police Chicago PD's predictive policing tool has been shut down after 8 years of catastrophically bad results Cory Doctorow

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Entertainment Federal judge rejects R. Kelly’s coronavirus get out of jail request Xeni Jardin

Gadgets That home office may be your office for a while. These accessories can bring it to life. Boing Boing's Shop

animal friends The penguins at the Chicago Aquarium are not practicing social distancing Thom Dunn

Business UPDATED: Airlines canceling China flights over Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

guns Seattle authorities used "Red Flag" gun laws to disarm a Neo-Nazi Thom Dunn

street gangs Images from "Compliments of Chicagohoodz: Chicago Street Gang Art and Culture" Mark Frauenfelder

yolo Furries deplatform Milo Rob Beschizza

crime Corruption is contagious: dirty cops make their partners dirty Cory Doctorow

Technology Wearable device amplifies your reaction time David Pescovitz

art Real street art: potholes turned into mosaics David Pescovitz

happy mutants Paul Krassner, RIP (1932 – 2019) Mark Frauenfelder

trump #TrumpRaids are coming: ICE raids and mass deportations as early as Sunday in these 10 cities Xeni Jardin

health The "ghost networks" of mental health professionals that US health insurers rely on to deny care to their patients Cory Doctorow

class war Uber drivers across America are going on strike — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

law EFF's roadmap for a 21st Century antitrust doctrine Cory Doctorow

Jussie Smollett Jussie Smollett charged with filing false police report Rob Beschizza

News CNN hires former Jeff Sessions GOP operative as political editor Xeni Jardin