Only 100 people have been denied accreditation thus far, but the screening process is only two-thirds complete.

A Newark airport security supervisor has been accused of using the identity of a slain New York man for 20 years.

About 93 percent of employers conduct criminal background checks on some applicants, but not all of them are using reputable agencies to do it.

Legislation from the Oklahoma House of Representatives would allow public schools to request an OSBI background check on volunteers.

A Bronx woman is accused of stealing more than $1 million from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York when she worked in the archdiocese’s finance office.

Pepsi Beverages will pay $3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren't convicted of a crime.

The City of Cincinnati's Public Safety Committee is considering a proposed ordinance aimed at combating scrap metal theft.

In an effort to protect Hoosier patients and families, State Sen. Pat Miller (R-Indianapolis) is shepherding a bill through the Indiana Senate requiring national criminal background checks on health professionals like nurses and physicians.

The Supreme Court ruled that the government, in its background investigations of employees, can ask about their drug treatment, medical conditions or other personal information.

DETROIT (WXYZ) - The Detroit Public School system is launching a new security system designed to keep sex offenders out of the city's schools.