The bizarre corruption scandal at Bilfinger International.

Mike Picarella wanted to protect a co-worker from humiliating sexual harassment. He didn’t expect his own life to be destroyed in the process.

How one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in America.

The true story of M Company: from Fort Dix to Vietnam in 50 days.

The state loses a football field’s worth of land every hour and a half. Now engineers are in a race to prevent it from sinking into oblivion.

How a night of drunken mischief led to the death of a rare endangered fish and a rare prosecution.

Riots in Athens, the shadowy Vatopaidi monastery, and a quarter million dollars in debt for every citizen. Welcome to Greece.

“You are not your job.” The former staff writer finds a newfound joy in his restaurant career.

Inside the struggle to survive in a tiny Honduran neighborhood surrounded by competing gangs.

Donald Trump assaulted me in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room 23 years ago. But he’s not alone on the list of awful men in my life.

At Facebook’s worst-performing content moderation site in North America, one contractor has died, and others say they fear for their lives.

Pete Philo had a successful NBA career as a scout for the Pacers, Timberwolves, and Mavericks. He got all those jobs after being convicted of raping a teenager.

After years of whispers in her Polish community, Anna finally learned the truth about her father. Then she went to Sri Lanka to find him.

In 1997, the former Soviet leader needed money, and Pizza Hut needed a spokesman. Greatness ensued.

The Navy installed touch-screen steering systems to save money. Ten sailors paid with their lives.

After Brexit, the obsessions of Jake Fiennes could change how Britain uses its land.

Investigating one of the deadliest maritime disasters in U.S. history.

Stories of African Americans playing in a city that has struggled with racism

A profile of Erik Prince, then the CEO of America’s largest and most controversial mercenary force, Blackwater, who happened to be a C.I.A. agent.

Inside the surreal and lucrative two-sided marketplace of mediocre famous people.

Police unions were born of resistance to discipline for brutality. Do they belong in the labor movement?

Want to know why wild conspiracism can be so irresistible? Ask a 14-year-old girl.

A Black Lives Matter confrontation pitted neighbor against neighbor—and displayed the raw power of a social media flash mob.

God has fled, avenging angels hide out in the Everglades, and more “secret stories” passed down by homeless kids in Miami shelters.

An interview with “one of the most influential data gurus” in electoral politics.