Disinformation of the Day

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America. [...]

New York City INYPD Commissioner: "Explosive devices that could have caused serious injury or death."(Image credit: Joseph B. Frederick) [...]

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The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency. [...]

NBC News poll shows Democratic Party approval at just 30%, with only 62% of Democrats viewing their own party positively—signaling major challenges. [...]

Trump overrules Biden's executive privilege claim, ordering National Archives to release documents to Congress in dispute over alleged health coverup. [...]

The Department of Homeland Security blamed Democrats for long TSA security lines amid the funding lapse, calling for them to fund the department. [...]

The Iran conflict has disrupted shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, tightening jet fuel supplies and stoking fears that airfares would climb. [...]

Trump's SBA announced expanded ban on foreign nationals accessing guaranteed loan programs on Friday, building on February restrictions to prioritize American citizens. [...]

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. And, President Trump says he will not sign any more bills until Congress overhauls voting.(Image credit: Rouzbeh Fouladi) [...]

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars. (Image credit: Sharifah Namaganda) [...]

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New study reveals curing cancer could deliver massive $185 trillion economic jackpot to U.S. economy - roughly $15,000 per American citizen annually. [...]

The Pentagon struck another boat carrying suspected narco-traffickers, killing 6 people aboard the vessel as the death from U.S. boat attacks reaches at least 156. [...]

• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court [...]