Cassandra Garrison
Cassandra became Metro's Head of Online Content after spending a year and a half as a reporter for the newspaper and its website in NYC. She has covered national and local news, including Hurricane Sandy, the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Occupy Wall Street and the 2012 London Olympics. She also contributes feature stories on travel, food and entertainment. Cassandra grew up in Cleveland and began her career in local television news as an anchor and reporter for WJET/WFXP in Erie, PA. She is a proud graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University (go Bobcats!). Fun fact: Cassandra was wearing her former boss' men's size 12 dancing shoes when she met Diane Sawyer on assignment during a "Good Morning America" train trip because the conductors told her she could not wear her high heels on board.
Dolce & Gabbana sentenced to jail time for tax evasion
Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for tax evasion today.
British politician Simon Parkes claims he fathered child with alien ‘Cat Queen’
Simon Parkes, who is married with three children, said he not only engages in extraterrestrial intercourse, but he is actually the son of an alien himself,
Obama defends terrorism tactics in wary Berlin
President Barack Obama defended U.S. intelligence methods on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel and wary Germans that Washington was not monitoring the emails of ordinary citizens or damaging civil liberties.
Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.
Veiled future: Arab Spring women differ over Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt. They helped topple Mubarak but have the women revolutionaries lost their united spirit?
Assange anniversary: One year in the Ecuadorean Embassy
£3 million in police costs, hundreds of miles on a treadmill, celebrity visits – but WikiLeaks boss can’t get out.
(Updated) John Martorano: Whitey Bulger convinced me to kill my friend
John Martorano said he committed his last murder in 1982 when he killed his friend as the urging of alleged mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger.
FBI to resume hunt for Jimmy Hoffa’s body
FBI agents will resume searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit on Tuesday for former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared nearly 38 years ago and is thought to have been murdered by members of organized crime.
Starbucks to post calorie labels in stores nationwide
Starbucks Corp will display calorie counts for coffees and snacks at all its U.S. locations starting June 25, ahead of a federal requirement that large American food chains prominently disclose nutrition information.
East Village topless woman Moira Johnston resurfaces in Philly
The New York City resident who turned heads and made headlines last year after walking around the East Village topless has moved on to Philadelphia, where she continues to bare her breasts in public.