Alina Hartounian

Supervising Editor at NPR. @AP alum. Graduate of @columbiajourn and @UCIrvine

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

Carcassonne, France, offers castle-on-the-hill getaway (from @AP) https://t.co/m7o59WohcU

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@duke_cpu Hello @duke_cpu ! I'm with NPR and would love to discuss your hunt for these Easter eggs when you have a moment!

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@connormaj @ARLnowDOTcom @RealTimeNews10 Hi Connor, hope you're OK. I'm with NPR. Would you have a minute to talk about your video and what you saw?

[The Associated Press @AP]

This summer’s punishing heat wave has baked much of the U.S. in sweat-soaked misery.

Here are some of the ways residents in metropolitan Phoenix have learned to adapt to unruly heat. https://t.co/KULuuS2VX6

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@LynnBecker Thank you Lynn!

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@LynnBecker Hi @LynnBecker can you respond that you took the video and agree to our release? Thanks so much.

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@LynnBecker Could you give me a call at 480-708-7704?

[The Associated Press @AP]

They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But the lap tortoise is a surprisingly warm low-maintenance creature. https://t.co/NpZ2WO3Lu5

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

Happy World Turtle Day! https://t.co/lduQ6GIkwY

[AP Oddities @AP_Oddities]

A speshell pet: They’re not fluffy, they don’t play fetch and they certainly don’t roll over. But the lap tortoise is a surprisingly warm low-maintenance creature. https://t.co/zhxHF7RM14

[The Associated Press @AP]

The California condor is facing the deadliest strain of avian influenza in U.S. history. The outbreak could jeopardize the iconic vulture with its 10-foot wingspan decades after conservationists saved the species from extinction. https://t.co/dtquXkSrNz

[AP Oddities @AP_Oddities]

So a moose walks into an Alaska medical building... While that could a bad joke, it actually happened. A young moose trudging through the snow looking for a meal spotted green plants in the lobby of the building and decided to drop in. https://t.co/qZZeO9SR1u

[The Associated Press @AP]

In recent months, a dozen “atmospheric rivers” have replenished California’s reservoirs — mostly ending the three-year drought. Some reservoirs are so full that water is being released to make room for storm runoff and melting snow. https://t.co/gp9SGpt4Zb

[The Associated Press @AP]

An unlikely coalition of a theme park owner, an animal rights group and an NFL owner-philanthropist announced a plan to return Lolita, an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years, to her home in the Pacific Northwest. https://t.co/bo6S6afmQ8

[The Associated Press @AP]

A pediatric surgeon who was discussing her mission work in Kenya with students at The Covenant School in Nashville and left moments before a shooter opened fire, killing six people, says she is horrified by the gun violence that has plagued the U.S. https://t.co/dnM178zzCb

[The Associated Press @AP]

Bystander video captured the moments when students in Nashville were escorted by police following a shooting at Covenant School.

https://t.co/nLWGnacUGo

[The Associated Press @AP]

"It saddens me that my time here had to end this way." A Florida principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s "David" sculpture. https://t.co/jcpmyGTiWM

[Alina Hartounian @ahartoun]

@njtehcherchian Hi @njtehcherchian I hope you're OK. I'm with AP and would like to talk to you about your video when you're somewhere safe.

[AP Oddities @AP_Oddities]

An African serval cat that was found with cocaine in its system after an escape at a traffic stop now calls the Cincinnati Zoo home, much to the delight of social media users still amused by the recent release of the movie "Cocaine Bear." https://t.co/voQB7q8YGQ

[The Associated Press @AP]

This whiskey is buttery, smooth, oaky. And it's so popular it has found itself at the center of multiple criminal investigations. https://t.co/sxHG0odlJh