Rebecca Cohen

New York

Breaking News Reporter at NBC News

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Newark Airport to open its shuttered runway Monday, 13 days ahead of schedule

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen

Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday will reopen a closed runway that has contributed to weeks of delays and chaos at the travel hub. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will lead a news conference from the airport Monday to mark the runway's reopening.
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning 'M*A*S*H' actress, dies at 87

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen

Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress most well-known for her leading role on "M*A*S*H," has died, her representatives said Friday. She was 87. Swit died at her home in New York City just after noon Friday, her team said in a statement, citing a police report. It is suspected she died of natural causes, but a report from the coroner's office is still pending. Swit portrayed the quick-witted Maj.
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning 'M*A*S*H' actress, dies at 87

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Cohen |Austin Mullen

Swit's representative said in a statement her death was likely from natural causes. Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actress most well-known for her leading role on "M*A*S*H," has died, her representatives said Friday. She was 87. Swit died at her home in New York City just after noon Friday, her team …
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning 'M*A*S*H' actress, dies at 87

1 week ago | wandtv.com | Rebecca Cohen |Austin Mullen

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Cassie Ventura gives birth to 3rd baby after Diddy testimony

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Chloe Melas |Doha Madani

Cassie Ventura gave birth on Tuesday, roughly two weeks after she took the stand as a witness in Sean Combs' federal sex trafficking trial, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News. The baby is her third with her husband, Alex Fine. Ventura announced the pregnancy in an Instagram post featuring black and white photos of their family, including the couple's two young daughters.
Southwest Airlines plane struck by lightning amid Memorial Day weekend storms

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Larissa Gao |Jay Blackman |Erik Ortiz

May 26, 2025, 2:20 PM EDTA Southwest Airlines plane flying into Denver, Colorado, on Sunday was struck by lightning upon its descent as storms plagued the area over Memorial Day weekend. Southwest flight 168 was approaching Denver International Airport Sunday evening from Tampa when it was hit by a lightning strike, the media team for the airport said in a statement. Emergency crews responded to the plane, which landed and made it to the gate safely, the airport said. No injuries were reported.
Crypto trader tortured Italian man in NYC home in bid to steal his Bitcoin, authorities say

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Jonathan Dienst |Marc Santia |Maya Eaglin |Rebecca Cohen

May 24, 2025, 9:50 PM EDTA man was arrested Friday after being accused of kidnapping an Italian tourist and torturing him for weeks inside a Manhattan home in a bid to steal the alleged victim’s Bitcoin, according to officials, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation and a criminal complaint. The victim was able to escape the home and run for help Friday morning, the law enforcement sources said.
San Diego Humane Society employees dress up in bear costumes to care for cub

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen

May 23, 2025, 7:06 PM EDTThink you're going above and beyond at work? Think again. Employees at the San Diego Humane Society are wearing bear costumes to tend to a cub that came into the organization's care last month. The reason they're dressing the part? To make sure the baby black bear doesn't bond too much with the humans raising it before they try to return the animal to the wild. The two-month-old black bear cub is the youngest the organization has ever cared for, it said in a statemnet.
University of Buffalo grad chased by police as he runs across stage holding his baby

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Cohen |Meriam Bouarrouj |Rachael Guerra |Janhvi Bhojwani

May 21, 2025, 5:39 PM EDTA University of Buffalo graduate was chased across the stage by police at Sunday's commencement ceremony for carrying a prohibited item while he tried to collect his diploma: a baby. Video of the commencement for the College of Arts and Sciences shows the student, Jean-Paul Al-Arab, running quickly from backstage to cut the line of graduates and insert himself in the proceedings, all while holding a baby dressed in a matching royal blue cap and gown.
Back from ‘complete hell,’ freed American-Israeli hostage is smiling again, parents say

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Matt Bradley |Rebecca Cohen

May 19, 2025, 7:00 AM EDTTEL AVIV — On Mother’s Day, Yael Alexander got perhaps the best gift: the news that her son Edan Alexander would be released from Hamas captivity the following day. One week after that life-changing phone call, NBC News spoke to Yael Alexander and her husband, Adi Alexander, about their son’s more than a year in a captivity and his eventual release.