Todd Zwillich

A policy change could upend years of waiting for thousands of people who have applied for asylum in the U.S. 

The Takeaway is teaming up with "The Science of Happiness" podcast to take a look at research-driven practices that promote happiness and well being.

Out-of-state drug companies shipped nearly 21 million prescription painkillers to two pharmacies four blocks apart in a small West Virginia town. How did that happen?

As workers in white-collar industries are increasingly unionizing, organizing efforts in lower wage industries have failed. 

Back in 1968, more than 1,000 sanitation workers striked after two of their colleagues were crushed to death. The movement brought Martin Luther King to the city. 

The East Bay Times in California is facing layoffs, and the Charleston Gazette-Mail is headed for Chapter 11. And now the LA Times is facing a fight over unionization.

Some officials in Puerto Rico think FEMA's decision is premature, since an estimated 1 million people still remain without power and roughly 118,000 don’t have access to clean water.

Today, space fans are experiencing a cosmic trifecta: A blue moon, a supermoon, and a total lunar eclipse.

In Yemen, secessionist fighters in the southern part of the country have taken over the government’s de facto capital of Aden.

Leon Neyfahk, host of Slate's Watergate podcast, "Slow Burn," explains how the scandals of the Nixon White House can put today's political climate into perspective.

Back in July, Congress overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan sanctions bill against Russia. But this week, the Trump Administration said it would not impose the sanctions after all.

On Tuesday, President Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. Though he made a bipartisan pitch, he also played to his conservative base.

Do average Americans feel the economy is working for them? 

On Monday, FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe abruptly quit his post. The move raised questions about the impact of the President’s influence on the DOJ and FBI.

The latest edition of Case in Point from The Marshall Project tells the story of Renard Marcel Daniel. 

Casino mogul Steve Wynn is facing allegations of sexual misconduct. How will the Republican Party, which employed him as finance chair, respond?