Meet the Mayor of a Tiny Texas Town Who Wants to Limit How Cities Can Govern

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].

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. By Duaa Eldeib. Originally published May 6, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].

Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.

Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were “full steam ahead” looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s election, the investigation evaporated. By Raquel Rutledge. Originally published May 5, 2026. Recorded by News Over Audio. Support our journalism by donating at propublica.org/donate [http://propublica.org/donate].