Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions are collectively known as hoaxes. But there’s more than meets the eye.
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Could ‘the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman’ be an AI avatar?
Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.
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Dozens killed in a powerful earthquake that hit the Philippines
The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.
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Government shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement
Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.
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President announces TrumpRx website for drugs, and pricing deal with Pfizer
The Trump administration says it is making deals with drug companies to lower prices U.S. consumers pay for medicines. But key details are missing on how the initiative would work.
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Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown
Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.
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A lawsuit tries to block the Trump administration’s efforts to merge personal data
A class action lawsuit argues that the administration’s efforts to combine databases of personal information on Americans violates privacy laws and the Constitution.
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Here’s what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo
History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives.
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‘I can’t stop DJing,’ Mark Ronson says — never mind the back pain
Ronson’s memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.
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Pasta meals from Trader Joe’s and Walmart may be linked to a deadly listeria outbreak
The USDA says the precooked pasta products, sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart, could be connected to a nationwide listeria outbreak that has killed four people and sickened at least 20 others.
