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Professional bakers break down everything you need to make homemade cookies, especially during the holidays. Here are their top tips for beginner to advanced bakers.

German video game designer and influencer Manuel Otto apparently took his own life while doing a livestream on Twitch, according to the streaming platform and his colleagues.

Tom Skerritt, who won an Emmy playing a hard-working sheriff in “Picket Fences” and also appeared in hit Hollywood movies like “Top Gun” and “Alien,” has died, his family confirmed Thursday.

The NFL will host its first game in Paris on Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers despite widespread protests across France.

Mixed reactions pour in following a new policy change from Airbnb limiting guest chores, such as washing dishes and stripping bedsheets. NBC News' Vicky Nguyen has the story.