Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Peter Antonacci to lead a new elections fraud office in July 2022, just a few months before Antonacci died inside the Capitol building. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images hide caption
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Investigations
Tuesday
Thursday
Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify
Friday
VA halts foreclosures for thousands of veterans about to needlessly lose their homes
Thursday
Rice's whales are one of the most recently discovered whale species in the world — and already one of the most endangered. But protections for the Gulf of Mexico species have been repeatedly delayed. KL Murphy for NPR hide caption
Only 51 of these U.S. whales remain. Little has been done to prevent their extinction
Wednesday
Army veteran Raymond Queen stands with his wife Rebecca Queen outside their home in Bartlesville, Okla. Michael Noble Jr. for NPR hide caption
More than a dozen prisoners at Thomson prison in Illinois claimed in a letter that guards were bribing them to attack the warden. The Marshall Project redacted some names in these documents to protect their identity. Aaron Marin for The Marshall Project hide caption
Saturday
The Queens are hoping the VA does pause foreclosures until the new program can offer people help. Michael Noble Jr. for NPR hide caption
Thousands of veterans face foreclosure and it's not their fault. The VA could help
Wednesday
The Aurora ICE Processing Center in Colorado currently holds more than 600 immigrant detainees on behalf of the federal government. The facility is operated by GEO Group, a for-profit government contractor. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
ICE releases investigation into immigrant's death after months of 'inexcusable' delay
The Return to Nature funeral home is marked off with police tape on Oct. 6 in Penrose, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Tuesday
"There's a lot of memories here, some good, some bad," said Danny Smith, reflecting on his years working at the now-defunct Solid Energy mine in Pike County, Ky. Smith, 51, suffers from an advanced and incurable stage of black lung disease. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR hide caption
As coal miners suffer and die from severe black lung, a proposed fix may fall short
Tuesday
A 1992 analysis by Duke University and EPA researchers found that children in a home with a gas stove have about a 20% increased risk of developing respiratory illness. A 2022 analysis showed 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove use in homes. Getty Images hide caption
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
Friday
At a top Florida news site, politicians, lobbyists and consultants say they pay to secure flattering coverage. Now the founder of the site, Florida Politics, is expanding to states throughout the southeast. Tracy J. Lee for NPR hide caption
Politicians say this Florida news site lets them buy coverage. Is your state next?
Sunday
A photo taken on Oct. 27, 2019 shows the inside of the burned-out van that Barakat Ahmad Barakat and two other men were in when it was targeted by U.S. forces the night of the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's compound. OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Sunday Story: NPR challenges U.S. denial of civilian harm in raid on ISIS leader
Saturday
Horseshoe crabs are bled alive at a facility in Charleston, S.C., in June 2014. Ariane Müller hide caption
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
A photo of Jeffrey Ramirez is seen at his parents' home in Vista, California. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption