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Editors' picks

A selection of the best reporting and most interesting stories from NBC News.

Welcome to Starbase, Texas: A new city home to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Marco Rubio  smiling
A few weeks ago he was being blindsided by Trump on foreign policy. Now, Marco Rubio appears closer to the White House than ever.
This eco-friendly solution for shipping refrigerated products is cutting down on hard-to-recycle plastic and styrofoam.
Sinatra Jordan in court on March 10, 2025.
Sinatra Jordan languished in a Mississippi jail waiting for a trial that would never come, even after the police who accused him were arrested in the case.

Karen Wandel's father, Libero Marinelli, Jr., was a widowed Army veteran.
Libero Marinelli Jr.’s journey from a public hospital to a for-profit body broker demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, an NBC News investigation found.
A disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business dissecting and exporting corpses.
The Health Science Center had received about 2,350 unclaimed bodies in the past five years. More than 830 of them were selected for use.
Survivors said they were disturbed and heartbroken to learn that their loved ones’ bodies may have been studied.

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis

'A moment of profound emotion and reflection': Pope Francis' faithful mourners

A look at some of the hundreds of thousands of Catholics from around the world who flocked to Vatican City to pay their respects to the late pontiff.
Derick Banin, a priest from Cameroon, outside St. Peter's Basilica during Pope Francis' funeral.
Derick Banin, a priest from Cameroon, outside St. Peter's Basilica during Pope Francis' funeral.
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Canada

Canada

Canada was poised to elect its own 'Maple MAGA' movement. Then Trump happened.

Some Canadian Conservatives told NBC News they voted Liberal for the first time in Monday's election in a rejection of Pierre Poilievre's seemingly Trump-inspired campaign.
Canada holds a snap election
Canada holds a snap election

Vietnamese Americans talk about code-switching and feeling American 'enough'

On the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, families open up about the often-conflicting sides of feeling bicultural.
Tam Do.
Tam Do.

He was tortured by the Taliban. Will he be sent back to Afghanistan?

Mohammad is one of thousands of Afghans in immigration limbo in the U.S. after they risked their lives to help the American military during the war. 
Mohammed.
Mohammed.

When the F-word is 'fluoride.' Health experts worry they're in a losing battle to defend it.

Florida is set to become the second state to ban community water fluoridation.
A silhouette of a child drinks from a water fountain
A silhouette of a child drinks from a water fountain
6d ago

After killing unarmed man, Texas deputy told colleague: 'I just smoked a dude'

It took nearly two years, and a federal lawsuit, for Wendy Tippitt to see the police video that captured the fatal shooting of her 29-year-old son.
Deputy Shane Iverson fatally shoots Timothy Michael Randall, who was stopped for a traffic violation, in Rusk County, Texas, in 2022.
Deputy Shane Iverson fatally shoots Timothy Michael Randall, who was stopped for a traffic violation, in Rusk County, Texas, in 2022.
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The Shedeur Sanders slide: What experts are saying on why the Colorado QB fell to the NFL draft's fifth round

Sanders, selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 144th overall pick, was expected to go much earlier in the NFL draft.
Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders

Pacific Northwest fault zone could trigger a catastrophic 5-minute quake, new research warns

A once-every-500-years earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could shake for five minutes and cause 100-foot tsunami waves. New research says that would be just the start of the horrors.
Pictured, from left to right, are Brandon Hatcher and Tina Dura walk across a field holding tools
Pictured, from left to right, are Brandon Hatcher and Tina Dura walk across a field holding tools
6d ago

Escaped dog in Australia is rescued after 529 days alone in the wilderness

Valerie went missing on Kangaroo Island off South Australia in late 2023. She was safely captured by wildlife searchers last week and will return home soon.
Dachsund rescued after more than 500 days in the Australian outback.
Dachsund rescued after more than 500 days in the Australian outback.

Companies ramp up warnings about tariffs' impact on bottom lines — and consumers

Businesses are wading through a sea of uncertainty and responding by telling investors to expect lower returns.
Customers shop in an aisle at the store
Customers shop in an aisle at the store
7d ago

Harvard students and faculty face the fallout from a showdown with Trump

Many describe a changed campus, one where the “best and brightest” may no longer feel welcome.