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Phil Helsel

Reporter and news editor

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.

Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC News.


Latest from Phil Helsel

11h ago

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley posts video of aftermath of Trump shooter's killing

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley on Tuesday posted video that showed the aftermath of the killing of Trump shooter Thomas Crooks, with law enforcement agents on a rooftop alongside his body.
15h ago

ATV driver found dead after elderly man is struck while putting up Trump sign

After an 80-year-old man was struck by an ATV while he was putting up a Trump sign in his yard in Michigan on Sunday, a 22-year-old man called authorities saying he was involved, then killed himself, officials said.
17h ago

Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone sends up geyser of rock and steam

Visitors were left running for safety at Yellowstone National Park after a hydrothermal explosion sent rock and steam spewing into the air north of the Old Faithful geyser Tuesday, park officials said.

Trump appeals civil fraud judgment against his company in New York case

Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday appealed a civil fraud judgment from February that found the former president and his company liable for business fraud.

Vance says he's annoyed he won't have the chance to debate Harris

In his first solo event as Trump's running mate, Vance blasted Biden and Harris, leaned into the culture wars and reminisced with a hometown crowd in Ohio.
2d ago

Ex-Philadelphia police officer sentenced to 8 to 20 years for shooting 12-year-old in the back

A former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy two years ago was sentenced Monday to eight to 20 years in prison for third-degree murder, authorities and court documents said.
4d ago

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.
4d ago

Thousands of Disneyland workers vote to authorize a strike

Four unions representing 14,000 workers at Disney’s theme parks and resort properties in California announced that members voted to authorize a strike.
7d ago

Bill O'Reilly returns to spar with Jon Stewart on 'The Daily Show' after a decade

A decade after the two hosts last sparred on air, “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart and former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly reunited Tuesday and continued the debate.
10d ago

4 killed, at least 10 wounded in Alabama nightclub shooting

Four people were killed and several others were injured after at least one gunman fired into a Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub Saturday night, police said.
10d ago

4 killed, at least 10 wounded in Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub shooting

Four people were killed and several others were injured after at least one gunman fired into a Birmingham, Alabama, nightclub where a birthday party was being held Saturday night, police said.