Politics

This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car

This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car


Each time he stood before a Chicago traffic court judge and told his story, the judge asked his name. “Jeffrey Kriv,” he’d say. That was true. ...
They Held Down a Black Teen Who Had Tried to Shoplift. He Died From Asphyxia. Why Was No One Ever Charged?

They Held Down a Black Teen Who Had Tried to Shoplift. He Died From Asphyxia. Why Was No One Ever Charged?


When the clerk at VJ’s Food Mart confronted Corey Stingley, the 16-year-old handed over his backpack. Inside were six hidden bottles of Smirnoff ...
Will Democracy Survive the Rise of China?

Will Democracy Survive the Rise of China?


These days, China is trying to play the role of the global peacemaker. However, China’s terrible record of human rights and democracy sin ...
Library Official Resigns After Publication of Her Secretly Recorded Inflammatory Comments

Library Official Resigns After Publication of Her Secretly Recorded Inflammatory Comments


This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches ...
Inside 30 Years of Former NFL Player Kenny Hansmire’s Troubled Businesses

Inside 30 Years of Former NFL Player Kenny Hansmire’s Troubled Businesses


This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign ...
EPA Proposes Major Air Pollution Reforms to Lower Residents’ Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities

EPA Proposes Major Air Pollution Reforms to Lower Residents’ Cancer Risk Near Industrial Facilities


The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a series of major reforms this past week to slash toxic air pollution at chemical plants and facilit ...
Lawmakers Have Renewed the Effort to Ban Asbestos

Lawmakers Have Renewed the Effort to Ban Asbestos


Citing ProPublica’s reporting, lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would ban the use of asbestos in the United States, bringing it in ...
A Scammer Who Tricks Instagram Into Banning Influencers Has Never Been Identified. We May Have Found Him.

A Scammer Who Tricks Instagram Into Banning Influencers Has Never Been Identified. We May Have Found Him.


Just after midnight on Sept. 13, Kristian “Murda” Murphy was watching TV at home in Boca Raton, Florida, when his phone began buzzing. “Murda u a ...
94 mujeres alegan que un médico de Utah las agredió sexualmente. Esta es la razón por la que un juez desestimó su caso.

94 mujeres alegan que un médico de Utah las agredió sexualmente. Esta es la razón por la que un juez desestimó su caso.


Este reportaje habla de agresiones sexuales. Read in English. Este artículo se produjo para la red de informaci&oacu ...
The Democratic Insider Who Fought the Trump Administration

The Democratic Insider Who Fought the Trump Administration


As chief U.S. House counsel for four years, Douglas Letter advised then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi through tense legal standoffs with the Trump a ...
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk

This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk


The Environmental Protection Agency recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a “climate ...
A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts

A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts


Norfolk Southern allows a monitoring team to instruct crews to ignore alerts from train track sensors designed to flag potential mechanical probl ...
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