On what you come to appreciate after a short apprenticeship with paramedics.

“Who we become has so much to do with the experiences we had, and how we survived.”

A law-enforcement official released the documents after finding that additional suspicious transactions did not appear in a government database.

Justin Alexander went searching for higher meaning. No one expected the quest to end in a search for his body.

Computer programming once had much better gender balance than it does today. What went wrong?

Young immigrants who have been separated from their parents find a home at the Children’s Center.

Cycling through relapse and recovery, and the industry that enables both.

“I always said that when my time came I’d want to go fast. But where’s the fun in that?”

What’s a typical immigrant story? In his new film, “Minari,” the “Walking Dead” star has his own to tell.

How social media stars like Addison Rae gave the cosmetics industry a makeover.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by cops. 65,000 strong, with only themselves to count on.

The vans, operated by for-profit companies, carry tens of thousands of people every year. They lack beds, toilets, and medical services. More than a dozen women have alleged they were sexually assaulted by guards while being transported; since 2012, at least four people have died.

On a desolate, six-mile stretch of Indian beachfront, the bulk of the world’s big ships are dismantled for scrap. Though a ship is usually worth over $1 million in steel, the margins are low, the leftovers are toxic, and the labor—which employs huge numbers of India’s poor—is wildly dangerous.

Walter Tevis, the author of the book upon which the Netflix hit is based, spent his life gambling and drinking in pool halls before turning to chess.

An interview with Steve Albini on art, commerce, and ethic.

Eleven members of an Australian rugby club traveled to Bali. After a bomb went off at a nightclub, only five of them made it home.

People with Prader-Willi syndrome, caused by a genetic defect, always feel as though they’re starving. How can you condition them to control their appetites when temptation is everywhere?

JD.com is expanding its consumer base with drone delivery and local recruits who can exploit villages’ tight-knit social networks to drum up business.

Almost five years ago, the author’s 13-year-old niece was murdered in her bedroom in suburban New Delhi. Since then, both of her parents have spent time in jail. Evidence, bungled by police, points to another possible killer. The trial has not yet begun.

He set a world record in the 100-yard dash as a teenager. He was mentored by Muhammad Ali and a man who orchestrated the largest bank embezzlement in U.S. history. He was homeless for part of his adult life before making a comeback at age 34. Throughout it all, Houston McTear was really, really fast.

How volunteer firefighters responded to a lethal West, Texas explosion.

How New York City built its own CIA.

Bernie Kerik and Jack Abramoff on “Club Fed.”