News U.S. court tosses murder conviction of Blackwater guard Nicholas Slatten in massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians Xeni Jardin

crime FBI busts $44M publishing scam that preyed on aspiring authors Ellsworth Toohey

politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin

some needles are welcome RFK Jr. is against vaccines — but praises the benefits of heroin Carla Sinclair

books Artist Saul Steinberg's 1945 book "All in Line" gets a lavish new re-publication Ruben Bolling

Science RFK Jr. chummy with sexual predators, other criminals Jason Weisberger

politics Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings Rob Beschizza

animals Dozens of monkeys escaped South Carolina research facility, residents told to lock doors and windows Allan Rose Hill

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

politics Intuit CEO had more important things to do than utter remarks they then demanded The Verge not publish Rob Beschizza

AI Parents sue school that gave low grade to student's AI-generated work Rob Beschizza

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

music Actual human indicted for making millions off of AI music Thom Dunn

law Food bank director charged with selling meth Rob Beschizza

books Download this extension if you love books Gail Sherman

travel Anti-tourist activists in Barcelona squirt water guns at visitors to solve city's self-imposed problems Ellsworth Toohey

Environment Add environmental to Starlink's list of possible hazards Jason Weisberger

cult leaders Donald Trump's "spiritual adviser" admits to molesting 12-year-old child, but keeps his job as senior pastor Carla Sinclair

News Medical cannabis to federal approval, recreational remains criminal Mark Frauenfelder

Science "Make Polio Great Again?" NH Republicans push anti-vax bill Jason Weisberger