NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts

A whole fleet of moon landers and rovers will arrive on the lunar surface at a rapid clip over the next few years if NASA can accomplish its ambitious vision. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The agency announced Tuesday that it has awarded yet … Read more

Blake Lively seeks $8 million in legal fees in Justin Baldoni dispute

Blake Lively is seeking more than $8 million in attorneys’ fees and litigation costs from Justin Baldoni, his production company Wayfarer Studios, and the other parties she defeated in their now-dismissed $400 million defamation lawsuit. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Lively accused Baldoni of … Read more

Over half a million dollars stolen from ATMs in Connecticut in

Four men have been federally charged for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars in a “jackpotting” scheme that targeted ATM machines across Connecticut, authorities said. “Jackpotting” is a type of heist method that involves using hardware or malware to force an ATM to dispense the money it has stored inside. Euclides Moreno Itanare, … Read more

Director Carl Rinsch sentenced to 2.5 years in prison in $11 million fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters, including Keanu Reeves, had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December … Read more

San Francisco Archdiocese agrees to pay $395 million to settle lawsuits

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials, plaintiffs’ attorneys said Monday. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone will have to write an apology letter to each survivor as part of the settlement. The settlement also requires … Read more

Supreme Court won’t revive Alan Dershowitz’s $300 million suit against CNN

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive a $300 million defamation lawsuit filed against CNN over its coverage of a prominent attorney’s remarks made while defending President Donald Trump during his 2020 impeachment. The majority declined to take up the case in a brief, unexplained order. Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas dissented, … Read more

145 million at risk as U.S. braces for holiday week heat wave; wildfires continue to rage in the West

Millions of people will have to brace themselves for an exceptionally hot July Fourth week as a large swath of the eastern United States prepares for a heat wave — all as deadly wildfires continue to burn in the West. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free … Read more

Nude portrait by Amedeo Modigliani sets record at auction; nude painting by Sigmund Freud’s grandson sells for $38.8 million

The first part of a London auction of a museum-worthy private art collection raked in $392.6 million Wednesday, powered by an Amedeo Modigliani nude portrait that set a new European record. Meanwhile, a painting of a nude woman by a grandson of Sigmund Freud fetched nearly $39 million. Forty-eight works by artists including Picasso, Magritte … Read more

King Charles will not live in Buckingham Palace after $487 million renovation

King Charles III will not live at Buckingham Palace after the completion of a $487 million refurbishment, in a break from a nearly 200-year-old tradition.  Royal officials stressed that the king and Queen Camilla would continue to work out of the palace, which will remain “the ceremonial and operational center” of the monarchy. But for … Read more