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 pre-dawn sky will feature a glowing crescent moon, joined by planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn. -
The National Institutes of Health plans to pool information from private sources like pharmacies and smartwatches. -
Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon. -
Nearly 300 U.S.-based researchers have applied to one program that promises "scientific refugee status" for those fleeing Trump's academic funding rollbacks. -
The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower shower this year is expected Monday and Tuesday this week, when the tail is at its peak. -
The two-year-old boy had wandered away from home on Monday evening and spent the night alone nearly seven miles from his home. -
Americans in at least nine states qualify for automatic IRS tax filing extensions, according to the agency. -
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has blamed the addition of fluoride — a common, naturally occurring mineral — for a host of health issues. The CDC says the policy has reduced cavities by some 25%. -
The National Weather Service has issued a warning that the South and Midwest may experience more severe storms, flooding and tornadoes in the days ahead. -
At least six people have died amid severe storms that are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend. -
The New Jersey Democrat took the podium to criticize the Trump administration's policies at 7 p.m. Monday. He ended his marathon speech shortly after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, breaking a decades-old record. -
Cesar Chavez Day celebrates the life and legacy of the labor rights icon.
