How one of the world’s foremost Beatles collectors died homeless on the streets of Little Rock.

What it takes to defect from the military state of one of the world’s youngest countries.

On the U.S. government’s pursuit of a legendary hacker.

In the wake of Rumours, the band endures a series of break-ups.

On the life and legacy of one of soccer’s legends, who died Wednesday.

The story of a naïve fisherman, a boat headed for Spain and 1.5 tons of cocaine.

How a group of serial entrepreneurs with an already impressive string of hits changed the way the world talks.

The Granite Mountain Hotshots, an outfit of professional wildland firefighters, had 20 members. On June 30, 19 of them lost their lives.

The rise and fall of Colorado’s newly-legal cash crop.

A profile of driver A.J. Foyt on the eve of what was supposed to be his final Indy 500.

Part one of W.T. Snead’s Victorian-era investigation into child prostitution.

On the group of friends who came to rule the bizarre, decreasingly lucrative world of Internet porn.

What happened to the group of bright college students who fell under the sway of a classmate’s father?

A consideration of Chris Ware.

A profile of Maggie Gallagher, founder of National Organization for Marriage.

Two lawyers, a summer of unrest, and a bottle of Bud Light.

Years from now, we will look back in horror at the counterproductive ways we addressed the obesity epidemic and the barbaric ways we treated fat people—long after we knew there was a better path.

It’s the furthest artificial intelligence has come. And while the supercomputer may get attention for competing on Jeopardy!, Watson could also change everything from customer service to emergency rooms.

In a nondescript office park in suburban Florida, a company you’ve never heard of is making a product that few people have ever seen. And it has $1.4 billion in funding.

Merriam-Webster is revising its most authoritative tome for the digital age. But in an era of twerking and trolling, what should a dictionary look like?

At a South Korean laboratory, a once-disgraced doctor is replicating hundreds of deceased pets for the rich and famous.

“For the first few days after the surgery, it was difficult to separate out my newly implanted sense from the bits of pain and sensation created by the trauma of having the magnet jammed in my finger.”

A minute by minute account of the officers and first responders on the scene of the San Bernadino shooting and the subsequent firefight between police and and the Farooks.

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus got cancer—and then accidentally shared his diagnosis with the public over social media. Turns out getting sick renewed his faith, healed his old friendships, and reminded him what makes life worth living.