Education: American University, MA in Journalism and Public Affairs; University of Notre Dame, BA in American Studies
Marisa Iati is a reporter on the general assignment desk at The Washington Post. She previously worked at the Star-Ledger and NJ.com in New Jersey, where she covered municipal mayhem, community issues, education and crime.
Honors and Awards: New Jersey Press Association, Best Use of Social Media, April 2017
Languages spoken in addition to English: Spanish (conversational)
Russia has positioned about 130,000 troops - equipped with everything from tanks and artillery to medical facilities and logistical support - close to Ukraine's border.
Eminem took the knee as he jointly headlined the Super Bowl on Sunday alongside Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar. It was a show of wall-to-wall hits, but did too many hooks spoil the broth?
Kamila Valieva can compete again at the Winter Olympics after sport's highest court ruled "exceptional circumstances" meant the 15-year-old Russian figure skater should not be provisionally suspended for a failed drugs test.
Social media has lit up with praise for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show featuring a stacked line-up of hip hop legends — and a controversial move by Eminem.
The rap icon’s gesture, during a star-studded hip-hop show echoed Colin Kaepernick protests and came after two Los Angeles Rams players could be seen kneeling during the national anthem
Canadian police cleared protesters and vehicles that had blocked a vital trade route on the border with the United States, making some arrests, but the bridge was not yet open to traffic on Sunday.
A recent BuzzFeed exposé revealed a toxic workplace culture at his show, but Phil McGraw's fan base — unlike Ellen DeGeneres' — isn’t likely to cry foul.
