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Unlike many academic tomes, Jennifer Cobbina's book doesn't presume prior knowledge; it establishes historical and cultural context for the distrust many African Americans feel toward law enforcement.

Major retailers in England issued 7.6 billion single-use plastic bags before a fee was instituted in 2015. In the most recent 12-month period, they cut that to 549 million.

President Trump said the United States will impose a new 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods imported from China, saying Beijing had broken some of the promises it made in trade negotiations.

Since the last time Congress raised the minimum wage to $7.25, inflation has caused it to depreciate.

Illinois state government is getting a slightly better assessment from one of the major credit rating agencies.Fitch Ratings had Illinois' budgetary…

The city of Granite City in the Metro East is facing a lawsuit claiming its crime-free housing rules are unconstitutional.Attorneys with the Institute for…

A freak accident killed actor Anton Yelchin in 2016; Garret Price's documentary features archival footage and moving interviews with loved ones who remember the brilliant young man fondly.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with food writer Korsha Wilson about how U.S. culinary schools do not reflect the diverse cooking that's happening around the country.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with former FBI agent and terrorism expert Ali Soufan about reports that Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, has been killed.

Because of light pollution, most people in the U.S. don't know what a full night sky looks like. But the Massacre Rim area in Nevada has recently been designated a Dark Sky Sanctuary.