crime American cops kill more Americans than there are homicides in Japan of any kind Rob Beschizza

Science Significant undercount in U.S. coronavirus deaths: report Xeni Jardin

politics Trump administration to begin taking DNA samples from migrants crossing border or in detention for federal criminal database Xeni Jardin

education Boston Police Union throws a tantrum over Black Lives Matter at school week Thom Dunn

guns A Pittsburgh church held a gun buyback in honor of MLK Day and ran out of money in 40 minutes Thom Dunn

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

privacy Search-warrant demands that Google turn over account info, Android info, all accounts and passwords, calendar, contacts, cloud docs, financial data, photos, location history, search history, call records, etc Cory Doctorow

politics New Jersey wants to revoke Trump golf club's liquor license Xeni Jardin

canada Mounties accidentally stream homicide press conference with Facebook's cat filter turned on Seamus Bellamy

police Two speeding cops crash into one another at intersection, killing 84-year-old woman in nearby car Rob Beschizza

politics Texas lawmakers want Death Penalty for women who get abortions Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Man-Eaters: Handmaid's Tale meets Cat People in a comic where girls turn into man-eating were-panthers when they get their periods Cory Doctorow

reefer madness Malcolm Gladwell wrote a flawed weed moral panic piece for The New Yorker Mark Frauenfelder

women United Nations: too many women are being killed by their loved ones at home Seamus Bellamy

guns Man shoots at Bigfoot, only it isn't Bigfoot David Pescovitz

police Alabama cops blame Satan in area homicides Rob Beschizza

picks Black security guard shot dead by police after preventing a mass shooting Gina Loukareas

News A 10-person task force is hunting the serial cat killer in Washington state Xeni Jardin

mistakes Mandalay Bay hotel owner sues more than 1000 victims of the Vegas gunman Rob Beschizza

anthropology Native American tribes vie for control of ancient remains found in Idaho's high desert plains Seamus Bellamy