(RNS) — About 10 years ago, when the state of Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a background check for anyone who worked with children, Megan Benninger volunteered to help her church comply. At the ...

A new state audit revealed Maryland’s Social Services Administration failed to meet a slew of state and federal standards, including ensuring kids weren’t under the care of people with disqualifying ...

The man accused of a grisly double murder at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas had passed background checks at different school districts throughout the nation. Andrew James McGann, 28, is charged ...