After the University of Michigan increased its efforts to prevent sexual assaults on campus, reports increased by 113 percent. Erin/Flickr hide caption
Investigations
Wednesday
Wednesday
Onscreen But Out Of Sight, TV Preachers Avoid Tax Scrutiny
Tuesday
Marcus and Joni Lamb, founders of Daystar, also host their own show, as seen in this screenshot from their network. With $233 million in assets, Daystar is the largest religious television network in America that also calls itself a church. Daystar Television Network hide caption
Monday
The Central Identification Laboratory of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Pentagon announced that it will overhaul how the organization finds, identifies and returns the remains of thousands of service members lost in past wars. Elyse Butler for NPR hide caption
Pentagon Reorganizing How It Brings Home America's War Dead
Wednesday
A 132-year-old building owned by the federal government, just six blocks from the White House, has been sitting empty for three decades. Laura Sullivan/NPR hide caption
Government's Empty Buildings Are Costing Taxpayers Billions
Friday
U.S. Grave Science Marked By Risk Aversion And Bureaucracy
Thursday
Dated Methods Mean Slow Return For Fallen Soldiers — Or None At All
There are more than 83,000 people classified as Missing in Action and Prisoners of War from the World War II, Vietnam and Korean conflicts. The Pentagon deems 45,000 of those "recoverable." JPAC is charged with finding and identifying them. Elyse Butler for NPR hide caption
Friday
Grain Operator Austin Clubb surveys corn inside the Homestead Grain Facility at Amana Farms near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. John Poole/NPR hide caption
Monday
NPR interviewed dozens of current or former soldiers who said they have struggled under toxic leaders. iStockphoto hide caption
Thursday
Federal regulators are setting new rules for banks that offer deposit advances. iStockphoto hide caption
Banks Come Under Fire For Filling In The Payday Loan Gap
Wednesday
A composite image shows part of the NPR/Center for Responsive Politics reporting team's whiteboard at NPR headquarters that was used to map out how Wellspring connects to other social welfare groups. (Click the enlarge button to see a full-size image.) John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous
Tuesday
The Au Sable River in Michigan is a popular place for fly fishermen and the heart of a debate unexpectedly influenced by largely invisible social welfare organizations. Christine Arrasmith/NPR hide caption