How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste in the US?
Fraud costs $521bn annually while Social Security grapples with worker shortages and rising beneficiary numbers.
US court rejects Trump bid to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil deportation challenge
Judge Jesse Furman says effort to deport Palestinian rights advocate is ‘exceptional’ and requires ‘careful’ review.
‘No betrayal’: Ukraine breathes sigh of relief after Trump-Putin talks
Even as the war rages on, Ukrainians are reassured that the US president did not bend to Russia’s ceasefire demands.
Bird flu case with “flu-like symptoms” reported in Colorado, 1 person hospitalized
The case marks at least the third confirmed bird flu hospitalization in the U.S.
Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID vaccine mandates
No states mandate that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine, though other vaccine requirements remain in place.
21 quotes Musk has supposedly posted or said
Yes, Musk once called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” No, that “defund the poor” post supposedly attributed to him isn’t real.
Photos show all-white orca off Japanese coast
It’s not clear whether the orca is a true albino or its white coloring was caused by another medical condition.
No evidence Jefferson said: ‘When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty’
Some social media users shared the quote in early 2025 to express dissatisfaction with U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s second administration.
Girl Scout cookies are accused of containing toxins. Here’s why they’re still safe to eat
A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.
New strain of bird flu wipes out Mississippi poultry farm; human flu may offer immunity
A new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.
UN says worker killed in Gaza as Israeli air strikes resume
Israel’s military denies attacking the Deir al-Balah compound, after the Hamas-run health ministry blamed an Israeli strike.
Malaysia green-lights new MH370 search in Indian Ocean
Malaysia’s cabinet approves a fresh search for the missing plane by exploration firm Ocean Infinity.
Rosenberg: Trump-Putin call seen as victory in Russia
The Russian leader was able to set his own conditions for peace in a two-hour phone call with Tweety McTreason.