Jasmine Laws

About Me

I work as a Live News Reporter for Newsweek, reporting on news across the globe and the US.


I completed my fast-track NCTJ with gold-standard at News Associates, and graduated from Durham University with a BA degree in Liberal Arts (English Literature and Philosophy).

Previously, I worked as a digital journalist at News UK, a Senior Political and Media Consultant for the Bridgehead Group, and was also Co-Editor for Comment Central. I have also written for the Metro, Byline Times and The Express as a freelancer. 


While training with News Associates, I worked as a reporter for The Londoners, and as a news-reader, presenter, producer and reporter at Riverside Radio.

I previously worked as Assistant Editor of Ski Luxe Magazine of Beau Monde Media, and as the UK and Middle Eastern Correspondent for the Human Perspective.

My Latest Work

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How to watch Donald Trump sentencing: time, court possibilities

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled on Friday to be sentenced for falsifying business records to conceal payment to an adult film star. The sentencing in a New York state courtroom comes 10 days before he will begin his second White House term.Newsweek contacted Trump's attorney and the Trump transition team via email outside of normal business hours on Friday for comment.Trump will be the first former or incoming president in U.S. history to be sentenced for a criminal conviction. The sen...
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Which Macy's stores are closing in 2025?

The department store Macy's Inc. announced on Thursday that it would close 66 underperforming stores in 2025.Newsweek has contacted the Macy's press office for comment via email outside standard working hours.The department store has been struggling with declining sales, which has been affecting the wider retail store sector for years as traditional outlets compete with fast-fashion retailers and digital stores, Axios reported.The closures, which follow a 2024 surge in the number of shuttered st...
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Jimmy Carter Day: what's closed on national day of mourning?

President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100.The day of mourning falls on the same day as the official state funeral for Carter at the Washington National Cathedral.Carter died on Sunday December 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was the longest-living president in U.S. history.His wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, passed away in November 2023. She was buried in Plains, where Carte...
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Before-and-after satellite images show destruction of California wildfires

New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the scale of the destruction and damage left so far by the wildfires raging in Southern California.As of Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that the Palisades Fire had spread to 17,234 acres with 0 percent containment.As the fire rapidly continues to spread, there are several reported injuries to both civilians and firefighters as well as significant destruction of infrastructure and homes. At least five people have bee...
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Population map shows states growing, shrinking fastest in 2024

South Carolina saw the greatest increase in population due to domestic migration, while Hawaii's population shrank the most, the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent interstate migration estimates show.Newsweek has contacted the press office of the U.S. Census Bureau via email for comment on the data.According to the think tank Tax Foundation, a driving factor behind state-to-state migration between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, was down to tax, where states with lower taxes generally saw an incr...
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Palisades Fire satellite images show devastating scale of California blaze

Satellite imagery shows the scale and spread of the Palisades Fire in Southern California, which started on Tuesday.Newsweek has contacted the California Fire Service via email for updates on the situation.Around 49,000 residents in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades have now been told to evacuate. Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said around 10,367 homes and 13,208 structures were at risk of destruction, according to Business Insider.Satellite footage from the Cooperativ...
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Fire photos show Palisades destruction—"Looks like Mars"

Photos show homes and infrastructure in the affluent Californian neighborhood of Pacific Palisades have been destroyed as wildfires rage through Los Angeles' suburbs.The Palisades Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, rapidly spread and covered more than 2,900 acres in just 13 hours. Later, the Eaton Fire near Altadena and the Hurst Fire in Sylmar also broke out. More than 30,000 people have been evacuated amid an ongoing state of emergency.Newsweek has contacted the California Fire Service via email...
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Health insurance companies face new rules across US states

Legislators in different U.S. states are clamping down on health insurance companies' use of artificial intelligence (AI).New rules focus on preventing AI being used to screen patient's claims and issue denials, Axios reported.Health insurance firms have been under scrutiny in recent weeks after the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, with some accusing companies of treating customers unfairly. The enforcement of new rules suggests that lawmakers are willing to take a stand on...
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Are schools closed today? Plans for snow in southern states

Schools in several states will remain closed on Thursday and Friday after a winter storm brought over a foot of snow in some areas.Winter storm warnings and advisories were issued in nearly 20 states. Residents in parts of Kansas, Missouri, West Virginia and Ohio saw over 15 inches of snowfall.School districts in several states announced closures as crews continue to clear the snow.Over a dozen states remain under some form of weather warning, including eight states under winter weather advisori...
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UnitedHealth told to pay out millions for misleading consumers on insurance

Three UnitedHealth-owned insurance companies must pay over $165 million for misleading thousands of customers in Massachusetts into paying for additional health insurance, a state judge has ruled.Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Hélène Kazanjian said that HealthMarkets, acquired by UnitedHealth in 2019, and two of its subsidiaries had marketed major medical and supplemental insurance in bundles from 2012 to 2016 in a way that deceived consumers into buying supplemental policies, according to...
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McDonald's launches new "McValue Platform" today

The McDonald's platform "McValue" comes into action today, offering customers new ways of getting more of the chain's food for less.As of January 7, the Golden Arches has introduced a platform in restaurants across the country with deals that include an offer enabling you to get a burger for only $1.Newsweek has contacted the McDonald's press office out of hours via email for comment.The McValue update is a series of new deals and offers McDonald's is introducing to offer customers ways of getti...
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Are schools closed today? Map shows snow alerts across the country

Schools in several states announced closures ahead of a winter storm that is expected to bring snow, ice and sleet across the United States.Travel could be difficult due to high winds and blowing snow, the National Weather Service (NWS) has warned, making the school run hazardous.Winter storm warnings and advisories have been issued in nearly 20 states, as over 10 inches of snow are expected in some areas.Information about warnings and advisories can be found on a map provided by the NWS. Pink a...
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Map reveals US adult literacy rates by state

The southern region of the U.S. has a lower literacy rate than states further north, data from the National Center of Education Statistics shows.In 2024, 21 percent of adults in the U.S. were found to be illiterate, while 54 percent of adults had a literacy below a sixth grade level, according to the National Literacy Institute.The literacy rate in the U.S. appears to be decreasing, with it down nearly 10 points since 2017.According to data released in December by the National Center for Educati...
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What time will Trump's presidential election win be certified?

President-elect Donald Trump's win in November's presidential election will be formally certified by Congress on Monday.The event coincides with the fourth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot and winter storm Blair is forecast to bring heavy snow to Washington, D.C., for the day.Newsweek reached out to the Trump transition team via email for comment.The last time the formal certification occurred on January 6, 2021, hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to try to stop the c...
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Cheese puffs recall as FDA issues risk warning

Wegmans Jalapeno Baked Cheese Puffs have been recalled and classified with a high risk warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The cheese puffs were distributed in the state of New York and have been recalled due to undeclared additives and flavor enhancers in the product.Newsweek contacted the press office of Herr Foods Inc. out of normal business hours for comment.The classification of the recall by the FDA suggests that there is a high level of risk associated with the situatio...
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School closings near me: how winter storm has impacted your state

Freezing temperatures and snow from Winter Storm Blair have brought weather warnings for around 60 million Americans, with multiple schools closed due to the conditions.The storm was forecasted to start Friday and drop snow in the Midwest over the weekend before exiting off the East Coast on Monday, hitting Washington D.C. on the same day President-elect Donald Trump is set to meet U.S. Congress.Snow and ice blanketed major roads across Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of Indiana, where the st...
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New Orleans attacker left Quran verse open at his home. Here's what it says

A Quran was found open in the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect who drove a pickup truck into crowds of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, on New Year's Day, according to exclusive photos obtained by the New York Post.Newsweek has contacted New Orleans Police Department and New Orleans FBI office via email for comment.The passage that the Quran was left open to was 9:111, a number which has chilling similarity to the date of the September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda terrorist attac...
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Matthew Livelsberger's wife, Jennifer Davis, left him before Vegas bombing

Matthew Livelsberger's wife broke up with him just days before he blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday, according to a newspaper.The soldier's wife, believed to be Jennifer Anne Davis, accused him of cheating, and after an argument, he left his home in Colorado Springs the day after Christmas, said the New York Post, citing unnamed law enforcement contacts.Newsweek reached out to Las Vegas County Sheriff Kevin McMahill for comment.As offi...
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Luigi Mangione has groupies outside jail

Video of a crowd showing support for Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with the murder​ of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson​, outside his jail has gone viral on social media.In the clip, people can be seen ringing bells and banging The Home Depot buckets, while a placard reading "FREE THEM ALL" lays on the ground. About 20 people can be seen outside Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, New York City's only federal jail."So moving to see people actually being out there and going out to...
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Montana hits Yellowstone with lawsuit over bison plan

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and two agencies have raised a lawsuit to challenge the Yellowstone National Park's way of managing its bison herd, arguing that it violates federal laws.Newsweek has contacted the Yellowstone National Park's press office for comment via email outside normal business hours.The clash between Montana and the National Park Service, among other officials and entities that maintain the sprawling park, stems from state authorities' belief that the park's plan to manage...
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Snow squall warning for millions of Americans

A warning for a "dangerous" snow squall—a sudden, moderately heavy downfall of snow—has been issued for central Iowa by the National Weather Service (NWS).Residents of the state have been told that travel "will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes."A snow squall warning was also issued in Canada, according to the Weather Network, which predicted that up to 60 centimeters (almost 2 feet) of snow could fall on parts of Ontario, potentially making travel "treacherous."Snow squa...
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Matthew Livelsberger named suspect in Cybertruck explosion at Trump hotel

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Are New Orleans attack and Cybertruck explosion linked? What we know







A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of...
A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of...
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'Project 2025 has begun': MAGA celebrates New Year

Big-name MAGA social media users have been celebrating the new year with posts online proclaiming "Project 2025 has begun."Multiple social media accounts posted on X, formerly Twitter, hailing the conservative initiatives recommended by The Heritage Foundation which they want brought to fruition by President-elect Donald Trump once he is inaugurated later this month.Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team out of hours via email for comment.Project 2025, seen as a blueprint for the next...
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Live updates: Multiple dead in New Orleans after vehicle plows into crowd

New Orleans authorities are responding to a "mass casualty incident" in which at least 10 people have died and 30 have been injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in the city's bustling Bourbon Street area during the early hours of New Year's Day.
A spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department confirmed initial reports suggesting that a car had plowed into pedestrians, resulting in multiple injuries and possible fatalities. Local emergency response agency NOLA Ready issued a warning vi...
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