Not real news: Here's a look at what didn't happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts.
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Michael Jordan is selling his majority ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets
Michael Jordan is finalizing a deal to sell the majority share of the Charlotte Hornets, a move that will end his 13-year run overseeing the organization, the team announced Friday.
Tornado nearly destroys homes as it sweeps through rural Oklahoma
Watch a group of extreme meteorologists catch a tornado nearly destroying a home near Loco, Oklahoma.
It's almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost you
After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August. It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences can be severe, including a hit to your credit score and exclusion from future aid and benefits.
Bill Cosby accusers are seeking to expand the time frames for lawsuits by sex-assault victims
More than a dozen women have sued Bill Cosby since his June 2021 release from prison. That includes nine new cases brought Wednesday in Nevada, by accusers who successfully lobbied to eliminate the state's statute of limitations for adult survivors.
Deadly tornado strikes Texas Panhandle; historic start at U.S. Open; Biden wants to end junk fees | Hot off the Wire podcast
Get the latest details on severe weather, two record rounds at the U.S. Open and a push to end hidden fees on concert tickets on our daily podcast.
Teens with severe obesity are turning to surgery and new weight loss drugs, despite controversy
A small but growing group of young teens are turning to drastic treatments to lose large amounts of weight, things like body-altering surgery and new drugs that rewire metabolism. Recent guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for early and intensive treatment of kids as young as 12, but those have been controversial.
Biden urges tougher gun restrictions, one year after Uvalde, Texas, school massacre: ‘You have to do something’
President Joe Biden pushed for new gun-buying restrictions, including universal background checks and the banning of assault weapons, during a summit Friday marking the first anniversary of a gun safety law signed after the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre.
June temperature surge passes key climate threshold, breaks global heat record
Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come as the planet enters an El Niño phase that could last years, scientists worry.
Chinese spies breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says
Google-owned Mandiant said suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations around the world, months after Microsoft warned the nation’s hackers were targeting U.S. critical infrastructure.
Conor McGregor accused of sexual assault after NBA Finals game in Miami
Conor McGregor is being accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals, prompting the NBA and Miami Heat to investigate the allegation against the former UFC champion.
Al Pacino is a dad at 83! ‘Godfather’ actor welcomes son with girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 29
Al Pacino is a father for the fourth time, after the 83-year-old actor and 29-year-old Noor Alfallah welcomed their new baby, Roman.
Great dads in TV and movie history, 'Elemental' hits theaters and 'The Bear' returns | Streamed & Screened podcast
🎧 We're heading into Father's Day, so there's no better time to take a look back at some of the great fathers in television and film history, as well as some more forgettable father figures.
American arrested for pushing 2 US tourists into ravine at German castle, leaving one woman dead
Authorities say an American man has been arrested in the death of a U.S. tourist and an assault on another near Neuschwanstein castle in southern Germany after he allegedly pushed the two women down a steep slope.
MLB teams welcome LGBTQ+ fans with Pride Nights, but the wait continues for 1st out active player
All but one Major League Baseball team will celebrate Pride Night this season, yet the sport remains hampered by ongoing issues around LGBTQ+ inclusivity.
Rare art evacuated from Ukraine goes on display in Paris's Louvre
Artworks secretly evacuated from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have gone on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Dozens are dead after a migrant boat sank off Greece. A look at the trends behind the latest wreck
Wednesday's deadly shipwreck off southern Greece is just the latest case of smugglers packing vessels full of desperate people willing to risk their lives to reach continental Europe. Here's a look at situation in the Mediterranean and some of the particulars of the latest tragedy.
Damaging storms move across South; Fed keeps rates unchanged; Pennsylvania plans fix after I-95 collapse | Hot off the Wire podcast
🎧 Get the latest on severe weather, the state of the economy, the status of a major interstate highway and sports highlights on our daily news podcast.
Two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who mixed acting with politics, dies at 87
Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a long second career as a British lawmaker, has died. She was 87.
Man gets 18 years in prison for shooting, mission to ‘clean’ Montana town of LGBTQ residents
A Montana man was sentenced to 18 years for hate crime and firearms charges after threatening a woman with homophobic slurs and shooting at her house, part of a “mission” to rid a small town of its LGBTQ community.
