T.J. Raphael

A new documentary, "Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports," argues that anti-doping efforts have been both intrusive for athletes, and ineffective at reducing doping.

On Capitol Hill, Cecile Richards forcefully disputed claims that Planned Parenthood sells fetal tissue, saying the accusations are “offensive and categorically untrue.”

Does Rep. McCarthy indeed have the chops to succeed where Boehner failed and unify a splintered Republican House?

Mary Buser, who spent a decade working as a mental health professional at Rikers Island, says that solitary confinement was wrongfully and indiscriminately used to punish inmates.

Without Shell, local Alaskans and members of the oil and gas industry are left wondering how the state will move forward. Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker weighs in here.

In the last 17 months, 8,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since war broke out between government forces and pro-Russian. The Ukrainian president is hoping that the U.N. can help.

Original news reports of the Columbine high school massacre described the two shooters as asocial members of the "Trench Coat Mafia." But years of research debunks that explanation.

To get out of the emissions scandal, Volkswagen will need a strong leader, says Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors and former president of Chrysler.

House Speaker John Boehner's resignation was most felt in small Ohio towns where the speaker has his roots. 

Today, President Obama meets with President Vladimir Putin for the first time since Russia annexed Crimea. Many hope Obama will take a tougher stance on Russian aggression.

New evidence suggests Mrs. Clinton was using a private email address at the State Department earlier than she previously stated.

There are at least 1,000 people working as professional mermaids and mermen in the United States. Linden Wolbert is one of them. 

William Swing, director general of the International Organization for Migration, has been trying to warn the international community about the migrant crisis for years.

Criticism against the Saudi government is sounding out today as the news comes out of a stampede killing more than 700 people. 

Overall, homelessness in the U.S. is has decreased since the great recession, but some areas have yet to show improvement. We explore what's working and what's not.

On Tuesday, Los Angeles municipal officials announced that the city's homeless crisis had reached a level of "public emergency."  

Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, talks with The Takeaway about Pope Francis and their shared goals to eradicate poverty. 

Donald Trump warns of a Spanish-speaking, crime-filled future. But a new report finds that immigrants are quickly integrating into American society like previous generations.

According to one estimate, as many as 100,000 U.S. children are victims of childhood sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. For many of them, the pope's visit brings up traumatic memories. 

As intricate, computerized components have become standard in American cars, who has more control: Us or our cars?