In Cyprus with those who lost big by simply depositing their savings with Laiki.

Arno Smit bilked millions out of Tulare County dairy workers (and at least one wealthy widow). Then he disappeared.

A trip to Japan and a glimpse of our automated future.

On children accused of sorcery in Congo.

Why “Father of Botox” Arnold Klein, whose famous clients once included Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor, thinks everyone’s out to get him.

After years of sexual abuse by a neighbor, a teenager takes matters into his own hands.

Before embarking on dangerous rock climbs, Matt Samet would use whiskey to wash down powerful prescription tranquilizers. A first-person account of extreme addiction.

What it’s like to have thousands of fans who don’t recognize you.

Boko Haram has abducted thousands of children and trained them as soldiers. Four survivors tell their story.

“We are so screwed it’s beyond what most of us can imagine.”

An interview with Chase Strangio, who has won a series of landmark court cases in his role as ACLU deputy director for transgender justice.

Stephanie had cancer, until she didn’t.

“‘Have you ever killed anybody?’”

An argument for working less.

A small town in Nebraska promised a warm welcome to a family of Katrina evacuees. It didn’t last.

What to do about climate change.

The fight for South Africa’s future.

On an affliction for the digital age, “Munchausen by internet.”

A family loses everything in the Fort McMurray wildfire.

Leaking from the inside, leaking from the outside.