When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state’s evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make…

Seemingly disparate portraits of people — among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student — Distinctly American — all affected by the proliferation of guns…

After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters…