Why did Christie Smythe upend her life and stability for Martin Shkreli, one of the least-liked men in the world?

Megan Lundstrom understands more than most the conditions that force women into dangerous situations—she also has the key to help them escape.

In the wartime Balkans, an encounter with a solider produced an unwanted baby, a test of international justice, and a decades-long yearning for peace.

A profile of the professional wrestler.

A profile of the youngest Black woman in Congress.

When model Kimberly Fattorini died after a night out in Hollywood, everyone assumed she’d accidentally overdosed. But there was more to the story.

The cost of parents sharing their lives on Instagram.

For months, Emile Weaver denied her pregnancy. A gruesome discovery forced her to confront the truth.

For years, Mormon Mommy blogger Natalie Lovin curated a picture-perfect life. Then she left the church—and her husband.

A profile.

Was Samantha Sally a prisoner or a conspirator?

A profile.

On becoming a mom.

On sex education and why people are still so uncomfortable talking about it.

A profile.

Angelika Graswald, also known as the Kayak Killer, went to jail for letting her fiancé drown in the Hudson River. Now she’s out on parole and looking to clear her name.

The event evolves.

On navigating the New York media world as a young journalist.

Theresa Buchanan, a professor at LSU, “used the f-word in class, overshared about her personal life, and could be brutally candid in her critiques of the student teachers under her tutelage.” Should she have been fired?

A profile of the Handmaid’s Tale star.

A profile of the New York Times White House correspondent.

A profile of Missy Elliott.

She has convinced her followers she is a pretty-in-pink naïf, an escort, an unhinged ex, an office drone, and, most recently, an expectant mother. None of it is real.

The lip-syncing app Musical.ly claims that it has signed up 50% of American teens.

Ardelia Ali was raped in 1995. Twenty years later, her attacker was convicted.