mistakes Tempe Tavern describes underage drinking bust as "our 9/11" Rob Beschizza

scams Watch Elizabeth Holmes do the perp walk into prison (video) David Pescovitz

criminals Two men used toothbrush to tunnel out of prison only to be caught at a nearby IHOP the next morning David Pescovitz

Coffee Police intercepted cocaine smuggled inside hollowed-out coffee beans David Pescovitz

Weird Alaska man arrested for $400,000 of heroin and meth stuffed in rotten goat guts Xeni Jardin

travel Onetravel sucks at dark patterns Cory Doctorow

youtube Cable operator Fidelity Communications admits it that secretly created the fake-grassroots "Stop City-Funded Internet" campaign to kill Missouri municipal net Cory Doctorow

video Terrific takedown of fake DIY phone charger tutorial Andrea James

music I'm Johnny Cash, and I'm pissed at my daughter for getting a speeding ticket David Pescovitz

border patrol Border Patrol officer flashes badge to avoid getting fined for parking in the disabled spot; gets fined Rob Beschizza

politics The Good Liars find state fair MAGA fans who rank Trump over God Grant St. Clair

America 250 celebrates with contestants nearly puking pancakes Jason Weisberger

politics Trump's Great American State Fair is "kind of rubbish" Jennifer Sandlin

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

pay at the pump The gas pump "screw method" scam is the scam Jason Weisberger

law 22 Buddhist monks arrested in drug bust at Sri Lanka's main airport Rob Beschizza

crime Lego replaced with pasta in $34k return scam Rob Beschizza

crime Texas woman soaked Bibles in drugs and mailed them to inmates Ellsworth Toohey