Michael E. Miller –

<p>A woman walks north on the beach in Tijuana, Mexico, on Jan. 9, 2019, up to the border fence with the United States.</p>

Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall’s wild origin story

March 28, 2019 at 2:02 p.m.

On an August afternoon in 1918, a mysterious man approached the U.S.-Mexico border in the bustling town of Nogales. For decades, the boundary between the two countries had been little...

Man dies after being stung by bees more than 1,000 times in Arizona park

June 11, 2018 at 10:22 p.m.

What was supposed to be a short and easy hike ended in tragedy Thursday morning when a young man died after being stung more than 1,000 times by bees in...

During scuffle, Trump protester allegedly pepper-sprayed in Wisconsin

May 14, 2019 at 6:05 a.m.

A 15-year-old girl protesting a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Tuesday was allegedly pepper-sprayed in the eyes by a Trump supporter.As with previous skirmishes between Trump protesters and supporters at...

Toddler gets meningitis. Anti-vac parents give him herbal remedy. Now parents on trial.

June 8, 2018 at 11:50 p.m.

David and Collet Stephan have a beautiful family. On that, at least, there is little debate. In the many photos they have posted online, the devout couple and their children...

Alabama teen wrestler has perfect record, a state title and no legs

August 23, 2019 at 7:05 p.m.

As a kid, Hasaan Hawthorne would watch World Wrestling Entertainment and imagine himself among the stars. With his babysitter standing in for The Undertaker or another one of WWE's colorful...

Scientists may have found a way to make you forget that you’re addicted to meth

June 15, 2018 at 12:09 p.m.

In the cult-classic "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," Jim Carrey's character tries to overcome a painful breakup by erasing his memory. Eleven years later after the science fiction flick...

How a curmudgeonly old reporter exposed the FIFA scandal that toppled Sepp Blatter

June 20, 2019 at 12:58 a.m.

The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep. It was just after dawn on May 27 when Andrew Jennings' phone began ringing....

How the Bandidos became one of the world’s most feared biker gangs

August 18, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

The Bandidos motorcycle gang has a saying: "Cut one, we all bleed." It's not clear who started the cutting, but there was plenty of bloodshed on Sunday when the Bandidos...

Nepalese moviemaker envisioned Kathmandu’s collapse before it happened

June 15, 2018 at 7:14 p.m.

As the world woke up on Sunday to horrific images of death and destruction in Nepal, Kiran Joshi sat in a hotel room in Beijing feeling sick to his stomach....

Actor Adam Sandler leads Forbes' 2013 list of the most overpaid actors.

Adam Sandler is awful, and it’s all our fault

May 23, 2019 at 12:35 p.m.

"My name is Adam Sandler," the comedian once told a crowd at a Las Vegas convention. "I'm not particularly talented. I'm not particularly good-looking. And yet I'm a multi-millionaire." For...

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