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La agencia de bienestar infantil de Illinois les sigue fallando a las familias hispanohablantes
Dos años después de una investigación de ProPublica, el Departamento de Servicios para Niños y Familias de Illinois todavía no está cumpliendo con una orden de una corte federal para mejorar el servicio a las familias hispanohablantes.
Illinois’ Child Welfare Agency Continues to Fail Spanish-Speaking Families
Two years after a ProPublica investigation, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services still is not complying with a federal court order to better serve Spanish-speaking families.
This State’s Legislators Want to Overhaul the System That Lets Law Enforcement Keep People’s Money
Following our investigation, Massachusetts lawmakers are calling for changes to the state’s civil asset forfeiture system, which allowed one top prosecutor to keep people’s money for years, even when they weren’t charged with a crime.
These Afghans Won the Visa Lottery Two Years Ago — Now They’re Stuck in Kabul and Out of Luck
President Donald Trump’s ban on the visa lottery was ruled to be illegal, but the government says it can’t help hundreds of Afghans who won it for at least another year.
40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast.
One of the country’s most important sources of fresh water is in peril, the latest victim of the accelerating climate crisis.
How We Report on Pain, Death and Trauma Without Losing Our Humanity
Investigative reporting can mean bearing witness to the worst moments of people’s lives. Here’s how some of our journalists approach the gut-wrenching task of writing about suffering.
A Boy With an Autoimmune Disease Was Ready to Learn in Person. Then His State Banned Mask Mandates.
High-risk students in states and districts that have made masks optional are staying home.
Unlivable Oasis
A family’s housing struggle on the front lines of the climate crisis
We Looked for Some of the Hottest Places in California. We Found Climate Injustice in a Nutshell.
The climate is getting worse across the state. The rich can just afford to protect themselves.
He Admitted to a Rape 41 Years After the Fact. For One Survivor: “It’s the Most Freeing Experience in the World”
In 1980, Julienne Wood was assaulted by a stranger during her first year at Goucher College. Following our investigation into untested DNA evidence and a clue from a fellow alumna, police were able to link her attack to a convicted serial rapist.
Lawmakers Question California Cap and Trade Policies, Citing ProPublica Report
California legislators asked the state Air Resources Board to review its forest offsets program after an investigation by ProPublica and MIT Technology Review found that up to 39 million carbon credits aren’t achieving real climate benefits.
The CDC Only Tracks a Fraction of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections, Even as Cases Surge
A May 1 decision by the CDC to only track breakthrough infections that lead to hospitalization or death has left the nation with a muddled understanding of COVID-19’s impact on the vaccinated.
What the US Didn’t Learn in Afghanistan, According to the Government’s Own Inspector General
A lacerating report this week was the 11th in a clear-eyed series that revealed the US failure to reconstruct Afghanistan over two decades. Why didn’t anyone heed the inspector general’s warnings?
ProPublica Organizes Discussion Series With Newsroom Leaders to Address the Local News Crisis
Join ProPublica for a series of conversations on the changing local news ecosystems in Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit and beyond.
“Half of the Family Just Disappeared Overnight”
Following a 911 call about a family that had fainted, first responders arrived at the house and knocked on the door. No one answered, so they left. Inside, an entire family was being poisoned by carbon monoxide.
“A Complete Failure of the State”: Authorities Didn’t Heed Researchers’ Calls to Study Health Effects of Burning Sugar Cane
Health officials in Florida’s sugar belt failed to act on recommendations to study the health impact of cane burning, despite decades of internal research and complaints from residents.
How the Trump Tax Law Created a Loophole That Lets Top Executives Net Millions by Slashing Their Own Salaries
The 2017 tax cuts made it more attractive for certain company owners to be paid in profits instead of wages. Some cut their own wages, expanding a loophole that was already costing the U.S. billions.
Audit Confirms That a Program for Brain-Damaged Kids Arbitrarily Denied Claims and Overspent on Perks
A new report validates many of the findings of an investigation published by the Miami Herald and ProPublica about Florida’s Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA.
猎狐行动：中国海外追逃内幕
中国向海外派出秘密小组将被控经济犯罪的人带回中国，无论这些人受到的指控是否正当。这个全球性的行动让目标人物的家人充当人质，迫使移民成为间谍——本文写的是美国新泽西州一个家庭的经历。
Massachusetts Police Can Easily Seize Your Money. The DA of One County Makes It Nearly Impossible to Get It Back.
Massachusetts prosecutors can hold on to seized money indefinitely, even when people are not charged with a crime. In Worcester County, it’s so hard to get one’s money back, some legal experts say it may violate due process rights.
