health New York hospitals illegally billed rape survivors for their rape kits, then sent debt-collectors after them Cory Doctorow

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn

high weirdness Petition to replace every Confederate statue in West Virginia with Mothman Gareth Branwyn

activism How to safely topple a statue using science David Pescovitz

politics Pentagon to remove Confederate names from military assets within 3 years Xeni Jardin

us news Petition circulates to replace Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue with Oderus Urungus of GWAR Gareth Branwyn

slavers Columbus statue trips, falls into lake Rob Beschizza

politics U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's attempt to escape 'emoluments' lawsuit over D.C. Trump Hotel Xeni Jardin

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

Weird Beehive, 8 feet long, is removed from someone’s apartment Xeni Jardin

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

retail Woman "accidentally" spent the night in a mattress store David Pescovitz

art Sleeping inside one of Edward Hopper's hotel room paintings David Pescovitz

collections Woman recorded 70,000 hours of news broadcasts Rob Beschizza

b-side Scientists train rats to drive little cars to collect food, and the rats like it Mark Frauenfelder

Science Rats trained to drive tiny cars in pursuit of Froot Loops David Pescovitz

mistakes KFC launches trial of horrific "Chicken Donut" Rob Beschizza

dogs Very long dog is adorable Xeni Jardin

politics Here's a list of the 77 members of House who now favor an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump Xeni Jardin