After Nearly 10 Year Legal Battle, Widow Nears Return of Husband's Heart
Christus St. Catherine Hospital, Katy,TexasBy Marshall Allen, ProPublicaLinda Carswell has passed a major milestone in her quest to get her husband's heart back. A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday...
View ArticleFor Prosecutor Under Fire, A Verdict at the Polls
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes talks with Teamsters Local 237 President Greg Floyd. Hynes has been endorsed for reelection by Local 237. By Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica The year was 1990....
View ArticleInside a NY Drug Clinic, Allegations of Kickbacks and Shoddy Care
Jake Bernstein, ProPublica It didn't take long for Lillian Imbert to conclude that her outpatient drug treatment program wasn't helping her recovery. Fellow patients appeared to nod out in group...
View ArticlePublic Colleges' Quest for Revenue and Prestige Squeezes Needy Students
This story was co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education. By Marian Wang, ProPublicaShauniqua Epps was the sort of student whom so many colleges say they want.She was a high achiever,...
View ArticleObama Administration Helped Kill Transparency Push on Military Aid
Afghan National Police cadets learn to assemble and de-assemble rifles.By Cora Currier, ProPublicaThe U.S. spent roughly $25 billion last year on what's loosely known as security assistance—a term that...
View Article'Grotesque' Misconduct Gets Danziger Bridge Verdicts Tossed
By Joe Sexton, ProPublica Judge Kurt Engelhardt’s decision overturning the convictions of five New Orleans police officers for their roles in the Danziger Bridge shootings runs to 129 pages. Page by...
View ArticleBrianna's Story: 'She Didn't Have a Second Christmas'
By T.Christian Miller and Jeff Gerth, ProPublica Design & Development: By Krista Kjellman Schmidt, Lena Groeger, Al ShawOPELOUSAS, La. — On a chilly Friday night in January 2003, Christina Hutto...
View ArticleCalifornia Poised to Broaden Access to Abortions
By Nina Martin, ProPublicaWhen you read about abortion these days, the news is mostly about restrictions—new state laws, regulations, and court challenges that aim (depending on your point of view)...
View ArticleClaim on 'Attacks Thwarted' by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence
Image credit: Flickr By Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, ProPublicaTwo weeks after Edward Snowden's first revelations about sweeping government surveillance, President Obama shot back. "We know of...
View ArticleKoch Brothers-Linked Donors Pay $1 Million Campaign Fine
Koch Brothers Exposed: Documentary detailing the crimes of the Koch brothers and the hijacking of US politics. By Kim Barker, ProPublicaTwo dark money groups linked to conservative billionaire brothers...
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