A first-hand account of San Francisco in the hours and days after the devastating 1906 earthquake.

How did Josh Tetrick’s vegan-mayo company become a Silicon Valley darling—and what is he really selling?

In Northern Albania, vengeance is as likely a form of restitution as anything the criminal-justice system can offer.

A journey to Disney World with kids and weed.

A profile of the diva who is proving that drag is entertainment for everyone.

A swanky 12-story condo in Sarasota nearly collapsed, was rendered unlivable for years, and no one was to blame.

A visit to the set of Lost Highway, minus an actual interview with the director.

Leïla Slimani’s best-seller explores the dark relationship of a mother and her babysitter.

A 5-part series on how drug lords make billions smuggling gold to the U.S. for your jewelry and phones.

An interview with a Funny or Die writer after the entire editorial team was laid off.

A feat of elegant design wowed elite architects and promised to bring education to poor children in Nigeria. Then it collapsed.

The connections he made at a 2013 pageant in Russia may have helped give him the Presidency.

How to create a floating city.

A profile of then-First Lady Barbara Bush, published just before the 1992 presidential election. The lede: “Even Barbara Bush’s stepmother is afraid of her.”

One mysterious death, then another, and another — all in the same house. The first two written off as a tragic coincidence, until the third shattered doubts.

Twelve years ago, Michael Stewart killed his mother during a psychotic episode. How he and his family are coping today.

San Francisco’s forgotten serial killer.

The icon opens up about her mistakes, her family, and her journey to become a better person.

He was a far-right, pro-Trump media figure looking for his big break. Then Lane Davis stabbed his father to death.

Men have become increasingly infertile, so much so that within a generation they may lose the ability to reproduce entirely.

Bringing a serial killer to justice reveals the country’s other sources of death and suffering.

A slick-talking con artist turned an innocent brother and sister into his personal slaves.

In many homicides, police believe they know the killer’s identity but can’t get a witness to cooperate.

On the ethics of putting the internet’s spotlight on a neighborhood restaurant.