Corrections

Correction, March 26, 2015: An earlier version of this story may have implied that Alex Swedlow of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute said insurers were making medical decisions. Those decisions were made by doctors hired by the insurers.

Correction, March 25, 2015: An earlier version of this story said that Christopher Carter was sent by his employer’s insurer for an independent medical exam in Missoula, Montana. Instead, the insurer brought the Missoula physician to Great Falls for the exam.

Correction, Jan. 28, 2015: This column incorrectly said that about nine in 10 new mortgages have government backing. Recently, more than seven in 10 new mortgages have government backing, mainly from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Correction, Jan. 12, 2015: The interactive graphic published on Jan. 12, 2015, The Human Toll of Flashbangs, originally included two passages that had been plagiarized from their sources, CNN and the Washington Post. We have taken what we consider to be the appropriate action with respect to what we are convinced were unintentional mistakes by the author in question, and have now properly attributed the sentences, in the entries for the FBI agent, Donald Bain, James Milligan and Thomas Scanzano.

Correction, Jan. 2, 2015: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to the newspaper that published a quote from “NY Med” executive producer Terence Wrong. It was the Philadelphia Daily News, not the Philadelphia Inquirer. Both newspapers share a website, where the story appears.

Correction, Dec. 31, 2014: This story originally incorrectly described Gerald Rose, former deputy chief of mission in Liberia. Gerald Rose is 86, and he did not personally interview aspirants. He also does not hobble nor has he ever used a cane. He is active and routinely plays 18 holes of golf.

Correction, Dec. 22, 2014: An earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to Shivshankar Menon, a retired Indian official who commented on the failure by the intelligence agencies of the United States, Britain and India to thwart the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Mr. Menon was India’s foreign secretary at the time, not foreign minister.

Correction, Oct. 24, 2014: In an earlier version of this story we stated that residents were paying 20 percent more in property tax bills when in fact the analysis shows that 20 percent or more of residents are paying the wrong property tax bill.

Correction, Oct. 10, 2014: The original version of this article incorrectly said Justice Kennedy had voted in favor of every abortion restriction measure that had come before him on the court. In fact, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, he voted against a spousal notification requirement while upholding other limits in the Pennsylvania law. The article also used “crucifix” when “cross” was the appropriate word.

Correction, Sept. 24, 2014: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to a round of ammunition as a “bullet.” Properly speaking, ammunition rounds include not just the bullet, but also propellant, primer, and case.

Correction, Sept. 16, 2014: This story and an accompanying photo caption originally misattributed a quote about “feeling hopeless” to Conrad Goetzinger. It was his fiancée, Cassandra Rose, who said it.

Correction, Sept. 12, 2014: An earlier version of this article incorrectly cited a statistic on the use of handguns in killings in the United States in the early 1990s. They were used in more than 80 percent of gun murders — not all murders. Also, this article has been clarified to note that before Democrats succeeded in banning a category of guns called “assault weapons,” the firearms industry had used similar language to market civilian semiautomatic versions of military guns.

Correction, Sept. 2, 2014: This article incorrectly characterized Lawrence Goldman’s position on disciplining judges who have engaged in misconduct. Goldman, a former member of the New York State Commission on Judicial Misconduct, favors allowing the commission to impose, in certain circumstances, a temporary suspension for a judge found to have erred, but whose conduct does not warrant removal from the bench. He does not favor allowing the commission to suspend a judge during an active investigation.

Correction, Jul. 30, 2014: An earlier version of this column incorrectly stated that Ryan Weldon was the head of Valeant’s aesthetics business. Weldon no longer works for the company.

Correction, Jul. 3, 2014: A previous version of this article misspelled an Electronic Frontier Foundation technologist’s last name. His name is Cooper Quintin, not Quentin.

Correction, Jun. 19, 2014: An illustration on this story previously stated that Minnesota does not allow prone restraints on disabled children and that the state will ban the tactics in August 2015. In fact, Minnesota allows the use of prone restraints in an emergency, on disabled children aged five or older. Minnesota is currently enacting regulations to limit prone restraints, and it is uncertain changes in prone restraint regulations will occur by August 2015.

Correction, Jun. 16, 2014: This story originally said Iowa’s new HIV transmission law was opposed by some advocates in the state and nationally. It was not opposed by advocates in the state.

Correction, Jun. 10, 2014: An earlier version of this story misstated one of the findings of a gun study. After Connecticut added mental health records to its background check system, people who had been disqualified from owning a gun showed a 53 drop, not a 6 percent drop, in their likelihood of committing a violent crime.

Correction, Jun. 10, 2014: A sub-headline for this article incorrectly identified Dr. Swanson as a psychiatrist. Dr. Swanson, a professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine, is a medical sociologist.

Correction, Apr. 23, 2014: An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled the name of oncologist Gauri Bhide as Guari Bhide.

Correction, Apr. 1, 2014: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the name of Jon Dailey in a caption. In fact, his name is spelled John.

Correction, Apr. 1, 2014: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said that the Marcellus shale formation had produced two million cubic feet of gas by 2012. In fact, it had produced two trillion cubic feet of gas.

Correction, Mar. 6, 2014: An earlier version of this story mistakenly said the wife of John Eakin was Joan. In fact, her name is Jean.

Correction, Mar. 14, 2014: We mistakenly published a non-final draft of this article, and have since replaced that copy in its entirety with what you see on this page. The differences were entirely stylistic and there were no changes of fact.

Correction, Feb. 18, 2014: An earlier version of this story said that Gov. Jerry Brown had agreed to spend over $2 billion on hydrogen fueling stations. Gov. Brown has allocated $2 billion for clean-vehicle incentives over the next ten years. $20 million a year has been set aside specifically for hydrogen-fueling stations.

Correction, Feb. 14, 2014: An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled the name of Merrillville, Indiana as Merryville, Indiana.

Correction, Feb. 3, 2014: An earlier version of this story said that ProPublica surveyed a top-level trauma center in each of the 22 cities with the nation’s highest homicide rates. In fact, we surveyed trauma centers in only 21 of the cities with the nation’s highest homicide rates. We mistakenly included Dallas in this survey. It only ranks 46th among cities with a population of at least 100,000, according to 2012 FBI statistics.

Correction, June 12, 2013: This story previously said Guantanamo Bay’s courtroom is housed in the “Expeditionary Legal Center.” In fact it’s housed in the”Expeditionary Legal Complex.

Correction, March 12, 2013: This post mistakenly listed Warren Joseph’s location as Coatesville, Pa. In fact, he sees patients in Philadelphia and has not worked in Coatesville for several years. This post has also been updated with comments from Joseph.

Correction, Aug. 28, 2012: This story previously stated that American Action Network was paying for the band Journey to appear at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The spokesman for the network says the group is not sponsoring the band. The American Action Network and the American Action Forum, a sister nonprofit, are sponsoring the pavilion at the RNC where Journey, Kid Rock and Trace Adkins are performing.

Correction, Aug. 27, 2012: This post originally said that the federal rules posed a challenge in 2004 when Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was chosen by Sen. John McCain to be his running mate. It was actually in 2008.

Correction, Aug. 24, 2012: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that “Fort Hood, in Texas, is one of the Army’s main centers for basic training.” In fact, it is one of Army’s major bases, but it is not one of its main centers for basic training.

Correction, Aug. 22, 2012: An earlier version of this column referred incorrectly to the ability of banks to skip dividend payments under TARP.Not all banks can skip the payments; banks that are bank holding companies cannot.

Correction, Aug. 11, 2012: This post originally said that the Mother Jones article was published in November 2012. It was actually published in May 2011.

Correction, Aug. 2, 2012: An earlier version of this post said that Tom Devine was the legal director for the Whistleblower Protection Act. He is, in fact, legal director of the Government Accountability Project.

Correction, Aug. 2, 2012: A second reference to Dan Filler incorrectly stated that he is a Drake law professor. He is a Drexel law professor.

Correction, July 23, 2012: An earlier version of this story stated that New Hampshire was unsuccessful in enacting a voter ID law. In fact, its legislature overrode the governor’s veto and the law is now in place in the state.

Correction, July 23, 2012: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated “voting law advocates contend these laws disproportionately affect elderly, minority and low-income groups that tend to vote Democratic.” It’s voting law opponents who make that contention.

Correction, July 23, 2012: An earlier version of this story said Texas went to federal court to challenge the DOJ’s denial of preclearance. In fact, Texas filed a lawsuit seeking preclearance from the federal district court two months before the DOJ announced its decision. Also, some states require a government-issued photo that does not have to come from the federal government as first detailed.

Correction, June 26, 2012: This story has been corrected after we mistakenly repeated T-Mobile’s comment as Sprint’s response. We have also updated the story to include an additional response from AT&T.

Correction, June 6, 2012: This post has been updated to reflect the fact that homeowners can submit their application for the Independent Foreclosure Review online. It’s also been updated to clarify that homeowners eligible for the review will only be receiving a reminder through the mail this summer, not another copy of the request for review form.

Correction, June 4, 2012: This post has been corrected to show that Kenneth Lewis did not say the words “no longer accurate;” instead, it was attorneys paraphrasing his position.

Correction, May 24, 2012: A reference to the Kentucky Department of Labor has been corrected to the Kentucky Labor Cabinet.

Correction, May 18, 2012: This story originally identified eZcontribution, a Wisconsin company, as running the website handling donations to Friends of Scott Walker. In fact, there are several websites that handle donations to the campaign. EZcontribution says it has no record of processing a charge to Nellis’ credit card.

Correction, Jan. 20, 2012: Citing a court order, an earlier version of this post stated that a federal court in Washington, D.C., had said that the maps drawn by Texas’ state legislature were problematic. In fact, the court ruled that the state’s defense of the legislature’s maps — not necessarily the maps themselves — were problematic.

Correction, Dec. 21, 2011: This story originally stated that the Asian population of Long Beach was less than 1 percent. It has been corrected to say that the Vietnamese population of Long Beach is 1 percent. The story also previously stated that Rep. Judy Chu previously served as a state senator. In fact, she served in the state assembly. This story originally stated the commission worked for free, with a small stipend for expenses. It has been corrected to say, the commissioners received $300 per day as compensation and were eligible for reimbursement of travel and out of pocket expenses. This story incorrectly described Doug Johnson as a professor at Claremont McKenna’s Rose Institute. In fact, he is a fellow at the Institute.

Correction, Dec. 16, 2011: An earlier version of this story said Perry’s 2010 pardons of nine people included “two men who served probation for unlawful possession of narcotics in the early 1970s.” In fact, Perry pardoned these men in 2004.

Correction, Dec. 15, 2011: We erroneously said a letter sent by Sen. McCaskill said contractors have been paid $42 million. It said they have been paid $32 million.

Correction, Dec. 4, 2011: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that David B. McCall Jr. was convicted in 1996 of falsifying loan records. McCall pleaded guilty to that charge on Oct. 10, 1996. A judgment and sentencing were entered on Jan. 17, 1997. The article also misstated the timing of his family’s quest for a pardon; the effort began seven years, not 24 years, after his conviction.

Correction, Nov. 28, 2011: This story originally misstated the name of the contractor that has given soldiers the ANAM test over the last four years. It should be Eyak Services, not Eyak Technology.