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On today's show: How the U.S. is trying to stop terrorists from acquiring nuclear weapons, new FDA rules relax abortion regulations, and Alvin Hall meets his father. (episode)
At the Nuclear Industry Summit in Washington this week, one of President Obama's main focuses will be stopping the spread of nuclear material to North Korea and Islamic terrorists.
President Obama and Chinese President Xi meet in Washington today in hopes that the countries can resolve their escalating confrontation in the South China Sea.
A book examining Norwegian shooter Anders Breivik reveals clues to fighting both xenophobia and Islamic extremism in Europe.
Five prominent members of the U.S. women's national soccer team have filed a federal wage discrimination against the U.S. Soccer Federation.
This week, the Food and Drug Administration waded into controversial territory by relaxing access for a medication that induces abortion.
Donald Trump's abortion comments and the battery charges against his campaign manager could set the tone for the rest of his campaign.
In part three of Alvin Hall's story, Alvin confronts his family's past and for the first time finds his father in old home movie footage.
Ubiquitous jazz and jam-band musician Marco Benevento's latest solo album, "The Story of Fred Short," is named for a Native American man who lived on his land in Upstate New York.
On today's show: A young man goes from prison to the honor roll, an analysis of the government's efforts to tackle the opiate epidemic, and part two of Alvin Hall's homecoming. (episode)
Angel Sanchez, a 33-year-old honors student at the University of Central Florida, received his GED diploma while in solitary confinement, serving a 30-year prison sentence.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel named Eddie Johnson as the new chief of the Chicago Police department. But the reform efforts come as the city's murder rates are up 84 percent in 2016.
A controversial ruling from a UN commission earlier this week extended the maritime territory of Argentina, which now includes the long-disputed Falkland Islands.
As President Obama increases his efforts to tackle America's opiate and heroin epidemic, we speak with a doctor and and drug expert to examine if enough is being done.
For the second part of Alvin Hall's story, we head to Shadeville Road, to places he once called home, and where memories of family and faith came flooding back.
On today's show: A defense and takedown of the 2016 election circus, exploring not-so-legal healthcare options for veterans, and a journey back in time to Wakulla County. (episode)
Secretary of State John Kerry called this election cycle an "embarrassment" to America. But rather than embarrassing, might it actually be American democracy functioning at its best?
At the same time that a suicide bomb went off in Lahore, people protested in the capital in support of Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it has found its own way to unlock the iPhone allegedly used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
The Badger State may be the GOP's last hope to stop Donald Trump. Brian Fraley of Madison, Wisconsin is a #NeverTrump supporter and hopes to take down The Donald.
The Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance in northern California is now offering a new kind of solution for PTSD or chronic pain: Medical marijuana that's grown on site and distributed for free.
Alvin Hall was his school's first black valedictorian, but he says his photo was replaced with a picture of two white classmates. Now, he's making an emotional journey back.
Coming up on today's show: Analysis of this weekend's Democratic caucuses, a look at the suicide attack in Pakistan and a new FRONTLINE documentary, and examining the Easter Rising. (episode)
A series of caucus and primary wins has the Democratic presidential candidate on a roll. But is it enough to overtake Hillary Clinton's commanding lead in delegates?
Kim Ghattas has spent much of her career covering the Middle East. Now she's covering the Hillary Clinton campaign, and provides an outsider perspective on the 2016 election.
Over the weekend, a suicide bomber set off an explosion at a park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore
Syrian troops were able to capture the city of Palmyra from ISIS over the weekend. After so much conflict, is there anything left of this ancient city?
Alaska is facing a major budget crisis. The state relies heavily on oil revenues for its funding, and dropping energy prices have forced the state to make big cuts.
Since the Arab Spring, an underground network of dissidents in Saudi Arabia have been filming the violent, oppressive actions of their government.
Nearly a century ago, some 1,600 Irish nationalists rose up against the British. Though the Easter Rising rebellion was suppressed, Irish New Yorkers kept the movement going.
The Takeaway looks at a new investigation into the mercenary firm Blackwater, we examine the future of conservative talk radio, and we explore the women's rights movement in Ireland. (episode)
Blackwater has done America's dirty work on and off battlefields for more than a decade. Now a new Intercept investigation claims that the DOJ is ready to go after founder Erik Prince.
One hundred years after Irish rebels fought for an independent republic, the women who participated in the Easter Rising rebellion are being remembered.
The bill could also allow for discrimination against interracial couples, single parents, and unmarried couples.
Ted Cruz is the darling of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Mark Levin. So why is he doing so poorly?
Reviews of the superhero film "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice," a sequel with "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," and a modern warfare thriller in "Eye in the Sky."
In “The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World," journalist Sally Denton chronicles the rise of the one of the largest privately held corporations in the world.
The Takeaway looks at radicalization in the wake of the Brussels attacks, we hear from American women who went to work during World War II, and Ethan Hawke discusses his new film. (episode)
Maajid Nawaz, author of "Radical: My Journey Out of Islamist Extremism," says we can't separate issues of terrorism from Islam.
An anti-radicalization program is hoping to help Somali youth in the Twin Cities, but some say it can isolate them further.
Though Radovan Karadžic will be finally brought to justice, a lack of reconciliation still festers among Serbians and Bosnians, something that's creating deep divisions.
Richard W. Painter worked in the George W. Bush Administration as the chief White House ethics lawyer from 2005 to 2007.
More than 70 years after American women stepped up and entered factories during World War II, some U.S. lawmakers are honoring the nation's "Original Rosies" in Washington.
Yesterday was supposed to be the deadline for a peace deal between FARC rebels and the Colombian government. Though talks are ongoing, can this 50 year conflict ever come to an end?
Actor Ethan Hawke discusses his latest film, "Born to Be Blue," along with writer and director Robert Budreau.
The Takeaway analyzes the security state in Belgium, we hear from the executive director of the Koch-funded Libre Initiative, and we examine America's crumbling infrastructure. (episode)
Tuesday's deadly attacks exposed both Belgium's internal issues, and its intelligence and security fractures with the rest of Europe.
Every year, the government selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" to American culture and adds them to the National Recording Registry.
The Libre Initiative, a non-profit funded by the Koch Brothers, is on a campaign to covert an ever-growing Latino electorate to conservatism.
As the fight between the FBI and Apple shows, the cosmic clash of technology and law enforcement continues to become more and more important.
Centralized city living is often more efficient and greener, a reality that local and state governments are responding to.
Delays in approving infrastructure projects costs the U.S much more in the long run. Redesigning the approval process can save money, time, and the environment.
Ambassador Marc Calcoen, the Consul General of Belgium, says that the Brussels attacks show that an era of tranquility has come to an end in Europe.
After decades of ice, Cuba and the U.S. have begun to rebuild their international relationship. (article)
The Takeaway examines violent terrorist attacks in Brussels, we explore what the new U.S.-Cuba relationship means for the MLB, and we look at the U.S. presidential race in Utah. (episode)
The attacks came just days after Salah Abdeslam — one of the men believed to be involved in the November Paris attacks — was apprehended by authorities after a months-long manhunt.
As the U.S. forges a new path forward with Cuba, it's now possible for Cuban ballplayers to deal directly with MLB franchises and avoid the dangers of defection.
Though the world is still in shock from the brutal violence that played out in Belgium on Tuesday, one analyst says the nation is particularly vulnerable to these types of attacks.
In the Beehive State, Trump's background may present a challenge.
In Florida, heroin treatment centers and marketers are using insurance scams and loopholes to profit off heroin addicts by keeping them in a cycle of addiction.
The new novel, "The Rope" by Kanan Makiya, explores Iraq during the first four years of the American occupation.
The Takeaway explores President Obama's trip to Cuba, we look at the branding strategy used by Donald Trump, and hear from someone with a photographic memory. (episode)
President Obama is making a historic visit to Havana, Cuba. It has been almost 90 years since the last American president in office, Calvin Coolidge, visited the island back in 1928.
If you vote for Trump, you’ll be rewarded with a life of prosperity and happiness. No need to worry about the details. Trump has you covered.
Just 10 days before Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, Chief Justice John Roberts criticized the Supreme Court confirmation process. Will he speak out again?
When the device first rolled out in the 1980s, it became a media sensation. But the development of the artificial heart was not without controversy.
The idea of "disruption" can tempt companies to throw out all of their previous success just to embrace the new. But that isn't always a winning strategy.
Nima Veiseh is just one of about 50 people with HSAM, a condition that gives him a complete and total film-like memory. He remembers every moment of his life since December 15, 2000.