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.”

Pinch-hitting for an ailing Ted Kennedy, the then-candidate honors the Kennedy’s life of service and implores graduates to wed their lives to others:

Ted Kennedy often tells a story about the fifth anniversary celebration of the Peace Corps. He was there, and he asked one of the young Americans why he had chosen to volunteer. And the man replied, ‘Because it was the first time someone asked me to do something for my country.’ I don’t know how many of you have been asked that question, but after today, you have no excuses.

A profile of Ken Feinberg, lawyer who specializes in determining compensation after tragedies and disasters.

For online advertisers, probably most of it. An investigation.

A decorated college track coach, forced to resign because of an affair she had with a athlete 10 years before, fights back.

An essay about what we’ll lose, and what we’ve already lost.

Teaching Emily Dickinson at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida.

Inside a quirky indie publisher’s turn to Covid trutherism

When Elysian Brewing sold itself to Big Beer, it set off a revolt among Seattle craft beer enthusiasts.

A woman posing as a non-profit worker kidnaps a formerly homeless pregnant woman and tries to claim her baby. [PART 2]

Three days, 64 people shot, six of them dead: Memorial Day weekend in Chicago.

When a young author started her novel years ago, she saw it as a romance. She sees it differently now.

Why the flood of money in this election is just the beginning.

The broadcasting behemoth is up for a charter renewal in the United Kingdom, and it’s exposing every crack in the organization.

Neale McShane’s jurisdiction in the Australian Outback is roughly the size of the United Kingdom. He patrols it alone.

The debate over what really killed the dinosaurs is still raging.