T.J. Raphael

One day our maps will change and update in real time thanks to an open-source mapping tool. 

As young kids begin to question their gender identity, schools are determining how to best accommodate trans students.

A new commission in Tunisia is investigating allegations of torture and police brutality, and victims are lining up to testify.

There's a lot on the table this month at the Supreme Court—everything from same-sex marriage to lethal injection protocols. The Takeaway guides you through these upcoming decisions. 

Yorkville, Illinois is grappling with sexual abuse allegations against their longtime high school coach and former Congressman Denny Hastert.

"The Trials of Spring" tells the story of nine women who played central roles in the Arab Spring uprisings and their aftermaths in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. 

FIFA has Germany as the favorite in the Women's World Cup, but the U.S.A. has a great shot at winning the whole thing. Here's a preview of the tournament before game 1 tonight.

In New York City, some homes for recovering drug users tell people they must relapse and re-enroll in treatment programs in order to stay in facilities. 

We're looking at you, Cleveland. 

The passage of the USA Freedom Act is the first major effort by Congress to reign in the Patriot Act. But the law may never have been passed had it not been for Edward Snowden.

After a new leak from Edward Snowden, millions of current and former government workers were affected by a data breach that has been linked to China.

John Cusack talks about playing Brian Wilson, the brilliant co-founder and composer of The Beach Boys, in the new film "Love & Mercy." 

The Movie Date Podcast team is back to review the weekend's new releases, including “Spy” and “Entourage.”

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

A strange case involving the FBI, a CVS parking lot, a young man, and a planned beheading is confounding Boston.

The National Cancer Institute will begin a new kind of clinical trial—one that demonstrates a shift in the way researchers think about cancer treatment. 

A new documentary from VICE on HBO explores sexual assault on college campuses and goes where few journalists have ventured—inside the adjudication process.

Chinese authorities have ordered a clamp down on reporting after the Yangtze River shipwreck.  

The guitar riff to "Can't Get No Satisfaction" was nearly lost while Keith Richards was on a booze and drug-filled bender. We explore other popular songs that have unlikely origins.