Senate Democrats cited a rise in immigration detention deaths since the start of the Trump administration, questioning oversight, medical care and facility expansion.

Deaths in Kentucky prisons last year soared from 39 to 63. A Louisville lawmaker wants to establish a fatality review board.

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

Fatal overdoses are down in most parts of the country. Worcester, Massachusetts, has seen a dramatic drop in deaths. Officials credit a hands-on approach to helping drug users where they are. Overdose ...

There have been an estimated 81,000 flu-related hospitalizations in the 2025-2026 flu season, according to the CDC Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

A brutal winter storm dropped snow and ice on Tennessee from Jan. 24-25, triggering mass power outages and crippling roads. Follow along here as state officials provide updates on weather-related ...

State health officials say another 16 people died from the flu since the last update a week ago.

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that ...

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 - the first increase in preventable child deaths this century - in the wake of ...