Long Beach officials declared a public health emergency Thursday afternoon after one person died and nine others were hospitalized due to a tuberculosis outbreak in the city. read more
Despite an unprecedented rise in incidents of antisemitism nationwide, Elon Musk said Thursday he's reinstating the X account of Nazi-sympathizing broadcaster Nick Fuentes. read more
The Israel/Hamas conflict is stimulating growing unrest across the nation. Although the conflict in Gaza is the current motivation for protest, unrest in major U.S. cities is a recurring dynamic. And while causes may differ, the formula employed to incite unrest follows a standard "playbook" that has proven effective dating back over three-quarters of a century. read more
This manufacturing technique uses huge presses with thousands of tons of clamping pressure to die-cast large sections of a vehicle's underbody. Typically, the underbody can consist of hundreds of individual parts. read more
HuffPost writers Liz Skalka and Arthur Delaney make a list Donald Trump's potential vice presidential picks. read more
The Covid vaccines, a triumph of science and public health, are estimated to have prevented millions of hospitalizations and deaths. Yet even the best vaccines produce rare but serious side effects. read more
President Joe Biden has bestowed the highest civilian honour in the US on activists, astronauts and Olympians at the White House. read more
US President Joe Biden has called Japan and India "xenophobic", grouping them together with Russia and China as countries that "don't want immigrants". read more
China has launched a probe to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, in what is being billed a world first. read more
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed this week that Mark Meadows -- who served as chief of staff in former President Donald Trump's White House -- has been officially served on nine felony charges related to her office's ongoing fake electors investigation. read more
Japan's "Moon Sniper" lander has defied the odds for a third time, surviving yet another long, frigid lunar night despite not being designed to endure such harsh conditions, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. T read more
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks, who was involved in discussions on suppressing negative stories about Trump ahead of the 2016 election, has taken the stand. read more
President Joe Biden's administration will allow certain immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children access to federally run health insurance, the White House said on Friday, addressing a sensitive issue ahead of the November elections. read more
A criminal investigation into the Archdiocese of New Orleans is based on a suspicion that it may be linked to child sex trafficking, according to allegations presented in a search warrant granted to Louisiana State Police. read more
By Anna Clark and Sarahbeth Maney, Photography by Sarahbeth Maney:
by Anna Clark and Sarahbeth Maney, Photography by Sarahbeth Maney
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your Flint, Michigan, is less than 70 miles from the Great Lakes, the most abundant fresh water on the face of the planet. It's laced with creeks and a broad river that bears its name. Yet in 2014, Flint's drinking water became a threat -- not because of scarcity, or a natural disaster, or even a familiar tale of corporate pollution. Ten years ago this spring, public officials made catastrophic changes in the city's water source and treatment, then used testing practices that hid dangers. read more
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