The skincare scheme that led to consumer complaints and a federal investigationIt's a familiar experience for anyone who has walked through an American shopping mall: A friendly salesperson approaches with a free sample of skincare cream, offering the promise of younger-looking skin. But behind this familiar mall ritual, NPR uncovered something far more costly: customers hit with thousands of dollars in charges they never…NPR3d agoWhole story →CultureCommerceskincare consumer fraud investigation
Suspicious mailings to election officials, congressional offices under investigationThe FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.NPR3d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeelection official threats
U.S. historic preservation law faces the most serious threat in its 60-year historyCongress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.NPR3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmenthistoric preservation law threat
After booting 760K off ACA health plans, the Trump administration adds some people backThe Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway.NPR3d agoWhole story →HealthJustice
