gaming Free zombie game Urban Dead announces shutdown after 20 years due to UK Online Safety Act requirements Ellsworth Toohey

News Historic oak that survived Spanish Armada felled by restaurant chain Ellsworth Toohey

law 5 charged in "Catch a Predator" hoax that lured innocent man to filmed assault Rob Beschizza

Entertainment RIP David Lynch, visionary director who brought surrealism to the mainstream Boing Boing

cats Scientists trap Schrödinger's Cat in quantum superposition Thom Dunn

Entertainment Star Wars: The Acolyte's cancellation leaves High Republic fans with Nubs Jason Weisberger

natural phenomena Turkmenistan wants to extinguish the fiery Darvaza Crater, known as The Gates of Hell Carolyn Townsend

britain Catalogue of entrances to hell found in the UK Rob Beschizza

scotland Scottish politician resigns over "sexy" "Satanic" novels Thom Dunn

weather Watch the explosive moment when a deadly tornado hit a power station (video) David Pescovitz

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public health MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video) Mark Frauenfelder

This 1984 TV ad takes us back to a grime-covered Manhattan with Lou Reed and Honda scooters Mark Frauenfelder

Christian hate preachers Texas pastor says the government should shoot gay people "in the back of the head" (video) Carla Sinclair

Entertainment Drew Carey, hero of the WGA writers strike, continues to be awesome Ruben Bolling

trees City of Portland planted trees in downtrodden neighborhood and then didn't bother to water them David Pescovitz

deaths Urban climber falls to death from Hong Kong skyscraper Rob Beschizza

Science The latest right-wing conspiracy theory is that the heatwave isn't real Rob Beschizza

labor NBCUniversal accused of damaging LA city trees to deprive strikers of shade while picketing Ruben Bolling

How Les Sewing Sisters are tailoring a new sound in music Lee Keeler