Investigations This disabled woman built a career. A federal program that helped now penalizes her Supplemental Security Income provides the medical care that lets people work. But its rules are complex and out of date. Joseph Shapiro
Investigations Are UFO's real? Historical markers say yes Historical markers were once just for American history. But many now claim aliens have visited earth from outer space — and they aren't hedging. Laura Sullivan
Investigations Oklahoma prisoner Emmanuel Littlejohn asks for clemency Emmanuel Littlejohn has been on death row for the killing of a clerk at an Oklahoma City gas station, after a robbery turned deadly. He is pleading for clemency, ahead of his execution Thursday. Chiara Eisner
World Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, former Afghan forces are hunted by the Taliban The Taliban have been targeting thousands of Afghan National Army soldiers and police officers, accusing them of being American spies. Monika Evstatieva
Politics Trump’s Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol At two events, Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club hosted a convicted Jan. 6 rioter known for extreme antisemitic and racist comments, whom prosecutors described as a ‘white supremacist.’ Tom Dreisbach
Investigations Did a powerful Democrat lie about #MeToo allegations to save his career? Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti denies he knew about a top adviser's alleged abuse at City Hall. An NPR investigation raises new questions about whether the now U.S. ambassador to India lied under oath. Tom Dreisbach
World Is a high-profile critic of the Chinese Communist Party a con man? A young political dissident in Europe made his name in the news media as a defiant critic of the Chinese Communist Party. His former housemate and alleged victim says he's a grifter. Frank Langfitt NPR Staff
Investigations Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe. Cheryl W. Thompson Robert Benincasa Avery Jessa Chapnick Josh Peck
Investigations 250+ workers have died in preventable trench cave-ins over a decade, probe finds A joint investigation by NPR, Texas Public Radio and the program 1A finds that more than 250 workers have died in trench cave-ins over the last decade. Deaths that were preventable, experts say. Robert Benincasa
Investigations Some Guantanamo Bay prisoners are still on trial from the post-9/11 'war on terror' Nearly 23 years after the September 11 attacks, we look at the cases linked to those attacks that remain open at the court on the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ayesha Rascoe Sacha Pfeiffer