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.
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Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
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Latest from Andrew Blankstein
'There's no white knight coming': Federal authorities will face limits responding to 2024 election lies
Federal law enforcement are preparing for election threats and minsinformation, but they're limited by law and already mistrusted by Donald Trump's supporters.
L.A. County DA Gascón supports clemency request for Menendez brothers
The district attorney for Los Angeles County said Wednesday he wants the California governor to grant clemency for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989.
Ballot drop box fires in Oregon and Washington are likely connected, officials say
Ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., were set on fire early Monday morning, police said, just over a week out from Election Day.
DA wants Menendez brothers resentenced, which could free them from prison for parents' murders
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday said he will seek resentencing for Lyle and Erik Menendez in their parents' murders.
Teen suspect and father indicted in Georgia high school shooting that killed 4
A Georgia grand jury indicted a teenage boy and his father on dozens of charges, including murder, in connection with a mass shooting last month that killed four people at Apalachee High School, officials said Thursday.
Archdiocese of L.A. reaches $880M child sex abuse settlement over hundreds of claims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds of child sex abuse claims.
Los Angeles County DA to decide on Menendez brothers' resentencing within 10 days
LA County DA George Gascón told NBC News Wednesday he hopes to make a decision within 10 days about whether to recommend a resentencing for the Menendez brothers.
Menendez brothers' relatives to rally outside L.A. courthouse as DA weighs resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers should be resentenced and possibly released.
Man arrested near Trump rally denies he was trying to assassinate the former president
Vem Miller, the man arrested near Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday in Coachella, California denied that he was trying to assassinate former president Donald Trump.
Investigation underway after man tried to enter Trump California rally perimeter with guns in vehicle
Federal authorities are investigating after a man with guns in his vehicle was arrested Saturday after he was stopped at a checkpoint near a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump.
Five Jewish college students report being assaulted in the last month, as Oct. 7 anniversary approaches
With the new school year underway nationwide, law enforcement officials say they are seeing anti-semitic violence as the anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks on Israel approaches.
