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Arrests made in Louvre heist, but the story isn’t over

French authorities have arrested suspects in connection with last week’s audacious Louvre heist — last week’s daylight robbery of the French Crown Jewels, valued at more than €88 million (about $102 million). Prosecutors have not disclosed how many people were detained…
The Great Pumpkin is real and on the run in Ohio

In what may be the most seasonal police chase in recent memory, this week, Ohio officers found themselves in hot pursuit of a very large, very orange suspect. No, not that one; it was a runaway inflatable pumpkin. Body-cam footage…
“The Chair Company” is peak Tim Robinson

Recently, I read an analysis of why so many otherwise sane-seeming people find themselves drawn to QAnon and other mass delusions. The writer pointed to the standard empirical data points – consumer confidence, morale, the usuals – but eventually landed…