Erik Ortiz

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Erik Ortiz

Organizers of a Fyre Festival sequel announced on its website Wednesday that the event has been postponed after scrutiny over its intended location. The announcement comes after Mexican officials this month disputed that a multiday musical event will be held next month in the popular resort town of Playa Del Carmen. "FYRE 2 Festival is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date in the future," the Fyre website said.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Erik Ortiz

The man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania's executive mansion early Sunday dialed 911 after the attack and suggested he was upset by Gov. Josh Shapiro's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to newly released search warrants. Cody Balmer, 38, placed the call around 2:50 a.m., about 50 minutes after a fire was reported at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg, the state police warrants say.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Erik Ortiz

Under the cover of darkness, a man "harboring hatred" toward Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro made a stunning breach of the sprawling grounds of the executive mansion in Harrisburg, police said. Over several minutes early Sunday, the intruder evaded security, smashing through ground-floor windows with a hammer and torching two rooms with incendiary devices, before he disappeared back out over perimeter fencing.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | J.J. McCorvey |Steve Kopack |Charles Herman |Erik Ortiz

Government bonds have been selling off while stocks have plunged. That’s unusual, and it’s raising concerns that global investors are losing some of their long-standing confidence in America. Stocks are generally seen as a risky type of asset, while bonds are known as a “safe haven,” with the two typically moving in opposite directions.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Rich Bellis |Erik Ortiz |Steve Kopack

Tariffs were on, then they were off. At least temporarily, and only some of them — but not for China, which got hit with steeper duties and promptly hit back. Wall Street reeled, then rebounded to its strongest weekly gain in well over a year. The past week has seen a head-spinning series of U.S. trade policy changes that economists, investors and ordinary consumers increasingly worry will drive up inflation or even trigger a recession.