IMF nudges up 2025 growth forecast but says tariff risks still dog outlook
Future tariff increases are not reflected in the IMF numbers, and could raise effective tariff rates further, it warned.
Israeli cruise ship protest sparks violent police clashes on Greek island
Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators in Rhodes who were protesting the docking of an Israeli cruise ship.
Authorities say shooter in New York City blamed NFL for brain injuries
The US football league has previously faced legal challenges over its failure to address players’ concussions.
Gallup survey: People feel they’re living better lives on global scale
People around the world apparently feel that they are living better lives than they have in years and are more hopeful for the future, according
Home Depot denies rumor of $250M DHS deal allowing ICE arrests in parking lots
The unfounded rumor alleged Home Depot signed a lucrative deal with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants.
Photo allegedly shows Obama and Epstein drinking beers in Southeast Asia. You should have reservations
Social media users misrepresented a 2016 picture of the former president with late chef Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam.
Did Trump say he ‘never had the privilege’ of visiting Epstein’s private island?
“In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn’t want to go to his island,” the president said.
Videos show Israeli extremist group blocking aid trucks to Gaza
Footage spread in July 2025 as Gazans faced mass hunger.
Trump administration maneuvers to keep Essayli as L.A.’s top federal prosecutor
The Department of Justice has taken unusual steps to allow Bill Essayli to remain U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California without Senate confirmation
New York gunman, an L.A. high school football player, left a note saying: ‘Study my brain please’
Shane Tamura, a former football player at Golden Valley and Granada Hills high schools, entered a New York skyscraper and began spraying bullets, police say.
FTC seeks public comment about being “deceived” by gender-affirming care providers
The Federal Trade Commission has launched a public inquiry “to gauge the harms” consumers may have experienced from “false or unsupported claims” about gender-affirming care.
ChatGPT’s new Study Mode is designed to help you learn, not just give answers
The rise of large language models like ChatGPT has led to widespread concern that “everyone is cheating their way through college,” as a recent New
Acquisition sends thousands of Whistle pet trackers to IoT graveyard
Whistle pet trackers are headed to the Internet of Things (IoT) graveyard. After releasing its first product in 2013, the Seattle-based Whistle has just been
Human dignity must be protected from rise of AI, Pope says
The pontiff warns about emerging technologies during the Vatican’s first Mass for social media influencers.