When you think you’ve won £280k, but it’s £28
A couple have told the BBC about considering getting married after believing they had won a small fortune.
BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crush
The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths.
‘Devastating’: Arizona Gov. slams Trump’s budget cuts
Gov. Katie Hobbs sent a warning to Republicans in Congress debating a federal budget that would slash spending on health care and food assistance to
‘Hallelujah’: MAGA world cheers ‘massive win’ as Penn limits trans athletes
MAGA enthusiasts erupted in celebration Tuesday after the University of Pennsylvania agreed to limit the participation of transgender athletes under a new deal with the
What to know about Bryan Kohberger’s apparent plea deal in the University of Idaho murders
The man accused of fatally stabbing four college students at an off-campus home in Idaho three years ago appears to have agreed to plead guilty
California fireworks warehouse catches fire and explodes
A warehouse storing fireworks in California caught fire and exploded Tuesday, sending a fireball into the air, launching debris and causing pyrotechnics to detonate above
The White House took down the nation’s top climate report. You can still find it here
The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States. (Image credit: Ethan Swope)
What we know about Luigi Mangione’s alleged list of 27 things he’s grateful for
Mangione was said to have written that he is grateful for both “conservatives” and “liberals,” among other things.
Did Democrats float Walz-Mamdani 2028 presidential ticket?
An assistant news director for Florida’s Voice, a publication promoted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, reported this on X in late June 2025.
Warning about ‘Dance of the Hillary’ video and Pakistani cyberattack is a hoax
Online users needlessly warned family members, friends and social media followers of a years-old, fabricated cyber threat in the summer of 2025.
Is this a real photo of alleged Idaho shooter’s parents in MAGA hats?
Snopes was able to identify the individuals in the photo, but the social media account that posted it appeared to have been deleted.
Healthy lifestyle linked to lower diverticulitis risk, irrespective of genetic susceptibility
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle—specifically, a diet rich in fiber but light on red/processed meat, regular exercise, not smoking, and sticking to a normal weight—is linked
Conflicts of interest must be tackled to protect public health, argue researchers
A new peer‐reviewed article by academics at the University of Bath warns that unless governments take urgent steps to address conflicts of interest with harmful
A ‘big, beautiful bill’ or ‘political suicide’? Why Trump’s signature law has sparked ugly debate
It is certainly big – 940 pages long – but on the question of beauty, Congress is divided.