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Danger lurks in some adult foster care homes

After a staff member at an adult foster care home in the Duluth, Minn., area was left alone with and nearly raped by a resident who had twice been civilly […]
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Poor communication allowed gang member to go free

In a federal crackdown on the Latin Kings, a notorious street gang in Milwaukee, federal authorities had a chance to arrest a key gang leader wanted in connection with a […]
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Analysis shows no pattern of racial profiling in Gates' arrest

The latest investigation from the New England Center for Investigation Reporting challenges the notion that race was a factor in the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard University scholar Henry Louis […]
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Debtors ending up in jail

An analysis of state data by Chris Serres and Glenn Howatt, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, shows that "people are routinely being thrown in jail for failing to pay debts. […]
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Data shows little violence at U.S.-Mexican border

The Associated Press reported that the US-Mexico border is one of the safest parts of America, and getting safer even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight […]
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Gun-rental loophole for felons, others

Felons may be prohibited from buying, owning or carrying guns, but a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation by reporter John Diedrich revealed a loophole in the law allows them to rent […]
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Mexican government seems to favor Sinaloa cartel

An NPR News investigation has found strong evidence of collusion between elements of the Mexican army and the Sinaloa cartel in the violent border city of Juarez. In an effort […]
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Dozens tricked into registering to vote Republican

Brian Joseph of The Orange County Register reports on how petitioners "tricked dozens of young Orange County voters into registering to vote as Republicans." Written complaints have been filed with […]
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Elder abuse investigations mishandled at state veterans homes

James Drew of The Dallas Morning News found that a criminal investigation into alleged abuse by two workers at a state veterans home in West Texas languished for more than […]
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Special probabtion protects dangerous drivers

Joe Mahr and Gerry Smith of the Chicago Tribune did a computer analysis of state police speeding tickets and driving records. They found that nearly two-thirds of the time, people […]
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