A telekinetic teenager became a convicted killer. Can a group of strangers prove that Christina Boyer is really a victim of injustice?

The author unearths the story of Frank Yerby, one of the the most prolific African-American novelists in history.

An early profile of Carole Baskin, proprietor of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa.

A profile of the doctor who has run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 36 years.

The story of an aviator-adventurer draws a journalist into a reflection on his own family’s history of flight.

The trucker blew a stop sign and hit a bus full of teenagers. Now the families of the dead grapple with their capacity to forgive.

When a rash of sensational museum robberies stunned Europe, police zeroed in on a fearsome crime family—and a flashy new generation of young outlaws.

How P. Rajagopal, the founder of one of the world’s largest vegetarian restaurant chains, got away with murder.

A profile of the photographer, who has been accused by several models of sexual abuse.

Those who survived tell the story of twenty three ISIS hostages’ shared months of brutal captivity before some were ransomed and some executed.

A judge on the history and injustice of the plea bargain in America.

The story of Universe 25, a mouse utopia that became an overcrowded hell, and its implications for the future of humankind.

On the case of young Joseph Hall, who was convicted last month of murdering his dad.

The “naked technological realities” of America’s heartland and how they power a “cosy coastal world of pretend farmers’ markets and happy cows.”

An interview with Murphy at the apex of his power, just before the release of Harlem Nights.

How a former member of Jesus People USA exposed its history of sexual abuse.

The producer of Big Star’s Third and piano player on ‘Wild Horses’ recounts a life of music in Memphis.

How the next generation of Indian women could break the country’s cycle of early motherhood and forced marriage.

How a man of little education and little means invented a simple machine that changed the lives of women in rural India.

On tragedy, mythology, and the spectacular crash of the Spider-Man musical and its creator, Julie Taymor.

At work with Jean-Claude Carrière, screenwriter of choice for an entire generation of top-flight directors.

On the culture of plastic surgery in Los Angeles, and how the reporter’s life changed when she got a pair of fake boobs.

Three primary reasons: A desire for vengeance, the sanitization of executions and, ironically, the reliability of DNA evidence.

The story of Standard Motor Products, a 92-year-old family-run auto parts manufacturer, and the transformation of the U.S. manufacturing industry.