Lauren Zola

Lauren Zola

Lauren is a rising senior at UNC-CH and a reporting intern at The Well News this summer. She writes for her university’s student newspaper on local and state politics. Last summer, Lauren interned at a media organization called GrepBeat, where she reported on tech startups in North Carolina. In her free time, she loves to play tennis and read fiction novels. You can reach her at lauren@thewellnews.com or her LinkedIn.

Recent Work

June 25, 2024
by Lauren Zola
ACLU Files Suit Over Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Mandate

BATON ROUGE, La. — A week after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed... Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. — A week after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed legislation mandating the Ten Commandments be prominently displayed in public schools, the ACLU has made good on its vow to sue the state over the new policy. As previously reported by The Well News,... Read More

June 21, 2024
by Lauren Zola
Civil Liberties Groups to Sue Louisiana Over Ten Commandments Mandate

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just hours after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed a bill into law requiring the... Read More

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just hours after Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed a bill into law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, civil libertarians offered their unequivocal response — we’ll see you in court. With Landry’s signature, Louisiana... Read More

June 18, 2024
by Lauren Zola
Library of Congress Launches 'Collective Memories' Exhibit

WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress, opened a new exhibition last week featuring rare... Read More

WASHINGTON — The nation’s oldest federal cultural institution, the Library of Congress, opened a new exhibition last week featuring rare artifacts from its voluminous trove of largely unseen national treasures. The exhibition comprises an extensive collection of images, diaries, voice recordings, manuscripts, photographs, art, books and... Read More

In The News

Health

Voting

More From The Well

AP Picks 2024's Best Movies So Far, From 'Furiosa' to 'Thelma,' 'I Saw the TV Glow' to 'Challengers'

The movie year, jumbled a bit by 2023's strikes, might feel like it's only just getting going. The box office... Read More

The movie year, jumbled a bit by 2023's strikes, might feel like it's only just getting going. The box office is, finally, booming thanks to "Inside Out 2." But at the year's midway point, a lot of terrific movies have... Read More

Theodore Roosevelt's Pocket Watch Was Stolen in 1987. It's Finally Back at His New York Home

The silver pocket watch was a prized possession of Theodore Roosevelt, a keepsake given to him by his sister and... Read More

The silver pocket watch was a prized possession of Theodore Roosevelt, a keepsake given to him by his sister and her husband in 1898 before he became president that would travel with him around the world and end up at... Read More

June 28, 2024
by Tom Ramstack
Supreme Court Limits Authority of Agencies to Adjudicate Fines

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court ruling Thursday gutted the authority of administrative agencies to resolve disputes internally over the financial... Read More

WASHINGTON — A Supreme Court ruling Thursday gutted the authority of administrative agencies to resolve disputes internally over the financial penalties they impose. The result is likely to be an increase in the number of jury trials when organizations or... Read More

June 28, 2024
by Dan McCue
Justices Reject Steve Bannon Bid to Delay Prison Sentence

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s bid to delay his four-month... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s bid to delay his four-month prison sentence for contempt of Congress. The one-sentence order from the court does not explain the rationale for its decision,... Read More

Debate Takeaways: Trump Confident, Even When Wrong, Biden Halting, Even With Facts on His Side

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential debate was a re-run that featured two candidates with a combined age of 159, but... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential debate was a re-run that featured two candidates with a combined age of 159, but it went especially poorly for one of them, President Joe Biden. Already fighting voter concerns about his age, Biden, 81,... Read More

June 28, 2024
by Dan McCue
Supreme Court Tosses ‘Obstruction’ Charge Against Jan. 6 Rioter

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday struck down charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the... Read More

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday struck down charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot intended to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election. In a... Read More

News From The Well
scroll top