Kailani Koenig

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Kailani Koenig |Marissa Parra |Erik Ortiz |Kevin Collier

May 22, 2025, 4:38 PM EDTFederal officials are reviewing writings that they say may belong to the man suspected of fatally gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kailani Koenig

Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism. Washington police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, who they say shouted “Free, free Palestine” in custody and “implied” that he was the gunman in the shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Doha Madani |Kailani Koenig |Ava Kelley

The driver who crashed into an Illinois after-school program, killing four students, was not under the influence of alcohol and controlled substances. A toxicology report for Marianne Akers, 44, came back negative and no charges have been filed as of yet, Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said Thursday. Akers was taken to a hospital and provided both blood and urine samples for testing.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Bridget Bowman |Ben Kamisar |Kailani Koenig

Updated Florida will hold special elections today for the congressional seats vacated by Republican Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz. The 1st and 6th Congressional Districts are critical races for Republicans given their slim majority in the House. The battleground state of Wisconsin is also holding a state Supreme Court election today that has drawn national attention. President Donald Trump will sign more executive orders this afternoon.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Edelman |Bridget Bowman |Ben Kamisar |Kailani Koenig

The first major elections of President Doanld Trump’s second term will take place on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls in Wisconsin, a perennial battleground, and in Trump-friendly territory in Florida. Tens of millions of dollars have poured into Wisconsin ahead of Tuesday’s state Supreme Court race in a contest that could have huge national implications.