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A roughly 40-minute conversation shows how leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church kept an open secret quiet for so long.

The Chicago Police Department's promotions system allows officers' disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.

Months after a judge tossed out his 1998 murder conviction, Jimmie Duncan is free on bail. But prosecutors have asked the Louisiana Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Duncan, even as the victim's mother has come to support his release.

Texas created a $1.4 billion fund to help pay for projects to guard against destructive flooding. But after learning that so many local communities turned down the money, two lawmakers who approved the program acknowledged it was flawed.

Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.

A quiet battle has played out in court over money that "sanctuary" states say is needed to fight true extremist threats from both ends of the political spectrum.

Pete Hoekstra once testified that "the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government." But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Michigan district.

With dwindling oversight, cattle are grazing where they're not supposed to and in greater numbers or for longer periods than permitted. This can spread invasive plants, pushing out native species and worsening wildfire risk.

The settlement is the latest development following a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed RealPage was helping landlords set rents in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior.

If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.