She has convinced her followers she is a pretty-in-pink naïf, an escort, an unhinged ex, an office drone, and, most recently, an expectant mother. None of it is real.

The aftermath of a sudden death.

The career of Elton John.

A profile of the youngest Black woman in Congress.

The first piece of gonzo journalism, annotated.

Catching “the world’s most prolific criminal fixer of soccer matches.”

What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?

The durable ineffectiveness of John Boehner.

The warmer it gets, the more we use air conditioning. The more we use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?

Investors all over the world fell for the schemes of the man who called himself Khalid bin al-Saud. But the truth turned out to be more incredible than the lie.

Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian launches an ambitious campaign.

The shrinking of the country’s ice sheet is triggering feedback loops that accelerate the global crisis.

Black people formed one of the largest militias in the U.S. Now its leader is in prosecutors’ crosshairs.

A first-person account of the author’s time spent volunteering with a group of Burmese activists in Thailand, who turn out to be not Korean but in fact Karen, members of Burma’s persecuted ethnic minority. In the course of her time there, they show her videos of their risky forays across the border, and she shows them MySpace.

A retired fighter worries that he has all the symptoms of CTE.

Seeking justice with the Trans Doe Task Force.

“Way before Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, the enigmatic blonde bombshell was famous for being famous, perpetually driving the streets of Hollywood in that pink Corvette. But her true identity has remained secret all these years … until now.”

Selections from the leaked documents about the war in Afghanistan portray a military effort that is ineffective and frequently absurd. (Part of the NYT War Logs series.)

The city is beating the pandemic. Can it also recover from decades of division and neglect?

A profile of Larry King at the height of his fame and on the heels of his sixth divorce.

What happens after a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity? Often the answer is involuntary confinement in a state psychiatric hospital—with no end in sight.

The opioid’s potency has transformed the global trafficking—and policing—of narcotics.

The unintended consequences of cost cutting corporate decisions on display at a Tulsa Wal-Mart Supercenter.

A profile of Valeria Lukyanova, otherwise known as the “Human Barbie.”

Scientists quarrel about the fate of animals living in the 1,600 square mile exclusion zone.