Alexandra E. Petri covers trends and breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. 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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Sept. 15, 2023
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Sept. 13, 2023
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Sept. 12, 2023
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Sept. 5, 2023
United Airlines temporarily grounded flights across the country because of a ‘systemwide technology issue,’ the airline said.
Sept. 5, 2023
A 14-year-old boy who was living off the grid with his mother and his aunt in the Colorado wilderness was down to 40 pounds when he died, according to autopsy reports.
Sept. 1, 2023
Delta Air Lines Flight 175 from Milan, Italy, ‘experienced severe turbulence’ that injured 11 passengers and crew members. All are expected to make a full recovery.
Aug. 30, 2023
A nearly 200-year-old time capsule found in a monument at the U.S. Military Academy was set for its grand reveal this week. All the buildup landed with a thud.
Aug. 29, 2023
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Aug. 28, 2023