gun control Gun-toting Florida mom shot in the back by her 4-year-old may go to jail for 180 days Jason Weisberger

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

law Arizona man rescued and arrested after getting stuck in chimney that did not belong to him Xeni Jardin

Games Kickstarting a new edition of Steve Jackson Games's Car Wars Cory Doctorow

picks Watch Teller almost get SHOCKED by dangerous jugglers The Passing Zone, on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us!' Xeni Jardin

tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus’s demonic possession, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Kids Kid with cerebral palsy skateboards for first time with help from mom and technology Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Nerf unveils "DRM for darts" Cory Doctorow

racism White woman pulls gun on black couple at campsite: "you don't belong here" Rob Beschizza

racism Gunman kills 49 in New Zealand mosque shootings Rob Beschizza

picks Are these Crosshairs in Roger Stone's Instagram post attacking Judge Amy Berman Jackson, federal judge in his case? Xeni Jardin

ukpoli To save Brexit deal, Theresa May dropped an assault rifle ban Cory Doctorow

writing Richard Kadrey talks about his latest book and what comes next after Sandman Slim Seamus Bellamy

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

car holsters Driver sees a black object in the air, later finds a handgun lodged into his car Carla Sinclair

scared men Tough guy Brian Kemp thinks it's funny to point a gun at a teen in his Georgia governor campaign video Carla Sinclair

gop Oklahoma teachers walk out, sensing weakness from GOP legislators who caved on taxing the oil industry Cory Doctorow

books Cult of Personality: Two crime writers discuss the allure of cults in their own dark fiction Alex Segura

malware Opera browser now includes cryptojacking protection Clive Thompson