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It's a haunted Halloween Movie Date with a wide range of creepy options, from an amnesia suspense flick to a sociopath-centered thriller. (article)
The Takeaway explores what it's like to a loved one battle breast cancer, we examine Kaci Hickox's Ebola quarantine defiance, and question the value of school sports. (episode)
There's likely to be a legal fight about nurse Kaci Hickox's choice to emerge from quarantine for a bike ride in Maine. But was her decision unethical?
A killing and an attempted assassination connected to the closure of one of Jerusalem's holiest sites has left tensions running high.
Away from the press conferences and rallies, Takeaway Correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke with Kentuckians and found that many feel largely distant from this highly-watched Senate race.
The friends and family members of the women of "Under Her Skin" share what it's been like to watch their loved ones battle breast cancer.
T-Pain serenaded some NPR employees in his normal voice and he sounds incredible. R.L. Stine put out a spooky story. Taylor Swift got twitchy. Here's the best of what the web gave us.
Has high school sporting culture become the main mission of high school? Should schools do away with competitive sports entirely?
The Takeaway explores the FCC and net neutrality, a viral video about street harassment, and the influence of lobbyists on state attorneys general. (episode)
A viral video has highlighted the pervasive problem of street harassment. The activist behind the video explains how her organization is combatting the problem on a global scale.
Two upcoming FCC actions could fundamentally alter the future and structure of the Internet. One former FCC commissioner explains what you need to know.
More lax disclosure requirements and revolving-door restrictions have allowed lobbyists and lawyers to have more access to try to sway the opinion of state attorneys general.
Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich has been touring the South all week. His latest dispatch comes from coal country—he explains the battle for hearts and mines in Centertown, KY.
The Israeli government has closed Temple Mount—a holy site for both Jews and Muslims—which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called an act of war.
Thomas Menino has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was a hugely important figure in Boston, and was elected mayor five consecutive times.
The Kansas City Royals have waited almost 30 years for another World Series win. And they'll have to wait a little longer.
Coach Martin Jacobson kicked his heroin habit and managed to stay off by playing soccer. It changed his life, he says, and now he's helping young New Yorkers to stay on track in school.
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The issue most Tennesseans are talking about this election season isn't who to vote for for U.S. Senate or governor—it's the ballot initiative about abortion.
Now that more than half the votes have been counted in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, it appears that voters have sent a clear message about the country's future.
In Virginia yesterday, a rocket carrying hundreds of millions of dollars worth of equipment exploded shortly after liftoff.
In Hawaii, 2,000 degree molten lava from the Kilauea Volcano has been steadily inching closer to the community of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island.
ISIS has released a video claiming that it will soon overtake the Kurdish town of Kobani, a pivotal point for the American campaign.
The dream of a successful career in high school athletics is often the mixed dreams of an innocent child eager to please a parent who never made it to the pros.
Of all the roles a member of the armed forces can play on the battlefield, perhaps none is as terrifying as that of a sniper. Two Marine Corps snipers reflect on their jobs.
The Takeaway explains how the lessons of the Bubonic plague can help fight Ebola, we examine the lives of homeless young athletes, and we explore creativity and ADHD. (episode)
As Governor Chris Christie digs in his heels, some experts are arguing that we should look at past pandemics for lessons on ending the Ebola outbreak.
Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich is on the road talking to voters with just one week to go until the 2014 midterm elections. Here, he discusses his trip to Chattanooga.
Over 100,000 student athletes at the youth, high school, and college levels are homeless. Sports Illustrated spent six months investigating their stories.
Last year, the USPS approved tens of thousands of requests from law enforcement agencies to secretly monitor the mail of Americans for use in criminal & national security investigations.
If the Elizabeth Campbell Surgical Center is shut down, Cincinnati will be the nation's largest metropolitan area without an abortion provider.
A University of Pennsylvania psychologist argues that we should consider people with ADHD to be highly imaginative people rather than people with a learning disability.
Here, author Walter Isaacson argues that big tech breakthroughs aren’t the work of solitary geniuses, but the result of collective cultural processes.
The Takeaway examines the response to the Ebola virus in New York and New Jersey, we check in on Todd Zwillich's political tour of the South, we discuss the culture of school sports. (episode)
While the headlines buzz with news of Ebola on domestic soil, the ravages of the disease remain far greater in West Africa.
Republicans may be more confident going into the midterms. But Democrats still think they have a chance - even in a few traditionally red states in the South.
This week Retro Report looks at Ruby Ridge and how it changed the way law enforcement agencies respond to standoffs.
Six years after the Great Recession, the youth unemployment rate is still stubbornly high. A CEO has advice for young people looking for their first job.
Young Americans haven't fared well in the wake of the financial crisis, with unemployment rates double the national average, but overseas the figures are much more daunting.
New Rochelle High School, the alma mater of former Baltimore Ravens star Ray Rice, is teaching students about domestic and dating violence in the wake of Rice's abuses.
Welcome to The Takeaway Weekender! (episode)
A blind boy plays football, an ordinary man blows the whistle, and Keanu Reeves makes a heroic return. Plus, Jason Schwartzman, star of "Listen of, Philip," stops by! (article)
The Takeaway explores New York City's response to the Ebola virus, a new exhibit that reveals a lost chapter of black history, and a new web series about President Nixon. (episode)
New York hospitals and health workers have been preparing for a case of Ebola for months—they stress that there is very little chance the average person will contract the virus.
Next week, Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich will be traveling through the south—he's hoping to find out how folks are feeling just days ahead of the midterm elections.
Hussein Rashid, a professor of religion at Hofstra, argues that extremism appeals to those with mental illness because of their perceived lack of control in their own lives.
Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, a producer with Studio 360 and host of the Sideshow podcast, rounds up the week in internet phenomena.
The Museum of Modern Art recently discovered and restored the earliest surviving feature-length film with a black cast, from 1913. It premieres this week.
In his new web series, "Nixon's the One," Harry Shearer transforms into President Nixon, reenacting bizarre moments from the president's White House tapes.
The Takeaway explores the attack on the Canadian Parliament, Valerie Plame stops by to discuss the new state of national security, and we examine the life and legacy of Glenn Campbell. (episode)
A gunman killed a soldier at the Canadian National War Memorial in Ottawa and opened fire in Parliament before he was shot and killed.
Valerie Plame and her husband were whistleblowers in the lead up to the Iraq War. She reflects on Iraq today, Edward Snowden's revelations, and her new novel.
A Navajo Nation presidential candidate just got booted off the ballot because, like many young people in the tribe, he can't speak Navajo fluently. Now some wonder if the law is fair.
Over 100 Alaskan villages aren't connected to the road system, and 75 have no law enforcement at all, leaving a culture prone to accepting violence. This election, that could change.
A new site billed as the Match.com of politics is designed to give regular people the information that big donors like the Koch brothers might have.
In 2011, before his "Farewell Tour," Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. At the time, he agreed to let filmmaker James Keach document the effects of his illness.