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.
Famine ‘currently playing out’ in Gaza, UN-backed experts warn
It comes as aid agencies warn Israel’s recent measures to increase aid supplies are not enough.
US Grammy winner Ciara becomes citizen of Benin under new slavery descendants law
Benin in West Africa is trying to forge ties with the African diaspora and boost tourism.
Dairy cattle H5N1 virus remains adapted to birds, with little sign of human spread
Avian influenza virus from the ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle appears to be keeping its bird-infecting features rather than adapting to better infect other mammals
UK adults do not eat enough plants, research finds
People in the UK eat a median of eight different plants a day—including spices and fat-based oils—with some eating just two daily.
Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
The stress test will involve thousands of people to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.