Assisted suicide is no longer limited to terminal illness, with psychiatric patients now deemed capable of giving “informed ...

Through decades of global outreach, Dr. Shuttleworth has transformed human rights from paper into practice in communities ...

Experts warn potent synthetic opioids are spreading rapidly across Europe and may devastate users who believe they are buying ...

The jury deliberated only three hours before reaching their verdict, after video showed a psychiatric worker dragging a 13-year-old across a room by a shirt wrapped around his neck.

With limited video oversight and dozens of abuse reports, advocates say Arkansas’ Human Development Centers fail to adequately protect vulnerable residents from harm.

A new proposal would require legislators to retain emails and correspondence just like other public officials, reviving a long-running fight over transparency, accountability and public trust in state ...