It starts with a promise. For Laura Gaddy, Lyle Small, and Leanne Harris, that promise was everything. They spent most of their lives devoted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They raised families in it, built communities…
It started, as it so often does, with a simple purchase. In May of 2020, Jose Ruiz bought a snow globe from The Bradford Exchange’s website. He paid $40.49 and probably didn’t think much more about it. But then the…
Imagine the call comes in. A fire at the ConAgra facility in Kent, Washington. Smoke is billowing into the sky. You’re a firefighter, pulling on your gear, your mind racing through protocols. You get in the truck, speeding toward the…
It started with a simple, seductive promise. A story of gleaming, high-end cars—Ferraris, Bentleys, Lamborghinis—whisked from the United States to eager new owners in Dubai, China, and Russia. Faraz Dar, a charismatic operator, painted a picture of a booming, lucrative…
He Used Their Faith to Steal Their Future Trust is a currency. In the quiet, tight-knit Amish communities of Northern Indiana, it’s the bedrock of life and business. Earl Miller, a man raised in that very community, understood this better…
The Coin Flip Retirement Plan Imagine working your entire career for a company. You climb the ladder, reach the executive level, and in return for your decades of service, the company makes you a promise. This here was a guarantee…
Mark Jones checked his credit card statement. Five charges stared back at him. They weren’t his. That familiar, sinking feeling of being violated is a modern rite of passage. Annoying, but manageable. You call the bank, cancel the card, and…
The Price of Poison is $74,000 In a factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, people worked around open drums of toxic chemicals. Day in and day out, the air carried the fumes of solvents like methyl ethyl ketone, a chemical that can…
Imagine a fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Gable. The one who stayed late to help with fractions. The high school history teacher who made the past come alive. The librarian who knew just the right book to spark a love of reading.…
David Williams, Sr. went to work at a Tyson Foods meatpacking plant in Carthage, Texas, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He worked to help put food on America’s tables. In November 2020, a coworker named Riley Wingrove tested…