Tanzina Vega

Increasing rates of substance abuse and decreased access to mental health treatment, have further complicated the issue that is no longer accounted for as it once was. 

Human rights activists see this as Mexico's President stepping back on campaign promises.

The talks follow the publishing of a report that called climate change an "existential threat" to human civilization by 2050 if it is not adequately addressed. 

Slavery reparations have entered the mainstream political discourse. We take a look at a congressional hearing on a bill that would move it forward.

After getting a league of their own, W.N.B.A players embrace a fashion sense of their own.

How are abortion clinics in anti-abortion states faring under the legislative burdens? How are providers doing with their neighbors? And how did we get here?

Byron Allen, who is black, says Comcast’s refusal to carry his channels was racially motivated.

Hollywood’s reliance on sequels and reboots has not succeeded with audiences this summer. The Takeaway looks at whether the film industry can turn things around in the coming months.

A Chinese insurance company is using facial recognition technology to assess whether their customers will be "financial risks."

Last week, prosecutors dropped all pending criminal charges against officials involved in the Flint water crisis, creating another delay in the city's ordeal.

We speak with two South Carolina lawmakers who give us insight on changes at the state and federal level.

The homelessness crisis in Los Angeles worsens, even as tens of thousands find permanent housing. 

This week, Customs and Border Protection announced that hackers had stolen license plate images and travelers’ photos in what some inside the agency are calling a “major incident.”

In light of a New York Times report detailing a 2008 Universal Studios fire that destroyed over 500,000 song recordings, The Takeaway looks into best practices for audio preservation.

The violence that unfolded in a once safe space became a call to action for many in the LGBTQ community.

With inflation at nearly one million percent, food and medicine have been all but impossible to purchase in Venezuela. 

A proposal to extradite certain criminals to mainland China has brought over 1 million protesters to the streets of Hong Kong. 

All over the country, Indigenous women go missing or are murdered at higher rates than the rest of the population. The Takeaway convened a conversation about the crisis.

President Trump is preparing to roll back Obama-era vehicle emissions standards. 17 of the biggest automakers in the world told the White House that the rule change goes too far.

"The Last Black Man in San Francisco" follows a man attempting to return to his family’s home in a gentrified San Francisco that no longer has a place for black Americans.