Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
A hearse and van sit outside the Return to Nature Funeral Home in October 2023 in Penrose, Colo. Investigators found stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches…
‘Frustrating’ partisan stalemate: the new normal for farm bills?
An aerial view from a drone shows John Duffy planting corn on a farm he farms with his father on April 23, 2020 near Dwight, Illinois. Mild, dry weather has…
Despite what some politicians say, crime rates are decreasing
An FBI Evidence Response Team investigator walks behind a crime scene. The FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report, which was released in early June, suggests that violent crime dropped by 15%…
When ‘universal’ pre-K really isn’t: Barriers to participating abound
Children work on tablets during a preschool class in Cincinnati in 2023. Many states are expanding pre-K, but there are barriers to attendance for many families. (Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press)…
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
A hearse and van sit outside the Return to Nature Funeral Home in October 2023 in Penrose, Colo. Investigators found stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches…
On this day in 1957
JULY 6, 1957 Althea Gibson, in 1956, the year she won the French Open. Credit: Library of Congress Althea Gibson became the first African American to win the women’s singles…
Biden in first TV interview since debate denies medical condition: ‘It was a bad episode’
President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” co-anchor and “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin on the campaign trail on July 5, 2024.…
Biden in first TV interview since debate denies medical condition: ‘It was a bad episode’
President Joe Biden sat down for an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” co-anchor and “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos in Wisconsin on the campaign trail on July 5, 2024.…
New Jersey lawmakers look for new ways to handle unruly crowds, public brawls
Lawmakers introduced a package of public safety bills after police say a community event in South Jersey devolved into chaos. (Danielle Heminghaus for New Jersey Monitor) TRENTON, N.J. — Lawmakers…
Abortion surveillance isn’t new but monitoring has increased post Dobbs, activists say
Protesters gather outside a Missouri clinic in 2019. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images) Quality Journalism for Critical Times Abortion surveillance is something former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican…