public health MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

deaths Woman dies at Chicago O'Hare airport "pinned in machinery" of baggage carrousel Carla Sinclair

News A fugitive insurrectionist got homesick and turned himself in Jason Weisberger

crime Dog show judge charged over child sexual abuse material Rob Beschizza

tabloids King Charles to abdicate, and JonBenet Ramsay's killers caught in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

public health MAGA Sen. John Kennedy begs for more humiliation from ER doctor (video) Mark Frauenfelder

police Surveillance startups feast on America's bloated police budgets Rob Beschizza

politics Despite the bullying, theft, lying, and hypocrisy, why did MAGA candidate Gabrielle Hanson still lose? Mark Frauenfelder

law Judge orders R Kelly's record company to send his royalties to victims Rob Beschizza

racism Jail for "mom influencer" who falsely accused Latino couple of trying to kidnap her children Rob Beschizza

cover songs Fall Out Boy re-wrote "We Didn't Start the Fire" for 1989-2023 Thom Dunn

architecture Mark the 130th anniversary of the Chicago World's Fair by reading "The Devil in the White City" this summer Jennifer Sandlin

travel Is Mexico safer than the US? (video) Mark Frauenfelder

politics Judge blocks Illinois ban on assault weapons Rob Beschizza

books Two great stories about saving books and libraries from war Elías Villoro

geography Here are the "most sinful" cities in America David Pescovitz

donald trump Donald Trump pushes for U.S. dictatorship: "We have to go beyond the governor" (video) Carla Sinclair

crime Freakonomics' legalized abortion/crime link to get real-world validation in 15-20 years Andrew Yi

surveillance ShotSpotter "wastes millions of taxpayer dollars" and doesn't even work, say critics Rob Beschizza

law Jussie Smollett jailed 150 days over hoax attack Rob Beschizza