politics Watch President Obama become the first U.S. president to visit Laos Caroline Siede

smoking 1880s automaton smokes cigarettes and moves a monocle Popkin

cambodia The crypto scam behind those weird text messages Jennifer Sandlin

anthropology New species of giant-headed humans discovered Allan Rose Hill

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

new orleans Rejoice, it's officially king cake season! Jennifer Sandlin

Science Watch a leaf produce oxygen Elías Villoro

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

Crrrrrrypto JPMorgan still has confidence in the cryptos Jason Weisberger

trains New rail line construction makes it possible to take a train from Portugal to Singapore (in just 21 days) Mark Frauenfelder

Too rich for jail Spoiled Red Bull heir kills policeman, Interpol asking world for help in catching him Carla Sinclair

politics South Korea's Constitutional Court upholds President Park Geun-hye's impeachment Xeni Jardin

Business NYT publishes damning, deep look at Trump's commercial/presidential conflicts of interests, so Trump tweets crazy fake-vote conspiracy Cory Doctorow

Comic Books Cincy Comicon was a blast Mark Frauenfelder

Creepy crawlers Giant "horrific-looking" first amphibious centipede discovered Carla Sinclair

travel Man follows girlfriend through Southeast Asia with videocamera Mark Frauenfelder

World's most unusual libraries David Pescovitz

Science The limits of animal life on Tatooine Maggie Koerth