Brian Williams

Stephanie Ruhle is replacing Brian Williams on the weeknight MSNBC broadcast ‘The 11th Hour,’ and the show ‘Morning Joe’ will expand to four hours

In his on-air goodbye, Williams also warned against extremism in the country.

Brian Williams, who remade his career as an MSNBC host after losing his job as NBC “Nightly News” anchor for making false claims about a wartime story, is leaving the network after 28 years. Williams said in a note to colleagues that “following much reflection,” he had decided to exit when his contract ends in December. “This is the end…

As the nation mourns the loss of more than 400,000 Americans — as of Tuesday — to the coronavirus pandemic, people began calling for a temporary memorial in honor of the deceased to stay permanent.

After losing to Senator Ted Cruz in his race for Senate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke dropped an f-bomb during his concession speech on live television.

Rep. Beto O’Rourke didn’t go quietly to defeat. Thanking his campaign supporters for their spirited challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz, he said on live television Tuesday: “All of you, showing the country how you do this. I’m so f—ing proud of you guys.” The Texas Democrat has been known to drop f-bombs in public throughout the fierce campaign. But this...

While Americans have doubts about how much they should trust the “news media” in general, a poll by the Media Insight Project released Wednesday suggests they have a higher opinion of the sources they personally rely upon to follow the world. The survey by the project, a partnership between The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and American Press...

NBC News chief anchor Lester Holt will moderate the first scheduled presidential debate on Sept. 26, with ABC’s Martha Raddatz, CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace lined up for others. The Commission on Presidential Debates also said Friday that CBS News’ Elaine Quijano will moderate the vice presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine...

Six cast members of “The Sopranos” will be on hand as James Gandolfini, the man who played mob boss Tony Soprano, is inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, is scheduled to undergo a physical exam with the Dallas Cowboys and could join the Cowboys’ practice squad, according to NFL.com.

In an NBC News exclusive, Matt Lauer will sit down with Dr. Kent Brantly, the American doctor who contracted Ebola.

“Girls” star Allison Williams has been cast in NBC’s live musical production of the classic Peter Pan stage show opposite Christopher Walken as Captain Hook.