“The polygraph has been weaponized and is being used against individuals who have never had a polygraph requirement, whether pre-employment or security, in their entire federal careers,” said Mark ...

AKRON, Ohio - City Council repealed outdated legislation Monday that mandated lie-detector tests be administered to some applicants for city jobs. Prior to the vote, Human Resources Department ...

[UPDATE: The boy was found Wednesday afternoon. Get the latest here]. DETROIT (WWJ) - While Detroit police say they're not ruling out the possibility that a missing 12-year-old Detroit boy was ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WDRB) -- The man accused of fatally stabbing a 12-year-old boy in Cherokee Park on Sept. 30 failed a polygraph test given to him by police a few days after the slaying, initially ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. When President Ronald Reagan’s White House threatened thousands of government ...