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MARCH 12, 2009 LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON No one came to court with her that day, except her public defender. She was 18 years old, charged with a gross misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail. Rarely do misdemeanors draw notice. Her case was one...

An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where the story begins. The following story was co-published by ProPublica and the Marshall Project. MARCH 12, 2009LYNNWOOD, WASHINGTON No one came to court with...

George Gurley 1987-1989 The Observer is born. I was still in college. In the summer I interned at CV (Career Vision) magazine, which was started by my then-stepfather, Shelby Bryan, and Marian Salzman, the editor in chief. I fact-checked and interviewed...

Donald Trump speaks at The Farm in Selma, North Carolina, last night. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) With Breanne Deppisch THE BIG IDEA: SELMA, N.C.—As he barnstorms the country in the final days of the campaign, Donald Trump has made a notable number...

When Detective Webster Coninck arrives at the murder scene outside Tups Tavern, he quickly identifies the body: Tom Johanssen. Former classmate, full of charisma, and a man with enough enemies to line up interviews into next week. Webb finds himself...