Alexandra Botti

What are you reading this summer? Need a recommendation? The Takeaway is here to help. 

What are you reading this summer? Need a recommendation? The Takeaway is here to help. 

A new book from author Becky Aikman looks at the making of "Thelma and Louise," and the film's unique place in Hollywood history. 

There's a new succession line in Saudi Arabia: King Salman has made his 31-year-old son first in line to succeed him, a spot previously held by the king's nephew.

Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel faced off in a tight race for Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District to fill the seat left by HHS Secretary Tom Price.

Back in the '70s, there were no women at the head of the table in Hollywood. Until Marcia Nasatir, who is known for her films like "Carrie," "Coming Home," "Apocalypse Now," and "Rocky."

A major diplomatic crisis erupted suddenly yesterday, when a handful of Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, cut all ties with Qatar.

The United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Bahrain, and Libya have severed ties with Qatar.

Citizens in Florida may soon get the chance to challenge the science curriculum in public schools.

Iran elects a new president today. Current president, moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani, is up against a number of hardline conservatives. 

The Washington Post's Karoun Demirjian says it's "very, very, very, very strange" that President Trump shared what he did with a non-ally. 

Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) sent a fundraising letter to the employer of one of his constituents, calling her out as a member of an activist group that opposed him.

Reviews of the fantasy-action film "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword," the comedy "Snatched," the war film "The Wall," and the drama "Lowriders."

In a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats, acting F.B.I. Director Andrew McCabe filled Comey's seat. Meanwhile, Washington is considering a permanent replacement.

One woman's story of learning to dance using a wheelchair, after she is paralyzed below the chest in a car accident.

Health officials have identified around 50 cases of measles in Minnesota, and almost all of them are in the state's large Somali community. 

While testifying before the Senate, former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates revealed that she warned President Trump that his national security adviser was vulnerable to blackmail.

France is just days away from electing a new president. The choice for the future of the country — and Europe — comes down to centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right's Marine Le Pen. 

This week, The Takeaway is exploring dissent in different corners of the world. Today, we go to Russia and Chechnya.