On the American teenager who was kidnapped by Islamic militants while on vacation in the Philippines.

Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe build the most powerful Tea Party organization in the country. Then a feud threatened to undo everything.

The last great brawling sports team in America—Reggie, Catfish, Goose, Gator, and the Boss—remember their fallen leader.

Meet Mark Millar, the brains behind our era’s most violent, ingenious comics.

North Carolina’s protest movement has galvanized the state’s progressives, but couldn’t stop 2014’s Republican tide. Its leaders say they’re just getting started.

Life behind the Beatles curtain, with the man whose real name is actually Richard Starkey.

A former colleague visits the ‘Fire Fiend’ in prison.

On February 10, 1982, Lucy Dixon’s daughter was raped. Against all odds, she and her family brought the man to justice.

At 67, the American Bandstand icon remains “one hard-working mother.”

In the early 1960s, Middle Eastern guys in Brooklyn introduced America to Arabic rock-and-roll.

Not only is the penny useless, it costs the U.S. Treasury $50 million per year. So why is it still around?

The city’s radical pro-democracy movement faces a stiff test from Mainland China.

The answer may lie with the country’s powerful security agencies.

Last November, A.J. Delgado played a vital role in the presidential campaign. Then everything fell apart.

What the Toronto Police found was even worse than they’d expected.

The first female Asian-American playwright on Broadway takes aim at identity and watches the audience squirm.

What’s at stake in the fight over development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? A caribou herd, and a culture that relies on it.

How a ferry disaster exposed the corruption devastating Iraq.

The disgraced movie mogul finally faces his day in court. But as his accusers know best, there might not be a Hollywood ending.

The author, on book tour when the pandemic set in, reflects on what could have been worse—and what could be better.

How a 16-year-old from suburban Connecticut became the most famous teen in America.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen grew up to make New York’s most desirable clothes. But can even perfection survive the pandemic?

From Southie to Santa Monica, a gangster romance on the run.

Will LaFever never felt right in the world. So he took to the Utah desert, barely making it out alive.

“Remember why we’re here: to empower the child. If you can’t handle it, keep your shades on.”