A remote fishing region will soon be flooded with seasonal workers. The hospital is equipped for only four COVID-19 patients and its chief operating officer is out of a job after emailing a coronavirus conspiracy meme. Welcome to Dillingham, Alaska.
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Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police
At least 1 in 3 Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget.
DHS chief confronted with ProPublica tape of wailing children separated from parents
A reporter turned on the audio recording as Kirstjen Nielsen defended the Trump administration’s immigration policies at a White House briefing.
At a killer’s sentencing, Native Americans talk of healing and enduring suspicions
A man in Washington state got 7 1/2 years for a killing some said was fueled by hate.
Justice Department to give financial boost to FBI’s violent crime database
The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.
Want to lower health care costs? Stop wasting our money.
ProPublica documented the many ways waste is baked into our health care system, from destroying perfectly good medication to junking brand new supplies. Eliminating the waste could insure millions of Americans.
The White House says it doesn’t keep a list of Mar-a-Lago visitors. Experts and visitors are skeptical.
Seven members and guests of Mar-a-Lago say the U.S. Secret Service checks names of visitors. Access to the president can be bought for $200,000 a year through a membership. This money flows into the Trump Organization, enriching the president.
Amid opioid crisis, insurers restrict pricey, less addictive painkillers
Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.
How Jeff Sessions misrepresented the Trump administration’s expansion of military supplies for police
The attorney general mischaracterized Obama-era restrictions while citing a study that actually says new computers reduce crime more than heavy weapons do.
Can police prevent the next Charlottesville?
“We saw it coming,” said a Virginia officer, but they couldn’t stop it. Still, law enforcement experts say measures can be taken — even when protesters are armed.