Sarah Sherman-Stokes

Jun 27, 2024 | wbur.org | Steve Almond |Robert C. Bordone |Joe Caiazzo |Frederick Hewett |Lara Jirmanus |Jesse Mermell | +3 more

Editors’ note: It seems the universal sentiment leading up to this first presidential debate can be summarized in one word: dread. “No matter how it plays out, I expect a horror show,” one Cog newsletter subscriber told us. “Like many Americans I am tired of all this. Our campaigning functionally starts a few minutes after the swearing-in ceremony; in other words it’s continuous. It shouldn’t be that way but I have no idea how to change it,” she continued.

Oct 25, 2023 | wbur.org | Sarah Sherman-Stokes

Orlando was a high school student, a part-time restaurant worker, a son and a brother, when a mundane disagreement in a Boston high school cafeteria led to his detention and deportation. The unsubstantiated rumor of another teenager — alleging that Orlando was affiliated with a gang — had made its way into a school incident report, which was subsequently entered into the Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC) gang database.

Jun 28, 2023 | yfile.news.yorku.ca | Sarah Sherman-Stokes |Rachel Silver

The world has been captivated this week by a search for the Titan, a missing submersible carrying five passengers. Rescue crews from the United States, Canada, and beyond joined forces in an operation that experts compared to a “moonshot.” All available resources and technology were deployed in an attempt to save those aboard — a British billionaire, a father and son from a preeminent Pakistani family, a French maritime expert, and the CEO of OceanGate, the company that designed the submersible.

Jun 23, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Sarah Sherman-Stokes |Rachel Silver

The world has been captivated this week by a search for the Titan, a missing submersible carrying five passengers. Rescue crews from the United States, Canada, and beyond joined forces in an operation that experts compared to a “moonshot.” All available resources and technology were deployed in an attempt to save those aboard — a British billionaire, a father and son from a preeminent Pakistani family, a French maritime expert, and the CEO of OceanGate, the company that designed the submersible.

May 8, 2023 | wbur.org | Sarah Sherman-Stokes

When President Biden announced his intent to run for re-election, a collective groan could be heard from immigration advocates. President Biden’s record so far on immigration has been, in a word, disappointing. It’s not that we never had hope for this administration’s immigration policy — it’s that we did. WBUR is a nonprofit news organization. Our coverage relies on your financial support. If you value articles like the one you're reading right now, give today.