What we discovered about Alice Sebold’s sexual assault and one city’s buried rape crisis
There is one indisputable fact about the events of the night of May 8, 1981: Alice Sebold, who had just ...
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Florida Executes Prisoners at Record Rate, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death Penalty
This spring, Father Dustin Feddon began waking up in the middle of the night. His heart pounding, he stood at ...
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Judicial investigation finds ‘disturbing pattern’ of violations at Arizona’s largest sheriff’s office
Arizona's largest sheriff's department is losing ground in its effort to comply with court-ordered reforms related to a long-running racial ...
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Lawmaker calls for ban on special treatment for convicted drug traffickers after ProPublica report
A federal lawmaker is pushing for a provision that would prohibit the Federal Bureau of Prisons from offering taxpayer-funded VIP ...
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Child sexual abuse in this church has gone unchecked for so long that it spans generations
Report Highlights A national problem: Former congregations of the Apostolic Lutheran Church in the United States have been forced to ...
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Puerto Rico lawmakers call for investigation into alleged drug-for-votes scheme after ProPublica report
Puerto Rico's federal and local lawmakers, as well as civil rights organizations, have called for investigations after ProPublica reported how ...
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Trump pardoned nursing home owner who owed grieving family nearly $19 million
When Amanda Coulson was a child, she visited her mother at work at a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Doris ...
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“A slap in the face”: Trump’s Justice Department plans to settle predatory lending case without compensating victims
In December 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice prosecuted a Texas real estate developer it accused of defrauding tens of ...
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Trump’s Justice Department scrapped 23,000 criminal investigations in favor of immigration
Report Highlights A striking start: The number of refusals marks a striking change not only from the Biden administration but ...
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