Donald Cline must have thought no one would ever know. Then DNA testing came along.

A trip to a lobster festival leads to an examination of the culinary and ethical dimensions of cooking a live, possibly sentient, creature.

Young immigrants who have been separated from their parents find a home at the Children’s Center.

A tale of missing money, heated lunchroom arguments, and flaxseed pizza crusts.

Some risky but practical proposals to harness a superpower that has clearly lost control.

Cycling through relapse and recovery, and the industry that enables both.

“I always said that when my time came I’d want to go fast. But where’s the fun in that?”

Decades ago, two parents sued a drug company over their newborn’s deformity—and changed courtroom science forever.

A well-known attorney helped land a $2 billion settlement for Gulf Coast seafood-industry workers. But who was he really representing?

Sean Murphy was an epic weed smoker, a devoted Tom Brady fan, and the best cat burglar that Lynn, Mass. had ever seen.

Groups protesting lockdown measures see the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext for tyranny—and as an opportunity for spreading rage.

Over a decade, Theodore Robert Wright III destroyed cars, yachts, and planes. That was only the half of it.

How did a couple who built an empire of yoga studios and homes with “living walls” end up as pandemic villains?

Has a desire to keep the coronavirus out of schools put children’s long-term well-being at stake?

The antics in postwar Nordic children’s books left propaganda and prudery behind. We need this madcap spirit more than ever.

A cloud enthusiast becomes an advocate for a new type of cloud.

A U.S.-backed militia that kills children may be America’s exit strategy from its longest war.

A history of the ultimate political weapon, which we’ve never understood how to use.

What’s a typical immigrant story? In his new film, “Minari,” the “Walking Dead” star has his own to tell.

How social media stars like Addison Rae gave the cosmetics industry a makeover.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

The world’s greatest animator, Yuri Norstein, hasn’t released a new film in 37 years.

Deana Lawson’s regal, loving, unburdened photographs imagine a world in which Black people are free from the distortions of history.

In Scott Kimball, the FBI thought it had found a high-value informant who could help solve big cases. What it got instead was lies, betrayal, and murder.

Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by cops. 65,000 strong, with only themselves to count on.