Claim Social Security checks were renamed ‘federal benefit payments’ doesn’t add up
The Social Security Administration has not implemented an official name change despite what several Facebook posts claim.
10 of Trump’s claims about Obama that we’ve investigated over the years
Tweety McTreason has publicly criticized Barack Obama since he emerged as a presidential candidate in the 2008 election.
Trump calls ceasefire counter-proposal from Iran ‘totally unacceptable’
Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the
French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris “until further notice”, France’s prime minister says.
FIFA triples World Cup ticket prices to more than £24,000
The cost of the best available tickets for the World Cup final has been tripled by FIFA, less than five weeks before the tournament starts.
Trump to discuss Iran with Xi Jinping during China visit: Officials
US president will likely ‘apply pressure’ to China for buying Iranian oil during war.
Israeli weapon fires tiny metal cubes into people in Lebanon, like Gaza
Tiny tungsten cubes from Israeli bombs are causing devastating internal injuries to people in Lebanon.
US Jewish leader, Israel advocate Abe Foxman dies at 86
Israeli officials hail Foxman, who led the ADL advocacy group for nearly three decades, as warm and passionate.
Savannah Guthrie shares a video compilation of her missing mother on Mother’s Day
Savannah Guthrie has shared a heart-wrenching Mother’s Day post, pleading for the public’s help in locating her missing mother and saying, “We need help.”The “TODAY”
BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.
Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.
Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war ‘totally unacceptable’
No details have been released of Iran’s response – or the US proposals – designed to bring the war to an end.
Tourist hotspot at ‘end of the world’ denies causing hantavirus outbreak
The BBC reports from the city of Ushuaia, where experts have been sent to investigate the origins of the outbreak.