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In Tucson, one in eight homes vacant

"The number of vacant homes and rentals has exploded 52 percent in Pima County in the past 10 years, thwarting a housing market recovery and driving even some middle- and […]
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To escape U.S. justice, just flee the country

"Chicago Tribune reporters found eight Chicago-area fugitives during an 18-day trip to Mexico -- five wanted for murder, two for raping or molesting children and one for shooting a man. […]
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Boston area markets caught mislabeling fish

After a five-month Boston Globe investigation into the mislabeling of fish, it was found that many upscale restaurants, grocery stores and seafood markets advertise one type of fish but sell […]
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4 million cubic yards of radioactive waste in CO town’s backyard

“Cotter Corp.’s uranium mill near Cañon City, CO has the state’s backing to permanently dispose of radioactive waste in its tailings ponds, despite state and independent reports over a 30-year […]
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Local government pays employees thousands for accrued time

“While private employers are consolidating sick and vacation time and limiting the amount of leave workers can collect, governments continue to be more generous with such benefits, said Jeffrey Keefe, […]
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Police in Milwaukee circumvent the law

“At least 93 Milwaukee police officers – ranking from street cop to captain – have been disciplined for violating the laws and ordinances they were sworn to uphold, a Journal […]
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Former student leader linked to murder/corruption in Mexico

The Gazette reports that "a former University of Iowa student leader believed to have fled the country after criminal charges in the early 1990s has been linked to murder and […]
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FEC-Cain used campaign money to buy autobiography from Co. he owns

“Jonathan D. Salant and Joshua Green of Bloomberg News reported that Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain used campaign funds to buy books he wrote from his own company.” “’All candidates […]
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Undercover police in UK give false identities in court

In a report by The Guardian, it has been revealed that a covert unit of Scotland Yard has been posing as activists and taking part in various protest groups. Even […]
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For years, Dallas hospital has ranked low in patient safety

“Parkland Memorial Hospital, now under U.S. government monitoring because of systemic failures in patient care, has for years been one of the state’s worst-performing hospitals on a broad federal measure […]
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