Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded.ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
TikTok Sues the United StatesSocial media giant TikTok has sued the U.S. government, alleging that recently signed legislation that could potentially ban the app violates the First Amendment rights of both the company and its users.
The New Propaganda WarAutocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world. This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.
The Secret Lives of Shelby Hewitt, 32-Year-Old High School ImposterWhy did a state social worker pose as a teen in three Boston schools and a treatment center? And how could nobody notice for so long?
Was the 401(k) a Mistake?Jen Forbus turned 50 this year. She is in good health and says her life has only gotten better as she has grown older. Forbus resides in Lorain, Ohio, not far from Cleveland; she is single and has no children, but her parents and sisters are nearby.
In Defense of TrumpTodd Blanche is a surprisingly competent lawyer. And he’s on track to keep his client out of jail until the election. Courtroom sketch of jury selection. Todd Blanche was looking for his man. Or it could be a woman, but probably not.
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia’s protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitatorNEW YORK (AP) — Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams received a piece of intelligence he said shifted his thinking about the campus dem
The new class war: A wealth gap between millennialsThe wealth gap between rich millennials and the rest of their age group is the largest of any generation, creating a new wave of class tension and resentment, according to a recent study.
How Counterprotesters at U.C.L.A. Provoked Violence, Unchecked for HoursOn Tuesday night, violence erupted at an encampment that pro-Palestinian protesters had set up on April 25. The clashes began after counterprotesters tried to dismantle the encampment’s barricade. Pro-Palestinian protesters rushed to rebuild it, and violence ensued.
The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three DecadesWest Virginia’s opulent Greenbrier resort has been a playground for princes and politicians since its opening in 1778.
The Secret U.S. Alliance That Defended Israel From Iran AttackThough Iraq, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia directly participated in the defense of Israel, intercepting Iranian missiles and drones and supporting the operation, none of the Arab countries involved are willing to publicly admit their participation, and Washington is going along with the deception.
Stormy Daniels is expected to appear at Trump’s hush money trial on TuesdayNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returns to the hush money trial Tuesday facing a threat of jail time for additional gag order violations as prosecutors gear up to summon big-name witnesses including porn actor Stormy Daniels.
Text of the Gaza ceasefire proposal approved by HamasAl Jazeera has obtained a copy of the Gaza ceasefire proposal that Hamas said it accepted on Monday.
Tokyo’s Public Toilets Will Leave New Yorkers SobbingThe restroom designed by Shigeru Ban at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park in Tokyo, as it appears at night. Movies are machines for generating envy, but you can keep your mauve sunsets and cinematic peaks, your luscious gowns and roast birds shellacked to implausible perfection.
The Louisiana Town Where a Traffic Stop Can Lead to One Charge After AnotherIf you break the law in many small towns in Louisiana, the mayor could be your judge. The arrangement is ripe for conflict of interest. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WVUE-TV.