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.

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

Thomas Joshua Cooper risks his life to document the world’s remotest places.

Caveh Zahedi’s abject, self-defeating, ethically questionable, maddeningly original approach to documentary.

History’s largest mining operation is about to begin. It’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.

A new genetic engineering technology could help eliminate malaria and stave off extinctions — if humanity decides to unleash it.

Inside the wildly ambitious effort to reimagine the classic musical for 2020.

Two well-liked Twitter employees accessed thousands of users’ private information and illegally passed it to the Saudi Royal Family, per the FBI.

A speech on the value of being alone with your thoughts, delivered to the plebe class at West Point.

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

The first epicenter is coming back to life, but not as anyone knew it.