by Naisha Roy, Medill Investigative Lab, and J. David McSwane, ProPublica The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a sophisticated network of scammers who target people caught in immigration proceedings, bilking them of their savings and causing some to be deported, following a ProPublica report that complaints of such fraud
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Expensive Gifts: Despite regulating broadcast media, FCC commissioners have accepted pricey tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala from CBS or
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. It can be republished for free. By Jackie Fortiér, KFF Health News When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman, he said California would “not
This story was originally published by ProPublica. by Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive stories like this in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights: The Trump
Cryptocurrency has spent the past year shedding its outsider status. Spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds now sit inside mainstream retirement portfolios, several large banks offer institutional custody for digital assets, and the federal government’s own posture toward crypto has shifted from wary tolerance to active promotion — most visibly
by Ashley Hiruko, KUOW Experts on laws protecting patient safety give Washington state high marks for the types of information it is willing to disclose about doctors accused of wrongdoing. Like other states, Washington lets patients look up doctors by name online to read any state allegations against them. But
S. Marek Muller, Texas State University and David Rooney, University of Wyoming The 2026 midterms are here, and negative campaign messaging is flooding screens across the U.S. In Texas’ Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s comments about Democratic Texas Rep. James Talarico have gone viral. Rather than simply suggesting
by James Tuttle, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of Montana James Tuttle, University of Montana The murder rate in 2025 was the lowest in modern American history. Preliminary data shows the murder rate fell nearly 20% from 2024, likely making it the lowest rate since reliable national data began
by Kirk McClure, Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas, and Alex Schwartz, Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School Kirk McClure, University of Kansas and Alex Schwartz, The New School A sweeping housing measure, which became law on July 11, 2026, is being widely celebrated as a
by Luis Valentín, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, and Nick McMillan, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The government agency that collects property taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the Social Security numbers
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