Tanzina Vega

Big data policing using predictive analytics and surveillance monitoring is changing the way police do their work.

Oklahoma is one of a number of states that have filed lawsuits against opioid manufacturers. But it’s the only state to see its suit move ahead, with a trial date set for 2019.

Nationwide, there is no consistent method for treating opioid-addicted newborns. But Greenville, South Carolina, is taking a different approach: Giving babies tiny doses of methadone.

As humans, we are typically good about responding to immediate threats we can see, but issues like climate change can be more difficult to grasp.

Arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) went up by 30 percent in 2017, but deportations decreased by 6 percent. 

In South Korea, Team USA is 92 percent white — and that's actually the most diverse squad ever sent to the Winter Olympics. 

When it comes to mass shootings, one expert says that a sole focus on mental health is misguided.

"Doing nothing is consistent. The one thing we are when it comes to shootings is consistent — we will do nothing," says Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz after the Parkland school shooting.

The film marks a major moment in representation for comic book movie fans around the world, but Marvel still has a lot to answer for when it comes to diversity.

Dr. Jeremy Richman lost his six year old daughter, Avielle Rose, in the Sandy Hook massacre. After the Parkland shooting, he is calling on his fellow citizens to take action.

A Palestinian refugee who has lived in Gaza her whole life, explains the daily challenges that she and her family are facing as a humanitarian crisis deepens.

Dating sites aren’t just for humans. An advanced algorithm matches gorillas for mating, and has proved to be a central piece of helping western lowland gorillas survive.

Can 36 questions help you fall in love and stay in love?

At this year's Westminster Dog Show, there were plenty of good pups, but only one winner: A bichon named Flynn. Listeners like you have also been sharing photos of your own dogs.

America's infrastructure is in bad shape. As President Trump reveals his $1.5 trillion infrastructure package, some are urging the U.S. to look East.

On Monday, a jury found two former Baltimore police detectives guilty on charges of racketeering, robbery, and fraud, in a corruption trial that has captivated the Charm City.

"The ability to be the first African American painter to paint the first African American president of the United States...is overwhelming," said painter Kehinde Wiley.