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Michael Dodge / Getty Civil Courts Step In to Solve What the Catholic Church Won’t
The conviction of a high-ranking cardinal for sexually abusing two boys shows that civil authorities, and not Church officials, will bring abusers to justice.
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Heidi de Marco / Kaiser Health News Medieval Diseases Are Infecting California’s Homeless
Typhus, tuberculosis, and other illnesses are spreading quickly through camps and shelters.
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Philip Montgomery Will John Bolton Bring on Armageddon—Or Stave It Off?
The national security adviser could be our best hope for protecting the world from Donald Trump’s impulses.
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Lauren Bates / Getty The New, Invasive Ways Women Are Encouraged to Freeze Their Eggs
Fertility-clinic start-ups are trying out cute Instagram ads and other social-media-friendly tactics to reach young, anxious patients.
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Lee Reich / AP The Tropical Fruit That Could Have Been an All-American Favorite
How the pawpaw fell from grace
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Shutterstock When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online
Googling yourself has become a rite of passage.
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Steve Helber / AP As Goes Virginia, So Goes the Democratic Party
Attorney General Mark Herring’s acknowledgment that he once wore blackface in college deepens the crisis in the Old Dominion.
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Edmon De Haro Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided
There’s scant evidence that they’re effective. They can, however, be psychologically damaging—and they reflect a dismaying view of childhood.
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Dustin Chambers The White Flight From Football
Parents know that football comes with a risk of brain damage. But many black families feel that the sport is still the best option for their kids.
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Glenn Harvey Death-Cap Mushrooms Are Spreading Across North America
“There’s nothing in the taste that tells you what you are eating is about to kill you.”
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Jeffrey McWhorter / AP Closing the Gulf Between Black and White Christians
In a new book, a black evangelical challenges his white counterparts to take full responsibility for their complicity in racism, and to commit to changing America.
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Rogelio V. Solis / AP Looking for Solar Panels on Distant Planets
If alien civilizations exist, could we spot their industrial footprints in space?
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Eben Kirksey The Man Who Smelled Like Rancid Creamed Corn to Usher In a New Scientific Era
Over the past decade, a group of HIV activists has helped pioneer gene therapy.
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Reuters The CRISPR Baby Scandal Gets Worse by the Day
The alleged creation of the world's first gene-edited infants was full of technical errors and ethical blunders. Here are the 15 most damning details.
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Mary Evans / UNITED ARTISTS / Ronald Grant ... The Untold Labor That Helped Make Charlie Chaplin’s Film Scores
A new book shows that many of the director’s musical achievements were the result of unrecognized collaboration.
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Fernando Vergara / AP Science Is Getting Less Bang for Its Buck
Despite vast increases in the time and money spent on research, progress is barely keeping pace with the past. What went wrong?
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Peter Nicholls / Reuters Brexit Crisis. Theresa May in Trouble. Rinse. Repeat.
The same factors that have helped her weather past crises could help her again.
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Patrick T. Fallon / Getty Kentucky Is Turning to Drones to Fix Its Unsolved-Murder Crisis
Only 52 percent of the state’s homicides result in an arrest when the victim is black. Could automating police work help?
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Brad Penner / AP Why Eli Manning Is Still a Giant
He’s maybe the least respected good quarterback there ever was. But for all his obvious faults, no one can say he fell short of expectations.
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Eric Risberg / AP Tech Billionaires’ Obligation to the Cities Around Them
California voters are being asked to tax big corporations to solve local problems. But is that the companies’ responsibility?
