The truth can be hard to take. About police reaction to a mass shooting. About a 10-year-old getting an abortion. But it’s our job to report it.
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Inside, the bus filled with smoke. Outside, a mob waited to attack. What do you do? Go inside a Freedom Ride.
A fire on the bus and no way out. Violent men ready to kill you if you could get out. Our new AR feature puts you on a Freedom Ride.
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Erik Agard gives his best advice on tackling puzzles, shares his favorite clue and talks about his “Jeopardy” answer that made Alex Trebek stumble.
The Backstory: What our reporters saw, heard and experienced at the Florida condo collapse
“For me, the best thing that I can do is to report, is literally put their word and their pain on paper. The best thing that I can do is to do my job.”
The Backstory: Our investigation found the ATF goes easy on problematic gun dealers. Here’s how we did it.
Reporters found dealers that sold weapons to convicted felons and domestic abusers, lied to investigators and falsified records to hide their actions.
The Backstory: Handcuffs, explosives and cries for help. Chilling details from inside the Capitol riot.
A rioter with zip tie handcuffs. Rioters beating police with poles of American flags. One officer, crushed, screaming for help. What we learned this week.
The Backstory: ‘We are done talking.’ What we witnessed as the president of the United States incited a mob of supporters to riot.
The crowd was whipped up by lies and dangerous rallying cries. When Trump told them to march to the Capitol, they were ready. “Talking’s over.”
The Backstory: Will the COVID-19 vaccine be required? Any side effects? Will I have to pay for it? Answers to your most-asked questions.
More than 2,000 of you have written to us in the past two weeks. Among what you’ve asked the most: Will Americans be required to get vaccinated?