crime San Francisco suffers mass retail exodus: half the stores in the downtown hub have shut down Mark Frauenfelder

aviation A Navy blimp landed in San Francisco with its engines running and its crew gone Ellsworth Toohey

law CIA officer stashed 308 gold bars and $2m cash at home Rob Beschizza

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

politics Iran war has cost $25bn so far, admits Pentagon. The real cost is closer to $50bn. Rob Beschizza

gadgets Does your app fit on a floppy? Rob Beschizza

Same old song and dance Trump returns to his reality TV roots. Who gets fired next? Jason Weisberger

privacy French naval officer reveals carrier's position in the Mediterranean via fitness app Gail Sherman

unjust wars Navy probes whether exhausted sailors set fire to $13B warship to go home Jason Weisberger

china US Navy resurrects dumb weapons project for dumb Trump ship project Séamus Bellamy

military WWII's strangest vessels were ice cream factories Ellsworth Toohey

music LaMonte McLemore, founding member of the 5th Dimension, RIP Ellsworth Toohey

worse things happen at sea Incredible ROV footage of the German battleship Bismarck Jason Weisberger

The Navy spent $13 billion on an aircraft carrier and can't get the toilets to work Gail Sherman

History A teenager kept sneaking into Buckingham Palace to "see how royals lived" Ellsworth Toohey

law NY Attorney is suing the IRS to claim her dog as dependant Gail Sherman

worse things happen at sea The submarine that died and came back: USS Squalus's terrifyingly true tale Jason Weisberger

military Navy allegedly ordered sailors to delete footage of boat strike survivors Ellsworth Toohey

war Hegseth's "Department of War" wants to court-martial a senator for quoting the Constitution Jason Weisberger

gadgets Timex reissues its first LCD digital watch Rob Beschizza