Under Prison Policy, Guards Watch as Inmate Hangs Himself
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Reporters dug through police reports and federal lawsuits to show why a prison policy meant to protect guards led to a 10-minute delay in responding to an inmate who used a bedsheet to hang himself in an isolation-segregation unit. Drugs Vanish at Some VA Hospitals
Associated Press
Federal authorities are stepping up their investigations into opioid thefts by doctors and staffers at hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many hospitals have been lax in tracking their drug supplies--a problem identified in auditor warnings as far back as 2009. A Journey Through Assad's Syria
Der Spiegel
After the fall of Aleppo to government forces, a two-art series explores whether reconciliation is possible as Bashar al-Assad, buoyed by Russian and Iranian support, begins to reclaim greater control of his country. Founder of California Independence Movement Lives in Russia
Washington Post
As California's independence movement gains momentum, some wonder whether Vladimir Putin is a backer. The president of Yes California, Louis J. Marinelli, lives in Russia. He says he kept there by an immigration problem involving his Russian wife. But other factors keep doubts about him alive. The Art of Money-Laundering: A Growing Concern at Auctions
New York Times
The identity of those selling high-priced artwork through auction houses is usually concealed to protect the sellers. But some art experts are growing concerned that too much secrecy in auctions, where art is often traded like a commodity, is providing anonymity to those suspected of money laundering. | 
