Investigations

The detention center on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana, where at least three people have died since 2016. Congress is now directing a federal watchdog to examine the Bureau of Indian Affairs' tribal jails program.

Congress tasks a federal watchdog to examine Indian Affairs' troubled tribal jails

5:41pm December 23, 2022

by Nate Hegyi

The jails program has come under fire for numerous deaths. NPR and Mountain West found a previous review was managed by a retired official who oversaw the facilities when some of the deaths occurred.

Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit

10:31am December 21, 2022

by Noam Levey

An examination of billing policies and practices at more than 500 hospitals across the country shows widespread reliance on aggressive collection tactics.

A freelance producer for ABC News also gathered dirt on critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients.

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She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

9:31am December 21, 2022

An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.

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Two regional utilities, Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light, hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix paid six news sites that attacked officials who challenged the companies.

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In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics

1:59pm December 19, 2022

Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.

Anya Breus, Oleksandr's sister, launched a search for her brother when the family hadn't heard from him.

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There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

9:18am December 10, 2022

by Tim Mak

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

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A congressional report found financial technology companies, or fintechs, largely fueled PPP loan fraud. Bluevine, a fintech noted in the report, told NPR it adapted to threats of fraud better than other companies mentioned.

A congressional report says financial technology companies fueled rampant PPP fraud

11:53am December 06, 2022

Fraud in the Paycheck Protection Program, which gave potentially forgivable loans to small businesses during the pandemic, was largely due to financial technology companies, according to a new report.

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This "100" on a fence marks the site of the 100th victim of femicide in France in 2019.

Mexican authorities are investigating Shanquella Robinson's death as a femicide

6:00am December 04, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

It's the latest development in a homicide case that continues to capture attention both in the U.S. and abroad.

Nic Grzecka, owner of Club Q, stands outside the business after a news conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022.

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Club Q owner in Colorado says he will reopen the LGBTQ club after mass shooting

5:37pm November 30, 2022

by Ivy Winfrey

Club Q owner Nic Grzecka told NPR he and his staff are working on a yet-to-be-determined temporary solution. The Nov. 20 shooting killed 5 people and wounded another 17. A suspect has been arrested.

Investigators enter the headquarters of major advertising company Dentsu in Tokyo Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan investigators raid Dentsu in widening Olympic probe

1:50am November 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of advertising company Dentsu as the investigation into corruption related to the Tokyo Olympics widened. Dentsu helped land the 2020 Games for Tokyo.

Former DOJ Prosecutor Jack Smith at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 9, 2020. Attorney General Merrick Garland named Smith a special counsel on Friday to oversee two investigations involving Donald Trump.

Who is DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith?

7:05pm November 18, 2022

by Dustin Jones

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a former Justice Department prosecutor to investigate two criminal cases involved former-President Donald Trump.