Science Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt, 'next big test ASAP' for Richard Branson’s spaceflight firm Xeni Jardin
law Colorado man caught with pipe bombs at home planned armed protest of COVID-19 orders, say FBI and ATF Xeni Jardin
crime Court rules that removing a GPS tracking device from a car isn't the same as stealing it Mark Frauenfelder
beating the system Gentleman arrested for using mice and hamsters to get free hotel rooms Mark Frauenfelder
Business Tesla driver in fatal 2018 crash had reported 'Autopilot' problems before, NTSB finds Xeni Jardin
tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
rules of engagement Advice from these dope-smoking lawyers is useful for non-stoners, too Mark Frauenfelder
Business The first-ever mandatory California drug price report reveals Big Pharma's farcical price-gouging Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Just This Banjo: free/open banjo instruction for an angry moment, because you can't be sad while playing the banjo Cory Doctorow
Cokie Roberts describes the "fondling fathers" and the pregnant women they left behind after negotiating the Missouri Compromise John Struan
alt-right exemplars Grand jury declines to indict two people accused of assaulting a man for wearing a MAGA hat Mark Frauenfelder
happy mutants J Michael Straczynski's "Becoming Superman": a memoir of horrific abuse, war crimes, perseverance, trauma, triumph and doing what's right Cory Doctorow
tabloids Prince Harry’s paternity nightmare and the Royal Family changed forever, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
picks Robert Kraft allegedly paid for sex act on morning of AFC Championship game between New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs Xeni Jardin
privacy New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning Albert Fox Cahn
