The tax agency, Justice Department and Congress have all taken aim at a much-abused deduction exploited by wealthy investors. Yet the crackdown is having minimal impact, costing the Treasury billions.
As the project investigating hate in America comes to an end, we look back at reporting highlights and the impact of our work.
Andy Jurtschenko told his children that he didn't want to be a burden on them. But after he suffered brain damage during a heart transplant, his medical team deflected their request for a DNR.
Sheriffs regularly release sick and injured inmates to avoid paying their hospital bills. But some defendants charged with violent offenses like murder have been let out and gone on to commit new crimes.
We researched why people were reluctant to talk about medical debt, and designed an outreach strategy based on what we learned.
Marine commanders did not act on dozens of pleas for additional manpower, machinery and time. When a training exercise ended in death, leadership blamed the very men they had neglected.
California has given counties more than $8 billion to handle thousands of new inmates. But lax rules and limited scrutiny have allowed some sheriffs to use the money for other things that might violate state law.
Louisiana still hasn't finished investigating 540 oil spills after Hurricane Katrina. The state is likely leaving millions of dollars in remediation fines on the table — money that environmental groups say they need as storms get stronger.
Amazon ignored or dismissed safety concerns about its delivery network to prioritize speed and explosive growth, according to new documents and interviews with insiders.
Wary of alarming investors, companies victimized by ransomware attacks often tell the SEC that "malware" or a "security incident" disrupted their operations.
More than a third of Alaska communities have no local police of any kind. Criminals have been hired as cops in some remote villages. A federal emergency has been declared and millions of dollars are promised, but here's what else experts recommend.
For years, we've wondered whether a doctor who received a payment linked to a particular drug prescribed more of that drug. We now have the answer: yes.
Dozens of acupuncturists and physical therapists earned more than $200,000 in 2018 from school staff alone. One brought in $1 million. What's going on?
The law meant to protect children in such circumstances is routinely violated — with heartbreaking consequences.
One school. 21 abuse investigations. And the struggle to stop relying on seclusion and restraint.
The government promised to improve vetting of doctors who perform immigration medical exams. But ProPublica found scores of doctors with records of unprofessional behavior who still have the federal government's approval.
The corporate consulting firm reported bogus numbers and flailed in a project at Rikers Island. Today, assaults and other attacks there are up almost 50%.
The creator of Scientific Content Analysis, or SCAN, says the tool can identify deception. Law enforcement has used his method for decades, even though there's no reliable science behind it. Even the CIA and FBI have bought in.
A comparison of University of California filings with federal data shows that moonlighting professors are shortchanging taxpayers.
Over three years, nearly 400 pregnant or new mothers died in Texas. Its system for helping the uninsured thwarts women at every turn.