Crime
A Gilded Age Tale of Murder and Money
The 1885 death of Black entrepreneur Benjamin J. Burton divided the close-knit community of Newport, Rhode Island
Thieves Stole Hundreds of Celtic Coins From a German Museum
The gold coins date back to 100 B.C.E. and are worth approximately $1.7 million
How World War II Helped Forge the Modern FBI
Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover consolidated immense power—and created the beginnings of the surveillance state
The Underground Abortion Network That Inspired 'Call Jane'
A new film offers a fictionalized look at the Janes, activists who provided illegal abortions in Chicago before Roe v. Wade
A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials
One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon
Three Baby Chimpanzees Kidnapped and Held for Ransom
The abductors are demanding a six-figure sum to return the animals to their sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Adnan Syed, Subject of 'Serial,' Is Released From Prison
The decision comes 23 years after he was convicted for the murder of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee
Twelve Writers Bring Back Agatha Christie's Miss Marple
In a new collection of short stories, contemporary authors take on the much-loved detective
Was Patricia Highsmith Actually a Hopeless Romantic?
The documentary 'Loving Highsmith' presents a new side of the enigmatic crime writer
Bones Found in Medieval Well Likely Belong to Victims of Anti-Semitic Massacre
A new DNA analysis suggests the 17 individuals were Ashkenazi Jews murdered in Norwich, England, in 1190
The History of California's Inmate Firefighter Program
The initiative, which finds prisoners working as first responders and rescuers, dates back to the 1940s
Should Rap Lyrics Be Admissible in Court?
A new California bill is part of a nationwide effort to protect creative expression and prevent racial bias
How Hulu's 'Mike' Dramatizes the Life of Boxing Heavyweight Mike Tyson
The new eight-part series tries to humanize its notorious central character, whose athletic prowess was later overshadowed by his actions outside the ring
Have Scholars Finally Identified the Mysterious Somerton Man?
New DNA analysis suggests a body found on a beach in Australia in 1948 belongs to Carl Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne
This Teenager Invented a Low-Cost Tool to Spot Elephant Poachers in Real Time
Seventeen-year-old Anika Puri created a machine-learning-driven model that analyzes the movement patterns of humans and elephants
The Myths of Lady Rochford, the Tudor Noblewoman Who Supposedly Betrayed George and Anne Boleyn
Historians are reevaluating Jane Boleyn's role in her husband and sister-in-law's downfall
These Trailblazers Were the Only Women in the Room Where It Happened
A new book spotlights 100 historical photographs of lone women hidden among groups of men
Malaysia Authorities Seize Elephant Tusks, Rhino Horns Worth $18 Million
Criminals had hidden the contraband animal parts in a container full of sawn timber
When Authorities Dunked Outspoken Women in Water
In early modern England, women accused of being "common scolds" were immersed in rivers and lakes while strapped to contraptions known as ducking stools
A Brief History of Airplane Hijackings, From the Cold War to D.B. Cooper
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, hijackings occurred, on average, once every five days globally
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