As the federal government entered its latest shutdown, something remarkable happened: Americans discovered they could still order coffee, binge Netflix, and argue online without federal oversight.

In his latest quest to liberate the internet from mediocrity, Elon Musk has unveiled “Grokipedia,” a rival to Wikipedia designed to harness AI’s “superior ability to gaslight humanity at scale.”

In a move that surprised absolutely no one, congressional lawmakers quietly unloaded shares of Tylenol just before controversy over a possible autism link sent the stock tumbling.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that a government shutdown is imminent, but ordinary Americans are quietly wondering if that might actually be the best thing to happen to them all year.

In a stunning turn of events, China has announced that it will, for the first time, vow to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — a pledge that comes only after decades of pumping out enough smoke to make the Industrial Revolution look like a backyard barbecue.

In a move critics say finally acknowledges the “real workhorse” of the administration, the White House has replaced President Joe Biden’s official photo in the Presidential Walk of Fame with a glossy portrait of his autopen.

In a bold move for “freedom of expression,” Google announced it will reinstate YouTube accounts that were censored for political speech, hailing the decision as a “victory for open dialogue.”

The WNBA announced today that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has been fined for “inappropriate remarks” about officiating. The amount? A whopping $200.

The Cleveland Browns managed to beat the Green Bay Packers 13–10 Sunday, and within minutes federal investigators announced a full-scale probe into whether the game was “obviously rigged.”

Doctors at a UK hospital are hailing the miraculous recovery of a man who sustained a broken neck, fractured spine, shattered ribs, and blood-filled lungs — the type of injuries normally reserved for high-speed car crashes — after tripping over his cat on the way to make a cup of tea.

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, has hung up his scooper after nearly five decades, but not because of age or corporate burnout. He says the ice cream empire has “tragically lost its radical edge.”

Panic erupted in the Democratic Party this week after Senator John Fetterman committed what insiders are calling “the gravest sin since someone forgot their pronouns.”

A new study has revealed that people who drink beer are far more likely to attract mosquitoes, though some theologians insist this isn’t biology at work—it’s theology.

Emergency nurse Misty Combs didn’t expect her Sunday afternoon to involve chest compressions on a blackout raccoon. But when the woodland creature collapsed after bingeing on fermented peaches, Combs says she heard “a still small voice” reminding her of her Christian duty.

The U.S. quietly admitted this week that nearly a million fewer jobs were created over the past year than previously claimed, sparking a nationwide panic — not over the jobs, but over the fact that President Donald Trump was right.

New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani made waves this week after announcing his plan to eliminate the NYPD’s gang database. His proposal has been greeted with enthusiasm–though perhaps not from the intended demographic.

In a sweeping new policy shift, federal employees are now permitted to pray and even share their faith openly while on the job.

A woman has officially set the world record for running barefoot across a field of Lego bricks — an achievement experts say is “the closest humanity has come to simulating medieval torture in a suburban living room.”