The author of True Grit on growing up in Arkansas during World War II.

Making sense of the CEO’s very public tour of America, which feels like a political campaign minus the politics.

A profile of Lil Yachty.

In family court, judges must decide whether the risks at home outweigh the risks of separating a family.

A series of conversations with the WikiLeaks founder about his role in the 2016 presidential election.

In dozens of criminal trials, prosecutors have put the same gun in the hands of more than one defendant.

“I have drunkenly sexually assaulted or raped women—the exact number of which I am currently determining.”

A profile of the irrepressible Trump campaign foreign-policy adviser.

How Cops became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.

The story of one journalist’s giant salary and why his company could no longer pay it.

A 7-part investigation into the true nature of Long Island politics, through the story of street tough-turned-power broker Gary Melius.

A new historical inquiry into the murder of Elwood Higginbotham offers a chance to confront the past.

Inside the trailer park known as Little Mexico in Norwalk, Ohio in the wake of an ICE raid that separated children from their parents.

The family separation crisis that no one knows about.

Inside the most destructive fire in American history—and why the West’s cities and towns will keep on burning.

The life of Robert Earl Hughes, who at more than 1,000 lbs. was named largest man on earth by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The self-help author kicks off her presidential campaign.

“I admit it,” she says, in her hotel room. “I’m a troll. I’m the queen of the fucking trolls.”

Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?

On the bohemian poet’s hidden career as a prolific copywriter.

Scientists in Brazil are trying to save the giant anteater from a growing threat: roads.

Can Jerry Falwell Jr. build Liberty University’s football team into the evangelical version of Notre Dame?

“I wanted to be prepared for the worst nature could throw at me. But the real threat turned out to be human.”

A profile of the doctor who has run the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 36 years.

A conversation with the former player, and new coach, about basketball, Beijing, and being understood.