nyc Live EarthCam footage captures Manhattan cloaked in thick smoke from wildfires, roughly Pantone Bright Orange C Rusty Blazenhoff

amazon Cops are using GPS and doorbell cameras to catch package thieves Séamus Bellamy

tabloids Queen Camilla's divorce ultimatum and the Clintons betray Joe Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith wins the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award Ruben Bolling

labor NBCUniversal accused of damaging LA city trees to deprive strikers of shade while picketing Ruben Bolling

law New Jersey man cuts down 32 of his neighbor's trees to get better view, thinking the fine would be $32,000. Turns out he's on the hook for nearly $2 million. Ruben Bolling

nyc New York City will begin charging up to $23 to drive a car in lower Manhattan, trucks up to $82 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Chris Christie is about to launch his bid for president Rob Beschizza

new york city New York City taking more steps toward congestion pricing plan Ruben Bolling

fbi Still free: Assata Shakur, fifty years on the FBI's most wanted list Elías Villoro

History Harriet Tubman statue replaces one of slaver in Newark, New Jersey Rob Beschizza

facial recognition Madison Square Garden bans Girl Scout troop mom using facial recognition – Time for a CV Dazzle badge for Girl Scouts? Gareth Branwyn

Delightful Creatures Puppy in New York broke from leash, swam all the way to New Jersey Carla Sinclair

books Take a creepy cross country roadtrip with The United States of Cryptids Thom Dunn

viral marketing Comically unsettling real estate ad for house in The Watcher, show based on true story of mystery letters sent to homeowner Jennifer Sandlin

maga MAGA man says Trump is a genius while admitting Trump's a failure (video) Carla Sinclair

fear Active shooter situation at Jersey City mall… wasn't that David Pescovitz

homelessness To solve homelessness Lakewood, New Jersey enacts their policy of cruelty to all Jason Weisberger

Twitter smackdowns Meet The White House's new social media star Jason Weisberger

tweets Even Pat's Steaks is roasting Dr. Oz Jason Weisberger