Vietnam

A truck driver accused in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found inside a refrigerated container in England has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Vietnam veterans are getting sick from a rare cancer, decades after coming back from war and its not covered by their medical insurance. But that might be about to chance. Greg Cergol reports.

Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91. Director of operations for the Seal Veterans Foundation, Steve Gonzalez, said Boesch died peacefully Friday night in hospice care in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was surrounded by loved ones. Boesch joined the...

Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91. Director of operations for the Seal Veterans Foundation, Steve Gonzalez, said Boesch died peacefully Friday night in hospice care in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was surrounded by loved ones. Boesch joined the...

Everyone is on their best behavior when Julie Andrews is around. It’s early June in Los Angeles and Andrews is coming to film segments for a night of guest programming on Turner Classic Movies and speak about her new book, “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years,” which hits shelves Tuesday. The air is thick with anticipation before her...

A New Jersey man who shot a beloved family pet and therapy dog is now in custody, police said.

Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on a First-Amendment lawsuit challenging a Bible on display at a New Hampshire veterans hospital, saying under the current administration, “VA hospitals will not be religion-free zones.” “We will always respect the freedom of religion of every veteran of every faith,” Pence said in a speech addressing the American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis...

Women sewing blue jeans for Levi’s, Wrangler, Lee and The Children’s Place faced sexual harassment and gender-based violence and some were coerced into having sex with supervisors to keep their jobs in African factories, labor rights groups say. In response to the revelations, the brands have agreed to bring in outside oversight and enforcement for more than 10,000 workers at...

The Senate voted Tuesday to extend funding for first responders suffering health problems as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill for the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund until 2092 on Tuesday, much to the relief of first responders, victims and their families. NBC 4 New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

The New York City Medical Examiner has identified another person killed in the September 11 terror attacks, the 1,644th victim identified

A retired FDNY firefighter has become the 200th member of the department to die from an illness linked to the recovery efforts at Ground Zero after 9/11. Rana Novini reports.

“Ok, let’s do it.” With those words, a deliberate step and a pat on the arm of Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea on Sunday as the two made history at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. The made-for-television moment was unthinkable just two years ago, when the men were...

A decade after seemingly wrapping up “The Hunger Games,” Suzanne Collins is bringing readers back to Panem. A prequel, set 64 years before the beginning of her multimillion-selling trilogy, is coming next year. The novel, currently untitled, is scheduled for release on May 19, 2020. Collins said in a statement Monday that she would go back to the years following...

Renowned photographer Justin Mott exhibits his photo series “No Man’s Land” on the last two remaining northern white rhinos.

Renowned photographer Justin Mott exhibits his photo series “No Man’s Land” on the last two remaining northern white rhinos.

The family of a missing Garden Grove man says his children have had sleepless nights and believe the Vietnamese government has something to do with his disappearance after he vanished while visiting the country July 6. As seen on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 31, 2018.

Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of one of the deadliest days in the Vietnam War, when 74 sailors were killed when their ship went down in the South China Sea. But none of those who gave their lives on that ship have their names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall.

A man who killed his neighbor during an early morning 2016 street robbery has been sentenced to 30 years in prison without parole.

An old mortar explosive from the Vietnam War era was discovered in a central New Jersey home, according to police.