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Tariffs are threatening your air conditioning bill this summer

5 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Jing Feng |J.J. McCorvey |Nidhi Sharma

May 15, 2025, 5:00 AM EDTMany consumers will pay more for air conditioning this summer as President Donald Trump’s trade war collides with existing price pressures, a coolant shortage and scorching forecasts that are set to drive up utility bills. “It is a sad time to need a new HVAC system,” said Scott Shelton, owner of Charlotte Comfort Systems in North Carolina.
Gavin Newsom proposes cutting back on health care benefits for undocumented immigrants

14 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Edelman

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a budget plan Wednesday that seeks to cut back on health care benefits for undocumented immigrants.
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who wavered over confirming RFK Jr., says he's 'lived up' to his promises on vaccines

15 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Ben Kamisar |Kate Santaliz |Frank Thorp V

May 14, 2025, 6:34 PM EDTSen. Bill Cassidy helped clinch Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services months ago after securing commitments from Kennedy to, among other things, avoid undercutting public faith in vaccinations. Now, the Louisiana Republican says the secretary has “lived up to” those promises — even as critics accuse Kennedy of trying to poison the well of faith in vaccines.
Transportation secretary says the number of flights at Newark airport could be reduced

17 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Owen Skornik Hayes |Corky Siemaszko |Kate Santaliz

May 14, 2025, 4:26 PM EDT WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Wednesday that the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport could be reduced and told lawmakers concerned about the deep staffing cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration: “We can do more with less.” Duffy also said he expects the agency to meet its goal of graduating 2,000 new air traffic controllers this year, but warned that the chronic shortage of controllers will take...
Yeshiva University bans LGBTQ student club again after yearslong legal battle

20 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Brooke Sopelsa |Elizabeth Maline

May 14, 2025, 2:11 PM EDTYeshiva University in New York City has once again banned its LGBTQ student club, saying the group’s actions are “antithetical” to the Jewish educational institution’s religious values. The decision comes two months after the school reached a settlement with students to recognize the group and end a yearslong legal dispute that at one point reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
5 new Uber features you should know - including a way to avoid surge pricing

20 hours ago | nbcnews.com | Samantha Subin

May 14, 2025, 1:28 PM EDT / Source: CNBCUber is giving commuters new ways to travel and cut costs on frequent rides. The ride-hailing company on Wednesday announced a route share feature on its platform, prepaid ride passes and special deals week for Uber One members at its annual Go-Get showcase. Uber’s new features come as the company accelerates its leadership position in the ride-sharing market and seeks to offer more affordable alternatives for users.
Catholicism is growing in more than half the U.S. as Pope Leo XIV is elected. See which states have the biggest spike.

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy

May 14, 2025, 9:07 AM EDTIn one of his first interviews as Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff discussed with NBC News’ Lester Holt the impact that a first-ever American pope may have in the United States, where data already suggests there are several states where Catholicism is on the rise.
Birthright citizenship dispute at the Supreme Court has broad implications for Trump's agenda

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Lawrence Hurley

May 14, 2025, 5:00 AM EDTWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court could give a major boost to the Trump administration's muscular use of executive power when it hears arguments Thursday over his plan to end birthright citizenship. The court is not actually using a trio of cases before it to give the final word on whether Trump can radically reinterpret the long-understood meaning of the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
Trump administration live updates: President meets with Syrian leader in major breakthrough for former jihadi

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Katherine Doyle |Raquel Coronell Uribe |Kate Santaliz

Updated May 14, 2025, 4:40 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump met this morning with his Syrian counterpart and former-Islamist rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and urged him to recognize Israel's statehood. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was present while they met and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined remotely. The meeting took place on the second day of Trump's Middle East trip, which will see him head to Qatar later today.
Man pleads guilty to attacking flight attendant during attempt to open plane door

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Dennis Romero

May 13, 2025, 10:06 PM EDTA man who tried to open a cabin door and then attacked a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon on a passenger jet in 2023 has agreed to a deal that includes his release. Francisco Severo Torres, 34, agreed to plead guilty to assaulting or intimidating a flight crew member following the 2023 incident on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston, prosecutors said Tuesday.