Carlos Aponte Google Doodle celebrates mambo legend Tito Puente in animation Rusty Blazenhoff

evolution Flatworms can either regrow their bodies or have sex, but not both Thom Dunn

labor Wall Street Journal complains about workers using their sick days Thom Dunn

the speakerless house Jim Jordan pops back into the speaker race like a mole underneath a mallet Carla Sinclair

police Man threatened people with Chucky doll. Both were arrested. David Pescovitz

music "Cult Rock" explores the intersection of cults and music in the 1960s and 1970s Jennifer Sandlin

trump Legal Eagle: Trump's "delete footage" order could mean 20 years prison for all three charged Mark Frauenfelder

Spider Dog Chihuahua who sees other doggos having fun scales tall fence in 12 seconds flat Carla Sinclair

trump Trump super-PAC paying for co-defendant's legal defense Jason Weisberger

marvel Watch the new trailer for Ms. Marvel's comic book return, co-written by MCU actress Iman Vellani Thom Dunn

books New edition of "Waffle House Vistas" highlights new photographs and essays about the iconic Southern restaurant Jennifer Sandlin

RIP "Girl From Ipanema" singer Astrud Gilberto dies at age 83 Carla Sinclair

mistakes Hot mic news anchor "immediately fired" after calling co-anchor a c█nt Rob Beschizza

george santos George Santos confesses to theft in Brazil, must pay fines and restitution Mark Frauenfelder

opera Bossy pigeon from Mo Willems' 'Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!' makes operatic debut Rusty Blazenhoff

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

adorable creatures Giraffes, waiting out rain, caught on Taronga Zoo's Savannah Cam Jennifer Sandlin

humor What taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator says about you Jennifer Sandlin

silver linings Man in rainy California hops out of truck to catch fish with bare hands on flooded road (video) Carla Sinclair

determined creatures Alligator effortlessly destroys a metal fence to get to the other side (video) Carla Sinclair