Recovery Failure: Why we struggle to rebuild for the next storm NPR and the PBS series Frontline investigate the forces keeping communities from building resiliently, and the special interests that profit even when communities don't. Laura Sullivan
Young offenders are often denied credit for "dead time" behind bars Juvenile detention systems often deny young offenders credit for the time they spend waiting behind bars Caitlin Thompson
Trump nominates official with ties to antisemitic extremists to lead ethics agency President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists. Tom Dreisbach
Their son joined ISIS. Then they learned he had kids in a Syrian detention camp Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. Bringing them home was complicated — and took years. Sacha Pfeiffer
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent. Chiara Eisner
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier. Tom Dreisbach
Trump pulls controversial pick for U.S. Attorney for D.C. President Trump will replace his controversial pick, Ed Martin, for the role of top prosecutor in Washington, D.C. following bipartisan Senate opposition Tom Dreisbach
A firing squad tried to shoot a prisoner in the heart. They missed, autopsy indicates The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely caused "excruciating conscious pain and suffering." Chiara Eisner
Trump nominee gives misleading testimony about ties to alleged 'Nazi sympathizer' Ed Martin, President Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for D.C., is distancing himself from a Jan. 6 rioter known for antisemitic views. NPR's reporting raises questions about his ties to the rioter. Tom Dreisbach
Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power." Tom Dreisbach
