The Week's Most Extreme Stories

This week's superlative stories, as voted by you

By Newser Editors, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 11, 2013 5:00 PM CST
Updated Jan 13, 2013 12:00 PM CST

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The Week's Most Extreme Stories — This Sept. 21, 2011, memo posted on the White House website shows then-Office of Management and Budget director Jack Lew's signature. Lew’s nomination for treasury secretary means a new signature could soon be coming to the dollar bill. Not that you’ll be able to read it. Lew’s signature starts off... (AP Photo/The White House)

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: Obama: Jack Lew Will Work on His Signature
Most Brilliant: Star Trek Director Gives Dying Fan Sneak Screening
Most Scary: This Flu Season Is a Doozy
Most Depressing: Grandparents Fight Over Jovan Belcher's Daughter
Most Intriguing: Brand-New Island Emerges Off Germany
Most Ridiculous: Sandusky Back in Court, Says Trial Wasn't Fair

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. (More Superlatives stories.)

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