How verified accounts helped make fake images of a Pentagon explosion go viral
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Verified accounts on Twitter may have contributed to the viral spread of a false claim that an explosion was unfolding at the Pentagon. Around 8:42 AM on Monday, a verified account on
Police searching for missing youth basketball coach in Florida
WPBF (FLORIDA) — Police in Florida are looking for a missing man who friends say was last seen likely going out for a run three days ago. Makuach Yak, 31, a youth basketball coach from Delray Beach,
'Stop the Bleed' nonprofit teaches Ukrainian military life-saving tools
Fokke Hassel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. nonprofit created after a school shooting is helping troops in Ukraine learn crucial medical care — and some soldiers on the ground credit the new skill set with saving
Netflix announces password sharing crackdown rollout in US
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Netflix announced Tuesday that it will begin to send emails to members who are sharing their account information outside of their households in the U.S. “A Netflix account is for use
Netflix releases teaser to animated Kong series 'Skull Island'
Netflix On Tuesday, Netflix released the teaser to Skull Island, the animated spinoff of the “Monsterverse” movies that kicked off with 2014’s Godzilla. The snippet of the anime shows a group of humans marooned on the mysterious, monster-filled home
Illinois legislators return Wednesday to reveal, pass state budget
(The Center Square) – Illinois taxpayers still have yet to see how legislators plan to spend their money in the coming fiscal year. July 1 begins the next budget year for the state of Illinois. The Illinois
Jeff Bridges on “giving into love,” not giving up the fight against cancer and COVID
FX/Michael Becker In a touching new article in AARP The Magazine, Jeff Bridges speaks candidly about his battle with lymphoma, which he revealed in 2020, and a subsequent fight with COVID-19. Bridges recalls he was on a
2 inmates, including man convicted of double murder, escape Ohio prison
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (OHIO) — Two inmates, including one convicted of murdering two people, have escaped from an Ohio prison, authorities said. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office warned residents on Tuesday to “be aware
'Work requirements' emerge as flashpoint in debt ceiling, spending talks
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — As Washington struggles to reach a debt ceiling deal with little more than a week until potential default, a key hangup in the negotiations is turning out to be — “work
2-year-old struck in head by stray bullet while playing outside at day care: Police
Paul Burns/Getty Images (UTAH) — A 2-year-old was struck in the head by a stray bullet while playing outside at a Utah day care, authorities said. The incident occurred Monday at a day care in Spanish Fork