Funny Watch this very funny parody of a TED Talk, any TED talk David Pescovitz

Pedophile Protector Chinese leadership watches Grandpa Pudding Brains confidently explain imaginary fast-food statistics Jason Weisberger

law Sex offender coached kids with clickwrap waiver which didn't mention it Rob Beschizza

politics Iran hacked FBI Director "Ka$h" Patel's personal email Rob Beschizza

Science After 88 years, Gallup will no longer poll presidential approval ratings Rob Beschizza

music Musician falsely accused of sex crimes by Google AI Séamus Bellamy

art Survey finds "very negative" attitude toward generative AI in games Rob Beschizza

MTV's Sean Duffy to America: nice airspace, shame if something happened to it Jason Weisberger

politics Kristi Noem buys herself two Gulfstream jets using $172 million in taxpayer money Ellsworth Toohey

politics When traveling, Putin's poop kept in suitcase to prevent it being studied Rob Beschizza

politics RFK Jr replaces entire vaccine advisory board with controversial figures Jennifer Sandlin

government Texas lottery commission shut down by unanimous Senate vote, leaving winners in limbo Mark Frauenfelder

education The only technique to learn something new James Altucher

Science National Science Foundation director resigns after funding slashed Rob Beschizza

politics Minnesota GOP senator caught being super gross with fake teen, just hours after trying to classify Trump critics as mentally ill Ellsworth Toohey

politics JD Vance offers a toast as he is booed at the Kennedy Center (video) Jason Weisberger

censorship New Kennedy Center leadership censors award-winning musical about a sparkle-loving shark Thom Dunn

donald trump New Orleans and Cybertruck drivers from same U.S. military base (and no, Trump, they did not eat pets) Carla Sinclair

Commercial breaks Behind the scenes: CNN panelist explains how MAGA guest got kicked off show — and banned from network (video) Carla Sinclair

crime Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO among men arrested in sex trafficking investigation Rob Beschizza