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Rich Schapiro

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Investigative Reporter at NBC News

Reporter, NBC News investigative unit – [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Rich Schapiro

    It was approaching nightfall in Los Angeles on Sunday when black-clad demonstrators began to torch a row of self-driving Waymo taxis. Within minutes, videos of the fiery scenes began to pop up on social media. “MORE. MORE AND MORE AND MORE,” a group known as Unity of Fields posted on X, along with a video of the flaming vehicles. The post wasn’t an anomaly.

  • 2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rich Schapiro |Andrew Blankstein

    6 hours agoRyan Garcia creates distance from Donald Trump in comments over Los Angeles protestsRyan Garcia, the Mexican-American boxer who had been an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, created distance from the president amid protests in Los Angeles triggered by ICE raids. “I may have voted for Trump, but I can’t stay silent about what’s happening with ICE in LA,’’ Garcia, 26, wrote …7 hours agoDowntown L.A. curfew zone extends into edge of Boyle Heights.

  • 1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Rich Schapiro |Ryan J. Reilly |Benjamin Goggin |Andrew Blankstein

    May 23, 2025, 9:46 AM EDTOn a darkened sidewalk outside the Capital Jewish Museum, he walked past the young couple, then shot them both point-blank in the back. When the woman tried to crawl away, an FBI affidavit says, he reloaded his weapon and fired at her again and again. “Free Palestine,” the man shouted after walking into the building and waiting to be arrested by police.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Rich Schapiro

    On a darkened sidewalk outside the Capital Jewish Museum, he walked past the young couple, then shot them both point-blank in the back. When the woman tried to crawl away, an FBI affidavit says, he reloaded his weapon and fired at her again and again. “Free Palestine,” the man shouted after walking into the building and waiting to be arrested by police.

  • 1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Rich Schapiro

    May 17, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTFor more than five years, Abdul Rahman Waziri put his life on the line to protect U.S. Green Berets. He was a member of an elite unit of Afghans trained to detect hidden explosives — considered the tip of the tip of the spear, in America’s bloody fight against the Taliban. Waziri was also one of the lucky ones. Unlike many other Afghans who worked for the U.S. military, he made it out of the country during America’s chaotic withdrawal in 2021.

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