san francisco Police kill driver who rammed car into Chinese Consulate in San Francisco (video) Mark Frauenfelder

Funny Stop by the North American Bigfoot Center Popkin

natural phenomena Turkmenistan wants to extinguish the fiery Darvaza Crater, known as The Gates of Hell Carolyn Townsend

american airlines New York-bound flight diverted after woman discharges pepper spray, causing chaos and breathing difficulties Mark Frauenfelder

politics "Olga Dies Dreaming" and "War Against All Puerto Ricans" are the same book Elías Villoro

History Bastards of the Party: a ­documentary about why gangs emerged in L.A. Elías Villoro

Monsters The Honey Island Swamp Monster is a cryptid you should know Jennifer Sandlin

architecture Computer simulation of Surfside tower collapse Rob Beschizza

insects Murder hornet eludes scientists trying to electronically track it to its secret lair David Pescovitz

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

trumpism State department official alleged be behind white nationalist terror-supporter pseudonym: "[Whites] need a country of our own with nukes" Cory Doctorow

picks Eyewitnesses say Pittsburgh-Post Gazette publisher John Robinson Block fired journalists while screaming drunk Xeni Jardin

out of control Frankenstein considered as a novel about climate catastrophe Clive Thompson

videos Would-be Montana GOP Congressjerk with ties to sanctioned Russian companies beats up reporter at press-conference Cory Doctorow

picks Mass shooting at Munich shopping mall leaves multiple victims dead Xeni Jardin

picks Bastille Day terror: 'Many dead' after truck crashes into crowd in Nice, France Xeni Jardin

gun violence "Unknown number of victims" from shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs Xeni Jardin

i can tell by the pixels Reuters bans RAW photos because they're easier to manipulate Rob Beschizza

podcasts How Google uses behavioral science to make work suck less David McRaney