Ali Killian

Good morning Joe, I just wanted to reach out and say that I found your article on the Christmas tree growth locations to be really neat and that I enjoyed reading it. Have a happy holiday season. Justin

The team put together this nice little article with a map about where Christmas trees come from ( www.nbcnews.com/data-graphic... ) and this morning I got the nicest reader email I've received in a long time.

'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.

Pregnant women who are jailed, often for petty crimes, are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain and into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors, according to an investigation from @bloomberglaw.com and NBC News.

Election Day 2025 live updates: Polls close in Virginia for key races Voters across the country are heading to the polls today for a slew of key off-cycle races, including governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the New York City mayoral election.

Live Election Night updates: Latest exit polls and results analysis from Steve Kornacki: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’

You don’t ‘run the gambit.’

gamut = entire range or series

gauntlet = severe trial

Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy

Air Force revokes approved retirement for trans service members: 'Complete and utter betrayal' Alyx, who has served in the Air Force for 15 years, said the ban and having her retirement rescinded has put her in a precarious financial situation.

NEW: I spoke with Alyx, one of about a dozen trans service members in the Air Force who had their previously approved early retirements revoked this week.

For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.” The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.

“I don’t know how long it took—ten seconds, maybe fifteen—for the house to come apart."

During the early-morning hours of July 4, the Guadalupe River pulled senior editor Aaron Parsley and six members of his family into its waters. Read his firsthand account:

Live updates: More than 30 dead in Texas floods, with dozens still missing from summer camp Dozens dead in Texas floods as search continues for more than 20 missing from camp

BREAKING: At least 32 are dead, and search efforts continue as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expands the state's disaster declaration.

Bluesky notification showing NBC News verified my profile

Oh, hey guys

LGBTQ people and young women are astrology's biggest fans, U.S. survey finds The Pew Research Center report might not surprise many in the queer community, which has a well-documented interest in the ancient practice.

NEW: Pew Research Center report finds that many queer people do, indeed, like astrology

(I joke, but the stats are interesting)

For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

“Local(ish)” doing a lot of work here

On the way home from the William Beckmann show at Cheatham Street Warehouse. Listening to the surprise Turnpike Troubadours album. Feeling very connected to local(ish) country music, and it’s nice

Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices From law firms and universities to the arts and the press, Trump has targeted these independent actors and tried to bend them to his worldview — willingly or not.

NEW: Trump quickly works to concentrate power and muzzle critical voices www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”

President Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”

As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.

As the measles outbreak in Texas keeps spreading, parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their children are now lining up to get their kids the shots needed to protect them.

by @erikaedwards.bsky.social

Ugh, I’m sorry, Adiel. You’ve been a joy to copy edit with, and you’ve done such great work! Best of luck in your next step!

Mehmet Oz's controversial health claims, from the HCG diet to green coffee extract Once called “America’s Doctor,” Donald Trump’s pick to head Medicare is now more known for dubious promotion of supplements and hormones unsupported by scientific evidence.

Many of the individual actions Mehmet Oz recommended on his TV show over the years were based on questionable scientific evidence, a former acting director of the CDC says.

*whispers* is this thing on?