Alexandra Botti

"If we don't get our act together as a society, virtual reality could be so manipulative and so dark it could be the end of us," says Jaron Lanier, the man who helped invent VR.

Some people are wondering whether President Trump’s very public disdain for CNN, a Time Warner company, has anything to do with his administration moving to block the deal.

Sexual harassment seems to be a grim and persistent part of politics. As high-profile men are finally held accountable, will the effects of the #MeToo campaign reach the U.S. Capitol?

Journalist and author David Patrikarakos talks us through his new book about how social media is changing the face of modern-day conflict.

A majority of Americans feel more comfortable speaking out about sexual harassment. But of that group, only 22 percent feel that way because they think their company would be supportive.

Beverly Young Nelson says U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore assaulted her decades ago, when she was just 16 years old. 

Should we be able to watch mass shooting footage? Could it change our thinking, and affect our gun laws? Or does it desensitize the nation? Two researchers debate these questions here. 

On Thursday, Senate Republicans put forward their version of a tax reform bill. It breaks from the House plan in some significant ways.

Ohio voters killed a resolution aimed at lowering drug costs in the state. The pharmaceutical industry spent more than $50 million to oppose it.

Yesterday, Democrats won big in elections across the country. One year after President Donald Trump's election, what should we make of these results?

The NRA says that the AR-15 is "America's most popular rifle." The weapon was used in this weekend's Texas church massacre, and in countless other mass shootings across the country.

Columbia's Dr. Carl Hart says the “hysteria” around this crisis is only making it harder to solve, and that Americans must understand that this is not a crisis of addiction.

A look at the attacker's origins and the climate for terrorism in Uzbekistan, and what we know about his motivations to act in the United States.

Next week, New Jersey voters will choose between Republican Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and Democrat Phil Murphy to be the state's new governor.

In one week, voters in Virginia will choose between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam, the current lieutenant governor.

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

Renowned French choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied has been trying to bring ballet out from behind that red curtain for years.

Cyber attacks are increasingly hitting schools in the U.S., targeting sensitive student data.

Large drug treatment centers are using Google to game the system and target addicts and their families.