Alex Johnson
Writer/editor
Alex Johnson has been a reporter and editor for NBC News since 2000. He previously worked for The Charlotte Observer, Congressional Quarterly, Knight-Ridder and The Washington Post.
Alex Johnson has been a reporter and editor for NBC News since 2000. He previously worked for The Charlotte Observer, Congressional Quarterly, Knight-Ridder and The Washington Post.
Latest from Alex Johnson
Harry Belafonte, calypso star and civil rights champion, dies at 96
Harry Belafonte was at the forefront of human rights causes for more than 60 years, a legacy that sometimes overshadowed his brilliant music career.
S.F. antiques dealer who was recorded spraying a homeless woman with a water hose is arrested
The San Francisco antiques dealer who was denounced after video showed him spraying a homeless woman with a water hose was arrested Wednesday and charged with battery.
'The pandemic is over,' Biden says in TV interview
After more than 1 million deaths in the United States and almost three years of lockdowns and economic disruptions, President Joe Biden declared the
Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time in more than a century
Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution amid sweeping sanctions over its war in Ukraine.
Ida weakens after knocking out power to New Orleans
Rescue teams fanned out across southeastern Louisiana as the remnants of Hurricane Ida continued to pose dangers for multiple states.
'Catastrophic damage': 1 dead, New Orleans without power as Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana
A falling tree killed a man in Ascension Parish, while authorities said 200 people are in "imminent danger" after a levee breach in Jefferson Parish.
US passes 35 million COVID-19 cases as California tops 4 million
Florida reported 21,683 new cases Friday, its highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic.
U.S. passes 35 million Covid cases as California tops 4 million
Florida reported 21,683 new cases Friday, its highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic.
Four killed in Northern California helicopter crash
The helicopter went down northwest of Sacramento in Colusa County, authorities said.
Walter Mondale, former vice president, dies at 93
Mondale was President Jimmy Carter's vice president from 1977 to 1981.
Walter Mondale, former vice president, dies at 93
Mondale served as President Jimmy Carter's vice president from 1977 to 1981.
