military Army Corps of Engineers denies Dakota Access Pipeline permit Cory Doctorow

out of his element An angry Ron DeSantis launches campaign by snapping after stump speech: "Are you blind?" (video) Carla Sinclair

comedy 43 years ago, Gerald Ford slipped and handed SNL pure comedy gold Jason Weisberger

video games Nvidia debuts tech demo for AI integration in games Grant St. Clair

Science Mutation causes woman to live virtually pain, fear and anxiety-free, with ability to heal rapidly Ruben Bolling

music Let's Get what now? Original version of badly-aged Black Eyed Peas song a viral hit despite "censorship" Rusty Blazenhoff

politics House approves debt limit deal Rob Beschizza

tabletop gaming Dustrunner, the super-cool Mad Max-like solo card game that fits in a mint tin Gareth Branwyn

Kanye West Adidas starts selling Kanye West's Yeezys after anti-Semitic fallout Mark Frauenfelder

prank Senior prank: Students surprise head of school by sneaking into her home and crashing on the floor overnight Rusty Blazenhoff

Atlanta conference CDC conference cursed by Covid outbreak, 181 infected Mark Frauenfelder

animals Adorable critically-endangered gorilla born at the US National Zoo David Pescovitz

Markwayne Mullin Oklahoma GOP senator shouts at colleague, "I don't want reality!" Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Reborn Sound Burger turntable sells out Rob Beschizza

crime Doctor accused of impregnating patients with own sperm dies in plane crash Rob Beschizza

History Sixty years of A Confederacy of Dunces' Ignatius J. Reilly Elías Villoro

tabloids The Fat & The Furious, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fun At Pronto Pup in Oregon you can fulfill your dream of riding a giant corn dog Jennifer Sandlin

bugs Aphids on my backyard tomatoes Jason Weisberger

Russian spy whale spotted off Sweden David Pescovitz