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At NewsNation, I helped launch a new national network. My stories are often been shared with Nexstar Media Group's 198 broadcast stations with some racking up more than 1 million page views. Here are some of the stories I've written.

The tragic case of missing traveler Gabby Petito captured a nation, launching a countrywide investigation and sparking a broader conversation about missing person cases in America.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will keep playing the victim and spreading false information until he gets what he wants amid heightened fears of war in Ukraine, NewsNation’s Leland Vittert said on “Morning in America.”

Will Smith walked onto the Oscar stage at the Dolby Theatre Sunday evening and smacked Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, a jarring interruption to Hollywood’s biggest award ceremony.

Despite Russia’s claims it is de-escalating its attack on Ukraine, an international affairs expert denies this, saying that the Kremlin is repositioning not retreating, and will strike again.

“They shot my son seven times, seven times, like he didn’t matter,” said Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake. “But my son matters. He’s a human being and he matters.”

While Harris originally ran for president, launching her presidential bid in January 2019, she dropped out by the end of the year and endorsed Biden by March 2020. Biden selected her as his running mate in August 2020. The duo won the White House in November.

Teachers are prioritized as “essential workers” under the CDC’s vaccination plans, though many have yet to receive doses as the nation continues to face a supply shortage of the vaccine.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of women’s rights and the second women to serve on the Supreme Court, died at age 87, the Supreme Court said Friday.

As election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will decide the outcome of the presidential election, President Donald Trump pursued a litigation strategy. The Trump campaign has alleged voting fraud, filed lawsuits and called for at least one state recount as it attacked the integrity of the U.S. voting system.

The agency that oversees emergency medical services in Los Angeles County has issued new directives for paramedics transporting patients in ambulances as the coronavirus pandemic places increasing pressure on Southern California hospitals’ ICU capacity.

Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania, securing the necessary Electoral College votes to clinch the presidency, according to the Associated Press who called the Keystone State for Biden on Saturday.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released the full body camera footage from the search warrant executed Monday at the home of fired top Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones, who helped build the state’s COVID-19 dashboard. Jones alleges she was fired from her government job because she refused to manipulate data.

Federal safety officials Tuesday announced the probable cause of the tragic helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, concluding the pilot flew through clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards and became disoriented before the crash.

A champion of women’s right and the second women to serve on the Supreme Court, Ginsburg gathered respect from politicians across the country.

Hours after news of her death, people surrounded the building, raising flags and at one point singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” and “Amazing Grace.”

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