crime San Francisco suffers mass retail exodus: half the stores in the downtown hub have shut down Mark Frauenfelder

politics 8 million attend No Kings protests across U.S. Rob Beschizza

Games Life is Strange franchise gets more desperate with Reunion Grant St. Clair

"Cartoon Villain" Kyrsten Sinema, working "hand in glove with the Trump administration," bullies Arizona city to embrace AI data center Jennifer Sandlin

bear spray attacks Like an ICE agent, man sports a ski mask — then attacks New York subway crowd with mace Carla Sinclair

politics Pope Francis dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

movies Home from Poltergeist for sale Allan Rose Hill

bruce springsteen The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey Mark Cerulli

heroes Area man eats an entire jar of cheese balls in Union Square Thom Dunn

Tucson Watch this giant taco drop at midnight for New Year's Eve! Jennifer Sandlin

crime Target opening 9 new stores in New York City and dozens nationwide Rob Beschizza

mistakes Influencer Kai Cenat to be charged with inciting riot after Playstation giveaway causes chaos in Union Square Rob Beschizza

san francisco Owner surrenders two major San Francisco hotels to lender, citing concerns of high office vacancy, 'street conditions,' and weak convention calendar Rusty Blazenhoff

san francisco Weirdo goat fashion show wows and confuses crowd in San Francisco David Pescovitz

cake Chocolate cake smeared on Madame Tussaud's waxwork model of King Charles III Mark Frauenfelder

art "I'm a Cop" is a classic horror comic using real-life quotes from police departments Thom Dunn

architecture The controversial history of the US military building shaped like a swastika David Pescovitz

music Wax Italia: Digging for 45s in Florence and Rome Lee Keeler

chess Watch – chess rematch between champion Alexandra Botez and NYC's famous chess hustler "Russian Paul" Mark Frauenfelder