High-level talks on a cease-fire deal in Gaza, including the release of hostages held by Hamas for more than a year, are gaining momentum, with President Joe Biden saying negotiators appear to be “on the brink” of an agreement. NBC’s Richard Engel report for TODAY from Jerusalem.source

Special counsel Jack Smith says the government had enough evidence to convict Donald Trump if he had not been reelected. The report on Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election was set to go to a jury in Washington if not for the Justice Department’s longstanding policy to not prosecute a sitting president. NBC’s […]

A series of incidents involving undersea cables has drawn attention to their vulnerability and cast suspicion on vessels from Russia and China.source

Twitch streamer and YouTuber Hasan Piker speaks with NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz about meeting with incarcerated people about their experience being deployed to fight the Los Angeles wildfires. source

A North Carolina man accused in a series of shootings that left three people dead was arrested after the son of two victims — an elderly couple gunned down in their home — held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived, a sheriff said Monday.source

If the TikTok ban does go through, who wins? Who loses? That’s what we wanted to explore in this week’s Stay Tuned. We spoke with influencers, content creators, small business owners and industry analysts to figure out what’s at stake and who stands to win in its absence. We also consider the national security threat […]

A girl’s youth basketball coach in Connecticut is accused of vehicular assault after video captured him plowing into someone and driving off after an argument about a weekend game, authorities said Monday.source

The price for rental housing has spiked in Los Angeles after the fires, creating another problem for the thousands who lost their homes. KNBC’s Mekahlo Medina has the details.source

The requests of two prisoners who have taken the unusual step of asking a federal judge to nullify their death row commutations granted by President Joe Biden should be denied because the act of leniency doesn’t violate the Constitution, the Justice Department argued Monday in a court filing.source