Nick Parker

Washington

Education: Westminster College

Nick Parker is an editor on the general assignment desk. He came to The Post in 2018 to work as a multiplatform editor on the Washington Post News Service and Syndicate after stints at The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News in Utah.
Share confidential news tips with The Post
Latest from Nick Parker

Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah strike; U.S. to send antimissile system to Israel

Four IDF soldiers were killed and dozens were injured Sunday after a Hezbollah drone struck an IDF base in northern Israel, Israeli authorities said.

October 13, 2024

Park Fire’s rapid growth puts it among largest in California history

The fast-moving wildfire — which officials suspect was the result of arson — was stoked by extreme heat and a dense, dry terrain.

July 27, 2024
Flames from the Park Fire whip across Highway 36 on Friday near Paynes Creek in unincorporated Tehama County, Calif.

Princess Catherine steps into spotlight again after cancer announcement

Catherine, Princess of Wales, presented the Gentlemen’s Singles Trophy on Sunday after the Wimbledon men’s final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

July 14, 2024

Terry Anderson, journalist held hostage for almost seven years, dies at 76

He became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Beirut.

April 21, 2024
Former U.S. hostage Terry Anderson and his fiancée, Madeleine Bassil, arrive at John F. Kennedy Airport on Dec. 10, 1991.

Man accused of killing family in Pa. rampage in custody, police say

Three people were killed in shootings in Falls Township, Pa., before a manhunt led police to Trenton, N.J.

March 16, 2024

Iran-backed forces kill 3 U.S. service members in Jordan

A drone attack killed three U.S. service members and injured at least 34 Sunday near the border area where Jordan, Iraq and Syria meet, according to U.S. officials.

January 28, 2024
A military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan is seen in a satellite photo on Oct. 12. Three U.S. service members were killed Sunday in an Iranian-backed drone strike.

Gaza Health Ministry says 25,000 dead; U.S. prepares for military campaign against Houthis

The Biden administration is planning a sustained military campaign targeting the Houthis in Yemen, administration officials told The Washington Post.

January 21, 2024
Damaged homes in the Gaza Strip, seen from the Israeli side of the border on Saturday.

Search ongoing for Navy SEALs lost at sea during ship-boarding operation

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby characterized the operation as part of the U.S. military’s ongoing work to disrupt Iran’s shipment of weapons to Yemen, where the Houthis, a militant group supported by Tehran, function as the de facto government in parts of the country.

January 14, 2024
In this Feb. 12, 2021, photo released by the U.S. Navy, personnel from the USS Winston S. Churchill interdict a shipment of weapons off the coast of Somalia. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Louis St/AP)

Blinken meets with Turkish and Greek leaders to avoid regional escalation

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Istanbul and Chania, Greece, to speak with the Turkish and Greek leaders about Middle Eastern war.

January 7, 2024
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Istanbul on Saturday, Jan. 6, to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two discussed the Israel-Hamas war and Sweden's accession to NATO.

Israel steps up strikes in central Gaza; dozens killed in refugee camp

In Bethlehem, normally awash in light and song for the holidays, Christmas Eve was somber, with public celebrations canceled.

December 25, 2023