The unlikely ascent of A.Q. Khan, the scientist who gave Pakistan the Bomb, and his suspicious fall from grace.

The coldest of cases: During 1884-85, seven women and one man were brutally murdered in Austin, Texas.

A tony bedroom community in Los Angeles, a kidnapping gone horribly wrong, and the birth of a teenage fugitive.

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

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

Is a serial killer on the loose in Wellfleet? An investigation.

On the perils and poisons of mining for gold in southeastern Peru.

A profile of the singer as he returns to the stage for the first time in a dozen years.

The bizarre story of the disappearance of “downtown legend” John Lurie after a former friend resolved to take his life.

On caring for a bipolar parent amidst a broken mental health care system.

“Calça de veludo ou bunda de fora.” Why Neymar, one of the world’s best talents hasn’t taken the money and run.

April Savino, a teenage homeless runaway, lived in Grand Central Terminal from 1984 until 1987 when she committed suicide on the steps of a nearby church.

On how a childhood spent in New York City’s tenements led a 15-year-old boy to be convicted of murder.

The story of how Washington blew its best shot to do something on climate change.

A trip to the Famous Poets Society convention/contest in Reno.

A profile of Rafael Pérez, an infamously corrupt LAPD officer and the inspiration behind the Vic Mackey character on The Shield.

On Sam Cooke, theme parties, and the importance of McDonald’s-related jingles when street performing.

On 30 years of Long Island politics.

Two officers discovered rampant corruption and criminal activity at the heart of Chicago’s police department. Then they were punished by their peers. A four-part series.

The untold story of Napoleon Hill, who practically invented the self-help scam through his 1937 book Think and Grow Rich.

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

The Department of Energy is in chaos and it is putting the world at risk.

The rise and fall of the “most far-flung, most organized, and most brazen example of homosexual extortion in the nation’s history.”

A journey to Disney World with kids and weed.

What it takes to be the best alpine skier in the world.