Claims of medical neglect and mistreatment of people with mental illness are a problem in U.S. jails, experts say.
Author: Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
Juvenile detention staff who sexually victimized children face few legal sanctions, study says
A Justice Department report released Friday found that staff who sexually victimized children faced legal action 31% of the time.
FBI: Mandalay Bay shooter in Las Vegas who killed 58 was angry about how casinos treated him
Stephen Paddock, 64, killed dozens from his 32nd-floor suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino before killing himself.
Norfolk Southern head sidesteps responsibility for preventing East Palestine derailment
The derailment near the rural town of 4,700 people along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border resulted in concerns about air, water and soil quality.
Hundreds of LAUSD schools shut down as workers at nation’s 2nd-largest district strike
The planned three-day strike left parents scrambling to find childcare, meals and other learning arrangements for the district’s 422,000 students.
‘How long is long enough?’: Independent taskforce challenges length of prison sentences in America
A yearlong study on lengthy U.S. prison sentences concludes with a slew of recommendations at a moment when many Americans are worried about crime.
What is a concussion? What to know about Mitch McConnell’s brain injury
Mitch McConnell, the 81-year-old U.S. Senate minority leader, fell during a dinner at a Washington hotel Wednesday.
Federal investigators have new concerns about equipment in East Palestine train derailment
Despite current industry practice, three tank cars in the Ohio train derailment had aluminum covers that may have impacted their safety function.
Trains are becoming less safe. Why the Ohio derailment disaster could happen more often
Efforts to keep costs down and make railroads more efficient have made trains less safe, experts told USA TODAY.
State of the Union guest: Meet Brandon Tsay, who stopped a gunman on Lunar New Year’s Eve
Brandon Tsay stopped a gunman from continuing to gun down patrons at a Southern California dance studio on Lunar New Year’s Eve.