Scott Neuman
Scott Neuman is a correspondent for NPR's General Assignment Desk, based in Washington, D.C.
He joined the network in 2007 as a breaking news editor and reporter. At NPR, he's reported on a wide range of topics, with a particular interest in international news, science and stories that put the day's news in context. In recent years, he's covered Florida's Hurricane Ian and the 2023 Gaza war.
Before joining NPR, Neuman worked at a variety of news organizations as both an editor and correspondent. At The Associated Press in Bangkok, Thailand, he was an editor on the news agency's Asia Desk, during which time he covered the 2004 Indonesian tsunami. Prior to that, he was an editor and correspondent with The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, and worked extensively in Pakistan in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. He also spent time with the AP in New York, and in India as first a freelancer and then later, writing for United Press International.
Born and raised in Indiana, Neuman got his start in journalism at public radio in the Midwest, beginning in his hometown of Fort Wayne, and, later, at NPR stations in Illinois.
He is a graduate of Purdue University. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing, woodworking and amateur astronomy.
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In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by burning their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season. -
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit. -
Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage. -
A trip to the grocery or liquor store is about to become even more expensive, economists say. From seafood to olive oil, these items will likely cost more under President Trump's tariffs. -
There's another universe not far from land, devoid of cars, trees and the internet. You don't have to travel a great distance to discover this other cosmos. At 10 miles offshore, you're already there. -
He was a veteran of 1970s television comedies such as Good Times and What's Happening!!, but was best known for his role in Ice Cube's Friday films. -
A British tourist sued the famed illusionist, saying he suffered a serious brain injury after falling while acting as a volunteer for an onstage trick in 2013. -
Veteran aerialist Yann Arnaud slipped off the double rings during a performance and fell 20 feet, according to the theatrical company. He died of his injuries at a hospital on Sunday. -
In an interview with Variety magazine, the legendary singer/filmmaker dropped a bombshell: Two of her three coton de tulears are clones of a favorite canine who died last year.
