Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵

In rural Tennessee, 16 middle schoolers waiting for cheerleading practice to start made a TikTok video seeming to role play a school shooting. The sheriff's office charged every single one with a crime. www.propublica.org/article/soci...

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NEW: After a ProPublica and @cbsnews.com investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detailed accounting of their expenses.

Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives. By Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social

The neighbors might have been aware of the landslide threat if the state had finished a hazard mapping program that North Carolina legislators created 20 years ago. But when developers and real estate agents pushed back, lawmakers halted the program. @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

Investigations frozen. Charges withheld. Defendants emboldened not to cooperate. The Trump administration is mounting a major retreat in the government's fight against housing discrimination and segregation, according to ten federal officials. Story here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.

Many news reports have claimed Tennessee is fixing its school threats law, which has resulted in felony charges for rumors and jokes. But those reports are inaccurate. Instead, Tennessee is adding a whole new felony charge to the books. via @paigepfleger.bsky.social wpln.org/post/tenness...

NEW: The bipartisan ask for an investigation comes after staffers at 18 crisis centers told ProPublica payments were delayed for months and led to cuts, some of which continue to limit urgent, potentially lifesaving services. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

Owen had “meticulously leveraged” his two roles as a therapist and LDS church leader to claim sexual abuse as treatment, one patient told the courtroom. “He exploited my trust, he weaponized my faith and dismantled my confidence.” By @jessicamiller.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, please join our reporters as they welcome the film's main participants to share their powerful insights and experiences surrounding the stillbirth crisis. 🗓️ Sign up below:

One person who believes strongly in Barrientos-Quintana’s innocence is the victim’s sister, Tina Rosebear, who cared for Jesse Mickelson like a son.

ICYMI: “A Wholly Inaccurate Picture”: Reality Cop Show “The First 48” and the Wrongly Convicted Man @jlussenhop.bsky.social

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

1/ A year ago, I was examining North Carolina’s budget when two unusual items caught my attention–spurring an investigation that reveals how political and religious favoritism by lawmakers can harm some of society’s most vulnerable people. #ncpol @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/nort...