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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.

Ngoc Truong served in the U.S. Navy for four years before he left the service in 2017.

Navy vet's mom denied visa to attend son's funeral in U.S.

U.S. Navy veteran's mom twice denied visa to attend son's funeral in Arkansas around Christmas

Jan 15, 2018

A member of Manuel De La Cruz's family cries during a press conference about a lawsuit stemming from his death.

Family outraged over patient's death after altercation in ER

Family alleges confrontation with police involved use of excessive force

Jan 11, 2018

A tray of Japanese rice cakes called mochi is carried out of a work room where women are forming cooked and pounded rice into small cakes, Dec. 14, 2003, at the Buddhist Temple in San Diego, California.

Traditional New Year's treat blamed for more deaths

Authorities annually warn people to cut mochi rice cakes into smaller pieces because of choking hazard

Jan 2, 2018

In this handout provided by NASA on Aug. 5, 2015, a satellite image shows the far side of the moon as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft and the Earth at one million miles away.

"Potentially hazardous" asteroid to fly by Earth

NASA says 3200 Phaethon is third-largest "potentially hazardous" asteroid to pass by Earth

Nov 29, 2017

Brazilian military police Sgt. Rafael Souza points his gun while holding his young son during an attempted armed robbery at a pharmacy in Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil, outside Sao Paulo on Nov. 18, 2017.

Cop shoots armed robbers to death while holding baby

Off-duty military police officer's trip to pharmacy with family turns into deadly shootout

Nov 20, 2017

U.S. Navy crew members stand by an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise in seas east of the Korean Peninsula on March 14, 2017.

"Unacceptable": U.S. Navy pilot draws obscene picture in the sky

U.S. Navy confirms aircrew drew obscene pictures in sky over Washington state

Nov 17, 2017

Prince Charles is seen during a visit to the Semenggoh Wildlife Center, a rehabilitation center for orangutans found injured in the wild or rescued from captivity, on Nov. 6, 2017, in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Leaked docs spark ethics accusation against Prince Charles

Prince Charles' investments were revealed in leak of "Paradise Papers" financial documents

Nov 7, 2017

Workers finish installing one of Ai Weiwei's sculptures for his project "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" on the front of the Cooper Union building in New York City Oct. 6, 2017.

Apparent murder-suicide attempt near NYC school leaves 2 injured

Two people in critical condition after shooting near college in Manhattan's East Village

Nov 1, 2017

Google update blocks some users from Google Docs files

Google accidentally blocks some people from accessing files on company's Google Docs service

Oct 31, 2017

Victor Casillas is seen in a photo obtained by CBS News.

Feds: Man threatened "Las Vegas repeat" after massacre

New York City man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to replicate shooting that left scores dead at country music festival

Oct 11, 2017

Crime scene tape lines the doors of gunman Stephen Paddock's suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, in this photo obtained by CBS News on Oct. 3, 2017.

New video shows inside Vegas gunman's hotel room

Video footage obtained by CBS News shows where Las Vegas police officers breached hotel room

Oct 3, 2017

Hilda Colon wakes up after sleeping in a shelter set up at the Pedrin Zorrilla coliseum after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017.

"People are dying": Mayor pleads for help after Maria

Mayor of Puerto Rico's capital urges FEMA to cut red tape, start distributing food, water on U.S. territory

Sep 26, 2017

Ann Coulter says she'd have given up airline seat if asked

Conservative commentator and author continues to fight with Delta Air Lines over being moved on flight

Jul 17, 2017

Volunteers help plant trees in India's Madhya Pradesh state on July 2, 2017.

Millions of trees planted in a single day

Indian state's chief minister says volunteers planted millions of saplings in a 12-hour period, possibly setting world record

Jul 5, 2017

In this handout provided by NASA, a U.S. Marine honor guard performs a changing of the guard ceremony as former astronaut and Sen. John Glenn lies in repose in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus Dec. 16, 2016.

John Glenn's remains at center of Air Force watchdog probe

John Glenn's remains were under care of mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware before being interred

May 26, 2017

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