Patrick Smith
Breaking News Editor / Reporter
I cover early morning U.S. breaking news, everything from severe weather to crime. I'm based in London and have worked for American news outlets since 2013.
I cover early morning U.S. breaking news, everything from severe weather to crime. I'm based in London and have worked for American news outlets since 2013.
Latest from Patrick Smith
Couple live streaming search for Kentucky highway shooter aid in discovery of body
Kentucky officials believe they have found the body of the suspected gunman in a highway shooting spree with the help of a couple who were livestreaming their search on YouTube and vultures that were circling the body.
Former CIA officer jailed for 30 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women
Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for drugging and sexually abusing and filming multiple women without their consent, in one of the most serious misconduct cases in the agency's history.
Princess Kate returns to official engagements after completing cancer treatment
Princess Kate returned to light royal duties on Tuesday, in her first work engagement since announcing she had ended her cancer treatment last week.
Trump's golf partner recalls moment Secret Service dived on him during apparent assassination attempt
A golfing partner of Donald Trump has described the dramatic moment he heard gunshots and saw Secret Service agents dive on top of the former president during the apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course Sunday.
Trump 'assassination attempt': Suspect charged after second apparent plot
Follow NBC News coverage of the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course.
Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5 and brother to Michael, dies at 70
Tito Jackson, an original member of the hit-making pop group the Jackson 5, has died, his family confirmed Monday.
Two charged with stealing Banksy artwork 'Girl with a Balloon' from London gallery
Two alleged art thieves will appear in court in London next month accused of stealing a famous painting by the mysterious British street artist Banksy, "Girl With Balloon," which has now been recovered.
Storm Francine: Thousands without power as severe rain and wind hit the Gulf Coast
Storm Francine live updates: 400,000 without power as severe rain and wind hit Gulf Coast
Evacuations, school closures and lightning strikes in California as Line Fire grows more than 23,000 acres
An out-of-control wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles threatened tens of thousands of buildings and forced hundreds of residents to flee Sunday amid a dayslong heat wave of triple-digit temperatures.
Georgia school shooting suspect and father appear in court to face murder, involuntary manslaughter charges
The teenager accused of shooting dead two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school appeared in court for the first time on Friday to face murder charges, hours after his father was arrested on suspicion of facilitating the shootings by allowing his son to possess a deadly weapon.
Colorado mom drugged, fatally shot and stabbed 2 of her kids before fleeing to U.K., prosecutors say
Colorado mom Kimberlee Singler is fighting extradition from London to the U.S. for allegedly drugging her children, then fatally shooting and stabbing two of them.
