A Southwest Airlines employee in Chicago has been charged with fraudulently creating and selling travel vouchers worth more than $1.87 million.
Author: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
They called 911 for help. Police arrived. They ended up shot or dead.
Recent tragedies involving 911 calls gone bad have renewed calls for reform in emergency response.
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One year after the Uvalde shooting, a new poll shows six in ten Americans say it’s more important to control gun violence than to protect gun rights.
Illinois employee stole $1.6M meant for child care and gambled it away: Federal complaint
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Georgia mom Brianna Grier died after falling from moving police car. Her family is suing.
Attorneys filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in the case of Georgia mom Brianna Grier, who died after falling out of a moving police car.
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From Texas to California, US sees acceleration of mass shootings
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Colorado governor signs gun laws after mass shooting at Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub
The governor of Colorado on Friday signed four bills that aim to combat gun violence – the most recent state to take action this month.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at center of Emmett Till lynching, dies at 88
In 1955, Emmett Till was lynched after Carolyn Bryant Donham accused him of whistling at her. She was never charged. She died Tuesday at age 88.