Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE, to be deported to Mexico, officials say
Famed Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been arrested for entering the United States illegally and will be deported to Mexico, where he faces
Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience’s greatest debates
Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing controversy in neuroscience.
RFK’s proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms.
Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced
A new DNA model suggests humans didn’t reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.
Did Chelsea Clinton have to repay money from USAID? Fact-checking the claim
Users shared this rumor about the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in June 2025.
Breaking down claim of incinerators at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A TikTok user said her neighbor’s cousin got a contract to supply “a ton” of incinerators at the Florida migrant detention center.
9 rumors we’ve investigated about Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Rumors swirled about U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s megabill as it made its way through the U.S. Congress in 2025.
Does Evil Queen actually say ‘Magic mirror on the wall’ in Disney’s original ‘Snow White’ movie?
Many people misremember the iconic line, likely confusing the animated Disney film with the original fairy tale.
A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system
Scientists have found a new interstellar object whizzing toward the sun.
Nearly half of the universe’s ordinary matter was uncharted, until now
Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes final hurdle in US Congress
Tweety McTreason’s ‘big beautiful bill’ has been passed by the US congress, sending it to the president to sign into law.
Michael Madsen, who starred in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, dies
Actor Michael Madsen, who starred in a number of Quentin Tarantino films, has died at the age of 67.
Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout.
US issues first wave of Iran sanctions after ceasefire in 12-day war
Washington imposes financial penalties on an Iraqi businessman who it says helped smuggle Iranian oil.