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Three college students were killed execution-style in a Newark, N.J., schoolyard. Mayor Cory Booker, who took office a year ago, says police are making progress against the city's high murder rate. Mayor Booker speaks with Steve Inskeep

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to suspend or terminate federal funding for cities and states, like Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail.

The land that became New York City's Central Park was once home to Manhattan's first-known community of African-American property owners. A new play explores how eminent domain forced them out.

Steve Inskeep talks to Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division, about how the Justice Department will determine if there has been systematic misconduct at the Chicago Police Department.

Commissioner William Bratton issued new guidance on the use of force by officers. The changes were announced the same day the NYPD inspector general issued a report taking the department to task.

The city has experienced nearly two weeks of continuous unrest after the shooting of a 22-year-old unarmed black man by two police officers.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on online shopping left two things clear – consumers who buy online will have to pay sales tax on more items, and some...

Noel King talks to Joe Capra, of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local 176, about how the move to avoid EU tariffs will impact union members at the Kansas City plant.

A violence prevention program takes a public health approach to the gun violence in Chicago, where the program has struggled to find funding. In New York, the program has seen big results.

Since 2010, Nashville has bought 261 flooded homes and hopes to acquire 90 more. The city offers homeowners fair market value, then demolishes the houses and returns the land to a more natural state.