News Molly of Denali has a pretty great dog Jason Weisberger

politics Fan trailer imagines Fallout game set in China Grant St. Clair

crime A woman stole a memory card, found horrifying videos on it, and turned in an alleged serial killer Rob Beschizza

animals Cast your vote for Aotearoa New Zealand's "Bird of the Century" (and listen to dozens of bird songs while you're at it!) Jennifer Sandlin

wonderful creatures Grubby the opossum is on the loose in Homer, Alaska Jennifer Sandlin

racism US FEMA's aid instructions translated into "Alaska Native languages" that turned out to be gibberish David Pescovitz

History Horses were in North America before Europeans. Don't tell Tucker Carlson. Elías Villoro

politics Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola flips House seat in special election, defeating Sarah Palin Rob Beschizza

life expectancy US life expectancy continues to fall in a "historic" drop David Pescovitz

Alaska Judge tosses out planned oil drilling project in Alaska Mark Frauenfelder

Drag Queens Drag Queens host a telethon to save beloved nightclub Janelle Hessig

native americans New memorial to Native American veterans opens on the National Mall Thom Dunn

facial recognition NIST confirms that facial recognition is a racist, sexist dumpster-fire Cory Doctorow

native americans The White House declared the first "National American History and Founders Month" — and forgot about Native Americans Thom Dunn

elections Elizabeth Warren publishes a massive, detailed plan for addressing the injustice of US relations with indigenous American peoples Cory Doctorow

News FBI report shows thousands more hate crimes in Trump's first year, a record high Xeni Jardin

sex crimes Man accused of strangling, masturbating on unconscious woman accepts plea deal with no jail time Mark Frauenfelder

politics DoJ: Supreme Court ruling means only 5 states will have federal election observers this November Cory Doctorow

activism Profile of James Love, "Big Pharma's worst nightmare" Cory Doctorow