Samantha Stainburn

Breaking News writer in New York

Samantha Stainburn is a GlobalPost Breaking News writer based in Brooklyn, New York.

Sam specializes in writing about business, education and culture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, Crain’s Chicago Business and the Washington Post, among other publications.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Sam has also lived in Maseru, Lesotho; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Bandung, Indonesia; Islamabad, Pakistan; Port of Spain, Trinidad; and Kingston, Canada. Sam graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where she studied Politics and Drama.

New Jersey assistant principal arrested for videotaping students in the shower

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Patrick Lott, the assistant principal of Bernardsville Middle School in Somerville, NJ, has been charged with secretly videotaping boys showering at Immaculata High School in Somerville, NJ.

Night shift increases health risks

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

New Red Sea island formed

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Titanic artifacts to go up for auction

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

China’s five-year space plans revealed

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

New US hotline for immigration detainees

May 13, 2017Politics

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has launched a toll-free hotline for individuals detained for being illegal immigrants by state and local law enforcement agencies, the agency announced today.

US stocks have a flat year

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

The Dow Jones industrial average is up 5.5 percent for the year, the Nasdaq composite index is down 1.8 percent for the year and the S&P 500 didn’t budge at all in 2011.

Maldives government orders resorts to shut their spas

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

The government issued the ban following allegations from an opposition Islamist party that the spas are a front for brothels.

Verizon Wireless drops $2 fee

May 13, 2017Business, Finance & Economics

Responding to customer backlash, Verizon Wireless has dropped its plans to charge a new fee.

Royal honors for Apple designer, Helena Bonham Carter

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design Jonathan Ive, author Penelope Lively and actress Helena Bonham Carter are among the latest British citizens to be named knights, dames and Commanders of the Order of the British Empire.