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Money

Gun Companies are Helping Toy Makers Design Replicas That Get Kids Killed

05.09.19

By Alain Stephens
Just How Many Guns Do Americans Actually Own?

06.25.18

By Alex Yablon
People Are Bidding Insane Amounts for ‘Bump Stocks’ After Vegas

10.09.17

By Alex Yablon
Meet the Man Who Says He Invented the ‘Bump Stock’

10.05.17

By Ann Givens
Gunshot Survivors Have Stories for the Las Vegas Wounded

10.04.17

By Elizabeth Van Brocklin
The NRA’s Plan to Make People Fear the ‘Violent Left’ May Backfire

08.21.17

By Alex Yablon
Armed Militias Have a Choice to Make After Charlottesville

08.15.17

By Ben Hallman
Gun-Toting Militias Are Now Part of Local Politics Thanks to Trump

08.07.17

By Alex Yablon
I Had to Announce My Own Brother’s Shooting Death to the Public

08.02.17

By T.J. Smith as told to Kerry Shaw
The NRA Annoyed Me into Quitting

07.24.17

By Anshel Sag, as told to Kerry Shaw
Health

The Republican Healthcare Plan Could Make Getting Shot Hurt Even Worse

07.05.17

By Elizabeth Van Brocklin and Olivia Li
The Good Guy with a Gun Theory, Debunked

07.03.17

By Alex Yablon

The Latest

Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

Tech via

Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada