Inside Sneaker Con: 500% Markups and Millions in Profit

Sneaker Con co-founder Yu-Ming Wu and Hayden Sharitt, a 21-year-old resale business owner, take us inside the industry where some sellers make millions of dollars on pre-owned shoes, as they attend a sneaker trading show in Cleveland.

How Juul Took a Page From Big Tobacco's Playbook

Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, recently invested almost $13 billion in e-cigarette company Juul. Some experts say in its early days Juul mirrored the tobacco industry’s promotional playbook in an effort to hook young people. Photo: Natalia Osipova/The Wall Street Journal

Smollett, Officials Discuss Dropped Charges Against Actor

Chicago city officials responded to the Cook County state’s attorney’s decision to drop charges against Jussie Smollett. The actor said he has been “truthful and consistent” from the start, while Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls the prosecutor’s decision a “whitewash of justice.” Photo: AP

Five Ways the Beer Industry Is Trying to Bounce Back

Americans are losing their taste for beer, with consumption sinking about 8.5% between 2010 and 2017. WSJ's Spencer Macnaughton takes a look at how U.S. beer makers are fighting back for a share of the market. Photo: Bud Light

How Easy Is It to Fake Athletic Photos?

As part of the largest college-admissions scam ever prosecuted, some parents allegedly paid others to create fake photos of their children as top athletes. WSJ finds out just how easy it is to manipulate photos by asking an expert to combine pictures of Tom Brady and Bradley Cooper. Photos illustration: David Starr

Latest U.S. Concern Over Huawei Lies Deep Under The Sea

While U.S. security officials have openly targeted Huawei’s operations in the airwaves, they have been less vocal about another potential security threat: its undersea cables. Experts say in theory these cables could enable China to spy. Photo: George Downs/The Wall Street Journal

Five Myths About 5G, Debunked

There are a lot of myths about what the fifth generation of wireless connectivity can and can’t do. WSJ’s Spencer Macnaughton debunks five common 5G myths. Photo: Associated Press