Oliver Lazarus

This week we look at "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi," "Norm of the North," and "Ride Along 2." 

In a migrant community known as "The Jungle" on the outskirts of Calais, France, migrants are protesting a decision to move to more permanent housing. 

We've tried nearly everything: no carbs, no fats, juices. But Retro Report finds that we’re only about halfway to finding out everything we need to know about diets. 

From ISIS to the refugee crisis, The Takeaway looks ahead to what experts have deemed to be the most pressing and urgent geopolitical risks of the new year. 

Unusual winter flooding in Missouri this week has left dozens dead, and forced the evacuation of a number of towns. 

In 2016, fourteen states are increasing their minimum wage. But for many workers, it'll still be difficult to get by on the minimum wage, even after these increases.

The U.S. government has a multitude of tools and devices that our military and intelligence agencies use to collect data from cell phones.

A grand jury in Cleveland has decided not to press charges against the police officers involved in the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. 

If you found yourself reeling at the banking and lending practices that led to the catastrophic implosion of the U.S. housing market, you may be distressed to hear this story.

While many Western leaders are in Paris to discuss climate change, Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with African leaders to bolster ties with their largest trading partner.

Over 900 hostages held by Boko Haram were freed by multinational forces in Cameroon last week. The operation also killed over 100 Boko Haram fighters, and 100 more were arrested.

A newly-released video shows a young man being gunned down by police in Chicago. Did delaying its release save the mayor's job?

The WBEZ talk show "Morning Shift" challenged listeners and guests to sum up their lives in three songs. The Takeaway and our listeners take on the challenge. 

While politicians debate over 10,000 Syrian refugees, 20 million people visit the U.S. per year without a visa. We look at how Congress politicizes one issue, but ignores another. 

In the buildup and aftermath of the Paris attacks, French intelligence and security forces made a number of missteps. 

With the G20 summit on Sunday and Monday, as well as domestic political debates over the weekend, the attacks in Paris are being discussed by a number of lawmakers at home and abroad.

America's current flood forecasting system measures one stream for every hundred there are in a given area. Researchers at UT Austin are looking to change that. 

After their October and November elections, The Takeaway checks back in with the first-time political candidates profiled as part of our series, "The Rookies."

John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet over the weekend in Vienna to discuss a diplomatic solution to end the conflict in Syria.  

Traditional discipline practices have been shown to be ineffective and discriminatory. Now, educators are experimenting with restorative models that empower students and their community.