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Margaret Heffernan talks about the danger of "willful blindness" and praises ordinary people who are willing to speak up.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration has been on the job for six years and presided over such controversial decisions as relaxing age restrictions on the Plan B contraceptive.

New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley says this season is a "surprisingly good one," and shares his picks.

Travis Holcombe of KCRW shares some of his favorite new music of the year, including "Uptown Funk" and "Lionsong" off Bjork's new album.

People always say they want change in elections, but who represents that change? A new poll sheds some light on who does — and who does not.

Harry Potter is attending the Quidditch World Cup with his family, as well as Ron and Hermione. He is in his 30s, with "a couple of threads of silver" in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheek.

Forget the Forbes Celebrity 100. This is the Friskies 50 — the new definitive guide of the most influential cats on the Internet. The list is based on a measure of the cats' social media reach.

The 39-year-old mayor of San Antonio is Hispanic and a rising star in the Democratic Party. He succeeds Shaun Donovan, who was tapped to be White House budget chief.

Seth Rogen and James Franco have an upcoming film called The Interview. They're a talk show host and producer who get an interview with North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un, and are encouraged to kill him.

Top doctors tell lawmakers that there would be no timeframe for Ebola patients being held in isolation at local hospitals, ahead of move to an…