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Violent Crimes Mar Effort at Less Restrictive Homes for Children
The arrest of three runaway boys shines light on New York City’s latest program for troubled youth.
On Repeat: How to Use Loops to Explain Anything
From animated gifs to looping interactives, we're seeing more and more ways of presenting ideas, explaining processes, and just capturing small moments in endless, repeating sequences. Here's how loops work and how you can use them.
New Snowden Documents Reveal Secret Memos Expanding Spying
The Obama administration has stepped up the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program on U.S. soil to search for signs of hacking.
Off Track: Former Team Members Accuse Famed Coach Alberto Salazar of Breaking Drug Rules
Some top runners and others who've worked with Salazar allege that he experimented with testosterone and pressured athletes to use prescription medications they didn't need to gain a performance benefit.
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes (French)
Alors que le groupe s’est réjoui publiquement des résultats obtenus, des témoignages internes décrivent une succession d’échecs
How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes
Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures
The ‘Water Witch’: Pat Mulroy Preached Conservation While Backing Growth in Las Vegas
Despite Pat Mulroy's conservation bona fides, Las Vegas' former water chief put the city's expansion above all else. Did she push Vegas past its limits? “I've had it right up to here with all this ‘Stop your growth,’” she says.
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, While Water Supplies Last
How 40 years of unchecked growth may eventually bust Las Vegas’ water supply.
The ‘Water Witch’: Pat Mulroy Preached Conservation While Backing Growth in Las Vegas
Despite Pat Mulroy's conservation bona fides, Las Vegas' former water chief put the city's expansion above all else. Did she push Vegas past its limits? “I've had it right up to here with all this ‘Stop your growth,’” she says.
Behavior of Military Lawyer in Boondoggle HQ Inquiry Under Scrutiny
Several U.S. Senators and military lawyers say they are concerned by Col. Norm Allen’s attempts to thwart an investigation into why the U.S. Military built an unneeded luxury headquarters in Afghanistan.
Killing the Colorado: Explore the River
How the Colorado was turned into a giant plumbing system.
Holy Crop: How Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West
The federal subsidies that prop up cotton farming in Arizona are just one of myriad ways policymakers have refused to reshape laws to reflect water shortages throughout the Colorado River Basin states.
What You Need to Know About the Water Crisis in the West
What led to the West's historic water crisis? What can be done to preserve the Colorado River? ProPublica explores the situation, at a glance.
Holy Crop: How Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West
The federal subsidies that prop up cotton farming in Arizona are just one of myriad ways policymakers have refused to reshape laws to reflect water shortages throughout the Colorado River Basin states.
