There’s a rash of scam spam coming from a real Microsoft address
There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. The emails originate
Month: January 2026
Look out for this photo claiming to show Alex Pretti dressed in drag
Federal agents fatally shot Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026.
Supreme Court to decide how 1988 videotape privacy law applies to online video
The Supreme Court is taking up a case on whether Paramount violated the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) by disclosing a user’s viewing history
Is Evan Kilgore the Border Patrol agent who killed Alex Pretti? Here’s the truth
Kilgore provided Snopes with documentation showing he couldn’t have been the Border Patrol agent who shot Pretti.
The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery
In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.
Trump says US will end support for Iraq if al-Maliki reinstated as PM
Al-Maliki has been nominated by the largest Shia bloc in parliament as its candidate for PM.
Mexico vows ‘solidarity’ with Cuba after oil shipment cancellation reports
The president says Mexico’s decision ‘to sell or give oil to Cuba for humanitarian reasons’ was a ‘sovereign’ one.
Rwanda sues UK over scrapped asylum seeker deal
Rwanda began the inter-state arbitration proceedings under the asylum partnership agreement in November.
Fact check: Is the U.S. now controlling what’s posted on TikTok?
After a deal was reached to keep TikTok operating in the U.S., some users accused the app of censoring their posts. CBC’s fact-check team breaks
Judge temporarily bars removal of boy, 5, and father detained by immigration agents in Minnesota
A federal judge has issued a temporary order prohibiting removal of a five-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father whose arrest last week in Minnesota quickly
‘I’m afraid to go out and film’: Journalists in Gaza fear they are being targeted by Israel
Three freelance photojournalists in Gaza were killed in an Israeli airstrike last week, the latest in a long list of Palestinian reporters who have died
Pancreatic and ‘skinny fat’ linked to brain health risks
The effect of obesity on brain health may depend not only on how much fat is in the body, but also on the areas of
Scientists offer new insight into how common parasite T. gondii causes disease
A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is
New contact lens technology offers high-sensitivity, real-time intraocular pressure monitoring
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness among people who are unable to monitor and manage their intraocular pressure (IOP) daily. The current tools for