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Body camera footage appears to show Officer Richard Pinheiro placing a can with drugs in a trash pile and returning later to seemingly discover it. A grand jury indicted him Tuesday.

Baltimore Police Officer Indicted On Charges Of Misconduct, Fabricating Evidence

A video released last summer showed the officer appearing to place drugs in a spot and then return to "discover" them.

John Van Dreal, director of safety and risk management for the Salem-Keizer Public Schools system in Salem, Ore., has intervened with more than 1,000 students in hopes of deterring violence. Of that group, he says, only one has gone on to be involved in a shooting — and only many years later.

When Teens Threaten Violence, A Community Responds With Compassion

After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.

Anton Black's heart condition and mental illness were significant factors in his "sudden cardiac death" during a struggle with law enforcement officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore, according to an autopsy report.

No Charges In Death Of Black Teenager Who Died After Being Chased By Police

Anton Black's death was tragic, the state's attorney says, but it wasn't criminal. Police body-camera video shows a chase that ends in the 19-year-old unresponsive and not breathing.

Because of a recent court decision, the size of the financial incentive your employer offers you in hopes of motivating you to lower your cholesterol or lose weight may soon shrink.

Workplace Wellness Plans Offer Big Incentives, But May Cost Your Privacy

Uncertainty over federal standards for these cost-saving programs could trigger different perks for employees, and change what they must do to qualify.

Journalist Tom Brokaw is introduced before being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, in 2014.

Former NBC Correspondent Accuses Tom Brokaw Of Sexual Misconduct

Linda Vester, who worked for a decade at NBC before moving to Fox News, says the legendary news anchor groped her and forcibly tried to kiss her on two separate occasions in the 1990s.

A protester holds a photo of Stephon Clark during a Black Lives Matter protest in Sacramento on March 22, 2018.

No Criminal Charges For Sacramento Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Stephon Clark

Nearly a year after Sacramento police fatally shot Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man who died in his grandmother's backyard, DA Anne-Marie Schubert presented her office's findings on Saturday.

Some of the broader claims about the benefits of gratitude aren't backed up by science.

Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way

Gratitude is linked to better physical and mental health. But some people are wired in a way that they place less value on it. And quickie exercises to boost gratefulness may not pay off.

Prison Dogs

Airs Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Arleene Correa Valencia works on a painting in her latest series: In Times of Crisis, En Tiempo de Crisis.

After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa's Undocumented Workers

Napa Valley's wine industry relies heavily on immigrants, but the undocumented are often ineligible for services when disaster strikes. An artist depicts how the 2017 fires impacted this community.

Colin Campbell last month in his home near Los Angeles, Calif. Campbell was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease — ALS — eight years ago. He gets Medicare because of his disability, but was incorrectly told by several agencies that he couldn't use it for home care. So, instead, he pays $4,000 a month for those services.

Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill

Home health firms sometimes turn away Medicare beneficiaries who have chronic health problems by incorrectly claiming Medicare won't pay for their services, say advocates for patients.

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