Scott Calvert
@scottmcalvert
Wall Street Journal reporter. Ex-Baltimore Sun. News tips: [email protected]
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http://wsj.com 25-02-2009 01:11:01
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The sweet goodbyes of school drop-offs are drowned out by the cursing of parents trying to offload kids before the bell. “If you find yourself running late, get up earlier,” one principal says.
Scott Calvert's latest Ahed!
wsj.com/us-news/guns-l… via The Wall Street Journal #school
Homicides in many American cities are dropping at the fastest pace in decades, bringing them close to levels before the pandemic wsj.com/us-news/murder… via The Wall Street Journal
Meet the guy with the toughest job in U.S. logistics right now -- Baltimore port director Jonathan Daniels. wsj.com/business/logis… via The Wall Street Journal
After British defense official Robert Walmsley was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in 2022, his children had questions. Their stepmother had to testify 19 months later at a London inquest.
Fascinating yarn by Benjamin Katz and Jon
wsj.com/world/walmsley… via The Wall Street Journal
It’s been a year since WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was seized by Russia’s security services and falsely accused of espionage. It’s time for this talented journalist and innocent man to come home. My letter on this grim anniversary
#IStandWithEvan
wsj.com/world/evan-ger…
“We will shoot you if you try to go in.” My story on Taiba Hassan Adam, a mother who was forced to watch as gunmen set on fire the house that sheltered her 3 little children & other atrocities the world is ignoring in Darfur. Photos by
Diana Z. Alhindawi wsj.com/world/africa/d…
“There’s no learning going on because of the phones.” A move to lock up cellphones is taking hold in thousands of schools across the U.S. wsj.com/us-news/educat… via Sara Randazzo & Matt Barnum
From remote-con trol plate flippers & curtains to magic markers & taped Cheetos bags -- more drivers are dodging tolls with doctored or covered-up license plates. wsj.com/us-news/sneaky… via The Wall Street Journal
A touchy Tesla gear shift and a panicked call came before a global shipping magnate drowned in a small stock pond within sight of her house.
Valerie Bauerlein & Tawnell Hobbs detail the tragic death of Angela Chao last month on a ranch near Johnson City wsj.com/science/enviro…
For his immigrant family, Gershkovich’s detention shattered a belief that their son could chase his American dream in the country of his heritage. Perhaps the cruelest irony is that Gershkovich loved Russian culture. Time's cover today on the fight to free Evan. #IStandWithEvan
Colorado’s star DNA analyst altered evidence for decades, investigators allege, forcing thousands of cases to be re-examined wsj.com/us-news/dna-ev… via The Wall Street Journal Zusha Elinson & Dan Frosch
Move over pickleball. A new local feud is here—over cricket. A number of cities are weighing stadiums for the sport, sparking pushback: “Cricket? Like in England? Why?” wsj.com/us-news/cricke… via The Wall Street Journal
U.S. law-enforcement officials, desperate to disrupt the supply chain for illicit fentanyl, have a new strategy: target online retailers selling pill presses wsj.com/business/logis… via The Wall Street Journal Sadie Gurman