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In Marcellus Williams’ clemency package, his mother describes him as the only mistake she’s ever made. His father left him, too, unwanted. Now, on the brink of execution for a murder he says he did not commit, 55-year-old Williams has a legion in his corner. No one wants him to …

Since Vice President Kamala Harris took over the Democratic ticket, she’s received support from plenty of prominent conservatives — who are largely endorsing Harris out of their opposition to Donald Trump. They have said that the former president is amoral, crude, and “simply untenable” — so much so that they …

In May of 2021, I attended a rally in Battle Mountain, Nevada, to celebrate the fact that Lander County had become the first “constitutional county,” cementing the county’s lifetime relationship with the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. There, I began to understand the “constitutional sheriff” movement that would threaten …

A massive strike targeting hundreds of Hezbollah operatives and their associates via exploding pagers was likely the culmination of a complex intelligence operation that took months to execute, according to a Rolling Stone analysis of images and videos related to the attack. More than 2,800 people have been reported injured …

Elon Musk is widely known as a wannabe memelord who struggles with the medium no matter how many jokes he steals. All the money in the world, it seems, is no substitute for a decent sense of humor. But until this election season, Musk’s attempts at comedy have been largely …

Delia Ramirez is a freshman member of Congress who represents a swath of central and west Chicago. Ramirez is also the wife of an undocumented immigrant. Her husband came to this country as a teenager, and is living under the protections of DACA — or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …

There is no evidence that the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday fought in Ukraine, although he did travel there and tried to connect with a variety of officials and aid workers, sources tell Rolling Stone. During his time in Ukraine, the suspect routinely …

The end of 2023 was not a great time for the crypto industry. In November, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, learned that no amount of Michael Lewis gymnastics could save him from being convicted on seven charges of fraud and conspiracy. He was eventually sentenced to …

I n early March of last year, Casey was nearly done with her opening shift at a McDonald’s in DeLand, Florida, when she saw an alert pop up on her screen. It was a text from a friend with reports of a new proposed state law, an early draft of …

An “election crime” group helmed by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell sent out emails requesting personal information from local election officials as well as information about security programs designed to detect threats in those counties, according to emails obtained by Rolling Stone and American Doom. Lindell is a prolific supporter of …