Alana Wise
Alana Wise is a politics reporter on the Washington desk at NPR.
Before joining NPR, Alana covered beats including American gun culture, the aviation business and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Through her reporting, Alana has covered such events as large protests, mass shootings, boardroom uprisings and international trade fights.
Alana is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and an Atlanta native.
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Images from the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games offer a stunning glimpse into the dramatic and heavily Parisian-themed day. -
The opening ceremony featured a Parisian performance from Lady Gaga, a heavy metal moment with Gojira and a headless Marie Antoinette, as well as a show-stopping comeback by Céline Dion. -
Cardboard beds are one of the Olympics' latest green innovations. But not all the athletes are fans. -
The longtime Fox contributor was 78 years old. -
The man's bizarre smuggling attempt included many non-native species of snakes stuffed into his pants, according to China's customs authority. -
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s. -
A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat. -
Ross Cooper, 33, got into trading Pokémon cards in 2018, but he's less interested in making money than he is in building the community. He finds joy in simply giving the cards away, mostly to kids. -
The 24-year-old powerhouse sprinter from Texas will make her debut for Team USA at the Olympics in Paris this summer, four years after a positive drug test crashed her first attempt at the Games. -
Tamayo Perry was killed by a shark while surfing off Oahu's North Shore.
