A screen capture from Josie Huang's cellphone recording shows sheriff's deputies moments after they tackled the journalist to the ground on Sept. 12, 2020. (Courtesy of Josie Huang) Josie Huang, a ...

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If you like this post, sign up to get The Nuance newsletter delivered straight to your inbox every Sunday night! On Feb. 1, a federal judge sentenced former CIA programmer Joshua Schulte to 40 years ...

Background: In December 2025, President Donald Trump named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy to Greenland. Landry ...

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Background: During a Juvenile Court proceeding in 2019, Adam Montgomery was granted custody of his four-year-old daughter, Harmony. Later that year, Harmony disappeared, but her disappearance went ...

A banner with a portrait of President Donald Trump is hung from the Department of Justice, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) More than three months after the FBI took ...

The Freedom of Information Act is an invaluable tool for reporters to access public records from federal agencies. But government officials frequently exploit FOIA’s flaws to keep records secret, ...

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