Kevin Sullivan, Author at Valley News

Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, top left, watch as the casket of former President George H.W. Bush is carried out after a State Funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Nation Bids Farewell to George H.W. Bush

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and Seung Min Kim And Elise Viebeck The Washington PostDecember 5, 2018

Washington — Former President George W. Bush was eulogizing his father with a perfect mix of serious and funny, remembering his bravery in combat and his dislike of broccoli, his patriotism and his lousy dancing.Then a burst of raw emotion rose up,…

A view of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. A Turkish official said Friday that investigators are looking into the possibility that the remains of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been taken to a forest in the outskirts of Istanbul or to another city — if and after he was killed inside the consulate earlier this month. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Saudis: Khashoggi Was Killed

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and Loveday Morris And Tamer El-Ghobashy The Washington PostOctober 19, 2018

A group of people hold signs that read 'Guns Down Test Scores UP' during a protest against guns on the steps of the Broward County Federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, is charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Florida Turns Pain To Protest

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, Tim Craig The Washington Post, and William Wan The Washington PostFebruary 18, 2018

On their day off, Jeannie and Richard Dever take their clothes to a local laundromat in Ellsworth, Maine on June 22, 2017. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Linda Davidson.

Retirement for Some: Working to Survive

by Mary Jordan The Washington Post, and Kevin Sullivan The Washington PostOctober 1, 2017

Volunteers in boats rescue people and their pets from their homes near Interstate 45 in Houston.
MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Jabin Botsford

Harvey’s Deluge Continues

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and Arelis R. Hernandez And David A. Fahrenthold The Washington PostAugust 29, 2017

A man standing in the doorway of his flooded home responds to an evacuation offer in a neighborhood inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Death Toll From Storm Reaches 8

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and Mark Berman The Washington PostAugust 29, 2017

Neighbors used their personal boats to rescue Jane Rhodes, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, in Friendswood, Texas. Harvey made landfall in Texas on Friday night as the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade. By Saturday afternoon it had been downgraded into a tropical storm, but it had dumped over a dozen inches of rain on some areas and forecasters were warning that it could cause catastrophic flooding in the coming days. (Steve Gonzales/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Harvey Swamps Houston

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, Robert Samuels The Washington Post, and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux The Washington PostAugust 27, 2017

A truck in flood waters passes a home damaged in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Aransas Pass, Texas. Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Harvey Ravages Texas Coast

by Tim Craig The Washington Post, Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and Joel Achenbach The Washington PostAugust 26, 2017

FILE - In this March 1985 file photo, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro exhales cigar smoke during an interview at the presidential palace in Havana, Cuba. Castro has died at age 90. President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died late Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s Polarizing Dictator, Dies at 90

by Kevin Sullivan The Washington Post, and J.Y. Smith The Washington PostNovember 26, 2016

In this May 27, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures while speaking at a rally in Fresno, Calif. China is a frequent target for Trump, who accuses the country of stealing American jobs and cheating at global trade. Trump is only now emerging as a public figure in China, where many people appreciate his focus on economic issues rather than human rights and political freedoms. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Trump’s Big Deals Are a Gray Area

by Kevin Sullivan Washington PostMay 31, 2016