Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY

Ketmaine can be used to sedate someone during an arrest. Medical and legal experts say it could have played a role in Elijah McClain’s death.

Charleston’s city council has voted to remove the statue of John C. Calhoun from downtown. The former vice president advocated to protect slavery.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Lori Vallow believed her two children were zombies. Police also used cellphone data to locate their remains.

A group of peaceful demonstrators have occupied several blocks in Seattle and called it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Here’s how it happened.

Environmental organizations are raising the alarm about growing ocean pollution caused by increased waste created out of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some police officers have been fired or charged for the actions during recent protests around the U.S. against police brutality and racial inequality.

Two men have been charged in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. USA TODAY spoke with law professors who analyzed how the video may be used at trial.

A progressive advocacy group placed white roses in front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a memorial and protest of the Trump administration.

A Cape Cod ice cream shop reopened for a day amid the coronavirus pandemic. Staff faced harassment, the owner says, so he closed shop the next day.