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More than a dozen former NFL players join sex abuse lawsuits against Ohio State University

7 May 2026 at 17:01
Thirty former Ohio State University football players, including more than a dozen who went on to play in the NFL, signed on to the class action lawsuit brought by other ex-OSU students who say they were sexually abused decades ago by campus doctor Richard Strauss

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Ohio Stadium on the Ohio State University campus in 2021.

A new federal bill aims to protect pregnant women held in prisons and jails

7 May 2026 at 13:00
The proposed legislation follows an investigation by Bloomberg Law and NBC News that found mistreatment of pregnant women in local jails.

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Kelsey Love, also featured in the investigation, gave birth alone in jail after pleading for help. Her son survived.

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Bloomberg Law and NBC News' investigation highlighted the jailing of Chasity Congious, who gave birth by herself in a cell to a baby who died after strangling on the umbilical cord.

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Lauren Kent lost a baby to miscarriage. She now has two sons and hopes her story will help improve prenatal care in America's jails.
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  • Marco Rubio Meets With Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War and Cuba
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican and the State Department says the conversations will include the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere. It comes after a series of tense exchanges between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
     

Marco Rubio Meets With Pope Leo XIV Over Iran War and Cuba

7 May 2026 at 11:30
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican and the State Department says the conversations will include the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere. It comes after a series of tense exchanges between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican and the State Department says the conversations will include the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere. It comes after a series of tense exchanges between President Donald Trump and the pontiff over the Iran war. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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  • Iran Says Its Reviewing 14-Point US Proposal to End the War
    An American fighter jet attacked an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to break through the U.S. military blockade and make its way to an Iranian port, according to the U.S. Central Command. It comes as Iran says it’s deliberating a response to what the Wall Street Journal describes as a one page, 14-point U.S. proposal to end the war. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Jerusalem.
     

Iran Says Its Reviewing 14-Point US Proposal to End the War

7 May 2026 at 11:28
An American fighter jet attacked an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to break through the U.S. military blockade and make its way to an Iranian port, according to the U.S. Central Command. It comes as Iran says it’s deliberating a response to what the Wall Street Journal describes as a one page, 14-point U.S. proposal to end the war. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Jerusalem.

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An American fighter jet attacked an Iranian tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to break through the U.S. military blockade and make its way to an Iranian port, according to the U.S. Central Command. It comes as Iran says it’s deliberating a response to what the Wall Street Journal describes as a one page, 14-point U.S. proposal to end the war. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY from Jerusalem.
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  • Alleged Suicide Note From Jeffrey Epstein is Released by Judge
    A possible suicide note from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has now been publicly revealed for the first time. The handwritten text spans roughly half a page and has not been authenticated by NBC News. It was not previously released in the so-called Epstein files by the Department of Justice and only became public after Epstein’s former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, said he found it in a book in the cell they shared in 2019 as Epstein awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. NBC’s
     

Alleged Suicide Note From Jeffrey Epstein is Released by Judge

7 May 2026 at 11:18
A possible suicide note from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has now been publicly revealed for the first time. The handwritten text spans roughly half a page and has not been authenticated by NBC News. It was not previously released in the so-called Epstein files by the Department of Justice and only became public after Epstein’s former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, said he found it in a book in the cell they shared in 2019 as Epstein awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. NBC’s

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A possible suicide note from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has now been publicly revealed for the first time. The handwritten text spans roughly half a page and has not been authenticated by NBC News. It was not previously released in the so-called Epstein files by the Department of Justice and only became public after Epstein’s former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, said he found it in a book in the cell they shared in 2019 as Epstein awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. NBC’s Laura Jarrett reports TODAY.
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