An interview with rapper Drakeo the Ruler after he was released from prison, having previously faced the possibility of 25 to life despite being previously acquitted of murder charges related to a 2016 killing.

When the business icon died in a fire last week, questions abounded. The answers seem rooted in a Covid-period spiral, where he turned to drugs and shunned old friends.

Patients say the “Rock Doc” helped them like no one else could. Federal prosecutors say his “help” often amounted to dealing drugs for sex.

The inside story of a cartel’s deadly assault on a Mexican town near the Texas border—and the U.S. drug operation that sparked it.

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

Buyers from all over America—some of whom had never heard of the Illinois town—came searching for wealth amid the Rust Belt ruins.

The death of Elijah McClain prompted a flood of more than 8,500 letters from outside the state of Colorado—all begging Governor Jared Polis for justice. The author opens every one.

The GOP’s younger generation confronts its future.

The enduring disadvantage of getting locked up.

The story of a whale attack.

Horst von Wächter confronts - and rationalizes - a difficult family legacy.

The best women’s tennis player of all-time opens up.

Unpacking a false confession 20 years later.

A profile of Russell Baze, the winningest jockey in American history.

Investigating the burning of ancient books by rebels in Timbuktu.

The Srebrenica massacre, almost 20 years later.

Following a lobster from sea to table.

Rand Paul as the movement’s Pearl Jam.

On the rise in gay teens who are cast out by their families.

How an education reform effort became the new Obamacare.

A trip to the U.S. Open of ping-pong.