‘They Don’t Understand That We’re Real People’

The new Texas abortion law — the country’s most restrictive — is already having an impact in the state and elsewhere.

Controlling Britney Spears

As a court prepares to rule on the future of the star’s conservatorship, we look at new details about how invasive the arrangement is and why so few people knew the full story.

A Conversation With an Afghan General

We speak to a leader in the old administration’s forces about why he thinks the Taliban won and why he left in the middle of the fight.

A Hidden Shame in Nursing Homes

A Times investigation suggests that strict rules on the use of antipsychotic drugs in elder care have a gaping loophole.

Special Episode: What Does It Mean to ‘Never Forget’?

Twenty years after Sept. 11, a look at what we hold on to and what we choose to let go.

‘I’m Part of Something That’s Really Evil’

The story of Terry Albury, an F.B.I. agent so disillusioned by the war on terror that he was willing to leak classified documents.