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Five recipients of the 2023 George Polk Awards, announced today by Long Island University, were for coverage of the Israel/Gaza and Russia/Ukraine wars in a year when the university is marking the 75th anniversary of one of American journalism's prized honors.

David Barstow — who leads the UC Berkeley School of Journalism’s Investigative Reporting Program — and the New York Times were awarded nearly $400,000 in legal fees after Donald Trump’s

Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow Supreme Court justices to take speaking fees.

Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that Thomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow Supreme Court justices to take speaking fees.

The secretive Judicial Conference is tasked with self-governance. The group, led by the Supreme Court’s chief justice, has spent decades preserving perks, defending judges and thwarting outside oversight.

Two Chinese immigrants hope for a brighter future in the cannabis cultivation industry, but their journey unfolds bitterly.

“Watching Lucy bring in a scoop was a sight to behold: a chance to experience how and why her sources trusted her and to witness her cajoling and chasing legislators until they copped to whatever intel she was seeking.” -- Peter Wallsten, senior national investigations editor at The Washington Post and former Miami Herald political reporter

“As much as she delighted in a good scoop, she loved it even more when it was one of her protégés doing the digging.”

Two people died Saturday morning after their car drove off a dead end street into the San Rafael Canal, according to authorities.

A shocking 60 percent of sex-trafficking victims revealed that they were forced into prostitution within hotels.