happy mutants Raleigh-Durham, I'm headed your way! (CORRECTED!) Cory Doctorow

Internet 31 communities vow to create local gigabit broadband Andrea James

News Can Opener bridge strikes again Gail Sherman

dupe Florida man wrecks vehicle, steals car of Good Samaritan who offered help, and immediately dies in another crash David Pescovitz

music They Might Be Giants currently offering a free download of their 2004 live album, "Almanac" Jennifer Sandlin

Republicans That North Carolina Democrat who suddenly switched parties was a GOP plant Jason Weisberger

law North Carolina Chick-fil-A fined for paying workers in Chick-fil-A vouchers and having minors operating trash compactor Rob Beschizza

cars Your car's automated safety features are probably making driving less safe Thom Dunn

politics Continuing the work of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, challenging racism since the 1960s Elías Villoro

insects Company will pay you $2,000 to release 100 cockroaches into your house as an experiment David Pescovitz

joggers San Francisco's 'Bay to Breakers' run fails to acknowledge non-binary runners Jason Weisberger

plagiarism Watch: Striking, er, similarities between Duke student's 2022 commencement speech and Harvard student's speech from 2014 David Pescovitz

air travel Plane forced to make emergency landing after man throws a fit about another passenger stealing his DNA with a syringe Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 A man puts huge skeleton in his front yard with a message for the unvaxxed: "See you soon, idiots!" Carla Sinclair

crime North Carolina can prosecute 6 year olds (but they're trying to stop) Jess Sabine

snakes Highly venomous zebra cobra still on the loose in Raleigh Carla Sinclair

optical illusions Optical illusion has drivers concerned that new bridge support is leaning dangerously David Pescovitz

dinosaurs A rare fossil of a T. Rex and a triceratops locked in battle will finally be put on display Thom Dunn

exploding whale Exploding whale film gloriously restored in 4K Rob Beschizza