Aug 16 Sun

Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm Sunday after skirting Hawaii without making landfall, but it still punished the Big Island with heavy rain and strong wind gusts. More than three feet of rain fell in some places, and all that water turned rivers into raging torrents. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports. A new lawsuit has revealed that "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner contacted the FBI with allegations against Jeffrey Epstein over two decades ago. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports. Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis on Sunday and the full scale of the devastation started to come into focus. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports. Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis on Sunday and the full scale of the devastation started to come into focus. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports. There are new concerns about life on board a different military ship deployed to the Middle East. The U.S. Navy CENTCOM denies claims from a relative of a service member about a supply crisis aboard the USS Boxer. It comes as some Democratic senators are demanding answers about the conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports. Dramatic new video shows a woman jumping from the 11th floor of a high-rise and into a firefighter's arms, as flames shoot out of an apartment window. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian reports. Deadly flesh-eating bacteria that could be hidden on popular beaches is posing a new threat, with cases on the rise in at least two states. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports. While many NFL players say they prefer grass fields, only half of teams play on it. This summer's World Cup only fueled the debate over playing surfaces, when all the participating stadiums that usually have turf had to put grass in instead. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports. It was a chaotic scene on the streets of Los Angeles as a street takeover led to a looting at a nearby liquor store. NBC News' Ryan Chandler reports. Stephen Biebelhausen is nonstop. A 30-year-old dad, he ran the Guardian Mile race in Cleveland while pushing his daughter in a stroller, finishing in 4 minutes and 17 seconds, and appearing to shatter the Guinness World Record. NBC News' Hallie Jackson has the story.