What was meant to be a beautiful adoption turned into a nightmare for a Florida family.
Author: Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY
The national adoption agency knew it was doomed. It kept taking families’ money
The Independent Adoption Center’s abrupt closure affected families throughout the country. A USA TODAY investigation examined what went wrong.
How one adoption agency’s demise gutted American families
A USA TODAY investigation found the Independent Adoption Center’s leadership knew the agency was in danger. So did California state officials.
‘You don’t give up on family’: Adoptive parents’ quest to help foster daughter meets tragic end
Mark and Tina Chase had waited for the day their foster daughter Becca would legally become theirs. When that day came, it wasn’t what they’d planned.
Former U.S. attorney steps in to help FBI agent accused of botching Larry Nassar case
USA TODAY asked four government ethics experts to examine whether former U.S. attorney Josh Minkler is in violation of state or federal ethics rules.
‘You love this country, and it’s taken from you’: Adoption doesn’t guarantee US citizenship
Thousands of adoptees who came into the U.S. legally as children found out they aren’t citizens. They face uncertainty and, at worst, deportation.
Jehovah’s Witnesses reportedly under investigation by Pennsylvania attorney general
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office is reportedly investigating if the Jehovah’s Witnesses failed to report child sexual abuse to authorities.