Inside the campaign to canonize the fire department chaplain who died on September 11.

Charles D. King tries to change the entertainment landscape.

How Andrew Anglin went from being an antiracist vegan to the alt-right’s most vicious troll.

CO2 could soon reach levels that, it’s widely agreed, will lead to catastrophe.

How the federal government abused its power to seize property for a border fence.

Kobe Bryant knows who he is, and he’s happy to tell you all about it.

More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.

He holds incredible power over women’s rights. New evidence shows he lied repeatedly about his history of harassment to get there.

How the disappearing bayou town of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana is trying to delay its inevitable end.

A dispatch from Cape Town, where surprising things can happen when it feels like the world is about to end.

The wondrous—and occasionally weird—relationship between the children’s-music superstar, his fans, and the man he used to be.

Did the NBA executive use social media to secretly disparage his players and defend his decisions?

A secret network of women is working outside the law and the medical establishment to provide safe, cheap home abortions.

She secretly recorded her brother, Holland’s most notorious criminal, confessing to multiple murders. Will he exact revenge?

On the difficulty of diagnosing chronic lyme disease and the persistent struggle to do no harm.

Inside Iraq’s most notorious prison, an Army interrogator named Joshua Casteel came fact to face with a truth about the war—and himself.

Children film themselves chewing, whispering and tapping to give their adult audience an ASMR buzz. But at what cost?

The World Wide Fund for Nature funds vicious paramilitary forces to fight poaching.

Debra Koosed was diagnosed with dementia at 65. That’s when she decided she no longer wanted to live.

The former NBA player is forever linked to the murder of his girlfriend.

Vivia, an intellectually disabled woman, had long wanted a child but decided instead to adopt a doll.

How a childhood of anger led the founder of 8chan to create one of the darkest corners of the internet.

A lawsuit against Harvard forces students to choose sides.

Prince had grand plans for his autobiography, but only a few months to live.

Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins says he owes his career to his mom. When you hear her remarkable story of survival, you’ll understand his devotion.