music How a math trick helped one band made 500% more in streaming music royalties Thom Dunn

thailand Elephant chained for 41 years finally tastes freedom at Thai sanctuary (video) Jennifer Sandlin

medicine Drug-resistant bacteria loves to chow down on plastics Séamus Bellamy

politics Bear meat on the menu in Slovakia Rob Beschizza

iphones NYT stands behind claim Chinese women better at making iPhones because of their small, nimble fingers Rob Beschizza

politics Trump can't handle being called "chicken"(video) Jason Weisberger

politics Trump delays new Europe tariffs, days after announcing them Rob Beschizza

politics "Volatility" returns as Trump revives tariff plans: 50% on Europe, 25% on iPhones Rob Beschizza

politics Man who bankrupted casino discovers arts need funding Ellsworth Toohey

ocean Brothers find message in a bottle from 1976 — leads to unexpected reunion Popkin

Senator Fetterman sets record for missed votes as staff scrambles to locate him Ellsworth Toohey

Soviet spacecraft crashing to Earth after 53 years in orbit Gail Sherman

politics Trump threatening judges gets Chief Justice Roberts' attention Jason Weisberger

social media TikTok fined €530m for sending user data to servers in China Rob Beschizza

Weird Celebrating your 30th birthday by tracking down the baby born next to you Grant St. Clair

Games Examining the plumbing of Starfield in far too much detail Grant St. Clair

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

politics Pope Francis dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

Technology Someone hacked Seattle crosswalk buttons to broadcast fake Jeff Bezos messages about tax dodging Ellsworth Toohey

guns At least 6 people shot at Florida State University today — and Gov. DeSantis fights back with "prayers" Carla Sinclair