A report in the medical journal JAMA said the most recent spike in deaths took place in a system with “longstanding failures” ...

DENVER (KDVR) — An 11-year-old boy accused of killing his 5-year-old brother in Centennial last week has been formally charged with first-degree murder. The 11-year-old is charged with first-degree ...

DENVER (KDVR) — An 11-year-old boy is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of his 5-year-old brother in Centennial, authorities said Wednesday. The investigation was ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. fell sharply from 2023 to 2024, driven largely by decreases in deaths involving fentanyl, according to a new KFF report. Nationally, the total ...

A West Virginia woman was sentenced to up to life in prison Wednesday in the death of her teenage daughter whose emaciated body was found at their home in a case that prompted scrutiny of the state's ...

It's the deadliest year for those in immigration detention in more than two decades. More people have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since October — 23 — than died in the whole ...

More people are dying in the Dallas County jail now than in recent history, and many were likely preventable deaths that raise questions about patterns of delayed care, according to an analysis of 16 ...