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Overcrowding, understaffing and poor treatment for inmates with mental health issues held in Los Angeles jails underscore growing failures in America's mental health and justice systems.

Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors.

About 95% of American public schools have adopted some form of active shooter drills. But there's little proof they're effective — and there's growing concern they can traumatize children.

The N.T.S.B. has long advised installing ground warning systems on helicopters, but the aircraft carrying Mr. Bryant did not have the voluntary system.

Kids are getting less exposure to traditional TV ads, but marketers have found sneaky ways to reach them anyway.

Concerns have swirled for years over whether Nike's Vaporfly line of shoes gives athletes an unfair advantage. The new rules appear to ban one Vaporfly model, but another will reportedly qualify.

The Trump administration is stripping clean water protections put in place by President Barack Obama, and some in the industry worry that the regulatory changes will threaten their business.

The visa rules will affect nearly a quarter of the people on the African continent, including many hoping to join loved ones already in the U.S.

Mayors are considering waiving fares for bus service as a way to fight inequality and lower carbon emissions. Critics wonder who will pay for it.

The for-profit hospice industry has grown, allowing more Americans to die at home. But few family members realize that "hospice care" still means they'll do most of the physical and emotional work.

Exxon, Marathon, BP and others are flaring natural gas, a wasteful practice with consequences in the fight against climate change, at a record pace. 

There are better ways to help women, that are less prone to generating backlash.

A class developed in Duluth, Minnesota, has heavily influenced how domestic abusers are rehabilitated across the U.S. But does it work?

The science of adapting to cold weather could change treatment of inflammatory diseases, insomnia, and trauma.

A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.

From mass incarceration to mass deportation, our nation remains in deep denial.