halloween School erects fence to hide X-rated Halloween skeletons from curious kids Mark Frauenfelder
protests Columbia University shuts down as protestors barricade inside building (video) Carla Sinclair
News How American singer-songwriter and record producer Maggie Rogers detoxed from the addictive drug of fame Yoy Luadha
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
lsd One LSD trip shown to provide rapid and lasting reduction in anxiety, FDA designates "breakthrough therapy" David Pescovitz
crime Private Christian college Liberty University to pay $14m fine for refusing to disclose campus crimes for years Rob Beschizza
COVID-19 You have three days to get your free COVID tests before the program is suspended Jennifer Sandlin
failures Ron DeSantis fails again: Appeals court stops 'Stop Woke Act' — calls it the 'greatest First Amendment Sin' Carla Sinclair
death Trails Carolina Camp "not fully cooperating" after suspicious death of 12-year-old Rob Beschizza
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declares that Texas law supercedes Federal authority and hints at secession Ruben Bolling
moms for larceny Moms For Liberty school board member liberated $728 worth of stuff at Target, say police. She's been charged with shoplifting. Rob Beschizza
politics Trump advisor Stephen Miller and Fox's Jesse Watters fantasize about mass deportations Mark Frauenfelder
Kids Parents unhappy with teacher who showed Winnie the Pooh slasher film to fourth graders David Pescovitz
book banning Texas school district fires 8th grade teacher for assigning Anne Frank's Diary Carla Sinclair
FDA FDA warns against using corrosive "black salve" — a deadly cure-all that's disfiguring lives Jennifer Sandlin
politics Texas A&M president resigns amid scandal over college withdrawing job offer to Black professor Rob Beschizza