The CEO of the US’s biggest bank doesn’t have much charisma or a track record, but he’s “doing as well as any little Dutch boy can—sticking his fingers in the dike.”

The inside story of an improbable team of divers, a near-impossible plan and the rescue of 12 boys from a Thai cave.

How KFC brought fried chicken to China and Africa as U.S. sales slumped.

The stories of two dozen strangers who survived the Joplin, Mo., tornado by hiding in a walk-in beer cooler.

They believe that strangers on the street watch them, follow them in vans, whisper as they pass. Their family urge them to seek help. Then they find people online who have experienced the same thing they have.

After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the government’s misguided response has put more lives in danger.

The case against Jonathan Pollard, an American who spied for Israel.

A new era in the search for life on Mars.

The market for Hirst’s work is in a tailspin. Why?

Meet the inspiration for Barbara Loden’s Wanda.

She posted an ad for a roommate. What’s the worst that could happen?

An essay on the wounded woman.

An essay on the pitcher, friendship and death.

On Joni Mitchell and canons.

After his wife disappears, Hans Reiser’s defense contacts a Wired writer who they believe can help explain the world of groundbreaking code, video games, and sci-fi that defines Reiser’s existence.

Policing the world of experimental research in the age of TED talks and Freakonomics.

The fall of PCCare247, an Indian company in the business of selling fixes to problems that didn’t exist.

On the constantly evolving definition of insider trading and the lingering question of how inside traders should be punished.

Inside the world of special operations weather technicians, “the Department of Defense’s only commando forecasters.”

A profile of Jim Henson before the release of the first Muppet movie.

The story of former Vikings linebacker Fred McNeill and the lasting impact of his concussions.

Tony Kushner and the burdens of being one of the last public intellectuals in American theater.

How coach Gregg Popovich’s love of fine wine led to a 20-year run of success in the NBA.

Is a well-received work of William Faulkner scholarship a hoax?