fbi Ex-CIA official arrested with $40M in gold bars at home Séamus Bellamy

crime Fraudster fakes being a pilot for free flights Séamus Bellamy

politics "Dangerous buffoon" RFK Jr. flat-out lies that CDC lists abortion as a top medical advance during Fox News interview Ellsworth Toohey

politics Tina Peters, former Mesa County Clerk, gets nine years in prison Jason Weisberger

money 5 most evil con artists in history: Their shocking scams revealed  Ellsworth Toohey

sex crimes TV executive producer Eric Weinberg charged with sexually assaulting five women Mark Frauenfelder

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

Not all crypto bros In shocking news: a crypto bigwig appears to have lied about his education Jason Weisberger

media Missouri Governor demands prosecution of journalists who reported security flaw in state website's "HTMLM" Rob Beschizza

Spoken Word with Electronics "Puff It, Swines!" A memory of smoking Hunter S. Thompson's favorite weed. Ethan Persoff

white house Trump White House commemorates 850th anniversary of Christian martyr St. Thomas Becket Thom Dunn

picks No, anti-vaccine hysteria didn't emerge from grassroots. This rich NYC couple funded it. Xeni Jardin

scholarship Predatory journals aren't just a scam: they're also how quacks and corporate shills sciencewash their bullshit Cory Doctorow

travel The DHS has illegally stuffed America's airports full of $1B worth shitty, malfing facial-recognition tech Cory Doctorow

mental illness It's Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare's dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

Business Proof-of-concept ransomware locks up the PLCs that control power plants Cory Doctorow

security China electronics maker will recall some devices sold in U.S. after massive IoT hack Xeni Jardin

politics Washington Post calls for "blackout" on Trump coverage, appeals to RNC Cory Doctorow

Homer's Last Theorem Simon Singh