How Germany sorts people fleeing death from opportunists and pretenders.

“Richard Spencer is a troll and an icon for white supremacists. He was also my high-school classmate.”

John Georgelas was a military brat and drug enthusiast from Texas. Now he’s a prominent figure within the Islamic State.

In 1948, a man was found on a beach in South Australia. The circumstances of his death and his identity were rich with mystery. When an amateur sleuth became obsessed, he could not imagine where the clues would lead him.

Maintaining order behind bars.

A dispatch from the Central African Republic.

The rise and fall of Intrade, the betting market for world events—elections, hurricanes, Academy Awards—and the death of its CEO near the top of Everest.

Inside the world of high-priced online reputation management.

How Georgia halted its drug epidemic, but not its addicts–and what the U.S. might learn from their efforts.

The Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army, drawn mostly from kidnapped children, has proved as elusive as it is barbaric.

Is letting convicts roam free under electronic surveillance better than putting them behind bars?