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Houston Police End Use of Drug Tests That Helped Produce Wrongful Convictions
The cheap kits were often the sole evidence used to win guilty pleas, against the innocent as well the as guilty. By Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica ... -
Who Is the Russian Lobbyist Who Met With Donald Trump Jr.?
Rinat Akhmetshin once worked for military intelligence in the former Soviet Union. He says he’s long retired from that work, but some American officials suspect ... -
‘Extreme’ Use of Painkillers and Doctor Shopping Plague Medicare, New Report Says
Some Medicare beneficiaries are being prescribed opioids by 10 or more doctors, or are filling prescriptions for more than 1,000 pills a month. Hundreds of ... -
Former Texas Nurse Convicted of Baby-Killing Told Authorities ‘I Was Heinous.’
In a letter from prison, Genene Jones appeared to acknowledge her guilt and asked Texas nursing regulators to forgive her for a crime she committed ... -
Is Trump Administration’s Visa Push a Way to Win Health Care Votes?
In directing staffers at the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security to draft a rule increasing the number of guest-worker visas, senior political officials specifically ... -
Despite Exposés and Embarrassments, Hundreds of Judges Preside in New York Without Law Degrees
A review of the work of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct chronicles the costs of a tradition resistant to change. By Joe ... -
Supreme Court Won’t Take Up R.J. Reynolds Age Discrimination Case
The decision in a case involving the nation’s second-largest tobacco company gives employers new ways to shield themselves from charges of bias against older applicants. ... -
Nursing Home Workers Still Posting Nude and Vulgar Photos of Residents on Snapchat
Federal and state officials have increased their focus on the problem, but ProPublica found 18 incidents in the last year in which employees at nursing ... -
Many ‘Rent-Stabilized’ NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are
The units are supposed to be protected from steep rent hikes. But thanks to a loophole, owners can seek big rent increases anyway. Our analysis ... -
More Than 100 Federal Agencies Fail to Report Hate Crimes to the FBI’s National Database
The gaps in data damage efforts to understand the nature and scope of violence driven by racial and religious hatred. By A.C. Thompson and Ken ...