Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of t…

The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found.

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none ofthe nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call prog…

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Off the rails

Off the rails

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A train derails and releases at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals in the U.S. about once every two months. Many communities along the rail lines aren’t prepared to keep people safe when it ha...

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Fifty years of IRE. This milestone is special. To celebrate this historic anniversary, check out the events coming up in 2025.

This webinar on March 27, 2025 will teach tools and strategies for journalist safety. IRE membership is required.

Unreliable public transportation turns school choice into a false promise.

Fifty years of IRE. This milestone is special. To celebrate this historic anniversary, check out the events coming up in 2025.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash and reshape American foreign aid is crippling the intricate global system that aims to prevent and respond to famine.

The world’s system for detecting and alleviating famine is struggling to cope as conflicts wrack developing nations, from Sudan and Ethiopia to Gaza and Myanmar. Reuters reveals the causes of the global hunger-relief crisis and explores solutions in a series of reports.

The IPC is meant to sound alarms that direct food aid to crisis spots. But the watchdog struggles to operate in areas of conflict – the main driver of hunger.

The IPC is meant to sound alarms that direct food aid to crisis spots. But the watchdog struggles to operate in areas of conflict – the main driver of hunger.