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Rail crossing (Getty Images/Thomas Winz)

As rail profits soar, blocked crossings force kids to crawl under trains to get to school

Topher Sanders, Dan Schwartz, Joce Sterman
A Norfolk Southern train is en route near where another train by the company derailed, on February 14, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment occurred on February 3, releasing toxic fumes and forcing evacuation of residents. (Angelo Merendino/Getty Images)

A Norfolk Southern policy lets officials order crews to ignore safety alerts

Topher Sanders, Dan Schwartz
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Doctors are hoarding unproven COVID-19 medications

Topher Sanders, David Armstrong, Ava Kofman
Immigrant children walk in outside the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children in Homestead, Fla. (AP/Brynn Anderson)

In immigrant children’s shelters, sexual assault cases are open and shut

Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders
This September 2015 image made from U.S. Border Patrol surveillance video shows a U.S. Customs and Border Protection station in Douglas, Ariz. (AP)

“Humanitarian crisis” looms as Arizona threatens to revoke immigrant children shelter licenses

Topher Sanders, Michael Grabell
An immigrant child looks out from a U.S. Border Patrol bus, McAllen, Texas, June 23, 2018. (AP/David J. Phillip)

Immigrant youth shelters: “If you’re a predator, it’s a gold mine”

Michael Grabell, Topher Sanders
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The curious case of the twice-fired FBI analyst

Topher Sanders
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A Wisconsin Republican looks back with regret at voter ID and redistricting fights

Topher Sanders