Praveena Somasundaram

Washington, D.C.

General Assignment reporter

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA in journalism, BA in biology

Praveena Somasundaram is a reporter on The Washington Post's General Assignment desk. She started at The Post as an intern in 2022 and has previously reported at the Dallas Morning News and the Charlotte Observer.
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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

A hurricane hunter’s final, fitting resting place: Milton’s eye

On Tuesday, a team of hurricane hunters released the ashes of Peter Dodge, a longtime meteorologist who died in March 2023.

October 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida on Wednesday. (NOAA/AP)

After ‘Gays Against Groomers’ stunt, Colorado halts honorary flag program

The state paused the program after flags were flown in honor of “Gays Against Groomers.” an organization that other groups have described as an anti-LGBTQ hate group.

October 9, 2024
The Colorado Capitol in Denver.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban as it considers appeal

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday moved to restore the state’s six-week abortion ban as it considers an appeal.

October 7, 2024
Abortion rights supporters rally near the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on May 14. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP)

Kamala Harris to appear on Alex Cooper’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast

Harris taped an interview Tuesday with “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper, the world’s most popular female podcaster.

October 5, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris will be a guest on the popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast in an attempt to reach young women in the presidential campaign.

Georgia judge says state can’t enforce 6-week abortion ban

The ruling means abortions until 22 weeks of pregnancy are once again legal.

September 30, 2024
Abortion rights protesters rally near the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on May 14.

These Americans voted from the ends of the Earth — and beyond

Earlier this month, two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station said they had requested absentee ballots to vote in this year’s general election.

September 26, 2024
McMurdo Station in Antarctica is photographed from the air on Oct. 27, 2014.

Ohio sheriff barred from working elections after posts about Harris signs

The decision came a week after the sheriff said in public Facebook posts that residents should “write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards.”

September 24, 2024
A campaign sign for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), is displayed outside a polling location in Arlington, Va., on Friday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Lost for 450 years, famed poet’s grave found at Notre Dame, scientists say

Researchers believe the remains found in a lead coffin in 2022 are those of the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

September 18, 2024
A 16th-century lead sarcophagus discovered in the floor of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in 2022.

    Death toll rises in European floods; more severe weather expected

    At least 19 people have died in floods in Central Europe, including in Romania, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic, according to officials.

    September 17, 2024
    A woman hugs her relative after being evacuated from her flooded house in Jesenik, Czech Republic, on Sunday.