trains Norfolk Southern very sorry about toxic train crash and will "do the right thing" so long as it doesn't involve paying compensation homeowners Rob Beschizza

fbi 95% of FBI agents aren't trained on facial recognition tech but still use it anyway Thom Dunn

deaths Judge dismisses the manslaughter charges against prison warden and five staffers who let inmate starve to death in solitary confinement Rob Beschizza

free speech Penthouse nepo baby Bob Guccione Jr. defends Jann Wenner in transphobic rant Thom Dunn

press briefings Fox's Peter Doocy didn't stand a chance today with Karine Jean-Pierre's toddler-training tactic (video) Carla Sinclair

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genetics Mutant worms engineered with spider genes spin silk six times tougher than bulletproof Kevlar David Pescovitz

music OK Go releases a new explainer video for "Upside Down & Inside Out," which was filmed in zero gravity back in 2016 Jennifer Sandlin

police brutality Cops brutally assault a High School band director for letting the band play Jason Weisberger

music How music works like medicine for high blood pressure, depression, and pain David Pescovitz

public health How Nipah virus could change your personality forever Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Literary history of the text message conversations in Apple ads Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures Two bears join group of nervous hikers for 20 whole minutes on a trail (video) Carla Sinclair

prison Locked up Elizabeth Holmes bonds with fellow celebrity convict in "journey of positive change" Jason Weisberger

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tabloids A dagger in Prince Harry's heart and an Obama murder cover-up in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Bebergal

pete seeger Watch Elizabeth Cotten show her 2-finger "Cotten Pickin'" style on her upside-down guitar Mark Frauenfelder

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television Bill Maher also stabs the WGA in the back Jason Weisberger

house puppets After Fetterman jabbed McCarthy over impeachment inquiry, GOP Senators piled on: "It's a fool's errand" Carla Sinclair