Business Senate Democrat is about to take the brakes off predatory payday lenders Cory Doctorow

cars Fake toll plaza operates for over a year, scamming motorists out of millions David Pescovitz

politics Cameo Super Star: Santos, celebrating with Boebert, buys an entire restaurant dinner Jason Weisberger

smuggling Man busted at airport smuggling two otters and a prairie dog in his underwear David Pescovitz

advertising The Hamburglar was a "crafty" old man with a giant nose who stalked children in McDonaldland Rob Beschizza

King Trump Donald Trump surges in Iowa to historical high in latest poll Carla Sinclair

politics Vivek Ramaswamy takes a hot mic to the bathroom Jason Weisberger

Games Florida Joker says Rockstar Games stole his likeness for Grand Theft Auto 6 David Pescovitz

california Supreme Court rules for 83-year-old woman forced to kneel at gunpoint by police Mark Frauenfelder

da boss Trump warns non-endorsers Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley to "be very careful" Carla Sinclair

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mistakes Google's faked Gemini demo recreated with GPT-4 Rob Beschizza

britain British officials seize contraband U.S. candy containing banned "carcinogenic" and "genotoxic" ingredients Americans love to feed their children Rob Beschizza

Funny The suspense of this 90-degree drop water slide video is almost too much for me to handle Popkin

video Cute owls bonding in the middle of the night Popkin

History 150m-year-old pliosaur skull fossil emerges from cliffs in England Rob Beschizza

law California man arrested after sucker-punching two victims in different incidents Rob Beschizza

music Listen to Sub-Radio's parody of Prince's "Kiss": "I just want to say shut up to your kids" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Report: tech companies losing interest in Texas Rob Beschizza

politics Trump was to testify today in court: "President Trump doesn't cower." He's just chickened out. Rob Beschizza