Corrections

Correction, March 16, 2021: This story originally misstated the field in which UCLA’s Cecilia Menjívar specializes. She is a sociologist, not an anthropologist.

Correction, March 8, 2021: Due to an inconsistency in data provided by the National Governors Association, an earlier version of this article misrepresented three states’ COVID-19 case thresholds for reopening schools.

Correction, Feb. 24, 2021: This story originally misstated the unit of measurement used in pricing electricity. Prices are in dollars per megawatt hour, not dollars per megawatt.

Correction, Feb. 16, 2021: This database originally showed the employment data for another Trump administration official under Brett Redfearn’s name. The incorrect data has been removed.

Correction, Feb. 11, 2021: This story originally misidentified the name of Caroline Wren’s company. It is Bluebonnet Fundraising, not Bluebonnet Consulting.

Correction, Feb. 7, 2021: This story originally misstated Peter Kalmus’ age. He is 46, not 47.

Correction, Jan. 26, 2021: This story originally misstated the rate of the rise in temperature caused by global warming. The temperature will rise by a few tenths of a degree Celsius per decade, not by year.

Correction, Jan. 25, 2021: This story originally misstated the title of a paper published by a team of 19 climate scientists. It is “Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future,” not “Understanding the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future.”

Correction, Jan. 18, 2021: This story originally misstated the location of the inaugural stands at the Capitol. They are on the west side of the building, not the east side.

Correction, Jan. 15, 2021: This story originally misstated the first name of a New York City civil rights attorney. He is Joel Berger, not Joe.

Correction, Jan. 9, 2021: This story has been updated to remove the name of an individual who upon further investigation could not be definitively identified.

Correction, Jan. 8, 2021: This story originally misstated the number of states examined in a paper looking at the effects of caps on damages in medical malpractice cases. It was five, not six.

Correction, Jan. 4, 2021: This story originally quoted an NYPD sergeant who arrived after the shooting of Kawaski Trawick as saying, “Who’s hurt?” In fact, she said, “Who’s Injured?”

Correction, Jan. 4, 2021: This story originally misstated the decline in the population of Washington, D.C., between 1970 and 2000. It dropped by around 184,000, not 700,000.

Correction, Dec. 28, 2020: A map with this story originally misspelled the name of a reservoir on the Rio Grande. It’s Amistad Reservoir, not Armistad Reservoir.

Correction, Dec. 16, 2020: This story originally misspelled the name of an official with Advocates for Human Rights. She is Michele Garnett McKenzie, not Michelle Garrett McKenzie.

Correction, Dec. 14, 2020: This story originally misspelled the name of a Center for Responsible Lending lawyer. She is Rebecca Borné, not Bourné.

Correction, Dec. 3, 2020: This article originally misstated Ron Sanders’ position within the Federal Salary Council, an advisory body of the Office of Personnel Management. He recently resigned from the council; he is no longer its chair.

Correction, Nov. 24, 2020: This story originally misspelled the surname of a former EPA acting deputy administrator. He is Stan Meiburg, not Meiberg.

Correction, Nov. 18, 2020: This story originally misstated that the office of the governor canceled press conferences for seven weeks in September and October. A spokesman said no press conferences were scheduled during that time.

Correction, Nov. 13, 2020: This story originally misstated the gap between the first and second dose of Pfizer’s vaccine. The doses are given 21 days apart, not 28 days.

Correction, 26 de octubre de 2020: Esta historia originalmente indicaba erróneamente la cantidad de solicitudes de boleta por correo que envió el Centro de Información del Votante este año. Son más de 5 millones, no casi 5,6 millones.

Correction, Oct. 27, 2020: Maine’s information was changed after a clarification email from Maine’s secretary of state’s office.

Correction, Oct. 26, 2020: This story originally misstated the number of mail-in ballot applications the Center for Voting Information sent out this year. It is more than 5 million, not almost 5.6 million.

Correction, Oct. 23, 2020: Due to incorrect information provided to ProPublica by an FBI spokesperson in September, this story wrongly stated that the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General is the lead agency investigating allegations of sexual assault at an El Paso immigrant detention center run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A month after the story was published, the spokesperson, Jeanette Harper, wrote in an emailed statement that she had “inadvertently received and provided inaccurate information.” The DOJ Inspector General has consistently declined to comment. Harper said the lead agency was the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. Its inspector general and the FBI have interviewed women making the allegations, according to their lawyer, Linda Corchado. A spokesperson for the DHS Inspector General, which previously had not responded to inquiries, wrote Friday in email that per its policy the agency could not confirm or deny investigations.

Correction, Oct. 21, 2020: This story originally misstated the dollar amount of corporate-debt purchases by the Federal Reserve. It has bought billions in corporate IOUs, not trillions.

Correction, Oct. 16, 2020: This story originally misspelled the given name of an analyst at the investment bank SVB Leerink, Mani Foroohar.

Correction, Oct. 15, 2020: This story originally misstated the year China joined the World Trade Organization. It was 2001, not 2000.

Correction, Oct. 14, 2020: The story has been updated to correctly identify the town of Lakewood.

Correction, Oct. 13, 2020: This story originally misidentified the location of a “Save America” collection jar. The jar appeared in a Geneva coffee shop, not the USTR’s Geneva office.

Correction, Oct. 12, 2020: An earlier version of this article misspelled the name of Doreena Duphily.

Correction, Sept. 29, 2020: This story originally credited a nationwide survey on the availability of in-person education to Chalkbeat. The survey was conducted by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press.

Correction, Sept. 21, 2020: This story originally misstated the degree held by Tim Ingalsbee. He has a doctorate in environmental sociology, not ecology.

Correction, Sept. 21, 2020: This story originally omitted a heading identifying Josh Edelson as the speaker of a quote beginning, “I’ll drive up a dirt road for miles and miles and miles and I think there’s just gonna be nothing up there.”

Correction, Aug. 21, 2020: This story originally misattributed a quote from a press release. The state Democratic Party said: “Holding an election in the middle of a global pandemic is a complicated and difficult process. I think everyone involved should be proud of the results today.” It did not say that “other states should be reaching out to Kentucky for advice, as a potential blueprint for scaling up pandemic-safe voting for the November elections.” (That quote was from the Democratic Governors Association.)

Correction, Aug. 10, 2020: This story originally misstated the findings of a report by the Government Accountability Office. The report found that BIE special education students did not receive 20% of their service time, not that 20% of BIE special education students did not receive all their services.

Correction, Aug. 5, 2020: This story mistakenly said the Rep. Veronica Escobar was on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Escobar, who was mocked in posts in the Border Patrol Facebook group, is familiar with the committee’s activities, but is not on it.

Correction, July 28, 2020: In a quote, the data scientist Youyang Gu originally misidentified the phenomenon of when “you gravitate towards data that matches your belief and you ignore data that goes against your belief.” It is confirmation bias, not selection bias.

Correction, July 22, 2020: This story incorrectly stated that Christy McCormick had worked at the Department of Justice under former Attorney General John Ashcroft. While she worked on cases that originated during his tenure, she began after he left.

Correction, July 17, 2020: This story originally misstated the Department of Justice’s actions in an investigation. The DOJ has not taken action to date on a Cadence Bank redlining investigation referred by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; it is not the case that it sent the matter back to the OCC.

Correction, July 15, 2020: A photo caption with this story misstated the year of a march in Memphis. It was in 2008, not 2009.

Correction, July 6, 2020: This story originally misidentified the Chicago roadway renamed for Black journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells. It was a portion of Congress Parkway, not Balbo Drive.

Correction, July 3, 2020: This story originally misstated the number of members on New York’s Civilian Complaint Review Board. There are 15 members, not 13.

Correction, June 25, 2020: This story originally mischaracterized the use of Phthalimidopropionaldehyde. It is used to make Lipitor, rather than being an active ingredient.

Correction, June 13, 2020: This story originally misstated the CDC’s amended guidance on quarantining. It should have said that asymptomatic workers with a potential exposure could go back to work immediately but should monitor their symptoms, not that asymptomatic workers could go back to work immediately.

Correction, June 9, 2020: This story originally misstated the last name of Indiana’s health commissioner. She is Dr. Kristina Box, not Boxin.

Correction, May 12, 2020: This story originally misstated where the Bering Strait School District is based. It’s based in Unalakleet, not Nome.

Correction, May 12, 2020: This story originally said Bethel police did not believe they had enough evidence to charge Carmichael with a crime in 2018. Acting Police Chief Amy Davis says that while the case was not very provable based on available evidence, police did refer it for prosecution.

Correction, May 12, 2020: This story originally misstated the political party of Ben Hovland. He is a Democrat, not a Republican.

Correction, May 5, 2020: This story originally misspelled the first name of the president of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. She is Zenei Cortez, not Zeine.