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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

2d 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.
4d 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.
4d 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.
4d ago

Texans, Ravens NFL player Jacoby Jones dead at 40

NFL wide receiver Jacoby Jones, who played with the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens and who helped the Ravens win the 2013 Super Bowl by scoring two touchdowns, has died, his former teams announced Sunday.
5d ago

Judge dismisses involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in 'Rust' shooting

The judge in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial dismissed the case Friday.

Three presumptive bird flu cases reported in poultry workers in Colorado

Colorado has reported three presumptive cases of H5 bird flu virus infection in poultry workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
6d ago

Prosecutor who resigned from Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case says she wanted dismissal

A special prosecutor who resigned from the manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on Friday said she did so because she felt it should have been voluntarily dismissed by the state.
7d ago

1 dead in intense Vermont flooding from remnants of Hurricane Beryl

One person has died as flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl sweeps Vermont, Gov. Phil Scott announced Thursday.
8d ago

Race to restore power to 1.3M after Hurricane Beryl as dangerous heat wave continues

More than 1.7 million people in Texas were still without power Wednesday morning, depriving many of air conditioning during a dangerous heat wave, 48 hours after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Gulf Coast.
8d ago

Police investigating hazing after Dartmouth student is found dead in river

Police are looking into whether hazing played a role in the death of a Dartmouth College student whose body was found in a river over the weekend.
8d ago

Dartmouth student found dead in river prompting hazing probe

Police are looking into whether hazing played a role in the death of a Dartmouth College student whose body was found in a river over the weekend.