It’s been ten months since Jon Krakauer and 60 Minutes alleged that the star of Three Cups of Tea was a literary fraud who used the Central Asia Institute as a personal cash cow, prompting a civil suit and an investigation by Montana’s attorney general. Mortenson still isn’t talking. But the case is heating up, with important developments in the lawsuit and hints that the A.G.’s probe could go badly for CAI.

One of the most famous charities in the U.S., Lance Armstrong’s Livestrong has a record of being a trademark bully. Alex Heard reports on their fight against a trainer and others.

A boy with dwarfism. A man with dorkism. Whenever Ross and I hit the trail, things have a way of not working out.

How an obscure FBI rule is ensuring the destruction of irreplaceable historical records.

Ron Cole had a revolutionary Web site, a cache of automatic weapons, and a millennialist dream to overthrow the government. He'll be back out of federal prison any day now.

Quiz: The Carolina hills are (a) an outdoor mecca, (b) a bizarro magnet, (c) both.

The eyes of the nation are upon the new Republicans of Texas.

To some, Barry Clifford is the Pirate Prince. To others, he's the Underwater Antichrist. One thing's for sure: He says he's after the mother of all treasures, and he'd love to sell you a piece of the action.

Amid the panic over abductions and evil ETs, a gentle voice is heard. But do Steven Greer and his pilgrims have the candlepower to score that intergalactic high five?