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.
INTERVIEW: Protester Medea Benjamin explains what it’s like to yell at President Obama
Long-time activist Medea Benjamin was at the center of attention Thursday after she repeatedly interrupted President Obama as he spoke about the U.S. drone policy and Guantanamo Bay.
President Obama heckled about Guantanamo Bay by protester Medea Benjamin during press conference
A very loud woman stole the show several times as President Obama addressed a crowd of journalists during a press conference this afternoon. The apparent protester interrupted Obama several times, yelling about the future of Guantanamo Bay.
The EU is failing refugees, Amnesty International says
A rapid escalation in refugee numbers and a failure to accommodate them is the biggest threat to human rights in the world, Amnesty International claimed in its 2013 report.
Former head of banned Islamic group: ‘I knew the London killer’
Anjem Choudary, former head of banned Islamic group, tells Metro he knows murder suspect.
London attackers known to British security services
Two British men of Nigerian descent accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries were known to security services, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.
Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court
A Russian court refused on Thursday to grant parole to a member of Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence for protesting in Moscow’s main cathedral with a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin.
West Point sergeant accused of videotaping female cadets in shower
An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of sex-related incidents that has rocked the military.
Jodi Arias says feels betrayed; jury weighs death penalty
Convicted killer Jodi Arias feels betrayed by an Arizona jury that found her guilty of murder in the brutal slaying of an ex-boyfriend, according to an interview aired on Wednesday as that same jury weighed whether to sentence her to death.
Get your ball fix with Metro’s guide to meatball madness
Who has the biggest and the best balls in New York? We went balls to the wall in our search for the city’s most coveted ballers
Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.