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When the risk and mistrust outweigh the financial gain, who becomes a police officer? William Noel in Annapolis, Md., tells Rachel Martin about joining the force.

An American labor group has investigated conditions in Jordanian garment factories and says that foreign workers are being enslaved in sweatshops. Under a free-trade agreement with the U.S., the factories are producing items for Target, L.L. Bean and other major American retailers.

Charlottesville, Va., is bracing for the anniversary of last summer's deadly white nationalist rally.

Within days of an OD from opioids or other drugs, users in Huntington, W.Va., are visited by a quick-response team at home, the hospital or in jail. Reversing an OD is just recovery's first step.

These days, just getting noticed is a challenge for most advertisers. Many successful new ads, like Geico's gecko and cavemen commercials, depend on the knowing, post-modern sell.

The Southern Nevada Water Authority launches a plan to build a pipeline connecting Las Vegas with underground wells located 200 miles away. The move would provide Las Vegas with millions of gallons of water, but local farmers and ranchers argue the pipeline would dry up their water source, hurting their livelihood and the environment.

A trial underway in Mumbai is putting the tense relationship between Hindus and Muslims under further strain. The court proceeding is for a bombing that took place 13 years ago, and there are over 120 defendants.

This Father's Day we wanted to recognize men who are making a difference in our city. But instead of the typical ideals of fatherhood, we asked you who are the stewards and caretakers of our city's people, places and land.

Kathleen Dolan, a distinguished professor of political science at UW-Milwaukee, discusses the historic and modern purposes of political conventions.

The U.S. is now averaging between 300,000 and 400,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day. That's leading to difficult questions over cancelling events and having students back in the classroom.