Did a forgotten black gumshoe inspire the famous works of both Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett?

Gwen Wright was raised in dozens of foster homes. A new housing experiment could spare her son the same fate.

Stephen Reed was “mayor for life” in Harrisburg, PA. Now he’s going to trial on 114 counts of bribery, theft, and fraud.

Hanging out with a new celebrity class: the teen kings and queens of social media.

What happens to the people who film famous incidents of police violence.

No contemporary artist has used natural history to tell the kind of stories that painter Walton Ford tells.

A trip to Papua New Guinea, “an island caught between the ancient world and 2015.”

The true love story of Peanuts.

The story of Akai Gurley before he was killed by a New York City police officer.

Was President Trump’s richest adviser focussed on helping the country—or his own bottom line?

The haunted past of Amy Bishop, a University of Alabama neurobiologist who shot six colleagues during a staff meeting.

The idealistic entrepreneur turns wild experiences into viral videos into actual science into a going business concern.

A car trip north ends in a terrifying slide off the highway.

Animal rescue centers have been buying dogs at auction from the very puppy mills they protest. Those dogs are then adopted out in exchange for significant donations,.

How the godfather of “fratire” went from chronicling his drunken sexual conquests to ghostwriting Tiffany Haddish’s memoir.

Twelve years ago, Amber Wyatt reported her rape. Few believed her. Her hometown turned against her. The authorities failed her.

Cardinal Bernard Law knew as early as 1984 John Geoghan was molesting children. The priest would not be defrocked for 14 years.

Laura Levis did everything she could to save herself when an asthma attack began. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?

On learning to live with the urge to die.

“Antarctica, the only continent without a Michelin star, has never been a destination for fine dining.”

His brother confessed to gunning down 17 people in Parkland. But he’s the only family Zach Cruz has left.

Athletic director Chris Hixon died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school. As a nation watched, his wife Debbi had to find a way to grieve.