louisiana Louisiana legalizes surgical castration for felons Thom Dunn

uk Man banned from bicycling now in jail for riding to probation meeting on his bike David Pescovitz

mistakes Top ultra-marathon runner got lift in car Rob Beschizza

education Middle school investigated for having misbehaving students sit on black asphalt for 30 minutes in 95-degree heat David Pescovitz

COVID-19 COVID lockdown violators' punishment: write "sorry" 500 times David Pescovitz

Ancient tax cheats got fed to leopards, new scroll reveals Ellsworth Toohey

Climate activists who attacked Van Gogh painting fight back against prison time Ellsworth Toohey

britain Man banned from touching cars Rob Beschizza

religion Taliban bans the sound of womens' voices singing or reading Rob Beschizza

museums A visit to the museum of hell Allan Rose Hill

china Milwaukee Tool company sued over Chinese prisoners allegedly making its branded gloves Rob Beschizza

witness tampering Trump Team paid 9 key trial witnesses handsomely, says new bombshell report Carla Sinclair

News Supreme Court will decide on whether it's a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available Mark Frauenfelder

taliban Taliban announces it will start stoning women to death in public Mark Frauenfelder

politics Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape tearfully testifies that he was radicalized by Gamergate Rob Beschizza

politics Florida education officials approve mandatory firings for staff who use bathrooms not designated for their assigned birth gender Rob Beschizza

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

movies Two workers fall into a vat of chocolate at Mars Wrigley's factory Devin Nealy

florida Florida sheriff announces old-time punishments like disfigurement are back for school kids Jason Weisberger

interviews The Visiting Room Project: Stories from Angola Prison of surviving life without parole  A.E. Gómez