Author: N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY

A dozen leaders of a California-based church lured homeless people into group homes and forced them to panhandle, according to an indictment.

An Ohio school district has changed its lunch policies after a 9-year-old had his meal replaced because of an unpaid debt — on his birthday.

A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania was charged with theft after he stole nearly $100,000 from his parish over several years.

A Montana man was charged with assault after he allegedly slammed a 13-year-old to the ground for not taking off his hat during the national anthem.

A teacher from Nebraska unearthed the largest diamond found at an Arkansas state park so far this year.

Emmett Till’s memorial will be bulletproof after outrage over a photo of three gun-toting Ole Miss students posing in front of the sign.

Two of the teenagers who escaped a juvenile justice facility in Florida have been located. The other two and a stolen vehicle ‘could be anywhere.’

Police in Pennsylvania say rising floodwaters killed a pregnant mother and her son Thursday.

Video of police in New Orleans arresting a black brass band musician after a call from a white store owner is going viral on social media.