Alexandra E. Petri
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Alexandra E. Petri is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer who covered trends and breaking news. She previously was on the Live team at the New York Times, where she helped plan coverage and reported on live events, including the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the R. Kelly trial, the Olympics, the condo collapse in Surfside, Fla., the coronavirus pandemic and the Boston Marathon. Petri even reported on the New York City Marathon while running in it. Petri is a two-time reporting fellow with the International Women’s Media Foundation. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism and international studies.
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The federal government warned Texas it had until Wednesday night to stop blocking Border Patrol agents or it would refer the matter to the Justice Department “for appropriate action.”
Jan. 18, 2024
Texas has seized a city park in a major corridor for illegal crossings and denied entry to Border Patrol agents.
Jan. 17, 2024
Here’s what our new poll shows about how California voters view the situation at the border and plans to change asylum rules.
Jan. 17, 2024
The documents are part of a case brought by Virginia Giuffre against Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime girlfriend, who was convicted of child sex trafficking.
Jan. 5, 2024
A bail hearing for the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur was postponed Tuesday amid prosecutors’ allegations that he poses a risk to potential witnesses in the case.
Jan. 2, 2024
Las Vegas is preparing for a surge of weddings Sunday as New Year’s Eve falls on what many believe is a magical date: 12/31/23, or 123-123.
Dec. 31, 2023
In Manhattan, you won’t find a tree farm or Home Depot parking lot pop-up; many New Yorkers sidewalk-shop for their Christmas trees, buying from vendors who fill the streets each December.
Dec. 21, 2023
The blaze erupted late Monday and was knocked down within two hours, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Two firefighters suffered moderate injuries.
Dec. 12, 2023
Southern California is bracing for a weekend of strong, dry Santa Ana winds — a reminder that even in December, the region is not out of wildfire season.
Dec. 8, 2023
A statue of Robert Widney was removed for maintenance, USC officials say. Widney was connected to groups that carried out extralegal lynchings.
Dec. 7, 2023