Dana Farrington
Dana Farrington is a digital editor coordinating online coverage on the Washington Desk — from daily stories to visual feature projects to the weekly newsletter. She has been with the NPR Politics team since President Trump's inauguration. Before that, she was among NPR's first engagement editors, managing the homepage for NPR.org and the main social accounts. Dana has also worked as a weekend web producer and editor, and has written on a wide range of topics for NPR, including tech and women's health.
Before joining NPR in 2011, Dana was a web producer for member station WAMU in Washington, D.C.
Dana studied journalism at New York University and got her first taste of public radio in high school on a teen radio show for KUSP in Santa Cruz, Calif.
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International trade of rhino horns is still banned, though illicit trade continues. South Africa has the world's largest rhino population; more than 1,000 were killed by poachers last year. -
A man tried to climb up on a statue at Lisbon's Rossio train station for a picture, causing the figure of King Sebastian to fall and shatter. The national monument was more than 120 years old. -
The apparent GOP presidential nominee denies he called reporters purporting to be a publicist for himself. The Washington Posthas published a recording of one such call about Trump's romantic life. -
A judge ruled that Robert Lewis Dear, charged with killing three people at a clinic in November, is not mentally capable of understanding the case. He will now go to a state psychiatric hospital. -
Imagine a pod that can travel through a tube between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 30 minutes. Hyperloop One tested a piece of this technology in the Nevada desert on Wednesday. -
The woman's family is considering legal action, according to a Muslim advocacy group. Citadel's president says a headscarf would violate the school's uniform policy, part of a core lesson on teamwork. -
The "patriotic" cans will be available this month through the November election — just in time for a big sports summer and peak beer-selling season.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says parents should call for the Fort Worth district leader to step down over guidelines intended to support trans students. It's the latest development in a nationwide debate.
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Amid a persistent drought, Gov. Jerry Brown is permanently banning wasteful water practices like hosing pavement. His executive order does allow some districts to loosen water restrictions, though. -
The 16 black women have been called "unprofessional," but many alumni of color say the action was an expression of triumph and sisterhood.
