TREASURE IS A POWERFUL MOTIVATOR
Searching For California's Lost Viking Treasure Ship
The absurd task to find an ancient vessel in California's hot Colorado Desert hasn't stopped believers.
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LOOT IT, SHIP IT.
How Two Teenagers Build An Uber-esque Drug Empire Out Of The Baltimore Riots
Two teenagers built a drug-dealing empire with Silicon Valley technology and gangland muscle.
A TRANSFORMER
Meet Henry Orenstein, The Man Who Changed How The World Plays
The Nazis killed his parents, and three years in concentration camps almost killed his spirit, but when Henry Orenstein created some of the world's most popular toys, he proved that playing well is the best revenge.
MY EYES
In Defense Of Bizarre Websites
This car leasing company's site can best be described as late-’90s GeoCities page, designed by a disgraced clown.
FLIP TRICK
Why Did Donald Trump Win? Just Visit Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
The people of true-blue Luzerne County are still pissed off, and dying to tell you why.
THE END IS NEARING
Death Sentences Decline, Even Within Texas's 'Execution Belt'
What is happening in Harris County, Texas, reflects a change across the United States, where new death sentences are set this year to hit the lowest levels since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 as many prominent prosecution offices lose their zeal for execution.
THE FRESHEST PRINCE
The Ridiculous Stories Behind Donald Trump’s Movie And TV Cameos
Before he hosted "The Apprentice" — and long before his short fingers came within reach of the White House — Donald Trump enjoyed a terrible and haphazard acting career.
THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT
Teen Suicide Is Contagious
More than two dozen kids in and around Colorado Springs, Colorado, have killed themselves in less than two years. The main reason: Another kid did it first.
COLD FACTS
How The Zika Virus Could Make Its Way North
Laboratory tests show that a cold-tolerant mosquito known as Culex quinquefasciatus can be infected with Zika virus in the laboratory. If confirmed in the field, it would be a troubling development, suggesting the virus would be more difficult to control, and might be able to spread far north of Florida and the Caribbean.
THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICAN SPYCRAFT
Women Of The CIA
There are more women in the CIA then ever before, with women operating at unprecedented levels on every floor of CIA headquarters and throughout its far flung global outposts. Yet women remain underrepresented in executive-level jobs and the clandestine service.
THEY'RE NOT WITH HER
Hillary Clinton's Body Double: Why The Conspiracy Theories About Teresa Barnwell Are False
Despite what Donald Trump’s supporters and others are saying on Twitter, Teresa Barnwell is not working as Hillary Clinton’s secret “body double.”
UNABLE TO FORGET
9/11’s Second Wave: Deadly Diseases Linked To The Attacks Are Surging
On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Placido Perez is struggling to accept a harrowing truth: His time saving lives at Ground Zero has made him sick — and could kill him.
'MAN'S WORST ENEMY'
Wild Dogs Terrorize City Residents In India
Packs of wild dogs have haunted India for centuries, but urbanization and pollution have recently made the problem more prevalent and more dangerous.
GARBAGE CLOTHES
Fast Fashion Is Creating An Environmental Crisis
No one wants your cheap, old clothes — not even the neediest people on Earth.
ERECTED SET
The People Behind Those Naked Trump Statues Across The Country
On Thursday morning, activist collective Indecline erected cartoonish life-size sculptures of a naked Trump in high-traffic areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Cleveland.
QUEENMAKERS
Meet Hillary Clinton's Inner Circle
They came for Bill but left with Hillary.
PROBING BLUE LIVES
What It's Like To Be A Cop In America Today
America's police officers are better trained, better educated and more diverse than their predecessors. But they’ve never felt more despised.
JUST LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS
The Italian Mob Is Still Alive And Violent
In addition to breaking legs, the gangsters allegedly poured gasoline and set fire to a car belonging to the owner of a competing gambling club in Yonkers, sold 17 illegal guns and made millions from untaxed cigarettes and stolen credit card information.
IN A RED STATE
Donald Trump's Many Business Failures
Trump sells himself as qualified to run the country because he is a businessman who knows how to get things done. But while he's had a few successes in business, most of his ventures have been disasters.
AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY
It's The Golden Age Of Stunt Journalism
“I’ve smoked coffee grounds, ate gourmet dog food, got drunk off a humidifier full of vodka and most recently tried to get drunk off a few gallons of Kombucha,” says Jules Suzdaltsev, a writer who has taken stunt journalism to its logical extremes. So when did journalism become so... physically degrading?
