romance The surprisingly sweet story behind the high-five photos on Wikipedia Thom Dunn

happy mutants In 1937, a judge quietly asked Meyer Lansky to form a squad of Nazi-punching gangsters to raid Bund meetings Cory Doctorow

menacing mail Packages of suspicious white powder sent to election officials in 6 states Carla Sinclair

Whale juice woes RFK Jr investigated for beheading whale with chainsaw Rob Beschizza

News Suspect in custody, casualties reported in another school shooting Jason Weisberger

Science Queen's Brian May clears badgers of TB rap Gail Sherman

california crimes Violent road-raging Tesla driver up for parole after serving less than one-year of a five-year sentence Mark Frauenfelder

pets Elizabeth Warren targets private equity in veterinary care Gail Sherman

donald trump Hillbilly Eulogy: JD Vance's approval rating nosedives Ellsworth Toohey

Science Compounded semaglutide is dangerous; eat oatmeal Gail Sherman

politics Five conspiracy theories MAGAs love to cling to Jason Weisberger

extreme weather Motorcyclist riding through Death Valley dies from extreme heat Carla Sinclair

health Is your rice slowly poisoning you? How to reduce arsenic levels in your rice Mark Frauenfelder

crime Police arrest entire Bakersfield, CA chapter of the Hells Angels Ellsworth Toohey

tech Compact electric pickup trucks on the way Rob Beschizza

Emerging nations crippled by $29 trillion in debt while creditors milk surcharges Ellsworth Toohey

outbreaks Highly contagious norovirus outbreak hits 73 people on a Celebrity cruise to Alaska Carla Sinclair

lego Vote for the best idea for an 80s Lego set, which is, of course, the Golden Girls Gail Sherman

avian flu Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin