One of the world’s most hazardous jobs is known for its intense pressure.

A “reckless” fracking company, poisoned springs, and a family forced to buy water at Walmart.

Nannies and housecleaners have some of the hardest, least secure jobs in the nation. Now they’re organizing to change that.

Ignoring warning signs of misconduct, Baltimore Police praised — and promoted — a Gun Trace Task Force leader.

An upstart football league goes horribly awry during its first season,.

A mid-boom critique of New York City’s high-priced, mostly glass condo buildings.

Glory isn’t part of the deal when you go to work for the federal government.

How the tiny town of Roundup, Montana became a hub in Amazon’s supply chain.

The story behind an Instagram sensation is the story of a changing coastal Maine.

How a group of 17 trans athletes came together last November to make history.

A Ranger graduate breaks down an ordeal that shapes some of the nation’s finest soldiers.

America’s poet laureate of the dick joke is taking it all in stride.

How precious maps, books, and art vanished from the Pittsburgh archive over the course of 25 years.

In 1986, two lovebirds busted out of a coed prison in a hijacked helicopter. They’ve been trying to escape ever since.

They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.

Inside the dual legacies of NFL players’ union boss DeMaurice Smith.

How phone phreakers, many of them blind, opened up Ma Bell to unlimited free international calling using a technical manual and a toy organ.

On the brink of nuclear war, America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative.

They executed people for the state of South Carolina. For some, it nearly destroyed them.

The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells.

A profile of the reclusive billionaire who orchestrated a collectible toy craze.

The story of Soylent, a Silicon Valley concoction designed to replace your meals.

A profile of the novelist, who is surprised to be alive.

Applying big data analysis to Internet Adult Film Database, the IMDB of porn.

How a disgraced Civil War general became one of the best-selling novelists in American history.