politics Trump picks former oil lobbyist David Bernhardt to run U.S. Interior Department Xeni Jardin

racism US FEMA's aid instructions translated into "Alaska Native languages" that turned out to be gibberish David Pescovitz

politics Five U.S. towns change name to remove racial slur for Native Americans Rob Beschizza

native americans U.S. Interior Department renames places to remove offensive term for Native American women Mark Frauenfelder

animals Freaky electric yellow catfish caught in the Netherlands looks like a cartoon creature David Pescovitz

police brutality Minnesota wants drivers to use these "document pouches" to avoid getting executed by cops for reaching into the glove box Rob Beschizza

murder hornets Scientists have finally succeeded in attaching trackers to murder hornets Thom Dunn

old boats Tour the USS Cod, a dry-docked GATO class submarine Jason Weisberger

boastful idiots Gentleman arrested after bragging at his dentist's office that he broke into the Capitol on January 6th Carla Sinclair

fill the swamp Trump's Bureau of Land Management director is serving illegally and refuses to leave his post Thom Dunn

News DHS announces 'Task Force to Protect American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Ford police SUV heats its interior to 133 degrees to kill COVID-19 David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Trump says U.S. national parks to reopen soon, no details given Xeni Jardin

real estate The US government just "disestablished" a Native American reservation Thom Dunn

social distancing United States National Parks are now free David Pescovitz

transparency How the Trump administration is putting public records under threat, so history may never know the awful things they did Thom Dunn

Business US Interior bans Chinese drones and UAVs with made-in-China parts over espionage concerns — with few exceptions Xeni Jardin

crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Lynda Barry's "Making Comics" is one of the best, most practical books ever written about creativity Cory Doctorow

corruption Elizabeth Warren proposes a 4-year ban on government officials going to work for "market dominant" companies Cory Doctorow