food poisoning A 46-year-old woman dies, 28 others become ill after eating at a Michelin star restaurant Carla Sinclair
fast food Taco Bell employee possibly spiced angry customer's burrito with rat poison David Pescovitz
free stuff California woman who stole $4,000 bottle of cognac from bar won't be charged Mark Frauenfelder
books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn
zines All-star cartoonist line-up for the upcoming issue of the great Mineshaft magazine Mark Frauenfelder
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
crime Woman points gun at mother and daughter in Chipotle car lot, charged with assault Rob Beschizza
class war Connecticut's racist NIMBYs have used zoning laws and dirty tricks to make it one of the most unequal, racially segregated states in the union Cory Doctorow
News Rockefeller heir George O'Neill is Russia agent Maria Butina's 'U.S. Person 2 & Rohrabacher's in this, too: Reports Xeni Jardin
Weird Woman arrested for arguing over Chinese food order, then biting restaurant owner's ear Xeni Jardin
politics Rob Porter's ex-wives told FBI of abuse, he got Trump WH job and security clearance anyway Xeni Jardin