1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix.
Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection.
They knew how to treat her. There was one issue…🧵
Tim Robinson, the founder and owner of what was once Kentucky’s largest drug addiction treatment company, was criminally indicted this week on charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
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Texas has a particularly low bar for allowing the state to take over a school district, experts say. Five consecutive failing state ratings at just one school can trigger a takeover like the one that occurred in Houston, which has 273 campuses.
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At least four Republican state lawmakers who challenged severe abortion restrictions lost support from anti-abortion groups and key party allies and went on to lose primary elections, ProPublica found.
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Women experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves.
We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.
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Overturning a health insurance denial can feel like a maze — one that can seem designed to confuse you so much, you just quit.
But in this episode, we tell you the story of a woman who did the impossible: She found a way out.
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NEW: Founder of Kentucky Drug Rehab Center Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges https://t.co/WOZZDK90Ef by @AcquistoA@TaylorSixHL@heraldleader
New: The former CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which once operated more than 40 drug treatment facilities across Kentucky, was charged with attempting to resell millions of dollars worth of tax credits. https://t.co/6kK38NvquP
1/ Spurred by my reporting for @propublica, Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a package of bills aimed at protecting traditional powers of the state’s governor and reforming oversight of its court system. #ncpol
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New: Spurred by ProPublica’s reporting, Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina have introduced a package of bills aimed at protecting traditional powers of the state’s governor and reforming oversight of its court system. https://t.co/S8WjNxEZsU
In Philadelphia, lawyers appointed to represent people challenging their convictions can file a “no-merit” letter against their client.
One lawyer has done so more than 100 times.
“I knew he wasn’t going to fight for me,” a former client said.
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Oklahoma’s oil field wastewater crisis is a warning for the nation: A century of drilling is polluting the water we drink. Watch “Toxic Ground” to see the human cost.
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Oregon went from building about 1,800 subsidized apartments a year pre-pandemic to nearly 5,000 last year. In Portland, all that new construction hasn’t made a dent in the affordability crisis.
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"They can do whatever they want and you have to forgive them. That’s not right," an 84-year-old woman who grew up in the church said about the abuse she endured as a child. “But you go along because you were brought up in it. I wish I wasn’t."
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New: At least four Republican lawmakers have lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two others face contested primaries in the coming months. https://t.co/5ylXNkxnpN
The ATF had revoked the licenses of more than 180 gun stores in each of the last two years of the Biden administration.
In 2025, with Trump back in the White House, revocations dropped by 69% to 56.
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After an elementary school teacher was sentenced for sexually abusing students, @KQED reporter @HollyMcDede started requesting public records about teacher misconduct.
It’s something anyone can do if you just know where to look, she writes.
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