Mary is a reporter and producer for The World and Everything In It. She graduated from the WORLD Journalism Institute in 2021, and Patrick Henry College in 2022.
A new NIH competition invites scientists to come up with better ways to test drugs, but some researchers worry about giving political appointees more say. WORLD’s Mary Muncy reports.
The Shah’s overthrow brought Shirin Nariman into the streets to celebrate. The new regime sent her to prison. WORLD’s Mary Muncy explores Iran’s enduring resistance.
France spends heavily on education, yet students protest overcrowded classrooms and rundown schools. WORLD’s Mary Muncy follows the money.
The Biden administration said tighter power-plant emissions rules would deliver billions in climate and health benefits. The Trump administration says repealing them will save billions in compliance costs. Both claim the Clean Air Act is on their side. WORLD’s Mary Muncy reports.
World Tour: With the last U.S. troops out of Iraq, the question is what comes next: can Baghdad hold the country together as Iran-backed militias gain ground? WORLD’s Mary Muncy reports.
WORLD History Book: After deciding that translating newspapers wasn’t enough to help Cuba, Ana Montes set out to get a job in U.S. intelligence. Mary Muncy traces how she entered the DIA already recruited—and stayed there for 17 years.
Nearly a month after floods in Nepal, thousands remain missing and entire communities face the possibility of starting over somewhere else. WORLD’s Mary Muncy reports.
SNAP enrollment fell 12 percent nationally in the year after expanded work requirements took effect. WORLD’s Mary Muncy asks whether the new rules are driving the decline—or whether application backlogs and other changes explain more of it.
Twenty-five years after 9/11, a House report says drones, AI, and shifting priorities are changing the terrorist threat. WORLD’s Mary Muncy talks with counterterrorism expert Colin Clarke.
Dolly Parton turned big hair, bold clothes, and a mountain-girl identity into a public persona she understood and controlled. WORLD’s Mary Muncy traces the roots, faith, and clear sense of self behind one of America’s most recognizable stars.
