Alexandra Petri

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mark Walker |Alexandra Petri

NowBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Several people were injured and some may have been set on fire at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado, police said. Police said a man was taken into custody in the attack that the FBI immediately described as an act of terror. Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn told reporters …

4 weeks ago | tspantx.com | Alexandra Petri

Jorge Zamora-Quezada falsely diagnosed patients with a chronic disease and subjected them to unnecessary treatments to help fund his lavish lifestyle, officials said. For nearly 20 years, a Texas doctor falsely diagnosed patients as having a chronic disease, administered unnecessary, toxic treatments and filed more than $118 million in fraudulent health insurance claims to fund his lavish lifestyle, which included a private jet, luxury cars and high-end properties, prosecutors said.

1 month ago | news.harvard.edu | Alexandra Petri

5 min read A collection of features and profiles covering Harvard University’s 374th Commencement. Alexandra Petri ’10, formerly a Washington Post columnist, is currently a staff writer for The Atlantic. She won the 2025 Thurber Prize for American Humor for her book “Alexandra Petri’s U.S. History: Important American Documents I Made Up.” OK, Harvard graduates. Listen.

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Alexandra Petri |Yan Zhuang

A train struck and killed two women and injured a toddler who were on a railway bridge in Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday, authorities said. A 5-year-old who was part of the family was also found dead Monday after authorities searched the river under the bridge, according to Alexis Prenzlin, a spokesperson for the Sandusky County Coroner. All four were part of a family that had traveled to Fremont from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to fish in the Sandusky River, Daniel R.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Alexandra Petri

At least two people were killed and at least one person was missing in Fremont, Ohio, on Sunday night after a train struck multiple pedestrians, according to the authorities. Danny Sanchez, the mayor of Fremont, confirmed the deaths in a brief statement to reporters, according to a video broadcast by WTVG. He said he did not have details about the ages of the victims. The search for the missing person was focused on the Sandusky River, Mr. Sanchez said. Fremont is about 40 miles southeast of Toledo.