Ellen Frankman

Antonin Scalia loved to be heard. In oral arguments and written opinions, he joked, he criticized, and he judged. 

The EPA has found that the water in Hoosick Falls, New York has high levels of perfluoroctanoic acid, a man-made chemical used in everything from Teflon to food wrappers.

A Kurdish member of the Turkish parliament says the situation between the Turkish state and anyone who dissents is growing increasingly tense, and could very well lead to a civil war. 

Journalist Suki Kim had never covered a presidential campaign until last December, when The New Republic asked her to for an outsider's perspective on Senator Marco Rubio.

As the fight to replace Justice Antonin Scalia rages on, some are asking: Has the independence of the black robe lost its free spirit?

A final budget from the Office of the President landed before Congress on Tuesday, complete with $19 billion for cybersecurity funding.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake is testing Taiwanese President-elect Tsai Ing-wen, the nation's first female leader.

Tonight at the Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will square off one-on-one for the first time this election cycle. 

An international public health emergency has been declared for the Zika virus, but the World Health Organization is not optimistic that a vaccine will be developed soon.

According to Iowa entrance polls, 44 percent of Republican voters say Senator Marco Rubio is electable. Is Iowa a fresh start for the Florida senator? Have voters rediscovered him?

New York's attorney general has released an investigation into online ticket brokers, an industry he describes as a "fixed game."

Academic and author Michael Eric Dyson explains how President Obama’s time in office has shaped the national conversation on race and the black power structure.

Research shows that regular family meals can benefit both children and parents. But family dinners don't have to be stressful.

The Zika virus, a mosquito-born illness, has been correlated with severe birth defects. 

This week, one of the nation's leading preventive medicine panels recommended that pregnant and women who have just given birth be screened for depression by a doctor.

Denver's hoping to redesign itself to create an economy of young creatives, all while avoiding the pitfalls seen in other rapidly-gentrifying cities like San Francisco and New York.

Some good news for "X-Files" fans: Almost 14 years after its last episode aired, the show is returning in all of its spooky glory this Sunday.

The Takeaway reviews the sci-fi action flick "The 5th Wave," and the stop-motion drama "Anomalisa."

Following his decision not to run for president this election cycle, some Joe Biden backers are calling for the vice president to consider an unprecedented third term as VP.

In the small town of Marion, Alabama, officials are trying to identify the source of a tuberculosis outbreak that has killed three people.