Praveena Somasundaram

Washington, D.C.

General Assignment reporter

Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA in journalism, BA in biology

Praveena Somasundaram is a reporter on The Washington Post's General Assignment desk. She started at The Post as an intern in 2022 and has previously reported at the Dallas Morning News and the Charlotte Observer.
Latest from Praveena Somasundaram

‘Law & Order: SVU’ detective’s costume joins Smithsonian collection

Actress Mariska Hargitay, who stars as Detective Olivia Benson, and show-runner Dick Wolf attended a ceremony at the Smithsonian on Monday.

September 11, 2024
Actress Mariska Hargitay, the star of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” poses beside a costume she wore during a March 21 episode of the series that will now be displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. (Jaclyn Nash/National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution)

Calif. official facing censure for allegedly siphoning covid relief funds

Four members of the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to remove Andrew Do from committee assignments and regional board positions.

September 11, 2024
Supervisor Andrew Do, right, listens to Supervisor Todd Spitzer, left, during a meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors in Santa Ana, Calif., in 2017.

How Harris’s and Trump’s debate styles match up based on past performances

Ahead of their first, high-stakes matchup, the debate styles of former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris give an early look at what voters can expect on Tuesday.

September 10, 2024

She was arrested after speaking at a city meeting. Now she’s suing.

Rebekah Massie, 32, was arrested during an Aug. 20 city council meeting in Surprise, Ariz., where she was criticizing the city attorney’s salary.

September 4, 2024
Rebekah Massie, 32, was arrested during an Aug. 20 city council meeting in Surprise, Ariz., after she complained about the city attorney's salary.

Titanic divers find long-sought statue, signs of accelerating decay

The latest Titanic expedition finds the elusive “Diana of Versailles” statue and evidence that that wreck is “returning to nature every day.”

September 3, 2024

RFK Jr. fought to get on N.C. ballots. Now he’s suing to get off them.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections said last week it was impractical to reprint ballots before absentee voting begins.

September 1, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville in July.

Legendary pop group Abba wants to be taken off Trump’s rally playlist

A representative for the Swedish band said the group “recently discovered the unauthorized use of their music and videos at a Trump event through videos that appeared online.”

August 29, 2024
Members of the Swedish band Abba arrive for a concert in London on May 26, 2022.

Ex-county official convicted of murdering Las Vegas reporter

A jury found Robert Telles, former Clark County public administrator, guilty in the fatal stabbing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.

August 28, 2024
Robert Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, listens to testimony Aug. 19 from a Las Vegas police detective during a trial in which he was charged with murder in the killing of investigative journalist Jeff German.

Martin Shkreli must give up copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album, judge rules

The government sold the hip-hop group’s secret album in 2021. A lawsuit alleges that Shkreli made copies of it beforehand, violating his forfeiture order.

August 28, 2024
Martin Shkreli leaves after appearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in 2016.

Iowa man charged after soliciting ‘sadistic’ videos of monkeys, DOJ says

Federal prosecutors accused Philip Colt Moss of sending money to aid in the production of “animal crush” videos produced in Indonesia.

August 26, 2024
A young macaque chews on a leaf in the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia, last month. U.S. authorities say an Iowa man was involved in supporting graphic videos of monkey torture, though they did not specify which type of monkeys.