This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the U.S. By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News. Co-published with Anchorage Daily News. Originally published May 19, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].

He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.

Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials. By Holly McDede, KQED, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica. Co-published with KQED. Originally published May 12, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].

She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.

Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that. By Kavitha Surana. Originally published May 26, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations

The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church’s culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the U.S. and Canada, ensnaring parents, children and grandchildren in the same cycle of abuse. By Andy Mannix and Jeremy Kohler. Co-published with Minnesota Star Tribune. Originally published June 4, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].

Oily Sludge Is Flooding Their Dream Home. Oklahoma Regulators Say They Can’t Help.

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act like it would go away,” the family says. By Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, and Katie Campbell, ProPublica. Co-published with The Frontier. Originally published May 18, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].