Reporter for NBC News Email: matthew.lavietes@nbcuni.com IG: @mattlavietes Signal: mattlavietes.29 https://www.nbcnews.com/author/matt-lavietes-ncpn1280564https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mkbm3h4bxs2tFIRST ON NBC: New video shows Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky getting arrested while driving a Lyft. The Florida surgeon is accused of removing a patient's liver instead of his spleen, causing him to die. w/ Elizabeth Chuck https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-surgeon-accused-wrong-organ-driving-lyft-arrested-video-rcna34193924 Apr 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbm3h4bxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mh26ilbsb22iEmir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are both teenagers. They’re both first-generation Americans. Both live on tree-lined streets in the affluent Philly suburbs. Now, they're united in an attempted terrorist attack outside Zohran Mamdani's home last weekend. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gracie-mansion-suspects-rcna26312514 Mar 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh26ilbsb22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mgpmr3iix224FBI searches Pennsylvania storage unit related to 'ISIS-inspired terrorism' at Mamdani's home https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-searches-pennsylvania-storage-unit-related-isis-inspired-terrorism-rcna26269110 Mar 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpmr3iix224https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mgd2dz6fps2jBREAKING: Britney Spears was arrested on Wednesday night in Southern California, jail records show05 Mar 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd2dz6fps2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mfzkzhfqh227A professor’s mic went off mute. What she said about Black children reverberated across New York. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hunter-college-professor-hot-mic-rcna26094501 Mar 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzkzhfqh227https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mf7tiek5c22nA look inside the luxury jet DHS is considering purchasing for Kristi Noem’s travel and deportations. Scoop by Julia Ainsley https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/no-expense-spared-luxury-jet-dhs-wants-buy-deportations-rcna25942519 Feb 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7tiek5c22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3meo77gwdfk2gBREAKING: The Trump administration says its ending its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis12 Feb 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo77gwdfk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3me7gmkj7cs2sBREAKING: LUIGI MANGIONE WILL FACE STATE TRIAL ON JUNE 806 Feb 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7gmkj7cs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3me2ipdpobk2iBill Gates said he "regrets every minute" he ever spent with Jeffrey Epstein, speaking out after the release of Epstein files that contained mentions of the Microsoft co-founder. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bill-gates-addresses-mentioned-epstein-files-says-was-foolish-rcna25744104 Feb 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2ipdpobk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3me25e2ne2k2vBREAKING: The Trump administration will withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota04 Feb 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3me25e2ne2k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mdqpcv3kus2jBREAKING: A federal judge ordered the release of a 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father. The pair were taken into custody in Minnesota last week.31 Jan 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqpcv3kus2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3md4thhezlc2l2-year-old Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis and her father were taken by ICE in Minneapolis, according a local councilman. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-year-old-girl-father-taken-ice-minneapolis-immigration-rcna25560323 Jan 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4thhezlc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3mcof235z6k2pICE surge prompts Minneapolis parents to guard schools https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-school-patrols-ice-immigration-surge-rcna25447718 Jan 2026 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcof235z6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3m7n74cw2hk2tBREAKING: Jen Shah has been released from prison, NBC News can confirm.10 Dec 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7n74cw2hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3m7n5btcdck2uPeople Magazine is reporting that Jen Shah has been released.10 Dec 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7n5btcdck2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3m5herwo7js2gNew footage of the UPS plane crash site in Louisville, Kentucky just shared with me by Sean Garber, who owned one of the businesses obliterated in the explosion.12 Nov 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5herwo7js2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3m52hubc6us2hNEW: A young mother of two, Megan Washburn, is among those missing after a UPS cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, according to her employer. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ups-plane-crash-investigation-rcna24254807 Nov 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52hubc6us2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3m2ov5lsc4k2sHave you or any of your gay friends been stopped by police at Penn Station? If so, DM me. I'd like to hear from you.08 Oct 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ov5lsc4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lzlnx6a4sc2zLawyers for Luigi Mangione are accusing the Trump administration of violating their client's right to a fair trial in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-lawyers-slam-charlie-kirk-comparisons-trump-admini-rcna23338224 Sep 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlnx6a4sc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lzby6g3g7s2jSecret Service confirmed with NBC News that an armed man posing as law enforcement was detained at the site of Charlie Kirk's upcoming memorial service.20 Sep 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzby6g3g7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lyxk5mzt2s2qLuigi Mangione just had terrorism charges against him in the state of New York dropped. He still faces federal charges in connection with UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killing.16 Sep 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxk5mzt2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lxzpgdyaik2bThe cause of death for a baby found in University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling's closet last weekend remains unknown, officials said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/cause-death-baby-found-dead-university-kentucky-athletes-closet-remain-rcna22902304 Sep 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzpgdyaik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lwcalpl7222mBREAKING: Harvey Weinstein to be tried for a third time in New York13 Aug 2025 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcalpl7222mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lwa7wgxpgc26Anna "Delvey" Sorokin says she's received hundreds of death threats in the days since she was accused of dumping pet rabbits she posed with for a photoshoot in a Brooklyn park. https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/anna-sorokin-says-received-hundreds-death-threats-bunnies-abandoned-br-rcna22456812 Aug 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwa7wgxpgc26https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lw4tsdiog22aJacob Zieben-Hood was found dead and stabbed in his Harlem apartment in July after his husband called 911. His friends tell NBC News they were cut out of his life years ago. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/models-husband-was-isolated-years-was-found-dead-nyc-apartment-friends-rcna22383111 Aug 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw4tsdiog22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lvbbnta6nk2iNEW: Danville City Council member Larry Campbell tells me that 60% of Councilman Vogler's body was burned in yesterday's attack31 Jul 2025 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbbnta6nk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lv7dk5ohqc2sBREAKING: Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler was doused in gasoline and set on fire, according to police.30 Jul 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7dk5ohqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3lv6ygiqhns27Amid withering criticism that it failed to intervene, Connecticut’s child welfare agency fired back that it simply did not have “sufficient evidence” at the time to remove a 32-year-old man who claims his stepmom held him captive for decades. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/agency-defends-case-man-held-captive-stepmother-rcna22193130 Jul 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6ygiqhns27https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3luv2vbb42224Joseph Czuba, who stabbed a 6 year old Palestinian American boy to death in the days after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, has died in prison, according to authorities. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-killed-palestinian-boy-wadee-alfayoumi-dies-rcna22123926 Jul 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3luv2vbb42224https://bsky.app/profile/mattlavietes.bsky.social/post/3luns6ymads2gBREAKING: A federal judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from custody. A second judge’s order blocks ICE from detaining him in Tennessee.23 Jul 2025 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:oxucphvtghh26drmpeobjsaq/app.bsky.feed.post/3luns6ymads2g