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Dozens of prisoners allege a culture of violence by guards at federal facility in Virginia

At a federal prison in rural Virginia, more than 50 prisoners say they've been abused. But when they try to file a complaint — they're stopped, often by the same guards they say are abusing them.

December 20, 2024
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By:
  • Christie Thompson
EasyKnock says its sale-leaseback deals have helped hundreds of people improve their finances. An NPR investigation found some homeowners who enter into these deals lose tens of thousands of dollars and few buy their houses back.

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  • Investigations

Senators launch probe into sale-leaseback company, citing NPR's reporting

EasyKnock, the subject of the probe, announced its sudden closure earlier this month.

December 17, 2024
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By:
  • Caitlin Thompson
Randee Noggle stands in front of her home in Taylor, Mich., on June 30, 2024. She sold the house to the sale-leaseback company EasyKnock, which announced Thursday it's going out of business.

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  • Investigations

A company that turned homeowners into renters abruptly shuts down

EasyKnock, which pioneered 'sale-leaseback' deals for struggling homeowners, abruptly closes its doors

December 07, 2024
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By:
  • Caitlin Thompson
Gaia Ferrency, 17, of Swissvale, Pa., waits to participate in a long-sword tournament as part of Friday Night Fights, hosted by Pittsburgh Sword Fighters, on Oct. 4 at a former Catholic church northeast of Pittsburgh.

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  • Investigations

You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed

At the Pittsburgh Sword Fighters club, members are asked to leave their politics at the door, a rule that has led to closer relationships and more learning from one another.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • Robert Benincasa
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Texas company, supervisor indicted in fatal 2021 trench collapse

A Bastrop, Texas, man was working in a trench when it collapsed. He died a week later.

November 15, 2024
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By:
  • Robert Benincasa
President-elect Donald Trump greets supporters on election night. Trump has repeatedly threatened his perceived enemies.

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  • Investigations

Targets of Trump's threats brace for the new administration

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived enemies during his campaign. Now, some of his targets are preparing.

November 15, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach

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  • Investigations

Are debt collectors calling you about a zombie 2nd mortgage?

Old loans that homeowners thought were long dead have been rising from the grave as debt buyers move to collect. Some are allegedly breaking the law. If this is happening to you, tell us your story.

November 14, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
Natalie Donaldson, an Army veteran, poses for a portrait at her home in Tulsa, Okla. A COVID assistance program that was supposed to help her avoid foreclosure ended up increasing her mortgage payments by 50% every month.

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  • Investigations

It's Veterans Day. The VA says it can't help thousands of vets it left stranded

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.

November 14, 2024
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By:
  • Chris Arnold,
  • Quil Lawrence,
  • and 1 more
Jake Lang, center, and other Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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  • Investigations

Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump’s win and anticipate pardons

People convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol are celebrating Donald Trump's election win and hoping Trump fulfills his promise to issue pardons to the rioters.

November 09, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach

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  • Investigations

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site

Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons.

November 01, 2024
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By:
  • Christie Thompson,
  • Beth Schwartzapfel,
  • and 1 more
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump calls Jan. 6 a “day of love.” Here are the facts. 

Donald Trump often misrepresents what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, even referring to convicted rioters as “hostages.

October 31, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs.

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  • Media

Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.

October 25, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign event at Saginaw Valley State University on Oct. 3 in Saginaw, Mich.

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  • Investigations

Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies

An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.

October 23, 2024
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Wildlife Services kills hundreds of thousands of noninvasive animals a year. This photo, obtained from the USDA via the Freedom of Information Act, shows a gray wolf in a trap laid by a Wildlife Services employee.

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  • Investigations

'That’s a bloodbath': How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests

A federal program kills hundreds of thousands of wild animals a year. Documents obtained by NPR show that many of those animals were killed in places where no damage to livestock was reported.

October 11, 2024
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner and
  • Nick McMillan
Tabi Haly defied expectations. She's a woman with spinal muscular atrophy — also, a software engineer and a vice president at JPMorgan Chase.

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  • Investigations

This disabled woman built a career. A federal program that helped now penalizes her

Supplemental Security Income provides the medical care that lets people work. But its rules are complex and out of date. 

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Joseph Shapiro
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