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Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire, a milestone that underscores the extraordinary wealth the tech industry has amassed over three decades. That's thanks to SpaceX's confirmed plans to sell shares of its stock to the public for the first time, according to a securities filing. SpaceX’s IPO is expected to draw wide investor interest because of the company’s success in rockets and satellite-based internet — two areas where SpaceX has a wide lead over potential competitors.

President Trump signs an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in his administration’s push to clamp down on people living in the country illegally.

Amazon executive chair Jeff Bezos accuses U.S. politicians of villainizing the ultra-wealthy and using tax policy as a political wedge issue to distract from bigger challenges facing the country. “You could double the taxes I pay, and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens,” Bezos said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

A Tennessee school board member who hugged a teenage girl and called her “hot” at a public meeting last month has been charged with assault, court records show. The charge of assault (physical contact) stems from an incident on April 2, when Keith Ervin put his arm around the girl, a student member of the board, hugged her from the side and told her, “God, you’re hot.” Following public outcry, Ervin apologized for his actions. At an April 8 meeting, he said his calling the girl “hot” was intended to mean “she was on a roll” and had nothing to do with her appearance. Ervin did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday night. Read more: nbcnews.to/4wH0PRN

When Annie Benjamin invested $99,000 in an annuity 10 years ago, she trusted the insurance company to provide her with retirement income. She also relied on the company’s regulator to ensure the insurer could meet its obligations. Benjamin’s trust in both was misplaced. PHL Variable Insurance Co., a private equity-owned life insurer, collapsed in 2024 and is heading for liquidation. Benjamin’s account is frozen, and 100,000 other PHL policyholders face a $2.2 billion shortfall, public documents show. nbcnews.to/4usF5Ys

The suspected death toll from the Ebola outbreak in central Africa rises again, as two exposed Americans are arriving in Europe for treatment and the WHO warns a vaccine is still months away.

BREAKING: Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay members of Congress who championed Wall Street reform, dies at 86.

Chief data analyst Steve Kornacki will answer NBC News subscriber questions about the midterm elections and more in a live Q&A on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.

Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners in the San Francisco Bay, but an AI-powered detection network launched this week is designed to track them day and night.

Former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein wins the Republican primary in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District over Rep. Thomas Massie, NBC News projects. Gallrein thanked President Trump for his support and for his "courageous leadership during this critical time" in his speech.