Ajay Singh
Associate Editor
ABOUT
Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.
LATEST STORIES
DRUG PREVENTION
Prevention Efforts Propel Historic Decline in US Overdose Fatalities
With deaths falling in 90 percent of states, experts warn gains depend on continued prevention, education and vigilance nationwide.
CHURCHES
Striking Gold in Sacramento—Rediscovering the Original Promise of a City of Growth
In Destination: Scientology, Sacramento, the Gold Rush ideal that built California’s capital is reframed—not as a hunt for riches, but as a search for human potential.
SCIENTOLOGISTS
Harry “Doc” Wong Has Mastered the Space Between Exhilaration and Catastrophe
The Bay Area chiropractor and motorcycle-safety pioneer talks about judgment, risk, Scientology—and why freedom on two wheels depends on clarity of mind.
CHURCHES
In Brussels, Chocolate Meets Conscience and Freedom Has an Address
Sixteen years after its grand opening on Waterloo Boulevard, the Church of Scientology in Brussels is reintroduced in Destination: Scientology as a cultural landmark—and a hard-won beacon of religious liberty.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Atlantic City Settlement Strengthens Religious Rights of First Responders
A $400,000 agreement securing a firefighter’s right to wear a beard on duty reshapes how public agencies must weigh faith-based accommodations in the workplace.
CORRUPTION
Connecticut Attorney General’s Office Reprimanded for Pay-to-Play Public Records Policy
A stinging Freedom of Information Commission recommendation finds the state’s top legal office demanded advance payment for records, treated transparency as secondary, and adopted an unpublished fee policy that violates Connecticut law.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Pittsburgh Startup’s AI Tool Helps Police Find Trafficking Victims Faster
As human exploitation networks migrate online, artificial intelligence is helping investigators turn a vast ocean of online data into life-saving leads.
SCIENTOLOGISTS
Nick Ferguson on the NFL Locker Room Secret No One Talks About
The NFL veteran opens up about locker room culture, the injury that nearly broke him, and how mental clarity—not muscle—reshaped his approach to resilience and changed his life.
DRUGS
Record Ketamine Use Hospitalizes Children with Severe Bladder Damage Across Britain
Doctors report school-age patients suffering irreversible urological harm as holiday binge culture and cheap access fuel the spike in youth consumption.
ARTS & CULTURE
From Rome to Rio, How the World Marks the Turning of the Year
Though midnight strikes at different moments, New Year rituals worldwide reflect a shared belief that beginnings matter.
