russia German authorities sat on death of Russian diplomat who fell to it Rob Beschizza

russia Russia announces new plans to use forced prison labor, promises it "won't be a gulag" Thom Dunn

assassinations Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, spoofs call to his FSB assassin and he confesses Gareth Branwyn

News Watch CNN reporter Clarissa Ward confront Russian military agent suspected of Navalny murder attempt Xeni Jardin

security Massive trove of Russian spy-agency docs hacked from private sector contractor and passed onto media Cory Doctorow

canada Russia-linked hacker Karim Baratov gets 5 years in U.S. prison & $250,000 fine for Yahoo breach Xeni Jardin

Don't Ever, Ever Touch The Red Button Aliens visit the one home in Las Vegas without a camera phone Jason Weisberger

drm HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

events Maker Faire is headed back to the Bay Area in 2023! Mark Frauenfelder

NPR Rollercoaster malfunctions, leaving passengers suspended upside down for hours Mark Frauenfelder

orcas Orcas toss yacht 'like a rag doll' in Gibraltar Strait attack Rusty Blazenhoff

russia Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter as "spy" for American government Rob Beschizza

photography See this astonishing image of Jesus getting struck by lightning David Pescovitz

Great Pacific Garbage Patch How do we clean plastics out of our oceans? Jennifer Sandlin

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

fbi New documentary explores the bizarre cover-up around the Boston Marathon Bombing Thom Dunn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

tucker carlson Knight Foundation invites white nationalist Tucker Carlson to speak on the future of news  Mark Frauenfelder

UFOs Tom Delonge is using his UFO research institute to direct a sci-fi movie Thom Dunn

Russians Russian FSB agents confuse "The Sims" with SIM cards in alleged Nazi evidence plant Thom Dunn