Why Pacific Northwesterners are driving tiny, right-hand drive firetrucks from Japan They're tiny, they're bright red, and you've probably seen them scooting around Seattle: Mini Japanese firetrucks known as kei trucks. People here say they not only love the cars — but the culture surrounding them, too. Casey Martin
How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors. Elizabeth Blair
In 'Original Sin,' Jake Tapper describes a 'cover-up' of Joe Biden's decline Tapper's book, co-authored by Alex Thompson, describes a president who struggled to function: "One person told us that the presidency was, at best, a five-person board with Joe Biden as chairman." Terry Gross
'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams says he's dying of 'the same cancer that Joe Biden has' Adams said he expects "to be checking out from this domain sometime this summer." The controversial cartoonist, a vocal supporter of President Trump, expressed compassion for former President Biden. Rachel Treisman
Mary Todd Lincoln as a cabaret star? How Cole Escola's 'stupid' dream came true Escola gives the former first lady a wild second act in the Tony-nominated play Oh, Mary! "This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands," Escola says. Ann Marie Baldonado
This new book explores how Biden's inner circle kept his mental decline from voters A new book by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson paints the story of how President Biden believed he was capable of serving a second term even though his inner circle hid that he wasn't. Scott Detrow
'The Emperor of Gladness' is a beautiful novel about hard work and found family Ocean Vuong's sweeping new novel centers on a depressed 19-year-old college dropout who becomes the caregiver to a widow with dementia. Maureen Corrigan
How to get to Sesame Street? Kids can now head to Netflix as well as PBS The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library. Elizabeth Blair
Researchers puzzle over rash of baby monkey kidnappings Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom. Nell Greenfieldboyce
