Science Tea brewing process filters 15% of water lead, new research shows Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Watch Duty: the free wildfire alert app saving lives in California Ellsworth Toohey

News Ambulance crashes into cyclist, then charges him $1,800 for the unwanted ride Ellsworth Toohey

nypd NYPD is on the lookout for woman who bashed subway musician on the head with a metal bottle (video) Mark Frauenfelder

crime Crime wave forces In-N-Out to close Oakland Location Mark Frauenfelder

arrests MAGA lovebirds arrested for beating police at Capitol on Jan 6 Mark Frauenfelder

Public safety No one has any idea how often Cruise driverless vehicles have hit pedestrians Natalie Dressed

crime Woman records man sniffing her butt in California bookstore. He's back on the streets Mark Frauenfelder

california 30 tons of bomb-grade ammonium nitrate vanish from sealed rail car in western US Mark Frauenfelder

louisiana Louisiana man fired after urinating in water supply, caught on camera Mark Frauenfelder

Public safety PSA: "The ATM, probably the best invention ever to exist." Thom Dunn

Public safety Lawyer in Florida who fought against helmet laws killed on motorcycle while not wearing a helmet Carla Sinclair

public health Renegade fire department illegally saved baby, says private ambulance firm Thom Dunn

happy mutants With EraseCOVID, artists and designers have created cool Public Safety Art Rusty Blazenhoff

animation Excellent 1990 electrical safety video for kids starring VOLTON and hallucinatory CGI David Pescovitz

law Beware this marijuana vaping cartridge brand Xeni Jardin

Business Amazon's plan for traffic deaths from same-day delivery: deflect blame to anonymous subcontractors Cory Doctorow

Copyfight EU hijacking: self-driving car data will be copyrighted…by the manufacturer Cory Doctorow

telcoms Santa Clara fire department: Verizon's pants are on fire Cory Doctorow

fbi FBI admits to giving flawed testimony for decades Mark Frauenfelder