Adeel Hassan

New York

General Assignment Reporter at The New York Times

reporting national news @nytimes. skepticism is a virtue. human jukebox. binge reader. formerly @nytimesworld, @nytnow Morning Briefing

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Severe Storms Bring Flooding and Tornado Risks to Kansas and Missouri

3 days ago | nytimes.com | Aishvarya Kavi |Adeel Hassan

More than two million people in Kansas and Missouri were under a flash flood warning on Tuesday as storms threatened the Kansas City metropolitan area with tornadoes and dropped several inches of rain, trapping people in their cars in Wichita. A large area across the Great Plains and the Midwest was at risk of severe storms on Tuesday.
Former member of murderous Manson crew is recommended for parole

6 days ago | miamiherald.com | Adeel Hassan

Patricia Krenwinkel, a onetime follower of cult leader Charles Manson who was convicted in the murders of seven people in the summer of 1969 in Los Angeles, should be released on parole, a panel of the California parole board recommended Friday. Krenwinkel, 77, the state’s longest-serving female inmate, is one of two Manson followers connected with the August 1969 murder spree who remain in prison. She was sent to death row in 1971.
Former Member of Murderous Manson Crew Is Recommended for Parole

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Adeel Hassan

Federal policy changes are having spillover effects on everything from disease outbreak mitigation to long-term care The Trump administration’s efforts to strip protections from more than half a million legal immigrants could devastate the health sector, endangering care for the elderly and …
Biden Is 'Optimistic' About Cancer Treatment in First Remarks Since Diagnosis

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Adeel Hassan

Former President Biden said Friday afternoon that he was feeling good after beginning his treatment for an aggressive form of prostate cancer. "The prognosis is good," he said. "We're working on everything. All the folks are optimistic," he added, referring to his medical team. Mr. Biden spoke to reporters after an event honoring veterans in New Castle, Del. They were his first public remarks since May 18, when his office announced the diagnosis and said the cancer had metastasized to the bone.
President to Hold Oval Office News Conference With Elon Musk

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Adeel Hassan

Floyd Brown, a longtime right-wing activist, said on Thursday that he had been fired from the Kennedy Center because of his views on same-sex marriage. Mr. Brown said in a long post on X that he was fired on Wednesday by Richard Grenell, whom President Trump appointed as the interim leader of the center in February after he began imposing his grip on it. Mr. Brown said his dismissal happened about two hours after CNN contacted him for comment on his past statements on homosexuality and marriage.
Spelling Bee Celebrates 100 Years Since First Contest

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Adeel Hassan

Frank Neuhauser had already outspelled more than two million schoolchildren to become the last speller among nine finalists. His winning word was easy for him, thanks in part to the common garden flower that his family grew in the backyard: "G-L-A-D-I-O-L-U-S."With that, the 11-year-old from Louisville, Ky., became the first National Spelling Bee champion. It was June 17, 1925.
13-year-old from Texas wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

1 week ago | mahoningmatters.com | Adeel Hassan

Faizan Zaki, last year’s runner-up at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, came back from a late-stage flub in Thursday’s competition to easily spell “éclaircissement” and take home the winning prize of $50,000. Faizan, a 13-year-old from Plano, Texas, had an earlier chance to win this year’s bee, after mistakes in the eighth round by two other finalists. But excitement might have gotten the better of him.
US man who lived abroad with his family’s nanny is charged in wife’s murder

1 week ago | macon.com | Adeel Hassan

After arriving at the family business in Douglas, Georgia, and finding his wife fatally shot on Sept. 20, 2006, Jon Worrell called 911 and crumpled to the ground in sobs. His wife, Doris, was 39 when she was killed. The couple had three children who at the time were under the age of 12. She died of a gunshot to the head at their business, Jon’s Sports Park, amid its arcade, batting cage, go-kart track and mini-golf course.
US man who lived abroad with his family’s nanny is charged in wife’s murder

1 week ago | thestate.com | Adeel Hassan

After arriving at the family business in Douglas, Georgia, and finding his wife fatally shot on Sept. 20, 2006, Jon Worrell called 911 and crumpled to the ground in sobs. His wife, Doris, was 39 when she was killed. The couple had three children who at the time were under the age of 12. She died of a gunshot to the head at their business, Jon’s Sports Park, amid its arcade, batting cage, go-kart track and mini-golf course.
US man who lived abroad with his family’s nanny is charged in wife’s murder

1 week ago | bradenton.com | Adeel Hassan

After arriving at the family business in Douglas, Georgia, and finding his wife fatally shot on Sept. 20, 2006, Jon Worrell called 911 and crumpled to the ground in sobs. His wife, Doris, was 39 when she was killed. The couple had three children who at the time were under the age of 12. She died of a gunshot to the head at their business, Jon’s Sports Park, amid its arcade, batting cage, go-kart track and mini-golf course.