Phil Helsel
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Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.
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5 wounded in shooting that sent Morgan State University into lockdown
Five people were wounded in a shooting Tuesday night on the campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore, officials said.
5 injured in shooting at Morgan State University: Live updates
The latest news and live updates about a shooting near Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Follow here for developments.
Pelosi accuses interim House speaker of ordering her to give up office in Capitol
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker, said temporary speaker Patrick McHenry notified her that she must move out of her hideaway office "immediately."
Late-night TV shows return after monthslong writers strike
“We’re back, baby!” That was the message and the theme as late-night television returned to the airwaves Monday after a writers strike that shut down new shows for around five months.
Body camera video released after man is injured in Florida arrest
Law enforcement body camera video was released Monday in the violent Friday arrest of a 24-year-old Black man who suffered what appeared to be significant facial swelling in the encounter.
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.2 billion after no one wins, again
The Powerball jackpot rose to an estimated $1.2 billion after no one won the top prize in Monday’s drawing, game officials said.
Woman injured in bear attack in Montana
A 73-year-old woman was injured after being attacked by a bear in northwestern Montana on Sunday, and officials investigating, the wildlife department said.
Trump plans to attend the opening days of his N.Y. fraud trial next week
The $250 million civil lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general alleges that former President Donald Trump and his adult sons exaggerated business assets for years.
Ex-St. Louis area police officer accused of sexually abusing handcuffed men
A former St. Louis-area police officer was accused this week in a federal indictment of groping eight men he’d handcuffed and sexually abusing one of them, prosecutors said Thursday.
California college employee who killed retired administrator is sentenced to life
A California college employee who fatally stabbed his boss on the campus in Fullerton in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Fourth person charged with drug offenses after baby dies at Bronx day care
The husband of the owner of a New York City day care center where a baby died after having been exposed to fentanyl was charged with two federal narcotics counts Thursday, prosecutors said.
