Ryan Chandler

A powerful gas explosion in a Dallas apartment building killed three people and caused a five-alarm fire. Officials suspect a contractor struck a gas line, triggering the blast. An urgent search for missing individuals is ongoing.

Ken Paxton, a Trump-backed candidate, has won the Republican Senate primary runoff in Texas against Sen. John Cornyn, according to NBC News projections. The victory was analyzed by NBC News' Steve Kornacki and reported by Ryan Chandler from Cornyn’s election headquarters.

Maddie Boyd and her family in Enid, Oklahoma, survived a tornado by sheltering in a cement cellar and later provided a tour of their destroyed home to NBC News reporter Ryan Chandler.

A tornado struck Enid, Oklahoma on Thursday as severe storms impacted multiple states, according to officials. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reported from the tornado's epicenter.

Shamar Elkins, a 31-year-old man, shot and killed eight young children, most of whom were his own, in Louisiana on Sunday. His family revealed he had recently sought mental health treatment through the Veterans Affairs (VA) system.

A Louisiana man fatally shot eight children, seven of whom were his own, in his Shreveport home before leading police on a chase and being killed in a gunfire exchange. He also shot his wife and another woman, both of whom survived.

Eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana, were killed in a mass shooting linked to a domestic disturbance. The shooter died in a police gunfire exchange after fleeing in a stolen vehicle.

The Artemis II crew completed their historic moon mission and safely returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. They recently spoke to the media in Houston for the first time since their mission's conclusion.