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RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work.
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (1624+ words) Just under three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration deemed 19 peptide drugs too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies, which mix components of approved drugs to create bespoke medication for people who have trouble taking commonly available products....
Why We Went Looking for National Defense Areas Along the U.S. Southern Border
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (460+ words) Our reporting started, like much of our work, in a spreadsheet. As I parsed through federal court data, I noticed something odd: Within months of President Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025, prosecutors began filing obscure charges related to trespassing on…...
The Trump EPA Official in Charge of Methane Regulations Helped Write Oil Industry Argument Against Those Rules
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (687+ words) The Trump administration official leading an effort to loosen rules on methane pollution was an unnamed author of key industry arguments against those same rules just four years ago when he was an oil and gas lobbyist. In his current…...
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1742+ words) In the first days after Pam Bondi was appointed attorney general last year, the Department of Justice began shutting down pending criminal cases at a record pace. The cases included an investigation into a Virginia nursing home with a recent…...
A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (1777+ words) Doris Coulson remained spirited even as her illness progressed " watching cooking shows on TV, working crossword puzzles and wheeling herself down the hallways of her nursing home to show off her granddaughter when she came to visit. Coulson had been…...
Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1168+ words) Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune For years, Utah allowed government officials to do something other states banned: ask a person who reports a sexual assault to take a polygraph test. That will change soon. Earlier this month, state lawmakers…...
An OB-GYN Was Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The State Medical Board Let Him Keep Practicing.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1757+ words) This story contains detailed descriptions of alleged inappropriate conduct by a doctor during gynecological exams. The woman, 52, lay on the exam table at a clinic in Richland, Washington. Her legs were parted and propped up. The OB-GYN, Dr. Mark Mulholland,…...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (12+ words) This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise.ProPublica...
Minnesota Kicks Off Legal Battle With Trump Administration to Hold ICE Shooters Accountable
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1202+ words) They asked nicely at first." After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who'd recently moved to Minneapolis, local law enforcement officials requested a partnership with the federal government to investigate…...
Walkway Over Dangerous Train Crossing Is Dead After Norfolk Southern Backtracks on Funds, Mayor Says
1+ week, 2+ day ago (759+ words) The mayor of Hammond, Indiana, says train company Norfolk Southern is reneging on a promise to partly finance the construction of a pedestrian overpass at a dangerous rail crossing that was the subject of a ProPublica investigation. And without the…...