picks Triple shooting streamed on Facebook Live, just days after Philando Castile gun death Xeni Jardin

cats Cat defies supermarket ban Rob Beschizza

11-foot-8 Watch how the 11foot8 bridge is being raised by 8 inches Mark Frauenfelder

virginia Mass shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, shooter in custody — multiple injuries and deaths Xeni Jardin

strange brew Lucky Charms Beer is magically questionable Jason Weisberger

#dontloseyourway English and Welsh Ramblers have seven years left to catalogue the nation's footpaths, or they will be absorbed into private lands Cory Doctorow

law Virginia towns' trick-or-treat laws threaten over-12s with jail-time Cory Doctorow

Snail racing championship held Rob Beschizza

wonderful creatures Man charged after walking pig off-leash in Norwich Rob Beschizza

road warriors Police tell man not to use pliers as a steering wheel Mark Frauenfelder

Delightful plants Giant Hogweed infestation in Virginia — plant causes burns, blindness Mark Frauenfelder

trump Pentagon sucks up to Trump by censoring mentions of climate change in its global risks assessment Cory Doctorow

Funny Citizen journalist enthusiastically reports local house fire Andrea James

bullying Mom puts recorder in her daughter's backpack to record bullying, charged with felony Mark Frauenfelder

security Ransomware hackers have stolen hospitals and doctors' offices across the UK, using a leaked NSA cyberweapon Cory Doctorow

travel Passports, ranked by country Rob Beschizza

sexism "Freshman daughter drop off:" frat suspended over sexually harassing signs David Pescovitz

Apparently this is how you weigh a baby giraffe Caroline Siede