Opinion | Superlatives The Week's Most Extreme Stories This week's superlative stories, as voted by you By Newser Editors Posted Jan 4, 2013 5:00 PM CST Updated Jan 6, 2013 12:00 PM CST Copied Louis XVI (Wikimedia Commons) 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: Ex's Revenge: She Sells His Secret Fishing Spots Most Brilliant: Recess as Essential as Class: Doctors Most Scary: 1 in 24 Admit Falling Asleep Behind Wheel Most Depressing: Company Pulls Drug for Lou Gehrig's Disease Most Intriguing: Scientists Find Louis XVI's Blood in Ancient Gourd Most Ridiculous: Newtown Lawsuit Withdrawn—for Now Click any of the above to see what you may have missed—or to relive the moment—or check out picks from previous weeks here. Read These Next Next year's COLA increase is up slightly from 2025. This is one very public, visible way to look for love. Bannon sounds confident about Trump getting a 3rd term. A DC man's lawsuit involves the National Guard, Star Wars song. Report an error