Ian Urbina
Recent and archived news articles by Ian Urbina of The New York Times. Follow him on Twitter: @Ian_Urbina
E-mail: urbina@nytimes.com
Articles
The Challenge of Defining Rape
States are redefining the scope of sexual misconduct.
October 12, 2014, Sunday
The Disappearing Volunteer Firefighter
The allure of the life fades as fund-raising and medical calls intrude on the primary duty: Putting water on fire.
August 17, 2014, Sunday
When Thrill Rides Are Real Risks
No one knows for certain whether amusement park rides are getting safer or more dangerous.
July 27, 2014, Sunday
Hacker Tactic: Holding Data Hostage
Cybercriminals are finding new ways to breach firewalls and hold data hostage.
June 22, 2014, Sunday
Using Jailed Migrants as a Pool of Cheap Labor
As the federal government cracks down on immigrants in the country illegally and forbids businesses to hire them, it is relying on tens of thousands of those immigrants each year to provide essential labor.
May 25, 2014, Sunday
A Deadly Fungus and Questions at a Hospital
A medical journal that cited the handling of linens in the outbreak of a flesh-eating fungus at a New Orleans hospital has caused new pain for the families of five children who died.
April 29, 2014, Tuesday
Hired to Fight Pirates, but Doomed by Boredom
Troubling questions surround how two former Navy SEALs working as ship guards ended up dying inside the Maersk Alabama, the ship made famous in the movie “Captain Phillips.”
February 26, 2014, Wednesday
Social Media, a Trove of Clues and Confessions
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and MySpace are creating new challenges for the legal system.
February 16, 2014, Sunday
The Shopping List as Policy Tool
The government can use its purchasing power to promote social goals.
January 26, 2014, Sunday
U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice in Procuring Overseas Clothing
Despite a policy against using plants that breach safety laws, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at overseas factories with a pattern of violations.
December 23, 2013, Monday
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Drilling Down Series
Articles in the Drilling Down series from The New York Times examine the risks of natural-gas drilling and efforts to regulate this rapidly growing industry.
Trying to Fill the Gaps
Dental patients and service providers discuss the rampant oral hygiene problems in Kentucky.
Shopdropping in New York
An artist and his friends return canned food, with new label art, to a Whole Foods store near Union Square.
Out and Alone: Gay Homeless Youth
Detroit youths describe how violence and homophobia drove them from their homes and to a shelter run by Grace McClelland.
Out and Alone: Gay Homeless Youth
Detroit youths describe how violence and homophobia drove them from their homes and to a shelter run by Grace McClelland.
Life on a Magazine Crew
Current and former door-to-door magazine sellers talk about the industry, which is rife with abuse.
Life on a Magazine Crew
Current and former door-to-door magazine sellers talk about the industry, which is rife with abuse.
Prison Medical Research
The Times's Ian Urbina looks at the history of performing medical tests on prison inmates. (Producer: Jigar Mehta)
Prison Medical Research
The Times's Ian Urbina looks at the history of performing medical tests on prison inmates. (Producer: Jigar Mehta)
Audio Slide Show: The Skip Generation
A growing number of grandparents like Patricia McCoy are playing a central role raising children.
Audio Slide Show: The Skip Generation
A growing number of grandparents like Patricia McCoy are playing a central role raising children.
Interactive Feature: Leaving, and Longing for Home
A writer, a rapper and a small-town mayor deal with the economic push to leave and the emotional pull to return to West Virginia.
Audio: Invisible Lives
Domestic Correspondent Ian Urbina talks with Anya Peters and William R. Alford, both of whom are homeless and living in their cars.
Bad Blood: Treatment and Troubles
The Times's Ian Urbina tours the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center in Manhattan. (Video: Erik Olsen)
Bad Blood: Treatment and Troubles
The Times's Ian Urbina tours the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center in Manhattan. (Video: Erik Olsen)
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