Did UN demand investigations into ICE detention center deaths? Rumor overstates the truth
The U.N.’s human rights chief did call for independent investigations into ICE custody deaths, but he doesn’t represent the United Nations as a whole.
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‘Off the Richter scale’: Presidential historian raises red flags about Trump mining deal
A presidential historian is sounding the alarm about a recent mining deal that’s expected to enrich the Trump family. “The audacity is so off the
Expert alarmed as Supreme Court sends Trump a troubling signal: ‘A real warning sign’
A legal expert was alarmed on Tuesday after analyzing the recent spate of opinions handed down by the Supreme Court. Quinta Jurecic, a staff writer
Serena Williams loses on Wimbledon return
Serena Williams has lost on her return to Wimbledon, four years after her move away from tennis.
8 Ivanka Trump rumors where we separated real from AI-generated
Many claims about the first daughter in recent years have suspected origins in generative artificial intelligence.
Missing GOP lawmaker slammed for yanking health coverage he himself needed: ‘Hypocrisy’
The internet slammed Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) on Tuesday, calling him out for cutting Medicaid and healthcare services — the same ones he needed
Legal experts sound alarm after razor-thin birthright vote: ‘The most insane part’
Reactions were mounting among legal analysts Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected President Tweety McTreason’s birthright citizenship order. The divided court ruled in a 6-3
Hollywood director jailed for defrauding Netflix out of $11m
A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.
Trump officials’ claim that 450K kids went missing under Biden doesn’t hold up
A 2024 report found that ICE transferred custody of 448,000 unaccompanied migrant children to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Posts claim Black woman Tonea Miller was lynched in Miami. Here are the facts
Authorities say Miller’s death was “consistent with a suicide.” Some social media users are questioning that conclusion.
10 rumors about USAID we’ve looked into during Trump’s 2nd term
Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development with budget cuts to eliminate what he considers unnecessary government spending.
UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount and Warner Bros deal
The UK culture secretary could be about to put a spanner in the works for one of the biggest media deals in history.
Hollywood director jailed for defrauding Netflix out of $11m for unfinished show
A Hollywood director has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after conning Netflix out of $11m (£8.3m) for an unfinished science fiction series.
White House rivalry complicates peace talks: ‘Waiting to see if he self-destructs’
The Trump administration’s effort to broker peace in the Middle East is being shaped — and at times complicated — by competing approaches from Vice