IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Patrick Smith

Breaking News Editor / Reporter

I cover early morning U.S. breaking news, everything from severe weather to crime. I'm based in London and have worked for American news outlets since 2013.

I cover early morning U.S. breaking news, everything from severe weather to crime. I'm based in London and have worked for American news outlets since 2013.


Latest from Patrick Smith

At least 1 person killed in Colorado's Stone Canyon Fire; blazes force evacuations in Rockies and California

At least one person was killed in a Colorado wildfire that has burned more than a thousand acres and destroyed five structures, officials said Wednesday.
13d ago

Mass IT outage hits airports, businesses and broadcasters around the world

Major airlines, media organizations and businesses around the world were affected by a massive IT glitch caused by a problem with cloud computing services.
13d ago

Mass IT outage hits airports, businesses and broadcasters around the world

Major airlines, media organizations, businesses and police forces around the world are affected by a massive information technology glitch caused by a problem with Microsoft cloud computing services.
14d ago

More than 300 suspected heat-related deaths under investigation in Phoenix area

Over 300 deaths suspected to be linked to this summer's record-breaking heat wave are being investigated in a single Arizona County, official statistics showed Thursday morning.
15d ago

One dead as storms cause devastation and leave thousands without power in upstate New York

Severe storms and at least four tornadoes ravaged New York state overnight, leaving a trail of destruction and killing at least one person, with hundreds of thousands of energy connections lost to downed power lines.
16d ago

Midwest storms and tornadoes leave more than 500,000 without power

Severe storms and multiple tornadoes caused devastation across the Midwest on Monday night and into Tuesday morning, leaving more than half a million energy customers without power, as fears rise over a lingering risk of floods.
17d ago

Almost 300,000 still without power one week after Hurricane Beryl ripped through Texas

Hundreds of thousands of people in southeastern Texas are still without power a week after Hurricane Beryl caused devastation on its path through the state.
20d ago

AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular customers' calls and texts

Hackers stole six months' worth of call and text message records of nearly every AT&T cellular network customer, the company said Friday, a breach that has the potential to reveal sensitive information about millions of Americans.
20d ago

AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular customers’ calls and texts

AT&T said hackers stole six months' worth of calls and text message records of nearly every cellular network customer as part of a massive data breach.
20d ago

2,400 may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis at Oregon hospitals

Thousands of patients who were treated at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, are being told to get bloods tests because of an "infection control breach" linked to an anesthesiologist that may have exposed them to HIV and hepatitis B and C.
21d ago

Heat-related deaths continue to rise as record-breaking hot weather persists

The mother of a man who died alone in his trailer park home with no air conditioning this week in Sacramento, California, on a day the city reached a high of 106 degrees has urged others to listen to heat warnings and take them seriously.
  翻译: