May 5, 2014

Activists in Keene, N.H., are tracking parking officers, feeding expired meters and leaving notes saying “we saved you from the king’s tariff,” all in an effort to combat the “violent monopoly” of government.

Tom Seaver won games as a reliever and as a starter on the same day in 1984; one of the games, resumed after being suspended the previous night, was the longest in major league history.

While conceding he was “terrified” going into the deal, David Karp says he is happy with the autonomy the microblogging service has under its new owner.

Loaded with treasure, the S.S. Central America sank in 1857 during a hurricane near South Carolina. After years of legal battles, a private company is finally excavating the ship.

A plan to skirt Russia’s state energy behemoth, Gazprom, by reverse-flowing natural gas into Ukraine has been hindered by reluctance from neighboring Slovakia, seemingly due to pressure from the Russian company.