ants Close-up video of a fire ant bite and sting Mark Frauenfelder

law Vice obtained one of the FBI honeypot cellphones that reeled in alleged crooks Rob Beschizza

crime Homeland Security sting nets dark net drug dealers Séamus Bellamy

videos James O'Keefe caught trying to bribe protesters to riot at Trump inauguration Cory Doctorow

politics Donald Trump's super PAC promised a Chinese millionaire access, influence in exchange for a secret $2 million donation Cory Doctorow

prostitution Hawaii cops fake being groped to accuse massage parlor workers of sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Scams are completely out of control on Facebook Markeplace Rob Beschizza

cats Viral 'CatVana' looks like Carvana but is for adopting rescue cats Rusty Blazenhoff

drugs Seagulls snatching drug stashes become "zombie" birds David Pescovitz

when hives are disturbed Swarm of aggressive bees attack two people in Los Angeles, sending them to the hospital (video) Carla Sinclair

jerks The artist who posted that horrible personal assistant ad was Tom Sachs, and now Nike has dumped him Mark Frauenfelder

mass shootings Texas mall shooter was wearing Right Wing Death Squad patch Carla Sinclair

Snake catcher removes venomous snake from a vacuum cleaner (video) Mark Frauenfelder

whiskey You can finally buy a Thin Lizzy whiskey in the bottle (not a jar) Thom Dunn

History Six-foot-tall Kool-Aid Man statue unveiled in Hastings, Nebraska, the birthplace of Kool-Aid Jennifer Sandlin

first amendment Middle-school Satanists club can't be banned, rules judge Mark Frauenfelder

infographic Infographic ranks the pain of stinging insects, from "spicy" to "satanic" Mark Frauenfelder

Netflix Netflix to shutter DVD rentals in September Rusty Blazenhoff

Economy Why there are so many "Ghost Jobs" haunting hiring websites Thom Dunn

child abuse Pope John Paul II covered up church child abuse in Poland Rob Beschizza