arizona A $3.50 hot dog won a James Beard Award Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Possible sign of life on Venus David Pescovitz

basket of deplorables $1.28 billion border wall contract goes to company with history of fraud and sex crimes Mark Frauenfelder

animals Three mountain lions killed after eating mystery human remains David Pescovitz

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

real estate For sale: Decommissioned underground missile complex in Arizona David Pescovitz

books The events that could kill us all (and how we might prevent them) David Pescovitz

picks Border Patrol agent calls migrants "mindless murdering savages" before hitting one with his truck Xeni Jardin

security DOJ accuses Verizon and AT&T employees of participating in SIM-swap identity theft crimes Cory Doctorow

News Bill Cosby jailed for 3 to 10 years after judge rules hims a "sexually violent predator" Rob Beschizza

education David Garcia thinks he can become governor of Arizona by campaigning for progressive policies instead of against Republicans Cory Doctorow

News Police reports show child sex abuse is rampant at immigrant detention facilities under Trump Xeni Jardin

trump Native American Tribe to DHS: Keep your dumb border wall off our land Seamus Bellamy

Art and Design The incredible science illustrations of Paul Mirocha Mark Frauenfelder

arachnophobia Arizona man suspected of destroying home with makeshift spider-killing flamethrower Robert Spallone

police Police now routinely crack and extract all phone data from arrestees Cory Doctorow

social justice ¡Ask a Mexican! tackles BurritoGate Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Tiny magic shop on roadside in Arizona Mark Frauenfelder

books Arkansas wants to ban all classroom mentions of Howard Zinn (teachers, get your free books!) Cory Doctorow

chilling effects Arizona Senate votes to seize assets of those who plan, participate in protests that turn violent Mark Frauenfelder