Officials in Pima County, Arizona, have insisted they do not have the authority to release inmates from jails in response to staffing shortages.

Excluding federal scientists as co-inventors "could have important public health consequences," warned one expert.

To help us make sense of the opaque poultry supply chain, hundreds of ProPublica readers sent in details about their chickens and turkeys. Here’s what we learned.

"Plants and wildlife are going extinct at an unprecedented rate, and it's way past time for our elected leaders to take bold action to protect our planet and all its inhabitants."

Have we just about decided that the further accumulation of billionaire fortunes makes for good public policy?

A minor infraction cost me my driver’s license, my job, thousands of dollars, and over a decade entangled with a system that punishes poverty.

A raging virus, a struggling economy and a fast-growing mountain of debt.

An overwhelming 87% of Republican voters back the way President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have approached immigration.

Afghan civilians fled their homes hoping to be evacuated over the weekend, as the Taliban retook several major cities, including the capital city of Kabul.

"We simply cannot believe anything the Trump administration says—and neither can our allies."

The American Red Cross has failed to answer a congressman’s questions about deep cuts the charity has made to staff and local offices. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the House homeland security committee, sent the charity a long list of questions after ProPublica recently revealed the cuts and detailed how they have eroded the Red Cross’ ability to respond to even modest disasters.