County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

marketing The future has arrived with these lemonade "jet packs" Rusty Blazenhoff

california Deep-fried filet mignon, spaghetti donuts, and "unicorn-specific" foods debut at the San Diego County Fair Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Governor-elect Katie Hobbs sues Arizona county that refuses to certify election results Carla Sinclair

boring weirdoes Gentleman shrieks about non-existent "election fraud" in Maricopa County Jennifer Sandlin

judges Judge publicly scolds attorney for not appearing in court — no matter that he just had a stroke (video) Carla Sinclair

racism North Carolina Sheriff reelected after he was recorded saying he's "sick of these Black bastards," referring to Black deputies Mark Frauenfelder

racism After 120 years, Alabamians to vote on stripping racist language from state constitution Rob Beschizza

voter intimidation Armed folks intimidate voters near drop boxes in Arizona (and nobody has been arrested) Carla Sinclair

police Florida killer clown trial delayed after discover of new "clown sighting file" Thom Dunn

Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Oil company blames Captain Planet for climate change in recent court filing Thom Dunn

Girl wanted to keep the goat she raised for auction. Shasta County Fair sent cops 500 miles to seize it and drag it off to be slaughtered Rob Beschizza

tabloids Hollywood's "most hated woman" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

racism DeSantis's racist redistricting map rejected by Florida judge: it "diminishes African Americans' ability to elect the representatives of their choice" Rob Beschizza

candy Fact-check: "woke mob" did not remove the "dick vein" from Snickers bars Thom Dunn

trailers "Boys From County Hell" is a great new Irish vampire flick with some surprising heart (and blood) Thom Dunn

crime Two men "carried a dead man into a post office" in effort to claim his pension Thom Dunn

lauren boebert Colorado's shame Lauren Boebert is mad that "Prince John" is "taxing us into poverty" Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Two nurses in New York arrested for selling fake vaccine cards that allegedly brought in $1.5 million Mark Frauenfelder