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 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?

Finding personal stories buried deep in the YouTube comments.

Predicting the first 100 days.

Life when you’re seven feet tall.

The con man who cost Google $500 million.

How the modern pig farm came to be.

On domestic violence and the NFL.

“Over the years, it’s been hard to get male movie stars to be in a movie if a woman’s the lead, where a great, great movie star, a woman, will be in a movie where the man’s the lead. So there’s just not parity there, we’re not on equal footing.”

The writer’s relationship with two Moroccan prostitutes.

A rookie competes in the World Elephant Polo Championships.

On being held hostage by Somali pirates.