Watchdog issues blistering report on hundreds of federal inmate deaths
Extreme staffing shortages, policy violations and systemic operational failures contributed to hundreds of likely preventable inmate deaths, investigators found.
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Extreme staffing shortages, policy violations and systemic operational failures contributed to hundreds of likely preventable inmate deaths, investigators found.
Maggots on a plane forced a Delta flight bound for Detroit to return to Amsterdam.
"These victims had all the necessary safety gear and it still proved deadly," authorities said.
Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis testified in a hearing about whether she should be disqualified from prosecuting the Trump 2020 election case in Georgia.
"At this point I can inform you that we're moving ahead with jury selection on March 25," Judge Juan Merchan said at a pretrial hearing.
You should comb through your free credit report regularly for errors. Here's what to do if you spot a mistake.
Putin said in an interview with Russian state television that President Biden is "more experienced, more predictable" than Donald Trump and "a politician of the old formation."
Phoenix police say Stewart punched Eubanks in the arena parking lot and was charged with assault.
A general manager who oversees the radio station told CBS News the station has "nothing against Beyoncé" and has added the song to its playlist.
The move, which Democratic lawmakers in Congress had demanded last year, is expected to shield several thousand Palestinians living in the U.S. from deportation.
Special counsel Jack Smith urged the justices to deny former President Donald Trump's request to halt a lower court decision rejecting his claim he is immune from federal prosecution.
Victor Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, is accused of spying for Cuba's intelligence agency for four decades.
The complaint filed in federal court in New York City alleges the FBI "turned its back on survivor victims" of disgraced billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Security immediately detained the individuals, and officials are investigating the incident, the National Archives and Records Administration said.
At least one person was killed and multiple people, including several children, were wounded in a shooting in Kansas City at the end of the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.
Three Colorado residents are currently serving prison sentences following a 16-year-old girl's drug overdose.
The Denver Police Department is warning residents to be aware of a scam in which suspects call, claiming to be from the victim's bank.
An early morning collision between a train and a car in Brighton sent one person to the hospital and now police are investigating whether the driver of the car was drunk at the time he stopped on the tracks.
A 14-year-old boy is dead and now the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an alert looking for the driver of a black BMW sedan who police say struck the teen while he was riding his bicycle in Thornton.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
Joe Ruch is tracking rain and snow for the week ahead in Colorado.
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Denver and appointed his successor.
Denver police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash last month that left three people injured.
Colorado residents and visitors from across the country have flocked to Golden to celebrate their own version of Super Bowl weekend.
Low snowpack is raising concerns, as debris in Colorado's backcountry is becoming exposed, posing risks to skiers.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
The Denver Broncos didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, but Colorado was still represented on one of football's biggest stages.
Team USA defended its Olympic figure skating team event gold medal on Sunday after Ilia "Quad God" ushered the team to victory at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Breezy Johnson took the lead early on after flying down the mountain in 1:36.10. It is her first-ever Olympic medal.
Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are locked in a standoff over reforming the nation's immigration enforcement operation as a deadline to reach a resolution and fund the Department of Homeland Security approaches.
President Trump criticized Team USA freestyle skier Hunter Hess after he and other American athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics shared their thoughts on U.S. politics.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Skier Chris Lillis said he was "heartbroken about what's happened in the United States," while skater Amber Glenn said she "will not just be quiet."
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Becca Valle, then 37, enrolled in a cutting-edge clinical trial after surgery removed an aggressive tumor from her brain.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
Colorado health officials have issued a safety notice over batches of marijuana contaminated with yeast and mold sold in 31 stores across the state over the past two-and-a-half months.
Design plans for the community include walking trails, play areas, community gardens, and indoor gathering spaces. The property sits next to Expo Park and a city recreation center, the Highline Canal Trail, and transit access.
Nexstar's acquisition of Tegna would bring together two companies with significant holdings in local broadcast media.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.