Isabel Angell

Today, artificial intelligence bots like Siri can set your alarm, but they can't give you advice. One science fiction writer expects that could change in 50 years. 

The #MeToo movement was slow to start in the sports world, but now female athletes are beginning to speak out. 

Maine voters approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid on Tuesday, but the state's governor says he won't accept federal money to enforce the voters' mandate. 

The lessons we learned from extremist cults decades ago could be used to fight ISIS recruitment today.

A look at the big releases hitting movie screens this weekend, including "Thor: Ragnarok," the latest in Marvel's superhero series, and the biopic "LBJ" starring Woody Harrelson.

In 50 years, one sci-fi writer imagines that indigenous communities around the world will stand up to the nations and companies that exploit their resources.

ICE set up a hotline to "support victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens," but call logs tell a different story about the program.

President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in a speech at the White House on Thursday. Here's what that means in a practical sense. 

Republicans are hoping their common goal of lower taxes will bring the party together to give them their first big legislative win of 2017.

Environmental pollution now kills more people than all war and violence across the globe, and smoking, hunger, or natural disasters. 

People already ignore scientific facts, from vaccines to warnings about climate change. But what would happen in 50 years if we completely turned our backs on science?

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to two charges of desertion and endangering troops last week, which carry the possibility of a life sentence. 

President Xi Jinping is expected to solidify his leadership for another five years at the 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

What will the world look like in 50 years? While we don’t have a time machine yet, we do have science fiction writers to take us there.

While the FBI has received more than 2,000 tips about Stephen Paddock, authorities still haven't uncovered a motive behind the massacre.

Masha Alyokhina of the Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot risked everything to stand up to the Russian government. She discusses her new work and political activism here. 

Dozens of wildfires are burning in California, and entire neighborhoods have been reduced to piles of ash. Some 8,000 firefighters are fighting the blazes on the ground and from the air

Border fences, deportations, and putting “America First.” It all happened in the 1990s, and it started in California.

In a special new series from The Takeaway, science fiction writers imagine what the world will look like in 2067. Today, we hear from author Kristen Simmons.

Women made up a majority of codebreakers during World War II, but their contributions — including cracking the Japanese shipping codes — have been largely hidden.