Journalist, currently @MPRNews. '25 Nieman fellow. Co-creator & co-host of Peabody/Third Coast-winning 74 Seconds podcast. Victory gardener. Joncollinsjournalism.com
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NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill.
“I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”
Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday u.afp.com/SDH9
Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty against Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark and injuring others during a June 2025 attack.
"Let the reporting lead the way...It means sometimes the story changes out from under you & sometimes that creates a little bit of upheaval...The work we do is incredibly collaborative. You're not doing it alone & you need to gut check, no matter how senior you get" www.instagram.com/reel/DZXmKlr...
Authoritarians don’t need to bring on "ideological true believers, offer extreme enticements or impose draconian punishments in order to make successful power grabs. They just need to figure out how to target their ideal labor pool: the frustrated and mediocre." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...
Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
(Published Nov. 2025)
JUST IN: 111 former federal prosecutors who served in the Northern District of Illinois have issued a statement about Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office, expressing concern about an exodus of talent, grand jury irregularities, collapsed cases and a breach of trust with judges:
The city of Minneapolis estimates the federal immigration enforcement surge from December 2025 to April 2026 cost the city, residents and businesses $700 million.
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Grand juror: "Are you actually presenting any new actual facts …?"
Mecklenburg: "Are you going to be able to listen with an open mind?"
Grand juror: "I heard this case like last week and I thought it was a crock of shit."
"A Washington Post reconstruction of Khalil’s final hours...found that rescuers were denied access to Khalil during a crucial period when she was still alive."
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With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that's been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Justice Department says it will not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter, who is accused of killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
A Post reconstruction of Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.
