trademark First Alert Weather sues Weather First Alert Mark Frauenfelder

art You can visit a 30-foot-tall eyeball in downtown Dallas, Texas Jennifer Sandlin

zoos Penguins visit the Polar Bears at the St. Louis Zoo Gareth Branwyn

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

police St Louis cops indicted for beating up a "protester" who turned out to be an undercover cop Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Candy shop owner makes 'misfit chocolates' with broken Easter candy Rusty Blazenhoff

police News media sues over Louisiana law making it a crime to be within 25 feet of a cop Rob Beschizza

art Will you be having the dog poop pretzels or the bat pizza for lunch? Jennifer Sandlin

louisiana Things that exist but probably shouldn't: Drive-thru daiquiri stands Jennifer Sandlin

politics Louisiana is ready to take something other than an eye for an eye Jason Weisberger

sinkholes Uh-oh. Huge sinkhole swallows up Illinois soccer field — which was built over a working mine (video) Carla Sinclair

trees Poison used to kill view-blocking trees may have poisoned beach below—and the sea Thom Dunn

law Rich people are killing trees to improve their views, despite massive fines Ruben Bolling

housing These are the top 10 "impossibly unaffordable" cities (and some "affordable" ones) Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump keeps confusing "Silence of the Lambs" with "My Dinner with Andre" Jason Weisberger

guns Arizona man planned to kill Blacks, Jews and Muslims in mass shooting to start "race war" Rob Beschizza

America Send your 5-year-old to Chick-fil-A summer camp to learn how to "take a guest order" and "box" their "own nuggets" Jennifer Sandlin