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Alex Sundby

Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. Based in New York, Alex has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Washington in Seattle. He started his journalism career as an education reporter for a weekly newspaper in northern New Mexico. Before coming to CBS News in 2009, he worked as a freelance journalist in New York City, reporting throughout the five boroughs for the New York Post's metro section.

An image posted to the Facebook page of the Department of Emergency Services for Bay County, Florida, on Oct. 14, 2018, shows the word "help" as seen on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map.

Woman sees uncle's SOS in satellite image after hurricane, calls for help

Florida woman spots uncle's SOS in satellite image showing Hurricane Michael's destruction

Oct 15, 2018

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke becomes emotional and then holds it back as he is questioned by the judge following the closing arguments in his murder trial at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 4, 2018.

Dismissed jurors in murder trial say Chicago cop likely guilty

White Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014

Oct 5, 2018

Michael Drejka speaks to CBS affiliate WTSP-TV at Florida's Pinellas County Jail on Aug. 31, 2018.

Gunman in deadly "stand your ground" shooting breaks his silence

Michael Drejka initially wasn't arrested for killing Markeis McGlockton because of Florida's "stand your ground" law

Sep 3, 2018

Kiera Bergman is seen in an undated family photo.

Arizona woman missing for 9 days after sending roommate a text

Kiera Bergman, 19, was last seen at her Phoenix-area apartment complex on Aug. 4

Aug 13, 2018

Man dies crashing plane into his home after being released from jail

Duane Youd was arrested after witnesses saw him assault his wife, police say

Aug 13, 2018

Mollie Tibbetts speaks during a faith event at her high school in October 2016 in this image capture from a video posted to Facebook on Aug. 1, 2018.

Missing Iowa student shares story about asking God for strength in 2016 video

Mollie Tibbetts' aunt posts video two weeks after Tibbetts was last seen in hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa

Aug 7, 2018

Mega Millions winners identified as California office pool

Lottery officials in California announce group of 11 co-workers will split massive Mega Millions jackpot

Aug 3, 2018

Magisterial District Judge Thomas Caulfield is seen in an image capture of footage from a body camera worn by a police officer in Forest Hills, Pennsylvania.

"I want you to shoot him": Judge sorry for comment caught on video

Pennsylvania judge apologizes after video emerged of him telling police officer to shoot man

Aug 2, 2018

A 3D-printed gun and rounds of ammunition found at a security checkpoint at Nevada's Reno-Tahoe International Airport on Aug. 4, 2016, are seen in an image provided by the TSA.

3D-printed guns found by TSA at airport security checkpoints

3D-printed guns among thousands of firearms discovered at airport security checkpoints around the U.S.

Aug 1, 2018

Plaintiff Dewayne Johnson listens as attorney Brent Wisner, unseen, speaks about his condition during the Monsanto trial in San Francisco, California, July 9, 2018.

Dying man testifies he was drenched in Roundup weed killer twice

Former Northern California school groundskeeper blames his terminal cancer on weed-killer Roundup

Jul 24, 2018

Lauren Santoro, right, and Vicky, who received the heart of Santoro's 14-year-old daughter, embrace on July 20, 2018.

After daughter's suicide, mom hears her heart beat inside woman

For the first time in two years, Lauren Santoro heard her daughter's heartbeat

Jul 23, 2018

Sirley Silveira Paixao, an immigrant from Brazil seeking asylum in the U.S., looks at her 10-year-old son Diego Magalhaes after Diego was released from immigration detention July 5, 2018, in Chicago.

"Very scared": Kids separated from parents allege harsh treatment at facility

Children separated from parents at U.S.-Mexico border make allegations about Chicago facility

Jul 18, 2018

Kim Wither says a prayer at an impromptu memorial outside of The Capital Gazette the day after a gunman killed five people inside the newspaper's building in Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, 2018.

Former FBI profiler: Shooting suspect "an injustice collector"

Mary Ellen O'Toole says many factors likely contributed to Jarrod Ramos' alleged decision to go on a rampage

Jun 29, 2018

A protester faces a Department of Homeland Security agent outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Oregon, early on June 28, 2018.

Federal agents face off with protesters outside ICE facility

Portland ICE facility had been shut down for eight days because of protesters

Jun 28, 2018

A woman speaks to CBS News correspondent David Begnaud near the Upbring New Hope Children's Center in McAllen, Texas, on June 21, 2018.

"What's the big deal?" Trump supporter defends immigration crackdown

Texas woman says there's nothing new in federal agents separating children from parents at U.S.-Mexico border

Jun 25, 2018

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