Josh Sanburn

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'He Doesn't Trust Water.' 5 Years Later, Flint Sees Few Signs of Relief

It’s too hopeful to think the Flint, Mich., water crisis is over. Five years ago this month, the city began using the corrosive Flint River as its main source of water, which ate away the...

By Josh Sanburn

Shots Fired

A growing surveillance network aims to fight crime by tracking gunshots

By Josh Sanburn / Newark, Calif.

Why the Death of Malls Is About More Than Shopping

As America's malls close down, more than stores are vanishing along with them

By Josh Sanburn

More Americans Than Ever Are Choosing to Be Cremated

Cremation rate hit 50.1% in 2016

By Josh Sanburn

President Trump Says He’s Sending ‘The Feds’ to Fight Crime in Chicago. Here’s What He Means

Over the last few years, homicide rates in Chicago have reached levels not seen in the city in decades

By Josh Sanburn

A Confederate Monument Solution, With Context

If you drive far enough down Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., past the statues of Confederate leaders General Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson Davis, you’ll find a bronze likeness of native son Arthur Ashe,...

By Josh Sanburn

Trump Overseas

The President has licensed the Trump name for use on commercial and residential buildings around the globe, bringing in millions of dollars to the Trump Organization. But many of those deals face increased scrutiny with...

By Josh Sanburn

President Trump's Big Infrastructure Pitch Faces Skepticism

Industry officials question White House funding proposals

By Josh Sanburn

The Case for Community College

Why it's more vital--and vulnerable--than ever

By Josh Sanburn / Watertown, S.D.

Confederate Monuments Debate Grows

Debates over statues have arrived in Charlottesville and Orlando

By Josh Sanburn

New Orleans Mayor Talks Confederate Monuments

Three statues are slated for removal soon

By Josh Sanburn

New Orleans Confronts Its Confederate History

Early on April 24, police officers cordoned off New Orleans' Liberty Monument, a granite obelisk commemorating an 1874 uprising of white citizens against the state's Reconstructionist government. With snipers posted nearby, crews of workers--their faces hidden under cloth and the logos on their trucks covered with cardboard--soon dismantled it and trucked it away.

By Josh Sanburn

Arkansas Is Preparing for Double Lethal Injections

Judges deny inmates' appeals to halt lethal injections

By Josh Sanburn

Arkansas Executions: What's Next for the Inmates Who Were Scheduled to Die

Three executions stall, but 5 others may go forward

By Josh Sanburn

10 Years After Virginia Tech, It’s Easier Than Ever to Buy a Gun

In the past 10 years, Virginia has reversed many of its gun regulations

By Josh Sanburn

Arkansas Lawyers Scramble to Defend 7 Death Row Inmates at Once

State plans 7 executions in 11 days

By Josh Sanburn

Why Arkansas Is Executing 7 People in 11 Days

"It's unprecedented," an advocate said

By Josh Sanburn

Less Than Half of White Men Support Trump

His support among white men has dropped 11 points in a month

By Josh Sanburn

Taser Maker Is Giving Free Body Cameras to Police

"Having a body camera for a cop is like having a smartphone for a consumer"

By Josh Sanburn

Can We Make Chicago’s Trains Run on Time?

Detangling Chicago's rail mess would be a win for both commuters and companies

By Josh Sanburn
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