magic Watch: magical elevator to see a mall Santa Rusty Blazenhoff

ap "Self-cleaning" elevator buttons? Kevin Reome

censorship Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons Ruben Bolling

halloween Halloween means its David S Pumpkins time! Jason Weisberger

Science Electric wallpaper warming Scottish homes in winter Rob Beschizza

trash or treasure? Oops! Museum worker tosses two beer cans in the trash — not realizing it was art Carla Sinclair

budget travel Japan's smallest hotel room: A cramped stay for two Mark Frauenfelder

This is chatroulette for your eyes only Allan Rose Hill

Comics "Mary Tyler Moorehawk" is Johnny Quest meets Infinite Jest by way of Jack Kirby Thom Dunn

books Illiterate street vendor's raw tale exposes gritty 1960s Tangier life Mark Frauenfelder

Horror fans rejoice! King Charles' new official portrait looks straight out of The Shining: "Demonic" Carla Sinclair

police "The rats are … all high," says New Orleans police chief David Pescovitz

Harry Potter Police respond to man wielding large knife but… it wasn't that David Pescovitz

las vegas Stop to take a photo on a Las Vegas Strip pedestrian bridge and pay a $1,000 fine—or go to jail for six months Rob Beschizza

politics Trump encourages election interference in Iowa Jason Weisberger

politics Trump's bragging undermines his "wasn't me" fraud defense Jason Weisberger

1970s "Everything Has A History" explores Parker Brothers' 1971 toy, the "Johnny Horizon Environmental Test Kit" Jennifer Sandlin

groovy tunes Groove to more 1960s LA rock Bob Knetzger

geology The ocean's salt could blanket the Earth's land surface in a whopping 500-foot layer Mark Frauenfelder

Time Travel Trailer for "Totally Killer" looks like a delightful time travel slasher film Thom Dunn