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Oct. 16, 2025, 8:25 PM EDTBy Mosheh Gains and Courtney KubeThe U.S. military carried out a strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel boat today in international waters in the Caribbean, and for the first time there were survivors, according to a U.S. official.This is a developing story and will be updated.Mosheh GainsI am NBC News’ producer & off-air reporter covering stories about and related to the Defense Department around the world.Courtney KubeCourtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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Nov. 30, 2025, 5:49 AM ESTBy Freddie ClaytonIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed more than 70,000 people in over two years of war, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, as the death toll continues to climb despite the ongoing ceasefire.Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed at least 70,100 people since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 2023, which equates to more than 3% of the 2.3 million people living in the enclave. A further 170,983 people have been wounded.The World Health Organization has said that the numbers given by health officials in Gaza are reputable.A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza remains in effect but has been tested by repeated outbreaks of violence, as Gaza’s residents face hunger, flooding and the onset of a bitter winter.Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. The two brothers, aged 11 and 8, died when an Israeli drone struck close to a school sheltering displaced people in the town of Beni Suhaila, according to staff at Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. The Israeli military said it killed two people who crossed into an Israeli-controlled area, “conducted suspicious activities” and approached troops. The statement didn’t mention children.Israeli strike on Gaza leaves 24 Palestinians dead, dozens wounded00:27Sunday’s grim milestone arrives more than two years after Hamas launched multipronged surprise attacks on Israel that left 1,200 people dead, with 240 people taken hostage by Hamas and other affiliated militant groups.An estimated 90% of Gaza’s population has been displaced since Oct. 7 2023, and more than 1.5 million people “urgently require emergency shelter assistance,” the United Nations’ migration agency IOM said last month.Walid Qabalan, a 53-year-old man, now lives with his family of nine in a small tent in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis. On the second day of the war, Walid, his wife, and their children were forced to flee their home in the city of Abasan, east of Khan Younis, after their home became too dangerous to reach.His daughter Amira, who is 13 and should be in eighth grade, instead spends her daily life keeping the family safe.“My days are spent making dough, waiting at the charity kitchen line, fetching water,” she told NBC News.Eleven-year-old Abrar, who should be in fifth grade, left school from the very first day of the war.They took our childhood,” she said. “Our playtime is gone, our home is gone, our memories are gone.”President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan was endorsed by a majority vote at the United Nations earlier this month, though world powers were still divided over whether it can convert the fragile ceasefire into the long-term solution that has eluded the Middle East.Designed to usher Gaza from rubble-strewn war zone into a new era, Trump’s plan would establish a “Board of Peace” to temporarily govern the territory and an International Stabilization Force taking over responsibility for maintaining the peace from the Israel Defense Forces currently occupying parts of the Gaza Strip.The proposal would be “phase two” of Trump’s 20-point plan first announced in September, “phase one” of which brought a prisoner and hostage exchange.Freddie ClaytonFreddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London. 
November 11, 2025
Nov. 11, 2025, 3:14 PM ESTBy David K. Li and Nicole DuarteShortly before Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died by suicide, the player said goodbye to friends and said he couldn’t bear to do any time behind bars, police recordings revealed on Tuesday.The Cowboys head of security, Cable Johnson, was put through to police in Plano asking for officers in that Dallas suburb to do a welfare check on the 24-year-old.“He sent out some group texts that are concerning, probably mental health,” Johnson told a police dispatcher. “The group text seemed to be saying goodbye and he made some statement about not being able to go to prison or to jail.” It wasn’t clear what Kneeland could have been referencing about possible time behind bars.The dispatcher didn’t ask Cable to elaborate and a Plano police spokesman couldn’t be immediately reached for comment on Tuesday.Johnson said he had already been in touch with top brass at the Plano Police Department, asking for a welfare check to Kneeland’s apartment at 6000 Columbus Ave. “I just was off the phone with (Plano Police) Chief (Ed) Drain so he’s aware, and I sent him the text as well,” Johnson said.Kneeland was found dead in the early morning hours of Thursday last week with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after evading authorities, crashing a car and fleeing on foot, police said.Texas Department of Public Safety troopers attempted to stop his car for a traffic violation near Frisco on Wednesday night, launching the brief pursuit, police said.Kneeland was in his second season with the Cowboys and had scored his first NFL touchdown days earlier, recovering a blocked punt in the end zone against the Arizona Cardinals on “Monday Night Football.”If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988, or go to 988lifeline.org, to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.David K. LiSenior Breaking News ReporterNicole DuarteNicole Duarte is an assignment editor in NBC News’ Miami bureau.
October 12, 2025
Oct. 12, 2025, 5:05 AM EDTBy Andrew GreifIt’s a distressing time to be a team once considered a preseason Super Bowl contender. Reigning champion Philadelphia has lost two straight after Thursday’s blowout loss to the Giants. The Baltimore Ravens are 1-4 and star quarterback Lamar Jackson is hurt. The Kansas City Chiefs have their game-breaking quarterback healthy, but are 2-3, having suffered more losses already than all of last season. Buffalo’s 13-game home winning streak was just snapped in a surprise upset. Since Green Bay began talking of going undefeated at 2-0, the Packers have lost one game and tied another. Cincinnati? Don’t even ask.The Detroit Lions seemed to be headed toward trouble, too. In Week 1, playing with brand-new defensive and offensive coordinators, an offense that led the league in scoring in 2024 mustered only 13 points in a loss to division-rival Green Bay. As many of the NFL’s favorites have wilted over the past month, though, the Lions have quietly built one of the best cases for Super Bowl contention by winning four straight and scoring 34 or more points in every win. Even after wunderkind offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left to coach Chicago, the Lions have scored 174 points, the most in franchise history through five games. And despite coordinator Aaron Glenn leaving to coach the Jets, the defense ranks in the top three in sacks, pressures, quarterback hits and forced fumbles. Oddsmakers at DraftKings now peg the Lions’ as the favorite to win the NFC, and have given them the second-best odds to win the Super Bowl, behind only Buffalo. Parity and drama across the league have drawn attention elsewhere. Seven teams are 4-1, including Indiana, Jacksonville and San Francisco, which missed the playoffs last season. Twenty-five games have come down to a score in the final three minutes of regulation or overtime, most in NFL history through Week 5, per NBC Sports research. Meanwhile, the Lions keep ripping off wins.”That core group is still intact,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I think the most important thing is you’ve got your culture, you’ve got your identity and you’ve got players that fit into that, and we’ve got that. “We’ve got players in every pivotal position you can ask for to have success. And those guys are made the right way, so absolutely, our window is open.”Skepticism about Detroit (4-1) taking advantage of that title window is expected after it earned the NFC’s top playoff seed last season, setting franchise records for points (564) and tying an NFL record for games with 40-plus points (six) along the way, only to instantly underwhelm in the postseason by losing its playoff opener to Washington, at home.This season, just like last, injuries have begun to chip away at the Lions’ depth and potential. Three starter-level defensive backs could miss a significant amount of time after recent injuries, Campbell said this week. A shoulder injury sidelined left tackle Taylor Decker last week, and that missing protector on quarterback Jared Goff’s blind side contributed to Goff being sacked four times, after taking zero sacks the previous three weeks combined. Yet pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson, whose leg injury last season was one of the most devastating to Detroit’s defense, is back, and is again playing like a candidate for defensive player of the year. His team-high five sacks tie for third-most in the league. “It’s good to have him back, period,” Campbell said. “My gosh … we missed him last year.” There were questions about how Goff would fare playing for the first time in his career without an offense directed by either Sean McVay or Johnson, both considered two of the league’s most creative at calling offenses. Johnson, who reveled in mixing in hook-and-ladders, trick plays and throws to offensive linemen, was particularly flashy. His successor, John Morton, 56, had been an offensive coordinator in the NFL just one other season in his career prior this season. But critically, he had previously coached in Detroit in 2022 and overlapped with Goff then in a different role.“I’ve said it a million times, the fact that we were together at one point and have a relationship prior to him being my coordinator is extremely important and allows us to kind of speak freely to each other,” Goff said last month.Goff has thrown for a league-high 12 touchdowns and completed a league-best 75.2 percent of his passes — only the second player in NFL history, behind Peyton Manning in 2013, to put up stats like that through five games. (Manning would go on to win MVP that season, and lead Denver to a Super Bowl.)Morton compared the Lions to a Raiders team he coached on that went to a Super Bowl. “We had the best offense in the league” filled with “Hall of Famers,” Morton said this month when asked to compare Detroit’s options. “That’s really the only thing that comes to mind, really. But these weapons (here), we can do whatever we want.”And in a league where the expected contenders have rarely been able to do as they please, it has made Detroit’s start notable.What we’re watching for in Week 6Broncos (3-2) vs. Jets (0-5): In London, the aforementioned Glenn has yet to win as a head coach, and is facing a Broncos team with a league-leading 21 sacks. New York has started 0-6 only twice in its history.Cardinals (2-3) at Colts (4-1): Arizona has been snake-bitten, losing three straight games on game-winning field goals in the final seconds. The Colts haven’t turned the ball over in four games.Chargers (3-2) at Dolphins (1-4): Justin Herbert threw four interceptions last season but has three in his last three games. Miami has won one of its last 15 games against opponents with winning records.Seahawks (3-2) at Jaguars (4-1): Jacksonville is the best in the league at forcing turnovers (14), while Seattle is the best road team (eight consecutive wins). Patriots (3-2) at Saints (1-4): If Stefon Diggs collects 100-plus receiving yards for a third straight game this week, he’ll be the first Patriots receiver to do that since Wes Welker in 2012. Browns (1-4) at Steelers (3-1): Under coach Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh is 14-1 when facing a rookie quarterback at home, per NBC Sports research. Another good omen: Pittsburgh has won eight straight games coming off a bye week.Cowboys (2-2-1) at Panthers (2-3): Dak Prescott needs 150 passing yards to pass Troy Aikman for the second-most passing yards in team history, and a win would move him past Tony Romo into third all-time in franchise history for wins.Rams (3-2) at Ravens (1-4): Baltimore’s defense will have to tighten after allowing 35-plus points in each of their last four games. The Ravens have allowed a league-high 13 passing touchdowns.Titans (1-4) at Raiders (1-4): No team has completed a lower percentage of its passes this year than the Titans (51.8 percent). Bengals (2-3) at Packers (2-1-1): Green Bay is one of two teams (Buffalo) whose defense has yet to allow a big play of 40-plus yards. And it has allowed a league-low six plays of 20-plus yards. Cincinnati is starting QB Joe Flacco after trading for him this week.49ers (4-1) at Buccaneers (4-1): Tampa rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka ranks fourth with 445 receiving yards and his average of 17.8 yards per catch ranks fourth among qualified receivers.Lions (4-1) at Chiefs (3-2): If Patrick Mahomes throws for one touchdown Sunday, he’ll become the fastest quarterback to reach 300 for a career, beating Aaron Rodgers by eight games. Bills (4-1) at Falcons (2-2) on Monday: Bijan Robinson’s 146 scrimmage yards per game lead the NFL. Buffalo’s Josh Allen has a turnover in each of his last two games after zero turnovers in his previous eight games.Bears (2-2) at Commanders (3-2) on Monday: Chicago has won its last two games but, historically, is 1-9 coming off a bye since 2015.Andrew GreifAndrew Greif is a sports reporter for NBC News Digital. 
October 1, 2025
Savewith a NBCUniversal ProfileCreate your free profile or log in to save this articleOct. 1, 2025, 11:00 AM EDTBy Liz SzaboPeople who learn they have autism after age 6 — the current median age at diagnosis — are often described as having a “milder” form of autism than people diagnosed as toddlers.A new study challenges that assumption.A genetic analysis finds that people with autism spectrum disorder diagnosed in late childhood or adolescence actually have “a different form of autism,” not a less severe one, said Varun Warrier, senior author of a study published Wednesday in Nature.The “genetic profile” of people with late-diagnosis autism actually looks more like depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder than early childhood autism, said Warrier, an autism researcher at the University of Cambridge. The study illustrates that autism is not a single condition with one root cause, but rather an umbrella term for a cluster of conditions with similar — although not identical — features, said Geraldine Dawson, founding director of the Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development, who wasn’t involved in the new report. Alycia Halladay, chief science officer at the Autism Science Foundation, who wasn’t involved in the study, said: “This paper reinforces yet again how complex autism is and how much genetics plays a role not just in a diagnosis but in the features of that diagnosis. There is no one cause of autism, despite claims against Tylenol.”Authors of the new study analyzed long-term social, emotional and behavioral information about children in the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as genetic data about more than 45,000 autistic people in Europe and the United States.Different genetic profilesResearchers didn’t focus on a single gene or even a few genes. Instead, they looked at sets of thousands of genetic variants that together influence particular traits. While one genetic profile may lead to difficulties with social interactions during the toddler or preschool years, another set of genes may cause an increase in such problems during late childhood and beyond, Warrier said.The new study suggests that some autistic children “develop differently and may not receive a diagnosis earlier on because their features may not yet have clearly emerged,” Warrier said. “It is important to understand what these features are and ensure that we are assessing autistic people across the lifespan.”Most autism diagnoses are made before age 18, with 22% of diagnoses occurring by age 4, 20% from 5 to 8, 15% from 9 to 12 and 16% from 13 to 17.Adult diagnoses are more common in women. Twenty-five percent of women with autism were diagnosed at age 19 or older last year, compared with 12% of men, according to Epic Research.In the study, adolescents diagnosed with autism had more difficulties managing emotional issues and relationships with peers than other kids. That was the struggle for Adeline Lacroix of Toronto. Lacroix, now 42, who was raised in France, had trouble making friends as a child. She “wondered why in school we learned things that were to me quite easy, such as mathematics, but we didn’t learn how to make friends, which for me was much more difficult,” she said.Lacroix often didn’t understand when other people were being ironic or making a joke. Although she got good grades, “I felt I was very dumb because I didn’t understand a lot of things.”Adeline Lacroix’s life changed when she was diagnosed with autism at age 30.Courtesy Adeline LacroixHer frustration led to depression and thoughts of death. “I didn’t really want to die, but at the same time I was so tired,” she said.Her life changed when she was diagnosed with autism at age 30. Suddenly, she realized why understanding conversations was so hard. She changed careers, abandoning her old job as a schoolteacher to pursue a doctorate in psychology and neuroscience. Lacroix now has a supportive partner and a job she loves at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, where she researches women and girls with autism. “I’m very happy with my life,” she said.Although many young people with autism are still diagnosed relatively late in childhood because of a lack of screening and resources in their communities, increased awareness and wider access to testing have helped lower the age at which children are diagnosed with autism, allowing them to get critical early support. Increased acceptance of neurodiversity is also motivating a growing number of teens and adults to seek out testing for autism, which can involve difficulties in communication and social interactions, as well as restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests. From 2011 to 2022, autism diagnoses among adults 26 to 34 grew by 450%, the largest relative increase among any age group.In the Nature study, the first to link a genetic profile to the timing of autism diagnosis, newly diagnosed adolescents had an increased risk of depression.The increase in depression could stem from both a genetic predisposition and a lack of support faced by young people whose unique learning needs and social challenges go unaddressed for years, Warrier said.“Children who have undiagnosed autism may not receive the support they need,” he said. “They may be bullied, excluded and may be vulnerable socially. It is only when they are struggling that caregivers seek out professional help and they receive an autism diagnosis.”In future research, he said, Warrier hopes to study how a person’s social environment — whether supportive or hostile — affects the risk of depression in later-diagnosed people. Although school and community services often focus on youngsters, Warrier said it’s important to support people with autism of all ages.The emotional toll of trying to blend inSam Brandsen, who grew up in a small town in Iowa where few people were familiar with autism, didn’t get that critical support. In the sixth grade, he was bullied for being different. Kids made fun of him for rocking back and forth, a behavior that he found soothing. Boys shoved him into lockers and tied his shoelaces to his desk to make him fall.By force of will, he managed to sit still at his desk. But the mental and emotional effort he expended took a heavy toll, Brandsen said, causing him to suffer panic attacks between classes.“You know that you’re different, but you don’t really have a framework for understanding what that difference is,” said Sam Brandsen who was diagnosed with autism at 27.Sam BrandsonBrandsen, now 31, said he wasn’t diagnosed with autism until four years ago, after his 18-month-old son was diagnosed with it. Like Lacroix, Brandsen said he felt relieved to better understand himself. Instead of wasting energy to act like everyone else, he said, “I’d rather use that energy to just be a kinder person.”Brandsen said he can understand why people with autism who are diagnosed later in life may have a greater risk of mental distress.“You know that you’re different, but you don’t really have a framework for understanding what that difference is,” said Brandsen, a part-time postdoctoral researcher at the University of Alberta in Canada and a member of the Autism Society’s Council of Autistic Advisors. “You’re trying to make sense of rules that seem to make sense to everyone else, and you don’t know why it’s not clicking for you.”Although Brandsen said he understands why scientists want to study the causes of autism, he said he hopes they will spend more time researching ways to help people with autism lead full, independent lives. His son has a number of disabilities, Brandsen said, but the boy also experiences tremendous joy.“There’s so many ways that he’s changed my life profoundly for the better, even if it’s been kind of a harder path at times,” Brandsen said. “But then he can also take so much joy from just watching a train.”If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988, or go to 988lifeline.org, to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can also call the network, previously known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, at 800-273-8255, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.Liz SzaboLiz Szabo is an independent health and science journalist. Her work has won multiple national awards. One of her investigations led to a new state law in Virginia.
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