Why a type of gasoline may be responsible for periods of increased crime in the U.S. and abroad.

Meggett was an All-Pro running back for the New York Giants. He was also a serial rapist.

A tale of ambition, motherhood and political mythmaking in the race for governor of Texas.

An undercover report on Afghanistan’s drug-smuggling border police that is now heavily used for intelligence training.

The story of a small Latvian counterfeiting business that got far too big for its own good.

Skyrocketing prices for yarchagumba, a rare fungus prized as an aphrodisiac, has led to Nepali villagers to turf wars—and possibly murder.

In 2009, 300 people perished in an earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy. Next week, six Italian scientists and one government official will stand trial for manslaughter.

Noah Lennox—better known as Panda Bear—has lived in Lisbon for a decade. How has the Portuguese capital shaped his life and work?

A 58-year-old diabetic and his team of amateur rugby players attempt to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics in rowing.

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

Uncovered letters reveal ties between the literary magazine and the CIA’s Congress for Cultural Freedom.

A former sex worker interviews a longtime John on how it feels to pay for it.

From Hong Kong to Bangkok to the Golden Triangle, the author searches for something everyone says no longer exists: an opium den.

A writer for Conan O’Brien on how The Tonight Show really ended and on how his boss got screwed.

A critique of Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for ‘Superman’.

It’s now routine for corporations to outsource the task of generating new ideas. A look at the consulting firms who meet that need.

How J.C. Penney gamed Google and became the top result for searches on everything from “area rugs” to “skinny jeans.”

Searching for the line between courage and humility on an expedition to Cirque of the Unclimbables, a remote ring of perfect rock-climbing mountains in Canada.

Jason Matthews worked at the CIA for more than 30 years. Then he started writing spy novels.

Why has a prestigious address been used so many times as a center for elaborate international fraud?

“Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them.”

After a murder in the California wilderness, the search for the killer raises complicated questions about mental illness.

Scientist George Price discovered an equation for altruism. First he let go of his possessions. Then he took his own life.

We like to believe that the blame for wrongful convictions falls on individuals: the racist prosecutor, the crooked cop. It doesn’t always work that way.