Ardelia Ali was raped in 1995. Twenty years later, her attacker was convicted.

An investigation into the abuse and neglect of adults with disabilities in Illinois.

Mary Kuanen escaped the violence of Sudan only to live through her husband’s murder in suburban Denver. This is her life today.

Writing a “stunt memoir” in the waterpark capital of the world.

How an autocratic CEO made the company billions, alienating almost everyone else in the process.

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.

On the murder of a popular bar owner in a ghost town near the Mexican border.

The unexpected evolution of Olympic medalist Debi Thomas.

The story of a college town and the most devastating tornado in Alabama history.

What it means to become a superpower while three quarters of the population lives on less than fifty cents per day—four scenes from India in transition.

The story of the Caughnawagas, “the most footloose Indians in North America,” and their gradual assimilation.

A segregated housing development washed away in a flood can still explain why Portland, Oregon, is such a “white” city.

A controversial effort divides students by race in order to combat racism.

After two people are found dead in Yellowstone National Park, a team of investigators tracks down the unlikely culprit: a grizzly bear.

Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care.

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

Indigenous people and illegal miners are engaged in a fight that may help decide the future of the planet.

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

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

Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks.

A respected professor shot dead through the mansion window. A quaint New England town shaken to its core. One all-consuming obsession in Whip City.

In Virginia, paramilitarism gets a rebrand.

The joys—and absurdities—of finding oneself abandoned in a desolate landscape.