Many of the 230,000 women and girls in U.S. jails and prisons were abuse survivors before they entered the system. And at least 30 percent of those serving time on murder or manslaughter charges were protecting themselves or a loved one from physical or sexual violence.

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show’s thrilling, scary, inept performance on German television.

She was Becky Sue Turner, then Lori Erica Ruff. Now she’s Jane Doe.

How Goldman Sachs made $5 billion by controlling supply and manipulating the aluminum market.

An investigation into the ill-fated text messaging platform ZunZuneo.

An essay on Beyoncé and her fans.

The first profile of the disgraced journalist.

A profile of Ken Regan, a computer scientist, chess master, and world champion at detecting cheaters in chess.

The salacious correspondence between the President and his mistress.

Airbnb vs. New York City.

The Nigerian schoolgirls who escaped Boko Haram.

Walking the East Tennessee woods with a Carol, aka “The Forest Granny,” a woman who lives off the land.

A Javanese shrine where Muslim pilgrims seeking good fortune must peform a ritual: find a stranger, have sex with them.

Why do Ikarians live so long—and remain mentally sharp until the end?

Behind the tabloid story of the “murder orphan” in Queens.

Analysis of the divisive murder case.

After a beloved teacher is murdered by his schizophrenic son, his colleagues and students pay him the ultimate tribute.

Why do Syrian civilians in a Turkish camp live in relative luxury?

Inside Obama’s most glaring reversal.

The disappointing tenure of Uruguay’s great lefty hope.

Romney’s former Bain partner makes a case for inequality.

The story of Nicole Davis, a 25-year-old woman diagnosed with breast cancer six months into her pregnancy.

An emerging school of therapy says that scripting your dreams while awake could eliminate the worst ones. Not everyone thinks that’s healthy.