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BEAUMONT, Texas — Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s high school friends knew him as “Sham” — a good student with a quiet disposition and a bright future. “It’s a complete surprise, a shock, to everyone,” Jabbar’s half-brother, Abdur-Rahim Jabbar IV, 24, said in an interview. “He was very grounded, reserved, quiet,” said Chris Pousson, who attended middle school and high school with Jabbar. Courtesy Abdur-Rahim Jabbar IVAfter he graduated in 2001, Jabbar sought to serve his country. “It set him straight,” Abdur-Rahim Jabbar said, referring to a period after high school when Jabbar was partying and had some minor run-ins with the law.

Persons: Shamsud, “, ”, Rich Groen, Jabbar, Eve, Din Jabbar, Rahim Jabbar IV, Abdur, he’s, we’re, Christopher Raia, Chris Pousson, Groen, you’ve, ” Jabbar, ” Abdur, Rahim Jabbar, —, ‘, ” Pousson Organizations: Army, Islamic, ISIS, FBI’s Counterterrorism, Central High School, Navy, Georgia State University, Department of Veterans Affairs, YouTube, Deloitte, New Locations: BEAUMONT, Texas, Afghanistan, Islamic State, Houston, New Orleans, Bourbon, Beaumont, Louisiana, Gaza, Palestine

New year, same old real estate market: The high mortgage rates, scarce inventory and dismal affordability that have plagued housing look set to linger into 2025. Industry experts have said buyers are increasingly adjusting their expectations, deciding they can’t wait for lower mortgage rates to spring for a home. “Mortgage rates have averaged above 6% for the past 24 months. Mortgage rates dipped late last summer ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September interest rate cut, its first in four years. Elevated mortgage rates are a big factor in the worst home affordability in decades.

Persons: Lawrence Yun, they’ve, ” Robert Reffkin, Donald Trump’s, Homebuilders, homebuyers, CoreLogic, ” Organizations: ” National Association of Realtors, “, Compass, CNBC, NBC News, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, NBC Locations: Florida, Texas

A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing one person and injuring several others, according to local officials. The Clark County Fire Department confirmed that it had responded to a vehicle fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel at approximately 8:40 a.m. local time. In a news conference, Clark County Fire Department Deputy Chief Thomas Touchstone said that as first responders began to extinguish the fire, they "realized at the same time that there were multiple persons with injuries located around the vehicle." Touchstone said seven people were injured, two of whom were transported to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas.

Persons: Thomas Touchstone, Touchstone Organizations: Trump International, Fire Department, Trump, Clark, Clark County Fire Department, University Medical Center of Southern Locations: Las Vegas, Clark, Clark County, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

An eletric vehicle burst into flames outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to officials and videos on social media. In the videos circulating online, sirens can be heard inside the lobby of the Trump International Hotel as the vehicle just outside the doors is seen engulfed in flames. The Clark County Fire Department confirmed that it had responded to a vehicle fire in the valet area of the Trump International Hotel at approximatley 8:40 a.m. local time. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Las Vegas Fire Department and local law enforcement for their swift response and professionalism,” the statement read. The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas is owned by the Trump Organization and American businessman Phil Ruffin.

Persons: “, ” Tesla, Lars Moravy, Donald Trump's, Eric Trump, Phil Ruffin, Trump . Mary Lescano Paguada, Paguada, Donald Trump, Elon Musk Organizations: Trump International, Fire Department, Trump, Federal Bureau of Investigations, NBC News, Trump Organization, President, Trump Las Vegas, Las Vegas Fire Department, Trump ., Department of Government Efficiency Locations: Las Vegas, Clark, Vegas, San Antonio , Texas

☆ Human remains found on Southern California shoreline on consecutive days
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-28 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Authorities are investigating after multiple body parts — including human legs — have turned up on a shoreline in Southern California. NBC Los Angeles reported the first finding, a human leg, which was discovered by a family on Christmas morning on the shoreline of Palos Verdes Estates. More human remains were found Thursday in the same area, near the 6800 block of Paseo del Mar, police told the outlet. After the leg was found on Christmas, police used dogs trained to detect human remains and scoured the area, NBC LA reported. Palos Verdes Estates is about 25 miles south of Santa Monica.

Persons: Aaron Belda Organizations: NBC, Palos Verdes Estates, NBC News, Palos, NBC LA, ” Police Locations: Southern California, NBC Los Angeles, Palos Verdes, Paseo del Mar, Santa Monica

The surging water wiped out several businesses in the town’s industrial park, including Impact Plastics. It took more than a month to find the bodies of all the Impact Plastics workers gone missing; the last one to be found was Rosa Maria Andrade Reynoso, 29, on Oct. 31. Saul Young / USA Today NetworkThey also estimated 31 businesses and industries were affected, with about 11 destroyed, 14 with “major, major, major damage,” according to Brown, and six with minor damage. Her stepfather, an Impact Plastics engineer, was able to get safely out of the plastics plant with the help of his friend Johnny Peterson, one of the employees who died in the flood. A TOSHA spokesperson also said a fatality investigation typically can take six to eight months and will include whether Impact Plastics was required to have an emergency action plan.

Persons: Gaby Torres, she’d, “ I’m, ” Torres, she’s, I've, Torres, ”, Heathur Sawyer, Angelina Alcantar, Erwin, Rosa Maria Andrade Reynoso, Monica Hernandez, Guadalupe Hernandez, Corona, Monica, ’ ” Hernandez, Hernandez, Garland “ Bubba ” Evely, Lee Brown, she's, Saul Young, Brown, ” Brown, ” Sawyer, Johnny Peterson, J.P, Metcalf, He’s, Mexico — Metcalf, “, ” Metcalf Organizations: USA, Impact Plastics, Corona, Hernandez, Erwin, Tennessee Bureau, Investigations, NBC News, Tennessee Occupational Safety, Health Administration Locations: Erwin , Tennessee, Erwin, Tennessee, North Carolina, Mexico, Guadalupe, Unicoi, Unicoi County, Embreeville

☆ Airlines' wild 2024: From Boeing troubles to a bankruptcy and a merger
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-26 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

It’s been another eventful year for U.S. air travel. Two weeks later, a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways’ planned purchase of Spirit Airlines, leaving the smaller, battered budget carrier to fend for itself. Through it all, demand for air travel overall smashed records, and CEOs are optimistic about next year, too. It cost Delta Air Lines more than $500 million and left thousands of stranded customers, with a cancellation tally that topped all of 2019. Travelers wait in the baggage area to check with Delta Airlines representatives at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on July 20.

Persons: It’s, Barack Obama, Mike Whitaker, Donald Trump, Delta, United —, Joe Raedle, Ed Bastian, Delta’s, Martin, Paul Rudd, Elon Musk, Scott Kirby, he’s, Kelly Ortberg, Bob Jordan’s, Gary Kelly, Vasu Raja, Joanna Geraghty, Marty St, George, Max 9s, Barry Biffle, Greg Anderson, Mike Linenberg, ” Organizations: Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways ’, Spirit Airlines, U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, Airline, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, CNBC, Delta, Delta Sky, Sky Clubs . United, United Airlines, Elon, JetBlue, Southwest, Elliott Investment Management, American Airlines American Airlines, Citi, Barclays, US Airways . Spirit Airlines, Pratt, American Airlines, Frontier, JetBlue Airways, Spirit, Mint, NTSB, AFP, Getty, Hawaiian Airlines, Virgin America, Seattle —, Asia . Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, Sun, Amazon, Deutsche Bank, NBC Locations: Portland , Oregon, U.S, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Sky Clubs . United Airlines, Mongolia, Greenland, Spain, Delta, Dallas, Italy, Japan, Tuesday’s, Renton , Washington, Alaska, Seattle, Europe, Asia, Florida, Las Vegas, Fort Myers, Minneapolis

Immigrant families are spending the holidays having difficult conversations in anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to carry out what he has called “the largest deportation program in American history” once he's sworn in next month. NBC News spoke with nearly half-dozen immigrants' rights advocates across four different states and they all said they have received an increased number of calls from immigrants asking about their rights. They have also heard questions from community groups, schools and churches about what their roles are in the face of such possibilities. Mendoza said the hotline will provide support to immigrants and anyone affected by immigration enforcement actions in the coming year. That, alongside "massive public pressure," would be key to ensuring that immigration enforcement tactics that "go against American values" don't become the new normal, Patiño said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ’ ”, Felipe Sousa, Lazaballet, ” Sousa, Javier Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Ron DeSantis, Sousa, Jose Patiño, Patiño, RAICES, Trump, Jorge, Mario Cabrera, Cabrera, Anabel Mendoza, Mendoza Organizations: Center, NBC News, NBC, Gov, Department of Families, Coalition, Humane Immigrant Rights, . Immigration, Customs Locations: Hope, Orlando , Florida, Texas, San Antonio, Florida, Lazaballet, Phoenix , Arizona, Aliento, Hidalgo, U.S, Los Angeles

According to the family, the chain of events started on Sept. 13, when the twins were born at 35 weeks. The family was told on the phone that the immigration hearing would be rescheduled, Arellano stated in his affidavit. During a press conference Monday, Arellano told reporters in Houston his wife missed the Oct. 9 hearing because she was told by doctors to recover at home. We didn’t have anything with us," Salazar-Hinojosa told Noticias Telemundo. According to Salazar-Hinojosa, her husband begged immigration authorities to please not take his family away from him.

Persons: Ashley, Allison, Salazar, Hinojosa, ” Salazar, Hinojosa's, Federico Arellano, Arellano, Federico, Yitzel, Cristina Geraldyn Salazar, Isaias Torres, Arellano's, " Salazar, ”, Torres, WOAI, Silvia Mintz, Cristina, Mintz, KHOU Arellano, “, ” Torres, Joe Biden, Donald Trump's, Trump, Tim Homan, — Organizations: Telemundo, NBC, Arellano, Noticias Telemundo, Hinojosa Immigration, NBC News, Enforcement, ICE, U.S, Justice Department's, Immigration Review, DOJ, Republicans, Migration Policy Institute, ”, Press, Office, GAO Locations: Texas, Mexico, Houston, Spanish, U.S, Mexican, Greenspoint , Texas, Rio Grande Valley, United States

In a record, five of the 25 movies inducted this year into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress feature prominent Latino lead actors and storylines. AlamyCastro had included all of the films, except for “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” in the annual nominations list he submits to the National Film Registry. “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” film was actually inducted into the National Film Registry in 2022, thanks, in part, to Castro's efforts. “Spy Kids” marks the second time Rodríguez had one of his movies included in the National Film Registry. This film also received strong support from the public to have it inducted into the National Film Registry, the Library of Congress said.

Persons: ”, Khan, Joaquín Castro, who’s, Castro, Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas, Alexa PeñaVega, Daryl Sabara, Alamy Castro, Selena Quintanilla’s, “ Selena ”, he's, Ricardo Montalbán, Robert Rodríguez, Rodríguez, Juni, Carmen Cortez, ” Rodríguez, “, James Bond, Carmen, Gregorio Cortez, Gregorio Cortez ”, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Marin, ” Marin, Constance Marie, Edward James Olmos, Elpidia Carillo, Jenny Gago, Jimmy Smits, Lupe Ontiveros, Enrique Castillo, Eduardo Lopez Rojas, Gregory Nava's, Selena, Roger Ebert, Esai Morales, Jennifer Lopez, Jacob Vargas, Benito Martinez, Olmos, ” Olmos, Lou Adler, ” Adler, Ricardo Montalban, Judson Scott, Khan Noonien Singh, Kirk engrained, Montalbán, Carla Hayden, Javier Bardem, Cormac McCarthy Organizations: National Film, Library, “, of Congress, “ Star, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Film Preservation, NBC News, Film Registry, Paramount, Warner Bros, Library of Congress, NBC, Jewish, Monterey, “ Films, National Film Registry Locations: Texas, Colombian American, Spanish, El Norte, Mexican, U.S, Los Angeles, “, American, Khan, Spain, America, Brazil, Rio Grande

☆ Rahm Emanuel says it was a mistake the 2008 financial crisis ended without bankers facing 'Old Testament justice'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now Biden's US ambassador to Japan, Emanuel is considering a possible run to lead the Democratic Party. In his column, Emanuel said the Democratic Party has been "blind to the rising sea of disillusionment." And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution,' he was channeling a nation's fury," Emanuel wrote. The race to lead the Democratic Party during Trump's second administration is particularly crowded. Martin O'Malley, Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, and Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, are also in the running.

Persons: Rahm Emanuel, Emanuel, Obama, Biden's, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kareem Serageldin, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Eric Holder, Holder, Seth Meyers, Ari, Martin O'Malley, Ben Wikler, Ken Martin Organizations: Democratic Party, Obama White House, Wall, Democratic National Committee, Credit Suisse, DOJ, NBC, Justice Department, Chicago, Illinois, Affordable, Endeavor, Wrestling Entertainment, Maryland Gov, Wisconsin Democratic Party, Minnesota Democratic Farmer, Labor Party, Democratic Locations: Japan, Washington, New York City, Vermont, Hollywood, Maryland

☆ Trump dares Republicans to challenge his playbook on RFK Jr., Gabbard and Patel
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

There was, however, no sighting of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to run the Health and Human Services Department. Will Trump deploy the Hegseth playbook on Gabbard, Patel and Kennedy? Outgoing Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned Friday that anyone seeking Senate confirmation should avoid “appearance of association with” efforts to discredit proven medical cures. President Trump ran on disrupting permanent Washington and having people who are going to view things differently,” he added. Graham, meanwhile, signaled support for Patel, despite the former Capitol Hill staffer’s past vows to purge the FBI and to go after Trump’s political opponents and journalists.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, —, JD Vance, Mike Johnson, John Thune, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Jack Kent Cooke, Vance, MAGA, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Johnson, Joe Biden, Matt Gaetz, Hegseth, Kash Patel, “ Donald Trump, ”, Sen, Mitt Romney, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Romney, Romney –, – won’t, Will Trump, Patel, Kennedy, Joni Ernst, Jason Miller, Newsmax, South Carolina Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham, Graham, Tim Parlatore, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Mitch McConnell, Aaron Siri, Siri, “, Mehmet Oz, Trump Kennedy, Gabbard, Missouri GOP Sen, Eric Schmitt, ” Graham, Trump . California Democratic Sen, Adam Schiff, ” Schiff, Bashar al, Assad, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, Army, . Navy, Pentagon, America, Fox News, Trump, Redskins, RFK, Elon, Human Services Department, Trump Cabinet, SpaceX, Gabbard, FBI, “, Utah Republican, Washington, GOP, Senate, South Carolina Republican, Press, ” CNN, Republican, Republicans, New York Times, US Food and Drug Administration, NBC, HHS, Medicare, Medicaid Services, Capitol, Missouri GOP, ABC, Trump . California Democratic, Democrats Locations: Russia, Syria, Washington, Mexico, Canada, Paris, “ State, Utah, Hegseth, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kentucky, United States, Trump, Ukraine, Syrian, Landover , Maryland

It also oversees the $1.6 trillion federal student loan program and determines what colleges must do to participate. Because of a congressional mandate, the Education Department is tasked with assessing student progress at the national level and developing ways to improve education. "We provided debt relief to people that earned debt relief, and I'm proud of that because a lot of people challenge that," Cardona said. "No other administration has come close to the debt relief that we provided and fixing a broken system," he said. He sacrificed a lot so that we could move forward as a country," Cardona said.

Persons: Miguel Cardona, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Cardona, ” Trump, Linda McMahon, ”, Peter G ., ” Cardona, “, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, they've, Tierney L, " Cardona, “ That’s, John Lewis Organizations: U.S . Department of Education, of Education, Biden's, NBC News, Washington , D.C, Education Department, “, Trump, Public, Republicans, Democrats, Bloomberg, Getty, NBC, Wednesday Locations: Puerto Rican, Connecticut, New York City, America, Washington ,, U.S

The show is also one of three ambitious projects released this year reimagining beloved Latin American classics treasured by book lovers for their use of magical realism. In addition to “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Netflix also recently adapted Juan Rulfo's Mexican novel "Pedro Páramo" into a film. Magical realism is having its TV momentGarcía Márquez, who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1982, was best known for novels and short stories that use magical realism to blur the lines between fantasy and reality. An important literary tool for many Latin American authors, magical realism allows these writers to both explain sociopolitical realities and the abstract feelings associated with them. "The power of magical realism is that we don’t see it as magical realism.

Persons: Gabriel García Márquez’s, Juan Rulfo's, Pedro Páramo, Max, Laura Esquivel's, Cruz Castillo, Castillo, Ana, Christina Ramón, ” Ramón, Ramón, “ It’s, ”, Márquez, It’s, Laura Mora, Alex García López, ” Mora, Manuel García Rulfo, Juan Preciado, Preciado, García Márquez, Rulfo, Mexican Esquivel, Azul, Tita de la Garza, Salma Hayek Pinault, Rodrigo García, Gonzalo García, Alexis García López, García López Organizations: Netflix, National Hispanic Media Coalition, University of California, Columbia University, Foundation, New, Reuters Locations: Los Angeles, Macondo, Márquez’s, Colombia, Spanish, London, Cuba, Havana

☆ Boeing only now resuming production a month after strike that idled two key plants
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —More than 33,000 Boeing employees ended their strike a month ago. But planes have only just recently started moving along the assembly lines that were idled by the two-month work stoppage. The FAA then placed limits on how many of the Max jets Boeing could build. Two of those jets were 787 Dreamliners built at its non-union plant in South Carolina that never went on strike. For November, coming out of the strike, it booked 49 gross orders, although that was reduced by 14 cancellations.

Persons: Michael Whitaker, weren’t, That’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, NBC, Alaska Airlines, FAA, Max, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: New York, Washington, Alaska, South Carolina

A 55-year-old fugitive who had been on the run for eight years after escaping from a federal prison in California has been caught and indicted, the U.S. attorney’s office said last week. According to Talbert’s office, Pree was convicted on federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in 2012. “Pree did not have permission to leave the Atwater facility and remained at large until his arrest” nearly two months ago, Talbert’s office states in its news release. In October, investigators found Pree in the city of Walnut Creek in California and arrested him there. Pree is back in federal custody to serve the remainder of his original sentence as he faces an additional charge for his alleged prison escape.

Persons: Eric Pree, Attorney Phillip A, Talbert, Pree, Penitentiary Atwater, Jan, “ Pree, ”, Cody S, Chapple Organizations: Attorney, U.S, Penitentiary, Harvard University, Department of State, U.S . Marshals Service Locations: California, U.S, San Francisco, Eastern District, Walnut Creek

Twelve of the 15 Salisbury University students accused of attacking and beating a man in Maryland because of his sexual orientation had their hate crime and first-degree assault charges dismissed, court records show. The students, ages 18 to 21, originally faced several charges including first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, false imprisonment and associated hate crime charges, police said. The remaining charges accusing them of reckless endangerment and committing hate crimes were dropped following preliminary hearings last week. While both of them had their reckless endangerment charges dropped and their assault charge downgraded, they continue to face false imprisonment and hate crime charges, court records show. “At this time, the students facing charges in the alleged incident remain on interim suspension,” a spokesperson for Salisbury University told NBC News in a statement Sunday.

Persons: Riley Brister, Bennan Aird, Ryder Baker, Cruz Cespedes, Dylan Earp, Cameron Guy, Jacob Howard, Eric Sinclair, Patrick Gutierrez, Dylan Pietuszka, Sean Antone, Benjamin Brandenburg, Steve Rakow, ” Rakow, Zachary Leinemann, Elijah Johnson, Johnson, Logan Clark, ”, Salisbury, Detectives, “ Organizations: Salisbury University, Salisbury police, NBC News, Brister, NBC, Court, “ Salisbury University, Police Locations: Maryland, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Wicomico

☆ UnitedHealthcare CEO killing and Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City goes on. A study suggests there are millions of psychiatric disorders linked to exposure to lead in gasoline. And Rockefeller Center gets in the holiday spirit with its annual Christmas tree lighting. Manhunt continues for shooter in UnitedHealthcare CEO killingThe manhunt for the person who fatally shot the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is still going on. Rockefeller Center tree lights up the holiday seasonIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rockefeller Center, which celebrated its tree lighting with a star-studded show last night.

Persons: Brian Thompson, Thompson, “, Jessica Tisch, Joseph Kenny, Paulette Thompson, ”, Kash Patel’s, Kash Patel, Donald Trump, Patrick T, Fallon, Donald Trump’s, Steve Bannon, Patel, Joe Biden, Republican Sen, John Cornyn, ” Cornyn, Critics, Trump, Kelly Clarkson, Thalia, Dan + Shay, Jennifer Hudson, Eric Adams, Chuck Scarborough, George Washington, John Moore, Albinson Linares, — Sandra Lilley, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Rockefeller Center, Police, Hilton, ”, Getty, Trump, Republican, FBI, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Rockefeller, Backstreet, New York, NBC, Democratic, Noticias Telemundo, — Locations: New York City, New York, Central Park, Manhattan, Las Vegas, AFP, NBC New York, Japan, California, Democratic Republic of Congo

Reggaeton singer Bad Bunny solidified his spot at the top as this year's most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify worldwide. Mexican music, or música mexicana, is now the most-streamed Latin genre in the U.S., dominating in 26 states. A main figure behind the mainstream rise of música mexicana is Mexican singer Peso Pluma, who follows Bad Bunny as the second most-streamed Latin artist on Spotify. Before, the Latin music industry had long bet on pop and rock en español, as well as Mexican music, to popularize Spanish-language songs. The six remaining artists make reggaeton music: Bad Bunny, Feid, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers and Anuel AA.

Persons: Bunny, It's, Pluma, Feid, Karol G, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Junior, Natanael Cano, Rauw Alejandro, Myke, FloyyMenor, Cris Mj Organizations: Spotify, American, Fuerza, Anuel AA, Recording Industry Association of America Locations: U.S, mexicana, Mexican, Colombian, America

☆ How Washington reacted to the Hunter Biden pardon: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today's edition, our reporters go through President Joe Biden's pardon of his son — and the part that's particularly rankling fellow Democrats. Some Democrats bristle at Biden's pardon justificationBy Carol E. Lee, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Gary Grumbach and Dareh GregorianIt’s not just that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter. The pardon comes after Biden repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his son’s sentence. “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? : White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended Biden’s decision to pardon his son, despite telling the press multiple times that the president had no such plans.

Persons: Joe Biden's, —, Mark Murray, Carol E, Lee, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Gary Grumbach, Joe Biden, Hunter, It’s, ”, Hunter Biden, “, Biden, Greg Stanton, Donald Trump, ” Stanton, Trump, Joe, ” Trump, David Weiss’s, Weiss, Harris, 🚨, Dru, ️ Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democratic, Democratic Party, Department of Justice, NBC News, Telemundo, CNBC, Trump, FDA Locations: Arizona, Stanton, California, Biden’s

Some Hispanic men are defining college differently. “Latino men are checking out because they are the labor force for a lot of these jobs that require manual labor and blue-collar workers,” Ponjuán said. Hispanic men work in some of the most dangerous jobs, mostly in transportation and construction, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Like Garza, some Hispanic men are using their blue-collar skills to start their own contracting, landscaping, restaurant and other businesses. But one of this year’s election takeaways is that those gains weren’t enough to overcome frustrations, especially among Latino men, about high costs and the impact on their families.

Persons: Ponjuán, ” Ponjuán, “ Young, Jun Garza, “, ”, I’ll, ” Garza, Garza, Juan Proaño, Biden Organizations: Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS, League of United Latin American Citizens, Latina, Stanford Graduate School of Business Locations: San Antonio, ”

With nearly all the ballots now counted in the 2024 election, we can fully evaluate the performance of the national and battleground polls this cycle. The battleground polls also weren’t far off the mark, either, although their misses were slightly larger than what we saw in the national polling. What else the polls got rightBeyond signaling that the 2024 presidential election was competitive and uncertain, the polls nailed the political atmospherics that shaped the contest. Additionally, the polls foretold many of the key demographic trends that ended up defining the 2024 election, including Trump’s gains with Latino voters. That was a major story in the 2024 election: There were more self-identified Republican voters than Democratic voters.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Joe Biden, overperforming Biden, Trump Organizations: NBC News, Trump, New York Times, Pew Research, NBC, Telemundo, CNBC, Biden, Democratic, Republicans Locations: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Trump

Karol G is now a Bratz doll. The Colombian singer is the first musical artist to collaborate with the toy brand to create a Bratz doll in her likeness. “Now I get to share a doll inspired by that very moment in my career,” Karol G said in a statement. “This collaboration is a true labor of love and a celebration for fans across Latin America and beyond,” Karol G said. When Karol G embarked on a stadium tour in support of the album's release, she became the first Latina to headline at many of the venues where she performed.

Persons: Karol G, Shakira, ” Karol G, Karol, Karol’s, Karol G's merch, Jasmin Larian, Carolina Giraldo Navarro, Karol G's, Bonito ”, “, ”, Hekmat Organizations: Carolina, Billboard, Latina Locations: Colombian, America, Spain, U.S

WASHINGTON — When Matt Gaetz abruptly withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate for attorney general on Thursday, many career attorneys in the Justice Department breathed a sigh of relief. 2 position at the department — Todd Blanche, the president-elect’s defense lawyer — can help protect the department’s career civil servants from Trump’s wrath. Greg Nash / Pool via Getty ImagesHow Trump’s first deputy attorney general faredWhen Trump first took office in 2017, he didn’t know his deputy attorney general well, and their relationship immediately became vital and volatile. But that immunity does not extend to the attorney general, deputy attorney general or other DOJ prosecutors. “If I were he, I would have stayed as far away from the Justice Department as I could.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Pam Bondi, “, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, —, Blanche, ”, Gaetz, ” Donald Trump, Emil Bove, Mark Peterson, Trump Blanche, Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Taft, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Blanche won’t, Blanche —, he’s, ” Mimi Rocah, she’d, ” Rocah, Michael Bromwich, we’ve, ” Bromwich, Rod Rosenstein, Greg Nash, Trump’s, didn’t, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller, ” Rosenstein, ” “, ’ ” Rosenstein, ” Blanche Organizations: Justice Department, ”, Department, of, Trump, Manhattan Criminal, Manhattan, Attorney, NBC News, White House, DOJ, Justice, MSNBC, Department of Justice, Russia, White, “ Locations: Florida, Southern, York, New York City, Cadwalader, Wickersham, Washington, Westchester County , New York, New York, ”, U.S, Moscow, Bromwich

In the U.S. Senate, incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was re-elected, while fellow incumbents Sens. If Rubio is confirmed to serve as Secretary of State, the number of Latinos in the Senate will go down to six. Forty Latino incumbents running for re-election in the House won while four lost their seats, according to NALEO's count. But now Evans will be making history as the state's first Latino Republican elected to a full term in Congress, according to NALEO. Latino Rep. Greg Lopez, R-Colo., won a special election in June filling the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck’s term following his resignation in March.

Persons: Ruben Gallego, Bernie Moreno, Sen, Ted Cruz, Sens, Alex Padilla, Catherine Cortez Masto, Ben Ray Luján, Marco Rubio, Gallego, Kari Lake, Kyrsten Sinema, Moreno, Sherrod Brown, Donald Trump, Rubio, Luz Rivas, Gil Cisneros, Tony Cardenas, Grace Flores Napolitano, ” Arturo Vargas, NALEO, Nellie Pou, Bill Pascrell, Billy Prempeh, Pou, Gabe Evans, Yadira Caraveo, Caraveo, Evans, Greg Lopez, Ken Buck’s, Lopez, Emily Randall, Sam Liccardo Organizations: National Association of Latino, Republicans, U.S . Senate, Democrats, Democratic, Cleveland, Republican, Senate, State, House, Congressional District, Democrat, Congressional, Representatives, U.S . House, Latina, San Jose Locations: Ohio, New Jersey, Washington , Colorado, California, Arizona and Ohio, Texas, Colombian, Rivas, D, U.S, Congress, Colorado, Denver, Washington’s, Northern California

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