Why It’s So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance
by Annie Waldman, Maya Miller, Duaa Eldeib and Max Blau, photography by Tony Luong, special to ProPublica, design by Zisiga Mukulu America is in the midst of a mental health … Read More
DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm
by Heather Vogell ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Department of Justice and … Read More
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
by Aliyya Swaby ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in … Read More
This College’s 38-Acre Land Donation to a Christian School Drew Little Attention. Experts Say It Appears to Violate the Law.
by Jessica Priest ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with … Read More
A Vexing To-Do List for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer
by Anna Clark ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in … Read More
Cookie & Zo’e: A Georgia Family Wrestles With School Choice 60 Years After the Start of Desegregation
by Liz Moughon ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in … Read More
In a Town Full of Segregation Academies, One Black Family Grapples With the Best School Choice for Their Daughter
by Jennifer Berry Hawes, photography by Sarahbeth Maney ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, … Read More
Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports
by Heather Vogell ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. As U.S. parents struggled to … Read More
Trump Assassination Attempt Laid Bare Long-standing Vulnerabilities in the Secret Service
by Danielle Ohl, Spotlight PA; and Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica; and Irina Bucur, Tracy Leturgey and Eddie Trizzino, Butler Eagle ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign … Read More
Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
by Jeremy Kohler ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in … Read More
New hopes, endless possibilities as school starts across most of Minnesota
Students in new clothes, fresh haircuts and backpacks arrived early in the morning Tuesday at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary school. Staff members and volunteers waited outside the front doors to … Read More
Minnesota State Fair attendance breaks 5 daily records for 2024, falls short of overall record
The State Fair set five new daily attendance records this year, but missed the overall attendance record by about 200,000. This year the fair saw 1,925,904 people come through its … Read More
Man accused of driving car into outdoor patio in St. Louis Park faces 11 criminal charges
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed 11 criminal charges Tuesday against the man they say killed two people and injured nine others at a St. Louis Park restaurant Sunday night. … Read More
Minnesota booksellers talk recommendations, BookTok and how Gen Z is saving bookstores
Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean the causal beach read is going anywhere. MPR News host and newscaster Emily Bright spoke with three booksellers from Minnesota about current … Read More
3 teens wounded by gunfire along Snelling Avenue in St. Paul
Three teenagers were injured by gunfire Monday night in St. Paul, just south of the state fairgrounds. St. Paul police said officers were called to the 1000 block of Snelling … Read More
Minnesota goes back to school: Here are 5 stories we‘re watching this year
While some Minnesota schools started classes ahead of Labor Day, many K-12 districts and universities are beginning their school year Tuesday. And with the fresh start comes a fresh batch … Read More
PWHL hires AHL executive Melissa Caruso to replace Darwitz as GM of defending champion Minnesota
The Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday announced the hiring of AHL executive Melissa Caruso to take over as general manager of its Minnesota franchise and shore up a team … Read More
Despite evidence, Trump calls Arlington Cemetery incident a ‘made up story’
Former President Donald Trump looks on alongside Marlon Bateman (left), Marine Cpl. Kelsee Lainhart and U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews during a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on … Read More
A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests
From mosses to mountain lions, the temperate old-growth rainforests of the Pacific Northwest provide the complexities and conditions necessary to support high levels of biodiversity. David Herasimtschuk “As humans, our … Read More
Meet 13 Minnesota athletes competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris
Athletes with Minnesota ties will compete in the Paris Paralympic Games this summer, matching up with the best in the world in sports like sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, … Read More
Top dog Joey Chestnut beats his archrival and his own hot dog-eating world record
Joey Chestnut ate 83 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes onstage in Las Vegas for a live Netflix event on Monday. His longtime rival, Takeru Kobayashi, ate 66. David … Read More
Harris opposes U.S. Steel’s sale to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with … Read More
The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will … Read More
Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4
Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first … Read More
Should SCOTUS have binding ethics rules? Ketanji Brown Jackson doesn’t see why not
Ketanji Brown Jackson talks with All Things Considered co-host Juana Summers. Zayrha Rodriguez/NPR When Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson entered the national spotlight, she found praise and also criticism. … Read More