Rehema Ellis

John Glenn gained his place in American lore when in 1962 he came the first American to orbit the earth. That mission, however, would have never happene

Zachary Becerra loves superheroes. But for this 7-year-old, there are no greater heroes than New York City’s police officers.

It’s summer road trip time, but some passengers are getting more than a vacation — they’re getting a shot at a new life. Five puppies and three adult dogs are making the almost 600 mile trek from North Carolina to Westchester, New York. An elaborate caravan of volunteers spent their Saturday transporting the dogs. Final destination? The Westchester SPCA, a no-kill shelter where their chance of being adopted is much higher. Among them is 2-year-old Katrina, who was rescued from a high-kill shelt…

By Rehema Ellis, Correspondent, NBC News Marsha Kreuzman weighed only 68 pounds and was near death when American soldiers freed her from the steps of one of Hitler’s concentration camps where Jews were cremated. She was 18 years old at the time and says she looked like a skeleton. Now, almost 90 years old, Kreuzman is still haunted by the bitter realities of her painful past. “They murdered [my father] in front of me” she said. Her mother and brother were also killed. There was a time, Kreuz…

Kyle Miller hasn’t been around long enough to have much of his own history, but at 16, he’s deeply involved in the military history that others created. When he was 12, Kyle, a Boy Scout, joined a group for World War II veterans. He was so fascinated by their stories that he became their archivist. Now he’s taken on an even bigger task to make certain their stories are around forever. “At the beginning it would seem kind of strange to befriend somebody who’s three-quarters of a century older tha…

For Angela Goines, who has two children in the Detroit Public Schools, news that the system could make historically drastic budget cuts has left her with “agony in my heart.” Detroit school officials say they have no choice after Michigan education officials last week ordered them to implement a contingency plan intended to eliminate the system’s $327 million deficit by 2014. Robert Bobb, the system’s emergency financial director, said that to comply, Detroit will have to close 70 of its 142…

It's a public health problem of epidemic proportions — America's children are eating more junk food, exercising less and getting heavier. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.

Corp. Jason Dunham, a 25-year-old Marine, was honored Friday with the Congressional Medal of Honor. NBC's Rehema Ellis reports.

NEW YORK — It is a unique situation in medicine: Unlike other kinds of doctors, cancer doctors are allowed to profit from the sale of chemotherapy drugs. “The significant amount of our revenue comes from the profit, if you will, that we make from selling the drugs,” says Dr. Peter Eisenberg, a private physician who specializes in cancer treatment. Doctors in other specialties simply write prescriptions. But oncologists make most of their income by buying drugs wholesale and selling them to pati…

Montoursville is a close-knit middle class town in the hills of Pennsylvania. So close that a warm summer night in July would change this community forever. “This is the latest we have on the flight that crashed tonight — TWA Flight 800 — into the waters off Long Island, New York,” reported Brian Williams in an NBC News Special Report on July 17, 1996. A decade ago, 16 students from the Montoursville High School French club died along with their five chaperones. In the days that followed, blue…