About Carey @careyereed
Carey Reed assists in covering breaking and feature news for NewsHour Weekend's website. She also helps the NewsHour Weekend broadcast team in the production of the show. She is interested in the flourishing fields of data journalism and information visualization and recently graduated, with honors, from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Carey’s Recent Stories
Nation Jan 24
8 things you didn’t know about bananasWith the future of the banana industry in flux, here are eight things you didn't know about one of America's favorite snacks.
Nation Nov 08
Facial hair frenzy: Scenes from the National Beard and Moustache CompetitionSee photos of a few of the hundreds of men who competed for the title of best facial hair in the nation on Saturday.
Nation Nov 07
Louisiana officers charged in shooting death of child following police chaseTwo Louisiana police officers are in custody and charged with second-degree murder, following the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy on Tuesday.
Arts Oct 31
8 things you didn’t know about ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’Forty years ago, British rock band Queen released “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Here are eight things you might not have known about the epic single.
World Oct 31
27 dead, dozens injured after fire blazes through Romanian nightclubA fire in an underground nightclub in Romania Friday night claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and injured another 184 others.
Nation Oct 17
8 things you didn’t know about hempAlthough hemp and marijuana look and smell the same, the two cannabis plants are quite different.
Nation Oct 04
More rain for Southeast already hit hard by widespread floodingParts of the Southeast already battered by record-breaking rainfall can expect more rain and flooding until the weekend's end, according to the National Weather Service.
Science Sep 27
8 things you didn’t know about the moonJust in time for the supermoon lunar eclipse, here are eight things you may not have known about the moon.
Nation Sep 13
Wildfires trigger emergency declaration and evacuations in CaliforniaCalifornia's Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Lake and Napa counties Sunday, as a rapidly growing wildfire blazed a path of destruction.
Arts Sep 13
Infographic: Sneakers by the numbers in AmericaNot only have sneakers become engrained in U.S. popular culture, seemingly since Run DMC's "An Ode to the Adidas Superstar", but sales of the popular footwear are big business, to the tune of around $34 billion dollars a year in…