Minneapolis’ mayor on Friday ordered an immediate halt to “no-knock” warrants after the fatal shooting of Amir Locke in his home this week.

The 4-3 decision reversed a lower-court ruling and declared the new maps violated the state constitution.

Lester Holt talks to NBC’s primetime Olympics host Mike Tirico about gold medal contenders at the Beijing Games, including figure skater Nathan Chen and snowboarder Shaun White.

A 5-year-old boy who became trapped in a well more than 100 feet deep since Tuesday has died, the royal palace in Morocco said Saturday.

Hans Kluge, WHO’s director in Europe, said he foresees a “plausible endgame for the pandemic.” Many countries are already relaxing guidance.

A far-right pastor hosted a book burning event, encouraging parishioners to toss books like “Harry Potter” and “Twilight” into a fire to denounce what he described as “demonic” materials.

I was constantly in a state of inner turmoil over whether to pursue my athletic ambitions or be a normal teenager. I couldn’t keep straddling both worlds.

Facebook has had an abysmal week. Markets closed with Facebook down 26 percent, having shed roughly $230 billion from its market value.