The Week's Most Extreme Stories

This week's superlative stories, as voted by you

By Newser Editors

Posted Oct 12, 2012 5:00 PM CDT
Updated Oct 14, 2012 8:45 PM CDT

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It's the weekend—time to kick back, relax, and look back on the week that was. As voted by you, our readers, here are the stories that came out on top during the past week:

Most Hilarious: Elderly Brits Accidentally Grow Huge Pot Plant
Most Brilliant: GM to Add 1,500 Tech Jobs
Most Scary: Meningitis Outbreak Spreads: 8 Dead, 105 Sick
Most Depressing: Alex Karras, Actor, NFL Star, Dies at 77
Most Intriguing: Weird Beach Find: A Giant Eyeball
Most Annoying: Reggie Bush: I'm Having a Kid

Click any of the above to see what you may have missed—or to relive the moment—or check out last week's picks here.

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