INVESTIGATIONS

New videos show bodies of civilians on Mariupol streets

New videos, verified by The Washington Post, from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol show the lifeless bodies of more than a dozen civilians lying on streets.

By Jon Swaine,  Sarah Cahlan and Atthar MirzaApril 20, 2022

Inside ‘Broken Doors,’ our podcast investigating no-knock warrants

Reporters Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca and audio producer Reena Flores discuss their year-long investigation and the power of audio storytelling.

By Kim BellwareApril 20, 2022

Episode 4: "The blink of an eye"

The minutes between approval for a no-knock warrant and a deadly raid.

By Reena Flores,  Sabby Robinson,  Linah Mohammad,  Renita Jablonski,  Sarah Childress,  David Fallis and Ted MuldoonApril 20, 2022

What to know about no-knock warrants

Amir Locke and Breonna Taylor were killed while police executed no-knock warrants. Here’s what to know about the practice that allows officers to force entry.

By Courtney Kan,  Nicole Dungca and Jenn AbelsonApril 15, 2022

No-knock raids have led to fatal encounters and small drug seizures

The dangerous tactic has grown as judges routinely authorize requests for the raids, which police say can prevent violence and preserve evidence.

By Nicole Dungca and Jenn AbelsonApril 15, 2022

Russian armored vehicles seen on Bucha street strewn with bodies, video shows

Drone videos captured in late March show military vehicles used by Russian airborne units near at least eight bodies in a suburb near Kyiv.

By Jonathan Baran ,  Sarah Cahlan and Jon SwaineApril 14, 2022

New images show burned bodies at ruined nursing home in Luhansk region

Several burned bodies are visible in the first detailed videos and photographs of the rubble of a nursing home in eastern Ukraine that was partly destroyed amid fighting in the area last month.

By Jon Swaine and Joyce Sohyun LeeApril 13, 2022

“Broken Doors,” Episode 1

An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going. “Broken Doors” is a new investigative podcast series from The Washington Post. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.

By Maggie Penman,  Alexis Diao,  Reena Flores,  Jordan-Marie Smith,  Rennie Svirnovskiy,  Ariel Plotnick,  Emma Talkoff,  Sabby Robinson and Sean CarterApril 8, 2022

Broken Doors

No-knock warrants allow police to force entry. The Broken Doors podcast investigates how this high-risk tactic is used in the American justice system.

By Jenn Abelson,  Nicole Dungca,  Reena Flores,  Sabby Robinson,  Linah Mohammad,  Courtney Kan,  Katty Huertas,  Jake Crump,  Renita Jablonski,  David Fallis,  Sarah Childress and Ted MuldoonApril 6, 2022

The gatekeepers who open America to shell companies and secret owners

Few gatekeepers to the U.S. financial system operate with as little oversight as the registered agents who serve as the only publicly known contact in states that allow company owners to remain anonymous.

By Debbie Cenziper,  Will Fitzgibbon,  Emily Anderson Stern,  Michael Korsh and Alice CritesApril 5, 2022

A policing strategy abandoned after Breonna Taylor’s death spreads to other cities

At least nine jurisdictions either plan to or have adopted the crime-reduction strategy known as ‘place network investigations’ — a model that examines geographic connections that allow crime to flourish.

By Amy BrittainMarch 31, 2022

Kyiv will investigate video that appears to show Ukrainian forces shooting Russian prisoners of war

Some Ukrainian officials dismissed the video that appears to show soldiers shooting Russian prisoners of war as Kremlin propaganda, without citing evidence.

By Joyce Sohyun Lee,  Jon Swaine and Miriam BergerMarch 28, 2022

Satellite images show Russian ‘tent city’ built for Ukrainians

Leaders of a breakaway area in the Donetsk region announced that together with Russian authorities, they had set up a “city of 30 tents” for Mariupol residents.

By Joyce Sohyun Lee and Hannah KnowlesMarch 27, 2022

In fiery video, Ukraine says it destroyed Russian warship

Russia's logistical difficulties, flagging morale and insufficient manpower were possibly exacerbated by the loss of a warship. But the setback is likely minimal for Russian logistical efforts, an expert said.

By Brittany Shammas,  Joyce Sohyun Lee and Meryl KornfieldMarch 25, 2022
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Wesley Hawkins, talk of the Jackson hearings, describes life after pornography sentence

His 2013 sentence has become a target for Republicans in the battle over Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for the Supreme Court

By Aaron C. DavisMarch 25, 2022

Introducing "Broken Doors"

An unusual warrant. A pattern of questionable no-knock raids. A reporting thread that just kept going. "Broken Doors" is a new investigative podcast series from the Washington Post. Hosted by Jenn Abelson and Nicole Dungca.

By Reena Flores,  Sabby Robinson,  Linah Mohammad,  Renita Jablonski,  Sarah Childress and David FallisMarch 24, 2022

The child pornography case at the center of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing

What is known about the 2013 sentencing in a child pornography case of a D.C. resident that has become a focus of Republican criticism of Jackson’s judicial record.

By Aaron C. Davis and Spencer S. HsuMarch 24, 2022

Small lab that got $187 million for covid testing put patients in ‘jeopardy’

O'Hare Clinical Lab Services became a testing juggernaut by setting up a nationwide network of pop-up sites. A Washington Post examination of its rise illustrates ongoing shortcomings of the federal response to the pandemic and provides a portrait of a freewheeling segment of the testing industry that ballooned amid a massive infusion of government funds.

By Shawn Boburg and Kim BellwareMarch 24, 2022

Devastation of Mariupol captured in drone video of burned buildings, blown-out windows

Russia is turning to air, artillery, and rocket and missile bombardments of Ukrainian cities to offset the lack of momentum by troops on the ground.

By Joyce Sohyun Lee and Rachel PannettMarch 24, 2022