Rio de Janeiro drug gangs are embracing evangelical Christianity.

On 21st-century prospectors:

Shawn Ryan is the king of a new Yukon gold rush, the biggest since the legendary Klondike stampede a century ago. Behind this stampede is the rising price of gold, and behind this price is fear.

Do not assume, just because there is champagne and whiskey and maybe, sometimes, drugs, that these shuckers aren’t also thinking long and hard, and often poetically, about their métier.

People with Prader-Willi syndrome, caused by a genetic defect, always feel as though they’re starving. How can you condition them to control their appetites when temptation is everywhere?

JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business.

The story of how federal authorities blew the biggest anti-terror investigation of the past decade—the post-9/11 anthrax attacks—and nearly destroyed an innocent man.

Andre Thomas cut out his children’s hearts and removed his own eyes. Texas considers him sane.

Inside a small town revived by an influx of immigrants and then destroyed by a Homeland Security raid.

A profile of New York City Ballet’s resident choreographer.

A cross section of Angelenos consider ‘What’s next?’

Uber made big promises in Kenya. Drivers say it’s ruined their lives.

The comedian on his show business bucket list, Donald Sterling, and whether he ever feels guilty for being funny.

In a speech that’s getting a bit of flak for recycling some of his past lines, the stage- and screenwriter says it’s okay to make mistakes along the way:

And make no mistake about it, you are dumb. You're a group of incredibly well-educated dumb people. I was there. We all were there. You're barely functional. There are some screw-ups headed your way. I wish I could tell you that there was a trick to avoiding the screw-ups, but the screw-ups, they're a-coming for ya. It's a combination of life being unpredictable, and you being super dumb.

On the world’s biggest polluter.

One man’s quest to have a healthy leg amputated.

Maybe Clinton isn’t a “good candidate,” as political junkies like to say. But that might not matter in 2016.

A woman posing as a non-profit worker kidnaps a formerly homeless pregnant woman and tries to claim her baby. [PART 1]

A psychological theory emerges to explain why young Americans are taking a while to grow up.

Two young girls attempt to murder another in Waukesha, Wisconsin, trying to bring an internet meme to life.

Victims of Mexico’s drug violence often end up in unmarked graves. This man set out to find them.

Millions of American workers sign away legal rights without knowing what they’re in for: Arbitration Hell.

If you want to see what a world without Roe looks like, look at Mississippi.

“In fact, in private conversations, Obama rarely mentions Trump at all. Those who’ve visited the office he’s leased from the World Wildlife Fund in Washington’s West End say he’s eager to talk for hours about the world’s ills. When informed about the latest presidential tweetstorms aimed at him, he chuckles and changes the subject. One friend of Obama’s recalled that after a 45-minute meeting that avoided the subject of Trump entirely, the pair ducked into an aide’s office and saw on television that the president was claiming to have been absolved in the Russia inquiry. Obama’s eyes flicked toward the chyron and his face took on a decidedly bemused aspect for a beat before he turned back to their conversation as if nothing had happened.”