T.J. Raphael

Students, parents and teachers are anxious as schools around the country embark on a new set of standardized tests as part of the Common Core standards.  

According to the DEA, marijuana is one of the "most dangerous drugs." But a new Senate bill would change that perception and help thousands of people who rely on it for medical reasons.

This spring marks 500 years since the death of Aldus Manutius, a printer whose small, cleanly-designed editions of the classics paved the way for the modern paperback.

The “International Conference on Masculinities” isn't about eradicating feminism, it's about working to improve gender equality by researching, or engaging, men.

A pastor and an arts and education organization in St. Louis have been working to bridge divides in the community over the last seven months.

A retired teacher in the city of Regensburg, Germany found more than 500 fairytales that had been forgotten for over a century and a half in the city's municipal archive.

Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, a producer with Studio 360 and host of the podcast Sideshow, rounds up the week in internet phenomena.

The Takeaway's Movie Date Podcast team reviews this weekend’s releases, which include “Run All Night," "Cinderella," and "It Follows.”

The phrase "Beware the Ides of March" was never uttered to warn Julius Caesar about his imminent assassination. 

The officers were within a crowd of protesters that had gathered outside the station after the city's police chief, Thomas Jackson, agreed to resign.

A number of American veterans have volunteered with the Kurdish pesh merga to fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

The number of hate groups in America is on the decline, but there is a growing trend of extremist ideology making its way into mainstream politics.

The Takeaway discusses how the influential and powerful sugar industry has shaped government research on dental care for years.

In China, government officials are locked in a bureaucratic battle with the Dalai Lama over the Tibetan Buddhist leader's plans for the afterlife.   

Hyperbole isn't unprecedented in Washington, and neither is the behavior of the 47 Senate Republicans who penned an open letter to Iran's leaders, undermining the Obama Administration.

Writer Luis Alberto Urrea's latest book is a collection of poems that explores the fractured identities of men and women torn between Mexico and the United States.

Nuclear weapons have become an inextricable part of how major powers conduct international politics.

One thing this controversy highlights is Clinton's lack of a real press team apparatus, and it may force her to declare her bid for the presidency and hire a team earlier than planned.

Former Navy Seal Eric Greitens is the author of a new book all about resilience. And now he says he's exploring running for governor of Missouri as a Republican next year.