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News Articles: Investigations

Darrell Brooks Jr. makes his initial court appearance on Tuesday in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged Brooks with intentional homicide in the deaths of at least five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade.

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The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges

A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr.

November 23, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Toppled chairs are seen among holiday decorations in downtown Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade injuring dozens of people Sunday.

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  • National

What we know about the victims of the Waukesha Christmas Parade incident

At least six people died and 62 others were injured, according to authorities in Waukesha, Wis. Officials have also identified one suspect.

November 23, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Police tape cordons off a street in Waukesha, Wis., after an SUV plowed into a Christmas parade, hitting multiple people on Sunday.

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  • Investigations

5 people are dead and 40 injured after a driver speeds through a Wisconsin parade

Children were among those struck by the vehicle and at least five people are dead after an SUV drove through crowds at the 58th annual Waukesha Christmas Parade.

November 22, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz,
  • Emma Bowman,
  • and 1 more
Abdul Hadi Nejrabi, the deputy ambassador, is one of the few employees left at the Afghan Embassy. "We choose to serve the people," he says. "That's the reason we are here."

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  • Investigations

In Washington, the last employees at the Afghan Embassy work until the lights go off

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

November 19, 2021
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By:
  • Laura Sullivan
Shemia Reese holds the racial covenant that was in place for her home in St. Louis, Mo.

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  • Investigations

Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country

Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove.

November 17, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl W. Thompson,
  • Cristina Kim,
  • and 3 more
Shemia Reese holds the racial covenant that was in place for her home in St. Louis, Mo.

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  • Investigations

Racial covenants, a relic of the past, are still on the books across the country

Racial covenants made it illegal for Black people to live in white neighborhoods. Now they're illegal, but you might still have one on your home's deed. And they're hard to remove.

November 17, 2021
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By:
  • Cheryl W. Thompson,
  • Cristina Kim,
  • and 3 more
Rioters take to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. An NPR analysis found more Capitol riot defendants may have ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right group, than was previously known.

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  • Investigations

Capitol riot suspects had more ties to Oath Keepers than previously known

NPR has identified previously undisclosed connections between the far-right anti-government group the Oath Keepers and defendants charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

November 11, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Charlton Heston (left), then president of the NRA, meets with fellow leaders Wayne LaPierre (far right) and Jim Baker (center) on April 30, 1999, ahead of the NRA's annual meeting in Denver. Around the same time, leaders discussed how to respond to the shooting at Columbine High School in nearby Littleton, Colo. More than 20 years later, NPR has obtained secret recordings of those conversations.

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  • Investigations

A secret tape made after Columbine shows the NRA's evolution on school shootings

Just after the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School, NRA leaders agonized over what to do. NPR obtained recordings of the calls, which lay out how the NRA has handled mass shootings ever since.

November 10, 2021
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By:
  • Tim Mak
A man using a wheelchair hands his ID to an officer at a security screening checkpoint at Orlando International Airport in 2020.

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  • Investigations

Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilities

Congress told the Transportation Security Administration and airlines in 2018 to improve air travel for people with disabilities. But TSA data and stories from flyers suggest little has improved.

November 10, 2021
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By:
  • Joseph Shapiro and
  • Allison Mollenkamp
Judy Chartier holds a photograph of her missing daughter, also named Judith "Judy" Chartier, in May 1990. The car belonging to Judith and her remains were discovered nearly 40 years later.

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  • National

Human remains found in a Massachusetts river belong to a teen who vanished in 1982

The remains, car and a work ID belonging to Judy Chartier, 17, were found in the Concord River last week. The teen previously went missing after attending a party in June 1982.

November 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
A demonstrator wears a badge for the extremist group the Oath Keepers on a protective vest during a protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., the day before the Capitol siege.

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  • Investigations

Active-duty police in major U.S. cities appear on purported Oath Keepers rosters

Hacked records purported to be from the extremist group Oath Keepers include the names of active-duty law enforcement officers in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, NPR and WNYC/Gothamist found.

November 08, 2021
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By:
  • Odette Yousef,
  • Tom Dreisbach,
  • and 3 more
Prior to his arrest on charges stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Alan Hostetter led protests against lockdown policies related to COVID-19 and pro-Trump "Stop The Steal" rallies in California. In a recent video posted to the platform BitChute, he said he will represent himself at trial, while wearing a hat saying "COVID IS A SCAM."

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  • Investigations

Why some alleged Capitol rioters are acting as their own attorneys

More than 100 people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty. But others are promising to take their cases to trial, including some who have decided to represent themselves.

October 27, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Wongel Estifanos of Colorado Springs, Colo., died from her injuries on Sept. 5, 2021, after investigators said she fell 110 feet. She was visiting the amusement park during Labor Day weekend while on vacation with her family.

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  • National

Parents of a 6-year-old girl killed at a theme park file a wrongful death lawsuit

The lawsuit says there were at least two prior incidents at Glenwood Caverns in Colorado where the ride operators failed to properly secure passengers on the Haunted Mine Drop ride.

October 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Police stand in a line outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Investigations

A Capitol Police officer is accused of telling a Jan. 6 suspect to hide evidence

Federal prosecutors have accused a U.S. Capitol Police officer of obstruction of justice for allegedly encouraging a suspect in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to hide evidence of their participation.

October 15, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
A photo provided by the FBI depicts a masked militant from an ISIS propaganda video from 2014. The individual pictured has allegedly been identified as Mohammed Khalifa.

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  • National Security

A Canadian, the alleged voice behind ISIS videos, could face life in prison

Mohammed Khalifa produced propaganda videos for ISIS, many depicting murder and used to recruit Westerners, prosecutors say. He was captured in 2019 and was recently turned over to the U.S.

October 04, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
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