T.J. Raphael

Every time you step into a car, you benefit from a product that was the subject of a long fight between car manufacturers and safety advocates: The air bag.

From Ray Rice to ISIS, the world pays attention to video. But what is it about video that makes us watch, or choose not to watch?

The National Audubon Society says many species will be forced to find new habitat over the next 65 years. Some will survive, but many others will not.

Be smarter than your pals. Prep your dinner party factoids. Gauge your knowledge about what happened this week, as heard on The Takeaway.

We've actually managed to reverse some of the damage we did to the ozone layer. Could the international cooperation that solved that problem be repeated with other environmental issues?

Calling "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" a film isn't exactly correct — it's more of an event. Actor James McAvoy tells us how he worked to create two points of view for every scene.

A black judge presiding over the trial of a rich, white defendant is no small thing in South Africa. And the Paralympic athlete's murder trial has brought up long-simmering issues.

The Obama Administration says the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, legally justifies for strikes in Syria and Iraq. But last year, the president called for its repeal. 

Since 2010, there have been more than two dozen reported violent clashes with U.S. Custom and Border Patrol agents, and 40 fatalities since 2005. To date, no one has been reprimanded.

President Obama called on Congress to authorize the resources needed to fight ISIS. Will lawmakers come out in support of the White House, or are the American people in for a fight?

Miranda Grope, Elvira Erstwhile, Clarence Crump, and Bertie Upside — just some of the characters left behind in Roald Dahl's early drafts.

Nearly half of all Ebola infections have occurred in the last 21 days, and the World Health Organization says the worst is yet to come. 

Americans are assessing President Obama's plans for a sustained military effort against ISIS, which calls for an open-ended air war in the Middle East.

Once upon a time in America, marriage was the norm for adults of a certain age. But now over 50 percent of American adults are single.

Watchmaking may be a dying art form, but a master and his apprentice are aiming to keep it alive.

The wearable revolution is just beginning. Yesterday, Apple unveiled its smartwatch—a product that analysts say could gross $10 billion in four years.

More than 2.5 million American service members have been deployed to war since 2001. As the president prepares his strategy to fight ISIS, is the military ready?

Two Americans have the chance to make literary history: This week, Karen Joy Fowler and Joshua Ferris became the first Americans to make the Man Booker Prize shortlist. 

Thousands of drivers have had cash taken by police even though they weren't charged with a crime. According to a new report, police across the country have taken $2.5 billion since 2001.