France escalates case against Elon Musk over X content and AI posts
Billionaire Elon Musk faces preliminary criminal charges in France as part of a widening investigation into his social media platform, X. The case stems from a broad probe launched in January 2025 into online speech, content moderation and the platform’s algorithms. According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk recently failed to appear voluntarily for questioning […]
Hantavirus is not the new COVID-19, despite what social media says
Anyone who is even remotely online has likely seen the news about a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. But what you may not have seen is the real truth behind what’s going on, without all the fear and hype. The news has taken over the internet, getting broad coverage from news organizations and spreading […]
Virginia’s high court strikes down Democrats’ ‘10-1’ map
Judges in Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state’s referendum election is voided after they found the legislature didn’t follow the state Constitution. The ruling effectively tossed out a map state Democrats said would give them a four-seat advantage. The ruling immediately restored the maps the court issued in 2021, which had six Democratic […]
Daughter of murdered Serbian journalist Slavko Ćuruvija on her 27-year fight for justice
On April 11, 1999, Slavko Ćuruvija, the owner of Serbia’s first private daily newspaper, Dnevni Telegraf, was assassinated outside his home in the capital, Belgrade. After a decades-long pursuit of accountability, the case reached a turning point in February 2024 when the Belgrade Court of Appeal issued a final, non-appealable acquittal for four former Slobodan Milošević-era state […]
Florida, DHS could close ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ DeSantis says it ‘served its purpose’
The high-profile U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center located in the Florida Everglades could be closing soon, The New York Times reported. “Alligator Alcatraz” became a source of controversy after civil and environmental rights groups sued last year, alleging constitutional violations against detainees. The report cited anonymous officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland […]
Navy strikes back at Iranian attacks on US warships
The U.S. Navy has returned fire against Iranian targets after military officials say American warships were targeted in an unprovoked attack. U.S. Central Command said Thursday evening that Iranian drones, rockets and small boats attacked the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta and USS Mason as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz on their way […]
As probes of Democrats continue, DOJ apparently dropping investigation of GOP’s Andy Ogles
The Justice Department appears to be abandoning an investigation into Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican who is one of President Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in the House. The inquiry involving Ogles’ campaign finances began in 2024 under the Biden administration. The Justice Department agreed this week to return Ogles’ personal phone, which the FBI […]
The office meant to investigate abuse in immigrant detention is gone
The next time someone dies in immigration enforcement custody, there’ll be one less oversight office to look into it. The Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, has officially shut down the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsmen, or OIDO. “DHS did not shutdown the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman — Congress did,” an agency spokesperson […]
A million Americans get this knee surgery every year. But does it work?
Each year, Americans undergo approximately 1 million surgeries to repair tears in the meniscus — a C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts like a shock absorber inside the knee, cushioning the thigh bone from the shinbone. During the procedure, known as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, surgeons insert small instruments into the knee joint and trim […]
