Boston University Student Attacked Online Over Claim He Called ICE on Workers

The student, the president of the school’s College Republicans club, said he reported immigrant carwash workers. Now he is facing online attacks after nine of the workers were detained.

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‘Something Is Wrong With My Brain’: A Police Officer’s Descent

Brent Simpson is the first police officer known to have C.T.E. He showed signs of the disease in the last few years of his life.

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The Familiar Suicide and Final Wish of the N.Y.C. Gunman

Shane Tamura is not the first former football player to shoot himself in the chest and request that his brain be examined.

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Tesla Protesters Claim a Victory as Elon Musk Leaves Trump’s Side

The activists behind the Tesla Takedown campaign say they intend to expand beyond protests at the company’s showrooms.

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Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fool’s Prankster, Dies at 95

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.”

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