Alana Wise
Alana Wise is a politics reporter on the Washington desk at NPR.
Before joining NPR, Alana covered beats including American gun culture, the aviation business and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Through her reporting, Alana has covered such events as large protests, mass shootings, boardroom uprisings and international trade fights.
Alana is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and an Atlanta native.
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The female teenaged suspect is likely to have died from a gunshot wound, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed by a medical examiner. -
At least three people, including the suspect, are dead after a shooting at a Wisconsin grade school. Police talked to the family of the suspect and searched her home, but have no motive yet. -
Dommaraju unseated China's Ding Liren to become the new world chess champion. "Every chess player wants to experience this moment, and very few get the chance," Dommaraju said after the match. -
The New York police commissioner also said investigators matched Luigi Mangione's fingerprints with those found on items near the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was fatally shot last week. -
The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people. -
Luigi Mangione, the man facing charges in the New York City shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was denied bail in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. -
Manhattan investigators say Luigi Mangione ambushed and killed insurance exec Brian Thompson. Mangione is being held in Pennsylvania, where he was arraigned on multiple charges. -
People are sharing the different tactics they use help to uplift women in small ways. -
Pope Francis, who heads the Catholic Church, has doubled down on his commitment to the environment with a new electric popemobile presented by Mercedes-Benz. -
A powerful earthquake struck off the Northern California coast, triggering tsunami warnings that were later canceled. Several aftershocks continued to rattle the area off Eureka.
