Dustin Jones
Dustin Jones is a reporter for NPR's digital news desk. He mainly covers breaking news, but enjoys working on long-form narrative pieces.
Jones got his start at NPR in September 2020 as the organization's first intern through a partnership with Military Veterans in Journalism. He interned as a producer for All Things Considered on the weekends, and then as a reporter for the Newsdesk.
He kickstarted his journalism career as a local reporter in Southwest Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park. From there he went on to study at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he focused on documentary production and book publication.
Jones served four years in the Marine Corps with tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. The New Hampshire native has lived all over the country, but currently resides in Southern California.
When Jones isn't writing for NPR, he is reporting for his local newspaper and freelancing as a video producer for the Military Times. Outside of work, he enjoys surfing, snowboarding and tearing up the dancefloor, sometimes all in the same day.
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California is allowing the company Cruise to offer free rides to passengers in its driverless cars — without safety drivers on board.
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At 46, the Brazilian race-car driver also became the fourth-oldest driver to win the Indy 500. Castroneves crossed the finish line less than a half-second ahead of 24-year-old Alex Palou.
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The president spoke in observance of Memorial Day at the Delaware Memorial Bridge Sunday. It was also the sixth anniversary of the death of his son, Beau Biden, who had served in Iraq.
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In Afghanistan, Ralph "AK" Angkiangco was a medic with a Marine platoon that suffered terrible casualties. For years, the holiday was a time to drink and forget, not remember. This year is different.
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The plaintiff says he repeatedly begged a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy to loosen the cuffs after losing feeling in his left hand. His hand was amputated 10 months later.
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Santa Clara County said a ninth victim in Wednesday's shooting died in a hospital. This brings the death toll to 10, including the gunman.
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A cable pulling an aerial tram to the top of a mountain appeared to have snapped, causing the car to swing into a pylon before falling to the ground and rolling several times, killing 14 people.
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The former BBC reporter said his interview with Diana didn't factor into her life's downward spiral following the interview. "Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted," he says.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an above-average hurricane season for 2021, forecasting 13 to 20 named storms.
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With the death toll nearing 200 and thousands more civilians left homeless, the United Nations is pushing for a cease-fire.