picks Fidel Castro, former Cuban president, is dead at 90 Xeni Jardin

a 3-step plan for change Yes, protesting does make a difference! Here's how Carla Sinclair

politics Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew speaks to "large numbers" of dead people (video) Jason Weisberger

makers One of the last RadioShacks is inside a literal shack in remote Alaska Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

the unfree press Watch: Jim Acosta won't 'bow down' to 'tyrant' Trump — so he quits CNN instead (video) Carla Sinclair

crime FBI veteran charged with stalking after allegedly terrorizing law student for over a year Ellsworth Toohey

communism "The flour tastes like acid." Cuba cuts daily bread rations amid food shortage crisis Ellsworth Toohey

donald trump Over 200 ex-GOP officials warn of "irreparable damage" to democracy if Trump wins in 2024 Mark Frauenfelder

Two San Francisco nudists save man from being attacked in street by a "crazy kind of pirate guy"with a blowtorch Ellsworth Toohey

hit and run "Remorseless" LA socialite sentenced to 15 years for mowing down two boys in crosswalk Mark Frauenfelder

san francisco Mrs. Roper Bar Crawl brings 'Three's Company' landlady to the streets of San Francisco Rusty Blazenhoff

Coyote Vs. Acme: Warner Brothers just killed a full-length animated film to avoid paying taxes Grant St. Clair

Business Government of Honduras sued by billionaires over tax haven dispute Natalie Dressed

Entertainment Rep. Joaquin Castro asks Justice Dept. to review Warner Bros.' practice of permanently shelving movies for tax breaks Ruben Bolling

joaquin castro Texas Congressman shows us chainsaw buoys that Greg Abbott set up in Rio Grande: "It's barbaric" (video) Carla Sinclair

california A lucky winner became an instant billionaire in this small downtown Los Angeles market (video) Carla Sinclair

tabloids LBJ killed JFK in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

nog Confessing to hoarding the eggnog in February Elías Villoro

hackers Software programmer arrested for using the old "Superman III/Office Space" trick Jason Weisberger

music 90s hip hop trio Digable Planets' "The Art of Easing" still out of this world Elías Villoro