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In a decade of drug overdoses, more than 320,000 American children lost a parent

New research documents how many children lost a parent to an opioid or other overdose in the period from 2011 to 2021. Bereaved children face elevated risks to their physical and emotional health.

Bodies in bodybags are placed on the side of the road after a deadly semi-trailer truck crash in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2021.

6 charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants when it crashed into a support for a pedestrian bridge in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Traffic at the U.S.-Mexico border crossing at San Ysidro, Dec. 19, 2016.

Mexico devastated by 'iron river' of guns from US

For decades, a flow of guns from the U.S. has contributed to deadly violence south of the border. Data that was previously undisclosed provide additional details on crisis.

Turkeys at a farm as California declares state of emergency to prevent new public health crisis on Bird flu in Pescadero, California, in December.

Bird flu Q&A: What to know to help protect yourself and your pets

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading and how to keep yourself and your pets safe.

Why was a Kentucky judge killed? So far, it remains a mystery

The one-of-a-kind killing of a Kentucky judge, allegedly by the local sheriff, has shaken tight-knit Letcher County, leaving people baffled and unnerved as police try to figure out a motive.

Detainees talk on telephones at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Adelanto on Aug. 28, 2019.

California crime measure Prop. 36 could increase deportations

Proposition 36 would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants.

How Kash Patel has used children's books and podcasts to promote conspiracy theories

Trump's pick to head the FBI has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in the first Trump administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

Afghan men wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 line up as the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP) distributes a monthly food ration to address fears of looming famine due to drought and winter conditions. Food for this delivery in January 2022 was largely supplied by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

How the gutting of USAID is reverberating around the world: Worry, despair, praise

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear that lives will be lost as health care programs are cut.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a press conference after the arraignment of shooting suspect Luigi Mangione on Monday evening in Hollidaysburg, Pa.

New York prosecutors charge suspect with murder in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Manhattan prosecutors Monday night filed murder and other charges against Luigi Mangione, 26, in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO last week, according to online court documents.

Outgoing FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, ruled against four petitions seeking to punish television networks for how they cover and satirize presidential politics. The FCC "should not be weaponized in a way that is fundamentally at odds with the First Amendment," she says.

As Trump inauguration nears, FCC chief dismisses complaints against TV networks

Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

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