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John Biewen of American RadioWorks explores how one predominantly black neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina, tries to cope with a high incarceration rate…and with the steady flow of returning ex-inmates.

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A brutal wave of drug violence is ravaging cities near the U.S.-Mexico border, and governments of both countries pointed fingers at each other this week over who's to blame.

The company plans to use the additional revenue to improve natural gas infrastructure.

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A majority of Hoosiers oppose redrawing the state’s congressional map this year, according to a new poll from Count US IN, a voter advocacy organization.

It's billed as the "largest movable land-based structure ever built," and it is an important step toward ultimately dismantling the reactor. The 1986 blast was the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Neither getting the flu nor getting a flu shot appears to increase the risk of autism in children, a study finds. The shots are recommended because the flu poses health risks to mother and fetus.

In a 5-4 ruling, the court says the Environmental Protection Agency should have taken into account the costs of complying with regulation.