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Listen to "NBC Nightly News," providing reports and analysis of the day's most newsworthy national and international events. This audio podcast, updated each weekday evening by NBCNews.com, brings you the day's show in its entirety. For more from "Nightly News", visit http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-…

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    The NBC Nightly News podcast is a reliable and informative source for staying up-to-date on current events. As someone who is unable to watch the news on television, I appreciate that this podcast allows me to listen and stay informed during my daily routine. The podcast features the calm and trustworthy voice of Lester Holt, who delivers the news with honesty and integrity. The stories presented are fact-based and politically neutral, providing a well-rounded overview of important issues both nationally and globally. Additionally, the podcast often ends with positive and inspiring stories, which adds a refreshing touch to the news.

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    Tuesday, September 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 20:49


    Israel attacks Hamas leaders in Qatar; Trump says alleged Epstein birthday note is a “dead issue”; U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously believed; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, September 8, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025 19:40


    Democrats release drawing allegedly made by Trump for Epstein birthday book; Six Israelis killed in terror attack at bus stop; Next generation of Tuskegee pilots ready to take flight; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, September 7, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 18:02


    Trump defends threat to send troops to Chicago; Hawaii braces for dangerous conditions from Hurricane Kiko; Russia's largest air attack on Ukraine sets fire to main government building; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, September 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 19:11


    Millions under severe weather threat; Protests over President Trump's push into cities; South Korea responds to Hyundai facility immigration raid; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, September 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 20:43


    WSJ: HHS report to make potential link between autism and Tylenol use during pregnancy; 22,000 jobs added in weak jobs report; South Korean workers arrested during immigration raid at Hyundai site; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, September 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025 20:27


    HHS Sec RFK Jr grilled over CDC turmoil, vaccines; Trump administration drops plan to require airlines to pay passengers for delays; U.S. Department of Justice sues utility company over California fires and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 14:42


    At least 15 killed after tram derails and crashes; Wildfires scorch thousands of acres in California; Florida announces plans to eliminate vaccine mandates in state; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 20:45


    U.S. conducts strike on boat from Venezuela; Texas man charged with murder after doorbell prank; Maine mom creates landline pod for her children; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, September 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 20:21


    Dangerous rip currents and heat usher in Labor Day out west amid travel delays; At least 800 dead after Afghanistan earthquake; Chicago mayor's message to Trump: No federal troops; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

    Sunday, August 31, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 18:52


    Hundreds of swimmers rescued by dangerous rip currents; Federal judge blocks Trump admin. from deporting some children; Man found dead in suspected homicide at ‘Burning Man'; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, August 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 18:03


    Severe weather impacts Labor Day weekend travel; Trump faces legal setbacks to tariffs, deportation policies;  Israel launches new deadly attacks on Gaza City; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, August 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 20:38


    Severe Turbulence on plane sends two people on board to hospital; Israel launches new assault in famine-gripped area inside Gaza; New details about Minneapolis church shooter's background and family; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Margo Price on new album, and turning setbacks into songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 21:44


    In this episode of The Drink, NBC News anchor Kate Snow sits down with country star Margo Price, who just released her new album, “Hard Headed Woman.” Price reflects on her career so far: her roots in a small Illinois farm town, the odd jobs she worked in Nashville to stay afloat, and how music helped her through a profound personal tragedy.The Drink is Kate Snow's interview series featuring candid conversations with actors, authors, athletes, and visionaries — all over the beverage of their choice.Watch every episode of The Drink now at NBCNEWS.COM/THEDRINK.

    Thursday, August 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 15:42


    Victims identified in Minneapolis school shooting; Journal entries from Minneapolis shooter reveal desire to see children suffer; CDC staff protest Trump's firing of agency's director; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

    Wednesday, August 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 21:04


    2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting; Minneapolis mayor calls for action after deadly church shooting; CDC director Susan Monarez out after nearly a month on the job; and more on tonight's broadcast. 

    Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 17:47


    Trump faces new legal battle after firing Fed governor; Good Samaritan speaks out after helping rescue driver from sinking car; Family sues OpenAI over son's suicide; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, August 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025 18:10


    High winds and heat fuel dangerous West Coast wildfires; Trump suggests expanding federal crackdown on crime to Chicago; LAPD makes several arrests in alleged gang-related burglary ring; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, August 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 19:02


    Massive dust storm rips through ‘Burning Man' festival in Nevada; Epstein accuser's family blasts Ghislaine Maxwell testimony release; Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, August 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 20:34


    DOJ releases transcripts and audio from two days of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell; Lyle Menendez argues for parole, a day after his brother was denied; Children plant forest of sequoias in Detroit; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, August 21, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 18:11


    Hurricane Erin brings violent waves and flooding to East coast; Appeals court throws out $500 million civil penalty in victory for Trump; Erik Menendez denied parole; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Wednesday, August 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 20:59


    Hurricane Erin eyes the East Coast with dangerous surf and potential flooding; Israel takes first steps in new offensive against Hamas in Gaza; Heartbreaking testimony from parents of Camp Mystic victims; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 18:40


    North Carolina Governor declares state of emergency; Source: U.S. plans to deploy warships near Venezuela; Massive fiery explosion in Wilmington injures three firefighters; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, August 18, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 18:48


    Deadly strikes in Ukraine amid peace talks; Trump says he'll sign an executive order to get rid of mail-in voting; Hurricane Erin threat prompts evacuations in North Carolina; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, August 17, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 16:59


    European leaders to join Zelenskyy for Trump White House meeting; American Carnival cruise passengers drown at new Bahamas resort; 3 people killed, 9 injured in mass shooting at Brooklyn club; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, August 15, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 18:31


    Trump and Putin do not announce ceasefire after summit; Man rescued after being trapped in California waterfall for two days; Ohio man etches wedding proposal in corn maze; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, August 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 21:31


    Zelenskyy set to visit Trump in Washington on Monday; Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin meeting;  Protests continue in D.C. as Trump admin. agrees to keep police chief after lawsuit; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, August 14, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025 18:22


    President Trump and Russian Leader Putin to meet in high-stakes summit Friday; Ukrainians skeptical fair deal will be reached during Trump-Putin meeting; More federal agents and National Guard troops patrolling DC; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 16:09


    Trump speaks with European leaders ahead of Putin meeting in Alaska; Deadly flooding and severe storms hammer parts of the U.S.; Trump announces he will host Kennedy Center Honors, hand-picked nominees; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 18:16


    Target shooting suspect faces murder charges; WH: Trump-Putin meeting will be a ‘listening exercise'; National Guard members report for duty in DC under President Trump's orders; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, August 11, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 20:45


    Emergency workers search for missing after plant explosion; Three dead after shooting in Target store parking lot; Sweeping flash floods devastate Midwest; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, August 10, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 21:33


    Heavy rains prompt flash floods, canceling last day of Wisconsin State Fair; Wildfires burn thousands of acres, prompt evacuations in Colorado; Social media warnings spread about herbal tonic ‘Feel Free';  and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, August 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 15:59


    Officer killed, suspect dead after shooting near CDC in Atlanta; Zelenskyy rejects Trump land swap proposal for Ukraine; Israel faces growing international backlash for Gaza takeover plan; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, August 8, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 15:58


    Suspect in Montana bar shooting in custody after week-long manhunt; New wildfire prompts evacuations in Los Angeles as dozens rage out west; Police release first images inside home where University of Idaho students were killed; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, August 7, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 20:21


    U.S. businesses feeling impact of Trump's new tariffs; Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River killing two people; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says Israel intends to take over Gaza; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Wednesday, August 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 21:05


    Army Sergeant in custody after shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart; Extreme weather continues across the U.S. with wildfires, torrential rain and record heat; Bomb threat at Illinois hotel where dozens of Texas Democrats are staying; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 20:49


    Wildfires raging across multiple states; Tennessee suspected killer in custody after manhunt ;  Maxwell opposes release of Epstein grand jury testimony; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, August 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2025 20:14


    Texas Republicans threaten to arrest Democrats who left state to block redistricting bill; Severe weather impacting tens of millions across the country; White House on defense over President Trump's firing of official responsible for jobs data; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, August 3, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 21:26


    Massive wildfires burn out west as Canadian smoke moves east; Search underway for Montana bar mass shooting suspect; Texas Democrats leave state to fight Republican redistricting effort; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, August 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 21:30


    Massive wildfires prompt evacuations across western U.S.; Authorities search for Montana bar shooting suspect; Federal officials launch investigation into former Trump prosecutor; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, August 1, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 18:35


    Ghislaine Maxwell moved to prison camp in Texas; President Trump fires labor statistics boss after weak jobs report; Trump officials make rare trip inside Gaza; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, July 31, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 21:01


    East Coast slammed with heavy rains and flooding; Teacher arrested for double murder of couple hiking in Arkansas state park with their kids; Local officials grilled over response to deadly Texas flooding; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2025 20:56


    Massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami warnings; Danville, Virginia, city councilman set on fire during attack; Father and two children killed in Nebraska plant explosion; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 18:14


    Suspect may have targeted NFL headquarters in Manhattan shooting; Investigation underway in Miami sailing camp accident; Trump: Epstein ‘stole' young female employees from Mar-a-Lago; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Monday, July 28, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2025 17:10


    A shooter opens fire in a New York City office building; Two children are dead after Miami boat collision; Bystander who intervened in Walmart stabbing spree speaks out; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Sunday, July 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 18:55


    Trump outlines preliminary trade deal with European Union; Walmart stabbing suspect could face terrorism charge, officials say; Israel pauses fighting as outrage grows over crisis in Gaza; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Saturday, July 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 20:44


    Nearly 100 million under heat alerts as temperatures soar nationwide; Southwest passenger: ‘Entire plane was screaming' during close call; Trump visits Scotland as details surface about DOJ meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Friday, July 25, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 20:17


    Southwest plane makes mid-air maneuver to avoid collision with another plane; DOJ completes two-day interview with Maxwell; Flash flooding and extreme heat as summer of severe weather rolls on; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 21:00


    Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies at 71; Top DOJ official meets with convicted Epstein accomplice; Patients stunned by ‘facility fees' for routine doctor visits; Newly released documents reveal chilling details about Idaho murders; Newly released documents reveal chilling details about Idaho murders; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Jenny Han on the final season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 22:48


    In this episode of The Drink, NBC News anchor Kate Snow sits down with bestselling author and showrunner Jenny Han — the creative force behind the smash-hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty and To All the Boys I've Loved Before.Over peach iced teas at LODI in New York City (though Han insists the drink wasn't a hidden Easter egg for fans!), the two dive into Han's journey: growing up in Virginia, championing diversity in Hollywood, and what's in store for the final chapter of Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah.The Drink is Kate Snow's interview series featuring candid conversations with actors, authors, athletes, and visionaries — all over the beverage of their choice.Watch every episode of The Drink now at NBCNEWS.COM/THEDRINK.  

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025 20:23


    WSJ: Trump was told he's named in Epstein files; Families of Idaho victims confront killer; Man indicted for planting homemade bombs in Manhattan; and more on tonight's broadcast.

    Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 18:23


    Remembering heavy metal rock legend Ozzy Osbourne; Top DOJ official expects to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell; Lifeguard reveals new details about effort to rescue "Cosby Show" star from drowning; and more on tonight's broadcast.

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