; and Kaoutar Naqqad, 23, were found dead in their San Pedro hotel room Feb. 22, officials said. Mayor Patrick M.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Mustafa Fattah |Marina Kopf |Emilie Ikeda
More measles cases have been reported in the first three months of 2025 than in all of 2024. Most of the 420-plus cases have been centered around the West Texas outbreak, which has spilled over to neighboring New Mexico and Oklahoma. Other cases in people returning from travel abroad have been reported in a handful of states.
