Science Missouri hid own Covid study after it found mask mandates saved lives Rob Beschizza

covid 2000 Americans a day dying of Covid, again Rob Beschizza

politics Texas governor bans Covid vaccine mandates Rob Beschizza

Trump targets Maine's funding over clash with governor on transgender athletes Jason Weisberger

politics Krugman: "America is now trapped in a burning Tesla" Jason Weisberger

Tom the Dancing Bug Super-Fun-Pak Comix, feat. Marital Mirth, Public Domain Mickey Mouse, and MORE! Ruben Bolling

arizona "Moth effect" may distract drivers in deadly dust storms Jennifer Sandlin

obituaries RIP Boris Spassky: "one of the greatest chess players of the Soviet era and the world, but also a true gentleman" Ellsworth Toohey

ireland Newly discovered fungal zombie spiders named for Sir David Attenborough Thom Dunn

Rock n Roll New book explores the secret occult history of…Elvis Presley? Thom Dunn

Science Archaeologists discover remains of ancient mystic with six fingers Allan Rose Hill

Auction: Einstein's famous tongue photo with his own handwritten funny caption Allan Rose Hill

crime Rationalist death cult implicated in deadly shoot-out with border guards and other killings Rob Beschizza

politics Watch the mental gymnastics of a MAGA in denial Jason Weisberger

climate change We've officially passed the 1.5° global warming limit we've been warned about for years Thom Dunn

raccoons Yum! Black soldier fly larvae never looked so good! Jennifer Sandlin

Entertainment "Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game" Ellsworth Toohey

yuck "Maneater" screwworm that lays eggs in nostrils and open wounds headed towards Texas Carla Sinclair

video games We were inches away from the fabled Doom and Halo crossover Grant St. Clair

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin