Sunni Khalid
News EditorSunni M. Khalid is a veteran of more than 40 years in journalism, having worked in print, radio, television, and web journalism.
He has worked for Time magazine, USA TODAY, The Wilmington News-Journal,The Baltimore Sun, and National Public Radio, where he was a diplomatic correspondent and the Cairo bureau chief.
During his career, Sunni has reported from more than 35 countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Caribbean on a number of breaking international stories. These include Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, the U.S. military intervention in Haiti, Israel’s Operation Grapes of Wrath in Lebanon and South Africa’s historic, first all-race elections in 1994.
Over the years, Sunni has also been a guest on several television and radio programs, including CNN, Al-Jazeera, ITN, Sky News and the Voice of America. He attended Howard University in Washington D.C. and graduated cum laude, majoring in print journalism. He also studied at the Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington D.C., majoring in African studies and international economics.
More recently, Sunni helped establish the award-winning news department at WYPR-FM in Baltimore, where he served as managing news editor for nine years. Mr. Khalid was born in Detroit and raised in Highland Park, Michigan.
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The Hayward City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to formalize an agreement with the county to help manage the nearly one-and-a-half million dollar Russell City Redress Fund. -
The fire, near Big Sur in Monterey County, grew to more than 5,700 acres last night. -
Fire crews gained a little ground overnight on the Timber Fire in Monterey County, with containment inching up to 24%.
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San Francisco hosted last year’s NBA All-Star Game. -
The center in question is the embattled Sixth Street Self-Help Center, which serves the needs of many homeless residents, helping more than 4,000 people annually and connecting them to permanent housing. -
The Timber Fire in the unincorporated Big Sur area of Monterey County was 15% contained yesterday afternoon after growing to nearly 5,000 acres. -
The council would provide students an opportunity to advise on state decisions about technology, artificial intelligence and digital wellness. -
The family of a man killed as a result of an unauthorized Oakland police chase settled with the city for $17 million, lawyers for the family announced yesterday. -
Astronomers are expecting this year's Perseids to be more visible than usual due to a new moon. -
The Bay Area Air District issued an air quality advisory through tomorrow as wildfire smoke from Monterey County is expected to drift into the South Bay and East Bay.
