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
North Carolina man exonerated after nearly four decades in prisonA three-judge panel on Friday declared a North Carolina man innocent after he had served almost 40 years of a life sentence for a 1976 double murder.
Nation Jan 18
Long-lost audio of Martin Luther King Jr. speech found in UCLA storage roomAn audio recording of a speech given by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, long thought to be lost in time, was made available to the masses this week online.
World Jan 17
In Mexico, new suspect detained in disappearance of 43 studentsA new suspect was arrested in connection with the September 2014 disappearance and alleged killing of 43 college students in Mexico, officials announced on Friday.
Science Jan 17
Study: Polar bears seek new habitats further northPolar bears are gradually moving north in search of longer lasting sea ice, according to findings published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
World Jan 11
Sea of demonstrators march for unity in ParisOver one million people poured into the streets of Paris on Sunday in a march to honor the victims of three days of violence which began with the massacre of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday.
Health Jan 10
Study: Optimists twice as likely as pessimists to have healthy heartsPeople who look at a glass of water and see it as half-full, are two times more likely than their 'glass-half-empty' counterparts to be in good cardiovascular health, according to findings recently published in the journal Health Behavior and Policy…
World Jan 10
Thousands flee Nigeria for Chad after Boko Haram attacksMore than 7,000 people fleeing deadly attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria have spilled over the border and into neighboring Chad, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.
World Dec 28
NATO marks end of combat mission in AfghanistanThe event was kept a secret until just before it began for fear of an insurgent attack.
Science Dec 28
Researchers unveil new chemical combination to trap bedbugsResearchers at Simon Fraser University have discovered a chemical combination, which can be used to lure and trap bedbugs for the killing.
World Dec 27
Upheld convictions, reduced terms for men in Egypt gay marriage video caseAn Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld the convictions but reduced the sentences of eight men who appeared in a same-sex wedding video.