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Handguns and assault rifles are completely banned in Britain, and a very small percentage of officers carry guns, something that has led to a lower number of fatal police shootings.

The United Nations says there are roughly 60 million refugees and displaced persons worldwide—more than any other time in recorded history. 

The online graduation rate for University of Phoenix stands at just 7.3 percent, but the for-profit school has made more than $1 billion from veterans in the last five years.

Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois, has introduced legislation to prevent for-profit schools from taking advantage of veterans and taxpayer dollars. 

We asked all of our listeners to vote for the ultimate summer anthem. The votes are in—find out who the winner is here.

Even with more than 2,000 tips from the public, investigators are still at a loss for where to find the two men who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility. 

Our friends at Soundcheck and New Sounds at WNYC are asking listeners to vote the ultimate summer anthem. Cast your ballot here—the winner will be revealed on Friday. 

Self-driving trucks are on the road. Here's how they work, and how will they affect America's 3.5 million truck drivers.

The United States began withdrawing combat troops from Afghanistan last year. But, just because America's presence is dwindling does not mean the war is over.

The U.S. women's national team takes on Colombia in the Women's World Cup on Monday night. It's win or go home from here on out. 

In a city where individuals scraping by often share apartments with three or four other people, roommate horror stories are all too common. A new app seeks to change that.

A new investigation finds that some oil and gas companies may be championing speed over safety, while avoiding responsibility when workers are killed or injured. 

Social media has the power to do great good, and to cause unimaginable harm. In the span of just a few weeks, one family experienced both. 

Before he committed suicide last weekend, Kalief Browder had become a symbol for juvenile justice reform in this country. Here's what government officials should learn from his story.

For $1,500, a little bit of time and tech savvy, anyone can make a fully functionally and completely untraceable AR-15 right in their home.

As young kids begin to question their gender identity, schools are determining how to best accommodate trans students.

In New York City, some homes for recovering drug users tell people they must relapse and re-enroll in treatment programs in order to stay in facilities. 

We're looking at you, Cleveland. 

The passage of the USA Freedom Act is the first major effort by Congress to reign in the Patriot Act. But the law may never have been passed had it not been for Edward Snowden.

Chinese authorities have ordered a clamp down on reporting after the Yangtze River shipwreck.