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Erik Ortiz

Staff Writer

Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.

Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.


Latest from Erik Ortiz

Maine mass shooter's family says his 'brain was hijacked' by injuries tied to his military service

The family of the Army reservist who perpetrated Maine's deadliest mass shooting says he had a "severe" traumatic brain injury tied to his service as a hand grenade training instructor.
1d ago

Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico shot in assassination attempt

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.
2d ago

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell charity no longer ‘delinquent,’ California AG finds

LOS ANGELES — The Beverly Hills-based charity founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, was considered “in good standing” by the state of California on Tuesday and no longer “delinquent” on a past due payment, the attorney general’s office said.
2d ago

Harry and Meghan's Archewell charity no longer 'delinquent,' California AG finds

The Beverly Hills-based charity founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, was considered "in good standing" in California on Tuesday.
4d ago

Jury selection begins in bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez in New York

Jury selection begins in the criminal trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, who's charged with accepting "hundreds of thousands of dollars" in bribes, including gold bars, for official acts.
6d ago

Calls for accountability intensify after Houston police chief retires amid scandal over dropped cases

For months, a police accountability group in Houston demaded that Finner resign after it was revealed that thousands of cases, including for serious offenses such as sexual assault, were inexplicably dropped over the years.

Columbia seniors, parents say canceling commencement is a 'demoralizing' end

Columbia's announcement Monday that it was canceling next week's universitywide commencement ceremony in favor of small-scale celebrations was met with disappointment from seniors and their families, upending plans that a tumultuous school year could be salvaged with the normalcy of a time-honored tradition.
11d ago

Elizabeth Holmes sees more months trimmed from prison release date

The Theranos founder has shaved more months from her initial 11-year-plus sentence for wire fraud and conspiracy, federal records show, and is still due to be released two years earlier than expected.
13d ago

Columbia is rethinking its commencement ceremony in the wake of campus protests

Columbia University is rethinking its commencement plans after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests ended with authorities forcing their way into a barricaded school building and arresting dozens of people, according to a source at the university and two members of student government.

Palestinian students' complaint against Columbia sparks DOE civil rights investigation

The U.S. Education Department is opening a civil rights investigation into Columbia University after Palestinian students and their allies filed a complaint last month alleging discrimination in violation of federal law.
15d ago

A veteran activist joined Columbia protesters. Police call her a 'professional agitator.'

As pro-Palestinian student protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York City early Tuesday, one person in the crowd outside stood out — a gray-haired woman who delivered orders to young people helping to barricade a door.