music Hear The National, War on Drugs, Jenny Lewis, and others play the Grateful Dead David Pescovitz

UFOs Pentagon finally admits it's stumped by many UFO sightings Allan Rose Hill

local culture Remote desert town's bizarre welcome sign leaves mathematicians scratching their heads Ellsworth Toohey

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1990s I called the OK Soda 1-800 number, almost 30 years too late Jennifer Sandlin

Highway construction reveals ancient buried pyramid that they quickly reburied Allan Rose Hill

fraud Britain's AI-based benefit fraud detector unfairly targets minorities Rob Beschizza

Science Lead may have driven Gen X bonkers after all Rob Beschizza

new york city The New York City Sign Museum, now open for tours Ruben Bolling

DRONES FBI seeks public's help identifying large mystery aircraft over New Jersey (video) Allan Rose Hill

politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey

police Turns out the "thin blue line" has a thick black market Jason Weisberger

hard-learned lessons Tourists try to befriend elephant — but end up running for their lives (video) Carla Sinclair

Comics MAD's Harvey Kurtzman's first published work (?), from when he was 14 years old Ruben Bolling

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fbi FBI warns iPhone and Android users about text messaging security Rob Beschizza

politics South Korea's president faces impeachment after martial law misadventure Rob Beschizza

politics China bans exports of crucial tech minerals gallium, germanium, and antimony to U.S. Ellsworth Toohey

Science Small asteroid creates spectacular light show over Russia just hours after discovery Mark Frauenfelder

texas Texas governor threatens doctors for refusing to help deport people Jason Weisberger