crime Trial begins for the "cum/ex" bankers accused of stealing €447m and trying for €60b Cory Doctorow

corruption How the UK's "Company Factories" helped criminals from 13 countries launder £80B in stolen and looted money Cory Doctorow

History A stolen slice of watermelon sparked a deadly 1856 riot in Panama Ellsworth Toohey

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

books Cartoonist Jeff Smith, author of "Bone," is getting comics' most prestigious honor Ruben Bolling

Space Astronauts may soon finally be able to do laundry Gail Sherman

crime Loony Toon sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting at cops Rob Beschizza

mistakes Amazingly dangerous tech easily bought online Rob Beschizza

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

Entertainment Disney World's "Carousel of Progress" now to include progress Ruben Bolling

bad idea Harris Faulkner thinks international travelers are dying to visit flyover states Jason Weisberger

circus Dashcam shows Los Angeles cops dangerously lose their suspect Jason Weisberger

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

cute Enclose.horse is a daily puzzle game about keeping a tiny horse penned in Gail Sherman

bad idea Starbucks Korea chose "Tank Day" for the anniversary of a massacre Jason Weisberger

the shadowy world of a car that does not exist Knight Rider car never leaves museum but keeps getting tickets Rob Beschizza

Where disposable income goes to party Burning Man's Orgy Dome got wrecked by 50 mph winds, now needs $30k to get properly erected again Jason Weisberger

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger

politics Starbucks Korea chief apologizes for massacre-themed marketing promotion Rob Beschizza