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President Trump claims that recent military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats have each saved at least 25,000 American lives. NBC News’ Dan De Luce explains what we know about the impact of the strikes.



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Oct. 30, 2025, 5:23 PM EDTBy Natasha KoreckiCHICAGO — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday flatly rejected a request by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend immigration enforcements in the Chicago area until after Halloween.Pritzker cited children’s safety and an incident from Saturday in which Customs and Border Protection agents deployed tear gas in a neighborhood where kids were preparing for a Halloween parade.In turning down the request, Noem also cited children’s safety.“We’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe,” Noem said at a news conference in Gary, Indiana, on Thursday. “The fact that Gov. Pritzker is asking for that is shameful and, I think, unfortunate that he doesn’t recognize how important the work is that we do to make sure we’re bringing criminals to justice and getting them off our streets, especially when we’re going to send all of our kiddos out on the streets and going to events and enjoying the holiday season.”Noem made the comments amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as a spasm of immigration enforcement operations devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents and activists in which immigration officers deployed chemical agents. In a widely reported event over the weekend, they used tear gas in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, just as kids and families were gathering for a Halloween parade. Pritzker appeared to reference the incident in his letter to Noem.“I am respectfully requesting you suspend enforcement operations from Friday, October 31 to Sunday, November 2 in and around homes, schools, hospitals, parks, houses of worship, and other community gatherings where Halloween celebrations are taking place. Illinois families deserve to spend Halloween weekend without fear,” Pritzker wrote in a letter sent to Noem. “No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood.” A federal judge earlier this week cited the incident in Old Irving Park as she admonished Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino that his agents must abide by a court order dictating that chemical agents were not to be used without warnings in public settings where they are not under imminent threat. Residents say immigration agents contending with neighbors upset over their activity used aggressive tactics including deploying tear gas — which the judge pointed to as the kind of activity she sought to curb in residential areas.A Border Patrol agent walks through a cloud of tear gas in Chicago on Oct. 14.Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesGovernment attorneys said they didn’t want to hamstring agents who had to contend with sometimes threatening crowds. Noem said Thursday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have increasingly been threatened. “What we’ve seen in attacks on ICE officers is unacceptable,” Noem said. “I’ll remind you, every single ICE officer has someone who loves them.” Before the end of Tuesday’s hearing, the judge pleaded with the government to tamp down activities over Halloween. “The last thing that I will say is Halloween is on Friday. I do not, do not want to get violation reports from [attorneys] that show that agents are out and about on Halloween where kids are present and tear gas is being deployed or pepper balls are being deployed,” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino on Tuesday. “I expect everybody to act reasonably. You know that it is a day when people are going to be out minding their own business.”In court filings Monday, lawyers submitted affidavits from residents of the Old Irving Park neighborhood, who described getting out of the shower, still being in pajamas or getting their kids ready for a Halloween day parade when they heard loud noises.One Old Irving Park resident, Brian Kolp, told NBC News he was drinking coffee in his house when he noticed fast movement outside. Agents were arresting an immigrant who had been doing contract work in the area, on his front lawn, he said. Kolp, an attorney who previously worked as a state’s attorney, ran outside in his pajama pants and said while neighbors were upset and shouting at agents, they did not impede or threaten them. At one point, he saw an agent with “some sort of munition in his hand.”“Are you seriously about to throw that in the middle of the neighborhood?” Kolp said he told the agent. He then queried the agent on why he wasn’t wearing a body camera, he said. The agent then walked away, according to Kolp, but at the other end of the street, a chemical agent was deployed. “There was nothing to justify any of their use of force. At no point did they give a verbal or audible warning,” he said.As for Old Irving Park on Halloween, longtime resident Anna Zolkowski said it will be the first time she doesn’t hand out candy in more than 30 years. The neighborhood, which boasts of larger lots, older trees and front yards that transform with elaborate Halloween decor, draws trick-or-treaters from surrounding areas. One recent year, it logged 1,300 trick-or-treaters. “I’m too shaken,” she said, after witnessing Saturday’s confrontation with immigration agents. Instead, she’ll be on the corners with a whistle to warn of any immigration activity should it transpire. She donated her candy money to a legal defense fund for immigrants and said other residents also signed up to watch for immigration activity on Halloween. “We’re not going to let this ruin a traditional Chicago Halloween, where children and their families can feel safe and have fun,” she said. Natasha KoreckiNatasha Korecki is a senior national political reporter for NBC News.
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Oct. 23, 2025, 4:47 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 23, 2025, 5:04 PM EDTBy Jake Lubbehusen and Corky SiemaszkoThe death of American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky may have been the result of a drug overdose and is being investigated as a possible suicide, according to a police report released Thursday.The revelation came as some of the world’s top chess players gathered in the San Franscisco Bay Area to bid farewell to the 29-year-old grandmaster, who was found unconscious earlier this week at his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.His older brother, Alan Naroditsky, said in a statement that “his death is a huge loss to us all.” “To the world, Daniel is the chess grandmaster, passionate commentator, and the gifted educator who we know and love,” it said. “To me, he is all of those things — but he will always be Danya, my little brother.”The elder Naroditsky said as children they were “inseparable” and they shared a passion for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, as well as “trading puns and our massive repertoire of inside jokes.””He was my best friend, and one of the best human beings I have ever known,” his statement read. Naroditsky’s death outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he’d been accused of cheating during matches and bullied relentlessly by Vladimir Kramnik, a former world chess champion he once idolized and who has accused many other players of cheating in online play.Chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik competes in London in 2013.Oli Scarff / Getty Images fileThe bare bones report released by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department states that Naroditsky was found dead on Sunday evening and describes the focus of the probe as a “Death/suicide/overdose/Sudden/Natural Death Investigation.””On Sunday October 19th at approximately 07:11pm officers responded to an assist medic call in the area of 9000 Colin crossing,” the report states. “Upon arrival an unresponsive subject was located and later pronounced deceased by a medic.”Naroditsky’s funeral took place a day after the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced it would investigate whether Kramnik should be disciplined for the disparaging public statements he made “before and after the tragic death” of Naroditsky.”Depending on the circumstances and the findings, there is a broad array of possible sanctions, from financial penalties to a ban,” a spokesperson said in an email Thursday to NBC News. “The decision lies entirely with the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission, which is independent of the FIDE President and the Board.”Kramnik, 50, in email exchanges with NBC News, has insisted that he has been the “subject of a bullying and slandering PR campaign,” as well as ongoing threats to him and his family.There was no immediate response from Kramnik when NBC reached out to him about the latest development.In a post Thursday on X, Kramnik wrote that he has “contacted the Charlotte police Department and asked them to investigate the death of Daniel, providing them some additional info.”Naroditsky, a child prodigy who became one of the most influential American voices in the sport, was found earlier this week unconscious on a sofa by his friends, grandmaster Oleksandr Bortnyk and Peter Giannatos, founder of the Charlotte Chess Center.”I found him dead in his house,” an emotional Bortnyk said in an online video this week. “I came to check on him with Peter, the Director of Charlotte Center, and our mutual friend. We came together to check, because he wasn’t answering. And we found him dead on the couch.”Bortnyk said he spoke to his friend “Danya” a few days before he died. He said Naroditsky was “very sad about this situation with Kramnik.””He never f—–g cheated in his life,” Bortnyk said of his friend. “Never.”The Charlotte Chess Center in North Carolina, where Naroditsky trained and worked as a coach, announced on social media Monday that he had died and called him “a talented chess player, educator, and beloved member of the chess community.”If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.Jake LubbehusenCorky SiemaszkoCorky Siemaszko is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital.
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