explosions Car explosion at US-Canada border: two dead Mark Frauenfelder

china China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine Séamus Bellamy

Activists hang instantly-famous photo of arrested Andrew in Louvre Rob Beschizza

politics $75m "Melania" documentary projected to make $1m in first week Rob Beschizza

privacy protection Don't cross a U.S. border without a "perfect burner phone" Carla Sinclair

politics Trump and Musk kiss and make up as president slashes rocket regulations Grant St. Clair

Boing Boing Gadgets Xbox Game Pass Ultimate just got cheaper for all users — $16.99 per month Boing Boing's Shop

politics Reading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video) Jason Weisberger

alternative reality Tommy Tuberville shrugs off stock-market tumble as no biggie: "It's about having fair tariffs" (video) Carla Sinclair

maps Interactive map of obscure islands Rob Beschizza

climate change We've officially passed the 1.5° global warming limit we've been warned about for years Thom Dunn

presumed dead U.S. and Canadian climbers vanish while climbing New Zealand's highest peak Carla Sinclair

mad kingdoms Junior and Trump just set impossible Cabinet requirement: Looking for people "who don't think they know better" (video) Carla Sinclair

Games 16 year-old Tetris master first to get NES classic to loop to beginning Rob Beschizza

politics Increasingly scared Trump says it's "unconstitutional" for Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party's nominee Rob Beschizza

kamala harris Secret Service team breaks into salon, uses it as a personal porta-potty, leaves without relocking door (video) Mark Frauenfelder

politics Supreme Court rules 6-3 that Trump has immunity from prosecution for "official" acts Rob Beschizza

NASA Starliner launches two Americans into orbit Rob Beschizza

crime 30 years for Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape Rob Beschizza

politics Native tribes ban Kristi Noem from nearly 20% of South Dakota Jason Weisberger