Andrew Blankstein
Investigative Reporter
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
Latest from Andrew Blankstein
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, suspect in Idaho murders case, file to change trial venue
Bryan Kohberger, suspected of killing U of Idaho students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, will stand trial June 2, 2025.
'Agency in crisis': Secret Service has decade-old staffing shortfall
The shortage resulted in repeated denials of requests for additional resources from agents guarding former President Donald Trump but no resources were denied for the rally where he was shot.
Trump shooter flew drone over venue hours before attempted assassination, source says
The gunman who shot former President Donald Trump in the ear at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday flew a drone over the rally site a few hours before Trump took the stage, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.
Trump rally shooter searched online about Michigan school shooter and explosives
Federal investigators have uncovered thousands of links from the online phone history of the gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump, including searches involving a teenage mass shooter in Michigan, according to two law enforcement sources.
Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis believes race played role in handcuffed removal from United flight
Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis said Wednesday he believes race played a determining factor in his recent removal, in handcuffs, from a United Airlines flight after he asked for a cup of ice.
NFL star Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed, escorted off United flight after trying to get ice for his son
Former NFL player Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed and escorted off a United Airlines flight traveling from Denver to Orange County after he tried to get a flight attendant's attention.
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed and removed from flight
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was handcuffed and removed from a flight headed to California following an accusation by a flight attendant Saturday.
Trump rally shooter identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvania man
The man who authorities said attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania was a member of a local gun club and worked as a dietary aide at a nursing facility.
Richard Simmons, legendary fitness personality, dies at 76
Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died, two law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News.
FBI arrests suspect in connection with disappearance of his 14-year-old niece
The FBI has arrested a suspect in Mexico in connection with the disappearance of his 14-year-old niece.
Police in Milwaukee and Chicago brace for convention protests
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month police have multiple tasks: securing venues, combating summer street crime, and the unpredictability of mass protests.
