Simmone Shah

Shah is a reporter at TIME.

Recent Articles

What to Know About Bank of America's Glitch

On Wednesday morning, Bank of America customers began reporting missing funds, sending many into a panic on Twitter.

By Simmone Shah

The Arrested Mafia Boss' Trail of Violence

Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Italy’s most wanted men, is known for his alleged involvement in dozens of Mafia-related murders.

By Simmone Shah

Why Pakistan Is Facing a Growing Food Crisis

The impact of Pakistan's burgeoning food shortage and a looming economic crisis are already being felt by the country's poorest.

By Simmone Shah

Why Hasn’t the Royal Family Slimmed Down?

As controversy surrounding Prince Harry's new memoir sweeps the British royal family, a spotlight is cast on the roles of monarchy figures.

By Simmone Shah

What We Know So Far About Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was transferred released from a hospital in Buffalo to begin rehabilitation at home

By Anisha Kohli , Solcyré Burga and Simmone Shah

Tech Layoffs Set the Clock Ticking for Foreign Workers

U.S. tech companies rely heavily on foreign workers, primarily from India and China.

By Simmone Shah

How to Vote in the 2022 Midterm Elections

Here's everything you need to know before you cast your ballot

By Mariah Espada , Anisha Kohli , Solcyré Burga and Simmone Shah

Why Scientists Want You to Kill Spotted Lanternflies

Sen. Schumer: “We need to stomp out this bug before it spreads, otherwise our farmers and local businesses could face millions in damage"

By Simmone Shah

Why Insulin Is So Expensive in the U.S.—And What the Inflation Reduction Act Does About It

Here's what you need to know about high insulin prices and the new law.

By Simmone Shah

What We Know So Far About July 4 Highland Park Shooting

The Illinois State Police issued the suspect a permit to buy firearms despite receiving a "clear and present danger" notice months earlier

By Simmone Shah and Nik Popli

San Antonio Migrant Truck Driver Could Face Death

On Thursday, the Associated Press, citing an unnamed U.S. official, reported that the truck in question had passed through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint about 26 miles north of the border city of Laredo while the migrants were inside

By Jasmine Aguilera and Simmone Shah

What Abortion Safe Haven States Can Do

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24th triggered immediate bans on abortion in several states, which had put in place laws primed to shutter abortion clinics within their borders in...

By Simmone Shah

What the Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Means for Your State

After the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, abortion rights will now largely be left up to states. That means access to the...

By Simmone Shah and Data visualization by Emily Barone

The Surprisingly Progressive Promises of General Order No. 3

The language of Order No. 3 also promised a lot that couldn’t be delivered, advising freedmen to “remain quietly at their present homes” and “work for wages” without any way to guarantee either

By Simmone Shah

Amber Heard Says She Will Stand by Testimony ‘To My Dying Day’

Amber Heard said she will defend her testimony until her “dying day” in an interview with the TODAY show’s Savannah Guthrie, following a Virginia jury’s ruling two weeks ago in the high-profile defamation trial between...

By Simmone Shah

Black Americans Share Stories of COVID-19 Grief

They are attempting to move forward without spouses, parents, grandparents, siblings, and children

By Simmone Shah and Photographs and interviews by Andrea Ellen Reed

Amber Heard Speaks for the First Time About the Johnny Depp Verdict

In her first interview following the verdict of the high-profile defamation trial between Amber Heard and her ex-husband Johnny Depp, Heard called out the social-media frenzy that surrounded the case and said she understood why...

By Simmone Shah

Nadine Smith Criticizes DeSantis for 'Lighting Culture War Fires'

"You can be afraid of a future where no single racial group is dominant, or you can say this is the strength of America," she said at the TIME100 Gala.

By Simmone Shah

Questlove Pays Tribute to Wordle at the TIME100 Gala

"No one has been the same since 2020," he said.

By Simmone Shah

Ariana DeBose's Powerful Message to the LGBTQ Community

"I want every single person who identifies as LGBTQ to know that you are loved, you are seen, you are valued, and you do belong."

By Simmone Shah
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