South Africa’s ‘People’s President’ Could Finally Go to Jail
His upcoming corruption trial has South Africans worried the streets could erupt in violence.
MAGA Gun Church That Worships With AR-15s Has Bought a Giant Mountain Property in Tennessee
Rod of Iron Ministries has been on a property-buying spree and says it plans to build a training center and spiritual retreat.
‘I Have to Save Lives’: Meet the Hostage Negotiator Who Deals With Boko Haram
Ummi Kalthum has negotiated the release of over 20 hostages, but now she could be facing criminal charges for her work.
My Cousin Baptized My Dead Relatives Into the Mormon Church
“Baptisms by proxy” are a way to ensure that family members who weren’t Mormon in life can enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Fight Against Mining in Jamaica’s Rainforest
The Maroons, descendants of Indigenous people on the island nation, are blocking the government’s plan to move bauxite mining to their ancestral land.
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The Man Who Took On Puerto Rico’s Government With a Go Pro and Won
Lorenzo Delgado’s brand of documenting corruption has turned him into a powerful media figure.
‘I Was Being Spied On’: 9/11’s Painful Legacy for Muslim Americans
Brooklyn native Asad Dandia discovered he was under surveillance as part of a huge operation conducted by the NYPD, with help from the CIA.
Where Black Americans Seek Refuge from Racism
Scores of Black Americans have flocked to Tulum to take a mental break after a year of so much grief.
We Were With Afghan Soldiers as the Taliban Took Kandahar
What the end of this 20-year war feels like for soldiers who faced the realities on the ground.
Inside the Shadowy Anti–Sex Trafficking Group OUR
We spoke to people who trained for a rescue mission and saw what was behind the curtain.
A California Town Stole a Black-Owned Resort—Will the Family Get Reparations?
Over 100 years later, tensions are playing out in Manhattan Beach, in what may be a test case of land reparations for African Americans.