News is working to learn how much Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is spending to improve its employee background ...

Concerned about what might show up the next time you’re applying for a job or renting an apartment? You may be interested in conducting background research on your record trail and online identity.

House lawmakers on Tuesday passed a proposal mandating background checks for purchasers of any type of firearm in ...

Concerns about superintendent candidate background checks come at an awkward time for the Cambridge School Committee, which ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As 28-year-old Dennis Hernandez is set to go before a federal judge Tuesday, experts weighed in on the role background checks and parents play in helping prevent child sex crimes.

A surge in people buying guns since the coronavirus pandemic began has flooded the FBI's background check system, causing a spike in the number of delayed checks and allowing gun sales to proceed ...

Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would require background checks for purchasing ammunition, in an effort to reduce ...

Florida requires a background check every time someone buys a gun, but not for ammunition sales. That’s a potentially dangerous double standard, according to Democratic lawmakers from South Florida ...

Lawmakers in the state House passed legislation that would require background checks for the sale and transfer of rifles and ...

The planned transition of the federally funded NCWorks Career Center to Cape Fear Community College has collapsed just over ...