HUD Inspections Are Passing Apartments in Unspeakable Conditions
A new report suggests the department has colossally failed low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities.
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The Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard of May Rival BP
It’s been going on since 2004, with no end in sight.
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Five States Where Voters Can Change the Criminal Justice System
Ballot initiatives seek reforms for laws on policing, prosecution, mass incarceration and other issues.
Tropical Storm Gordon Blacks Out Parts of Alabama
The storm is expected to quickly weaken as it moves toward Arkansas. It did not reach hurricane status.
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How a Death Row Inmate Made Injustice Pay Off
After being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending 41 years at Angola prison in Louisiana, Gary Tyler has become a community leader in the struggle for justice.
Who'll Follow Paul Ryan as Speaker? Contest Hums Below Radar
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise are likely to be in the running for House speaker; for now, they are choosing their words carefully.
Officers Won't Be Charged in Alton Sterling Shooting
Louisiana's attorney general rules out criminal charges against two Baton Rouge police officers in the death of a black man during a struggle outside a convenience store in 2016.
Snow Falls in Florida; Southern U.S. in Deep Freeze
The menacing system could strengthen into a "bomb cyclone" with hurricane-force winds, flooding and snow along the East Coast.
Racial Optics for Harvey Different From Katrina's
Because there was no mandatory evacuation, people of all races and classes remained in Harvey's path, not just folks who couldn’t afford to leave.
At Least Seven States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governors' Mansions and Capitol Buildings
The 13th Amendment provides a loophole that allows for the legality of unpaid prison labor, which is sometimes called "modern-day slavery."
