Gun owners favor requiring parents to lock up weapons. It’s lawmakers who don’t
The widespread unwillingness of state legislatures to pass gun-safety laws is frustrating for researchers.
From Mexican labs to U.S. streets, a lethal fentanyl pipeline VIEW
The Washington Post traced the fentanyl crisis from the back alleys of northern Mexico, to official Washington. U.S. border authorities are now overwhelmed.
Kids with guns fueled a record number of school shootings in 2021
A Washington Post database tallied at least 42 acts of gun violence committed on K-12 campuses nationwide during regular hours in 2021, the most during...
Public companies received $1 billion in stimulus funds meant for small businesses
Nearly 300 public companies have reported receiving money from the fund, called the Paycheck Protection Program. After the first pool of $349 billion ran dry,...
Newly released federal data unmasks epidemic that led to 76 billion opioid pills
Plaintiffs have long accused drug manufacturers and wholesalers of fueling the opioid epidemic by producing and distributing billions of pain pills while making billions of...
Numerous school lockdowns are traumatizing the nation's children VIEW
More than 4 million children endured lockdowns last school year. But even when there is no gunman in the halls, lockdowns can inflict immense psychological...