Investigating claim JD Vance used food stamps as a child
The rumor circulated in late 2025, when a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits despite a government shutdown.
Next-generation black hole imaging may help us understand gravity better
The Event Horizon Telescope only recently gave us the first images of the environment immediately surrounding a black hole. Since then, it has been boosting
Did Tom Brady say he cloned his dog that died in 2023?
The former NFL star is an investor in Colossal Biosciences, which acquired pet-cloning company Viagen.
Wipers from Russia’s most cut-throat hackers rain destruction on Ukraine
One of the world’s most ruthless and advanced hacking groups, the Russian state-controlled Sandworm, launched a series of destructive cyberattacks in the country’s ongoing war
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
Shareholders approved a plan to grant Mr. Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company’s stock market
American Airlines didn’t announce it’s shutting down
The confusion stemmed from a headline about Kenai Aviation, a small airline serving a handful of Alaskan communities, suspending operations.
OpenAI Races to Quell Concerns Over Its Finances
The A.I. company faced pushback after a top executive raised the idea of government aid, amid concerns that the A.I. industry is headed toward a
Did Mamdani say city-run grocery stores won’t sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets?
New York City’s mayor-elect said his proposed stores would not sell lottery tickets or cigarettes, but he did not mention alcohol.
‘Our job is only killing’ – how Sudan’s brutal militia carried out a massacre
BBC Verify tracks how the RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that humanitarian officials believe left 2,000 dead.
Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
UN lifts sanctions on Syrian president ahead of White House visit
US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz said the move sent a “strong political signal” that Syria was in a “new era”.
Appeal to stop ostrich cull dismissed by Canada’s top court
The farmers have few legal options left, as officials say they will now kill more than 300 ostriches.
Nikkei’s Slack breach leaks sensitive data from more than 17,000 users
Japanese media company Nikkei has confirmed that a security breach of its Slack accounts has potentially leaked highly sensitive information from more than 17,000 of
Apple’s war in Europe
Some say good government is less government. Others have a different point of view. But the least you should be able to expect from any