NBC News · NBC Nightly News Full Episode - May 18

1. 1. A deadly shooting rampage at an Islamic center in San Diego involving two teenage gunmen is being investigated as a hate crime, resulting in three adult deaths.
2. 2. Dangerous wildfires are raging across the Western US, including the Sandy Fire near Los Angeles which prompted evacuations, while the Midwest is experiencing a violent tornado outbreak.
3. 3. The CDC has confirmed an American doctor tested positive for Ebola in Africa, leading to a new US travel ban for foreigners from impacted regions, while another Hantavirus case was confirmed on a cruise ship.
4. 4. The Trump administration has created a $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" using taxpayer money to compensate allies reportedly prosecuted unfairly by the Biden administration, a move Democrats criticize as corrupt.
5. 5. A New York judge issued a partial ruling on evidence for the Luigi Manion murder trial, allowing the alleged murder weapon and a planning notebook to be admitted while excluding items found during a warrantless search of his backpack.
6. 6. Mark Fuhrman, the controversial former LAPD detective from the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died at age 74 from an aggressive form of throat cancer.
7. 7. Two US Navy jets, FA-18 Growlers, collided mid-air during an air show in Idaho, but all four crew members remarkably survived after safely ejecting.
8. 8. The "Cars for Kids" charity ads, known for their catchy jingle, have been banned in California for violating false advertising laws because much of the donated money does not directly benefit disadvantaged children in the state.