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An emergency department doctor describes what it was like to treat people he knows following a shooting and fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan. NBC News’ Adrienne Broaddus reports.



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Oct. 3, 2025, 1:42 PM EDTBy Kaan OzcanOzempic and Wegovy are coming to a Costco near you.Novo Nordisk, the company that makes Ozempic and Wegovy, announced Friday it will be selling the prescription injectable pens at the warehouse chain’s pharmacies. A four-week supply of the weight loss drug will cost $499 out of pocket. Novo Nordisk already sells the monthly supply for $499 at its direct-to-consumer website, and it offers the same discount through CVS and Walmart.Novo Nordisk and other manufacturers of the hugely popular weight loss drugs have been competing against compounding pharmacies, some clinics and medical spas who sell cheaper versions of the branded medications.“We want to make sure we offer the real, authentic Wegovy and Ozempic where patients seek care,” David Moore, president of Novo Nordisk U.S., told NBC News. “We know that Costco is a trusted brand.” Costco members with a prescription will pay $499 for a one-month supply. Executive members and those with Costco Citibank credit cards will receive an additional 2% discount. For members who have insurance, the price will depend on their plan.The discounted prescriptions will be available at over 600 Costco pharmacies nationwide starting Friday. Recent research on the drugs has shown their potential to reduce stroke risk, treat liver disease and protect heart health. Dr. Rekha Kumar, an endocrinologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and senior medical adviser at Found Health, said the drugs have been a big breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes, but they’re still out of reach for many people who are uninsured, or whose insurance won’t cover the prescriptions. “This will definitely improve one of the issues with access, meaning that there is another place that people can get the medicine that you know isn’t their retail pharmacy, isn’t an online telehealth pharmacy, but a large store that many people in the United States go to,” she said, even if it will not “solve the issues of insurance coverage and cost.”In 2024, 13 states cover GLP-1 drugs for obesity treatment, according to KFF, a nonpartisan health policy research group. Around 1 in 8 adults say they have used a GLP-1 agonist.“Those patients that have coverage will receive the medicine on average for $25 a month,” Novo Nordisk’s Moore said. “But that doesn’t cover everyone, so we wanted to make sure there’s a self-pay option available as well.”Around 1 in 5 people with private insurance don’t have coverage for at least one brand-name GLP-1 medication prescribed for weight loss, according to GoodRX.Dr. Harlan Krumholz, cardiologist and professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine said that he’s happy to see greater accessibility for the medications, but they won’t reach the people that need them the most if they can’t pay $499 a month.“The people who have the greatest need for these medications are precisely the people who are in lower socioeconomic strata who have either poor insurance or no insurance, and don’t have the discretionary funds to be spending on medications,” he said.“If we really want to make the biggest difference on the health of the nation, we have to make sure that the people who would benefit the most have access to medications that are being shown to be beneficial.” Kaan OzcanKaan Ozcan is an intern with NBC News’ Health and Medical Unit. 
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Oct. 6, 2025, 4:34 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 6, 2025, 5:38 PM EDTBy Natasha Korecki and Daniella SilvaCHICAGO — Clashes between protesters and federal agents over immigration enforcement escalated this weekend, capping several weeks of tension over President Donald Trump’s vow to send federalized National Guard troops to the streets of Chicago. Skirmishes outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview led the mayor to announce Monday that she was limiting demonstrations to certain hours.The announcement, which was provided first to NBC News, comes after multiple clashes around an ICE processing facility in Broadview, where federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas and used physical force, including slamming people to the ground, as protesters have tried to block vehicles from entering and leaving the facility. Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson issued an order designating protest hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily “in response to escalating disruptions and public safety concerns.”Tensions have grown in Chicago and the surrounding area after President Donald Trump launched Operation Midway Blitz, massively increasing immigration enforcement in the area. The operation has so far led to 900 arrests, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Demonstrations opposing the deployment of federal troops have taken place in downtown Chicago.Jacek Boczarski / Anadolu via Getty ImagesThompson said in a statement that the order sought to balance the constitutional rights of protesters and “the needs and safety of Broadview’s residents and businesses.”“People have to go to work, they have to get their children ready for school, our businesses have to serve their customers, and our residents with developmental disabilities, who have sensory issues, have suffered emotional meltdowns because of the chaotic environment when protests get disruptive,” she said in the statement.She said some demonstrators have escalated into unsafe situations, including over the weekend, when there was a “very aggressive crowd of protesters and the situation got out of control” as demonstrators tried to take over Interstate 290.“I have repeatedly said that I intend to defend the protesters’ constitutionally protected free speech rights. I support their cause,” she said. “But the repeated clashes with ICE agents in our town are causing enormous disruptions in the quality of life for my residents whose rights I have taken an oath to protect. We live here. Our residents live here and deserve dignity and respect.”ICE said in a statement that the Broadview Processing Center “continues to face violence and unlawful activity by rioters. The relentless actions of these individuals — and their attempts to obstruct the enforcement of federal law — are unacceptable.”The agency said “local inaction” by officials “has enabled agitators to escalate violence and placed federal officers, first responders, and Broadview residents in harm’s way.”Trump has also been threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago for months, giving the greenlight to do so over the weekend, as state and local officials have fought back against his efforts.Earlier Monday, the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor,” the Illinois Attorney General’s Office wrote in the filing, which names President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll as defendants.Representatives for the Justice Department, the Army and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Defense Department declined to comment.Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said at a news conference later Monday that Trump’s plans to send in the National Guard were an “unconstitutional invasion of Illinois by the federal government.”“Peaceful protesters have been hit with tear gas and shot with rubber bullets; journalists simply reporting the facts on the ground have been targeted and arrested; U.S. citizens, including children, have been traumatized and detained,” he said.Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has repeatedly pushed back against Trump’s intention of sending National Guard troops to Chicago.Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP – Getty ImagesHe said the “escalation of violence is targeted and intentional and premeditated. The Trump administration is following a playbook. Cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem like peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and tear gas canisters at them.”Pritzker said Trump wanted to “justify and normalize the presence of armed soldiers under his direct command.”The White House maintained Trump’s actions are lawful.“Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local leaders like Pritzker have refused to step in to quell, President Trump has exercised his lawful authority to protect federal officers and assets. President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness plaguing American cities,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement.Citing crime issues, Trump has also threatened to send the National Guard into other prominent Democratic-run cities, including New York, Baltimore and New Orleans. The rate of serious crimes has dropped dramatically in Chicago and the other cities Trump had targeted in recent years. Statistics from the Chicago Police Department show the murder rate through the end of September is down 29% compared with the same period last year. Overall crime is down 13%, according to the police department.Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday called “ICE Free Zone,” which prohibits federal immigration agents from using any city-owned property during its operations in Chicago. “We will not tolerate ICE agents violating our residents’ constitutional rights nor will we allow the federal government to disregard our local authority. ICE agents are detaining elected officials, tear-gassing protestors, children, and Chicago police officers, and abusing Chicago residents. We will not stand for that in our city,” Johnson said in a statement. The White House, in a statement Monday, called Johnson’s order “a disgusting betrayal of every law-abiding citizen.” “Johnson’s pathetic excuse that enforcing our nation’s immigration laws somehow ‘undermines community trust’ exposes his true loyalty: to criminal illegal alien predators, not the terrified families of Chicago,” the statement said. Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Monday afternoon that Johnson was “demonizing ICE law enforcement” and accused him of not caring about the safety of federal law enforcement officers or Chicagoans. “His reckless policies not only endanger our law enforcement, but public safety,” she said.Natasha KoreckiNatasha Korecki is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.Daniella SilvaDaniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
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Oct. 2, 2025, 5:00 AM EDTBy Aria BendixBecause Wednesday marked the start of the 2026 fiscal year, the WIC program — which provides free, healthy food to low-income pregnant women, new moms and children under 5 — was due for an influx of funding.Instead came the government shutdown. If it persists, access to the federal program, known in full as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, could be jeopardized. A USDA letter to WIC state agency directors on Wednesday confirmed that states would not receive their next quarterly allocation of funds during the shutdown.According to the National WIC Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization that represents state and local WIC agencies, “devastating disruptions” may deny millions of moms and children access to nutritious foods if the government remains closed for longer than a week or two. Given that Social Security checks will still go out, national parks remain partially open and most Medicaid and Medicare services are continuing, a lapse in WIC funding could be among the first widespread, tangible effects of the shutdown for nonfederal workers.WIC — a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture — served roughly 6.8 million people as of April 2022, the most recent data available. It receives funding from Congress, which the USDA then allocates to states on a quarterly basis. From there, states distribute it to WIC clinics, of which there are roughly 10,000 nationwide. The clinics distribute preloaded cards that members use to purchase program-approved healthy foods at participating grocery stores. New moms can also purchase infant formula and receive lactation counseling. Barbie Anderson, a mother of three who is pregnant, said she has relied on WIC to purchase healthy food since her oldest child was born nine years ago. Her family lives paycheck to paycheck in Milaca, Minnesota, she added, and the program helps them afford fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk, peanut butter and yogurt. She has also used it for breastfeeding support, she said.Under normal circumstances, Anderson said, her WIC card would be reloaded on Oct. 15. She’s unsure if that will happen now. “All the food that we get from WIC goes to our kids. So you’re really harming the kids” if services pause, she said.During the shutdown, states will have to rely on up to $150 million in contingency funds from the USDA to continue offering services, along with a small amount of rollover funding from the previous fiscal year in some cases, according to the National WIC Association. The group warned that the funding could dry up in a week or two if the shutdown persists, depending on how states allocate it. Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans during a conference call Wednesday that WIC is set to run out of money by next week if the government doesn’t reopen, according to two GOP sources on the call.“Historically, when there has been a shutdown, WIC has remained open for business, but because this one falls at the start of the fiscal year, there are some risks,” said Georgia Machell, president of the National WIC Association. She called on Congress to pass a funding bill that protects the program and keeps it running without interruption. A USDA spokesperson told NBC News that WIC’s continued operation will depend on “state choice and the length of a shutdown.” “If Democrats do not fund the government, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) will run out of funding and States will have to make a choice,” the spokesperson wrote in a statement.However, some House Democrats say the federal government has the power to keep WIC afloat — if the USDA commits to replenishing state funds used during the shutdown after it ends. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Reps. 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