People who die from COVID-19 can qualify for up to $9,000 in reimbursement for funeral costs from FEMA, but few seem to know about it.
Author: Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY
Cities sue ‘ghost gun’ parts manufacturers as homemade firearms are tied to more crimes
Firms selling “80% build kits” enable anyone to build untraceable ghost guns. Cities are suing, saying the guns have been tied to crimes.
Officials: 8 dead, including teens; ‘scores’ injured at concert during Astroworld Festival in Texas
The Houston Fire Chief said the compression of the crowd toward the stage occurred while rapper Travis Scott was performing Friday night.
EPA phased out a toxic pesticide in 2010. Before Trump left office, it was approved for Florida citrus.
Although effective, aldicarb carries risks. The EPA’s approval for Florida citrus groves said a granule could kill birds and mammals.
13 dead in Alabama due to Claudette, including 9 children in multi-vehicle crash; storm to strengthen on way to East Coast
At least 13 died in Alabama as Claudette continues to slam the South, including nine children in a multi-vehicle crash.
When your biological father is your mother’s fertility doctor: DNA tests reveal cases of ‘fertility fraud’
Former patients have sued their fertility doctors after DNA tests such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA showed the doctor was the father of their children.
The pandemic forced judges to let livestream cameras into court. The Chauvin trial showed it could work. Will it last?
The pandemic has accomplished what transparency advocates could not: It has thawed opposition to widespread use of cameras and microphones in courts.
‘Afraid of dying in here’: How inmates fought for COVID vaccinations, protections after jails and prisons failed to protect them
In dozens of lawsuits, inmates argued that jails and prisons violated their constitutional rights by failing to protect them against the coronavirus.
So many videos have been presented in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Will they help jurors reach a verdict?
Jurors have seen many videos of George Floyd’s death. But it’s not clear they’ll help the jury reach a verdict.
Capitol riot investigators focus on police officers, first responders in lawless fray
Ongoing investigations of the Capitol Riot are focusing on police officers and other first responders