accidents Girl flies off carnival ride at Indiana county fair after others had reportedly complained about same ride Carla Sinclair

texas Texas State Fair evacuated after shooting Rob Beschizza

books In LA this weekend? Come to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair Mark Frauenfelder

festivals The town of Muff holds a Muff Fair every year. Thom Dunn

new order Elon Musk dispatches DOGE agents across country before he's even inaugurated Carla Sinclair

corruption New York Police Department's top uniformed officer resigns after sex abuse claims Rob Beschizza

Metropolitan Detention Center Luigi Mangione now at prison known as "Hell on Earth" Carla Sinclair

Science 2020 paper pushing bogus Covid treatment finally retracted Gail Sherman

politics Eastern Europeans who survived dictatorships share tips for Americans Ellsworth Toohey

law Korean man jailed after gaining weight to avoid military service Rob Beschizza

noads Happy mutants rejoice: Boing Boing launches clean, ad-free experience Boing Boing

Science Two students suspected of contracting Marburg virus test negative Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Another emulation project disappears amid Nintendo crackdown Rob Beschizza

mistakes Canadian authorities hope that releasing low-quality photocopy of Yukon UFO photo will make people less interested in seeing the real thing Rob Beschizza

disasters CEO of Norfolk Southern fired over "consensual" relationship with subordinate Rob Beschizza

Democrats question Trump about that illegal donation from Egypt Jason Weisberger

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan's World Nomad Games: Yurt-building, headless goat polo, horseback wrestling, and hunting with eagles Natalie Dressed

News Hurricane Debby finally delivered this World War II-era message in a bottle Allan Rose Hill

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anti-DEI Tractor Supply Company ends DEI efforts and Pride month participation to please conservative critics Jennifer Sandlin