Becky Sullivan
Becky Sullivan has reported and produced for NPR since 2011 with a focus on hard news and breaking stories. She has been on the ground to cover natural disasters, disease outbreaks, elections and protests, delivering stories to both broadcast and digital platforms.
In January 2020, she traveled to Tehran to help cover the assassination and funeral of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, work that made NPR a Pulitzer finalist that year. Her work covering the death of Breonna Taylor won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News.
Sullivan has spoken to armed service members in Afghanistan on the anniversary of Sept. 11, reported from a military parade in Pyongyang for coverage of the regime of Kim Jong-Un, visited hospitals and pregnancy clinics in Colombia to cover the outbreak of Zika and traveled Haiti to report on the aftermath of natural disasters. She's also reported from around the U.S., including Hurricane Michael in Florida and the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
She previously worked as a producer for All Things Considered, where she regularly led the broadcast and produced high-profile newsmaker interviews. Sullivan led NPR's special coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, multiple State of the Union addresses and other special and breaking news coverage.
Originally a Kansas Citian, Sullivan also regularly brings coverage of the Midwest and Great Plains region to NPR.
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Along with the war surgery team, six trucks ferrying medical supplies and water purification tools were allowed into Gaza, the ICRC said. And a rocket strike in Tel Aviv injures at least three people. -
The Israeli military said the overnight raid involved tanks and troops and killed Hamas leaders. Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza has surpassed 7,000 as fuel supplies reach a crisis point. -
In a remarkable press conference given the day after her release, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described how Hamas descended on her kibbutz near Gaza, tied her up, threw her over a motorcycle and beat her. -
Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said. -
Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering. -
Many more truckloads of aid are waiting in Egypt. Hundreds of trapped Americans had come to the border, hoping the aid delivery could be chance to escape the violence. But none were allowed out. -
Israel announced the release of the two hostages, mother and daughter Judith and Natalie Raanan of Illinois, on Friday. The pair was captured during Hamas' attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7. -
President Biden said he received a "commitment" from Israel and Egypt to allow aid into Gaza in the coming days, as the White House unveiled a request for billions in assistance to Israel. -
Aid trucks line up at Egypt-Gaza border as protests continue around the world. The State Department has warned Americans overseas to be on high alert for terrorist attacks in heavily visited areas. -
Videos and photos provide some clues, but much remains unknown about the horrific explosion at the site.
