T.J. Raphael

Each year a new Christmas movie hits the box office. But how much do you really know about the most popular holiday flicks? Take our Christmas Movie Trivia Quiz and test yourself here.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would finally revise a decades-old rule banning gay men from donating blood—but the updated rule has a caveat.

The Ebola epidemic continues in West Africa, where officials in Sierra Leone have canceled all public holidays over Christmas and New Year's.

How do non-Christian parents who prefer to keep Christmas-free homes stick to their guns in a nation that's so in love with Christmas? Families of different faiths weigh in here.

The U.S. Commerce Department announced today that the American economy grew at its quickest pace in 11 years during the third quarter.

Just days after the U.S. laid blame on North Korea for hacking Sony's computer network, the Internet went dead in the communist state for nine hours.

Lawmakers in the Ukrainian parliament, along with the support of President Petro Poroshenko, have voted to drop its “non-aligned” status with the aim of eventually joining NATO.

The FBI say that North Korea is behind the Sony hack, but the country hasn't claimed responsibility. Wired's Kim Zetter has looked at the cyber trail. She says that it's a dead end.

Where does forgotten luggage go? To the one and only Unclaimed Baggage Center. The store gets 7,000 new items from planes, trains, and buses around the country for resale each day.

After operating in the shadow of ISIS for much of 2014, the Taliban is leaving a haunting reminder that it's presence is still strong.

The NFL is no stranger to controversy, but the League had more than its usual share in 2014. Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe reflects.

More than a decade after America's war in Afghanistan began, journalists are leaving behind an unfinished story. NPR’s Sean Carberry reflects on leaving Kabul at the end of 2014.

Beyond the headline of a ruthless cop killing lies inflamed rhetoric that rocks a city.

Studio 360 producer and Sideshow host Sean Rameswaram brings us the best alt-holiday music of 2014.

From Michael Brown in Ferguson to Eric Garner in Staten Island, black and white America seemed very far apart in 2014. Ta-Nehisi Coates reflects on the year and where we go from here.

The Takeaway's six-month-long audio storytelling series, "Under Her Skin: Living With Breast Cancer," will conclude with the end of 2014.

Now that Sony has pulled "The Interview" from theatres, you can't see it. But The Takeaway's own culture producer and Movie Date co-host Kristen Meinzer has.