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N.Y. Congressman Will Reimburse Costs for $22,000 Taiwan trip
by Justin Elliott Rep. Bill Owens, D-N.Y., said today that he will personally reimburse a Taiwan university for the $22,132 trip he took to the island with his wife in December. The announcement comes...
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Pardon Attorney Torpedoes Plea for Presidential Mercy
by Dafna Linzer A version of this story was co-published with The Washington Post. Clarence Aaron seemed to be especially deserving of a federal commutation, an immediate release from prison granted...
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Patient Died at New York VA Hospital After Alarm Was Ignored
by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber Registered nurses at a Manhattan Veterans Affairs hospital failed to notice a patient had become disconnected from a cardiac monitor until after his heart had...
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Dafna Linzer Discusses Why Clarence Aaron Can’t Get His Sentenced Commuted
by Mike Webb Dafna Linzer has been reporting on the presidential pardon system since late last year. What she found is that white criminals are nearly four times as likely to receive a pardon than...
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Remember Stuxnet? Why the U.S. is Still Vulnerable
by Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was...
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The Magnetar Fallout: Who’s Been Charged, Has Settled, or is Now Being...
by Cora Currier The hedge fund Magnetar helped create billions of dollars' worth of risky deals called collateralized debt obligations, many of which failed spectacularly in the financial crisis....
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Donations to Scott Walker Flagged as Potential Fraud
by Kim Barker When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. Later, she said, she found out why: Her credit card company, Capital One, had flagged an earlier...
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Happy Graduation! Here’s The Best, Most Depressing Journalism on Student Debt
by Blair Hickman Outstanding student loans now top $1 trillion, more than the nation's credit-card debt. We rounded up some of the best explanatory and accountability journalism on student debt. We're...
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Introducing the ProPublica Patient Harm Community on Facebook
by Daniel Victor and Marshall Allen You could fill a baseball stadium many times with the people who experts say die each year from an error, injury or infection suffered while undergoing medical...
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Broadcasters Sue to…Block Transparency
by Justin Elliott Updated 5/22 to include the FCC's response The National Association of Broadcasters is asking a federal appeals court to block a rule passed by the Federal Communications Commission...
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Billion Dollar Bait & Switch: States Divert Foreclosure Deal Funds
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Where Are the Foreclosure Deal Millions Going in Your State?
by Paul Kiel , Lena Groeger and Cora Currier
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Got Student Loans? Share Your Documents With Us
We need your help. The Chronicle of Higher Education and ProPublica have teamed up to untangle student debt, and we're seeking information colleges or universities gave you about your loans and other...
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Watchdog Group Calls for Probe of Lobbyists Behind Congressional Trip to Taiwan
by Justin Elliott A government watchdog group is asking the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate a lobbying firm that organized a $22,000 trip to Taiwan for Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) and his...
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Congressional Leader Calls for Investigation of the Pardon Office
by Dafna Linzer The ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee has called on President Barack Obama to order an investigation into the case of Clarence Aaron, a federal prison inmate whose quest...
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Built for a Simpler Era, OSHA Struggles When Tower Climbers Die
Ryan Knutson, PBS Frontline, and Liz Day, ProPublica This story was co-published with PBS Frontline. Update: After a Tower Climber Falls, Stand Down Called for on AT&T Projects When federal...
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Finding Oscar: Massacre, Memory and Justice in Guatemala
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This Memorial Day, the Best Stories on How We Treat Our Troops
by Blair Hickman We rounded up some of the best accountability journalism for U.S. soldiers in our recent wars. Check them out while you're basking on a boat this weekend, and remember the reason for...
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After a Tower Climber Falls, Stand Down Called for on AT&T Projects
Ryan Knutson, PBS Frontline, and Liz Day, ProPublica This story was co-published with PBS Frontline. Following a worker’s non-fatal 100-foot fall from a Texas cell tower last week, one of AT&T’s...
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New Disclosure Rules for Political Ads Could Take Months
by Justin Elliott After years of consideration, the Federal Communications Commission finally voted last month to require broadcasters to post online political ad data currently kept only on paper at...
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