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Past articles by Jon:

Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit under scrutiny after Tyre Nichols’ killing

The police chief announced a review of the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, which launched in 2021 to combat a rise in homicides. → Read More

Investigators untangling the Idaho student slayings face a ‘daunting task’: Parsing the DNA

Victims’ families and the public are growing impatient with police investigating the University of Idaho stabbings. But analyzing evidence could take weeks. → Read More

Overwhelmed medical examiners grapple with grim task after Hurricane Ian

Overwhelmed by bodies to autopsy and thrown into a political debate over precisely how many lives the storm has claimed, medical examiners face huge challenges. → Read More

Police sweep Google searches to find suspects. The tactic is facing its first legal challenge.

Privacy advocates are watching the case closely, concerned that police could use reverse keyword searches to investigate people who seek information about abortions. → Read More

Abortion clinics are bracing for protests, harassment and violence if Roe falls

“News like this, political losses like this, can embolden people who want to harass or terrorize abortion providers,” an abortion-rights advocate said. → Read More

9 months after the Texas freeze, the power grid remains vulnerable

This article was published in partnership with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. → Read More

Will Covid variant omicron need a new vaccine? Time and data will tell.

Data on whether the "variant of concern" omicron poses a greater risk of hospitalization or death among vaccinated people is expected in another two weeks or so. → Read More

How variants like omicron develop and what makes them variants 'of concern'

Here's what we know about how variants like omicron develop and what makes one a "variant of concern." → Read More

Hurricane Ida power grid failure forces a reckoning over Entergy's monopoly in the South

Power outages caused by Hurricane Ida have drawn more attention to Entergy, including criticism that the utility stands in the way of grid improvements. → Read More

How a Southern utility guards its monopoly — and endangers the power grid, critics say

Entergy says it's committed to storm-hardening and clean power. Critics say it works against those goals. → Read More

Dozens who say they were framed by corrupt Chicago drug squad demand exoneration

One of Chicago's biggest police corruption scandals has resulted in 87 people cleared of tainted drug charges. But many more say they too deserve exoneration. → Read More

Collapsed Florida tower could have been repaired faster under repealed law, experts say

If a 2008 Florida law that required condos to plan for repairs had still been in place, "this never would have happened," said the legislator who sponsored the law. → Read More

Florida building collapse reveals shortcomings of systems to protect residents, experts say

Rules designed to keep residents safe did not prevent the collapse of Champlain Towers South, a 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Florida, near Miami Beach. → Read More

Supreme Court ruling on crack sentences 'a shocking loss,' drug reform advocates say

Activists were upset by the Supreme Court's decision restricting the First Step Act's use to reduce sentences for people convicted for small amounts of crack cocaine. → Read More

Police want a share of pandemic relief funds. Activists find that 'offensive.'

Across the country, an avalanche of pandemic relief money has sparked a debate over police spending. → Read More

In Nevada, drivers can be arrested for unpaid tickets. Activists are fighting to change that.

A movement to curb enforcement of low level crimes has targeted Nevada, where traffic tickets are considered crimes that can lead to jail and debt. → Read More

Police across U.S. respond to Derek Chauvin trial: 'Our American way of policing is on trial'

Law enforcement officers are watching the trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, with a mix of interest and angst. → Read More

Biden wants to give anti-violence groups $5 billion. Here's how it could be spent.

President Joe Biden's $5 billion plan for community-led anti-violence programs seeks to curb shootings by helping at-risk people get help rebuilding their lives. → Read More

Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution, low-level crimes

A pandemic experiment in criminal justice reform takes hold in one of America's most violent cities. → Read More

How to 'defund' the police when violence is rising? Lansing, Michigan, struggles for answers

The movement to "defund the police" reached Lansing, Michigan, last spring after George Floyd's death. But rising violence made it difficult for leaders to accept police budget cuts. → Read More