Truthout’s December fundraiser is our most important of the year and will determine the scale of work we will be able to do in 2026. Please support us with a tax-deductible donation today. A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic…

In this video, a writer named Hannah shares an experiment her Intro to Psychology professor ran on her class. Here’s a transcript: It’s 11 years ago, I’m in a massive university Intro to Psychology class. Everybody in my 250-person lecture is freaking out because it’s the last class before the exams…

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has formally referred Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice for potential criminal prosecution, alleging that he committed perjury on two separate occasions. According to a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Luna contends that Powell made…

Donald Trump faced a fresh crisis on Wednesday as it was reported that his name appears in US justice department files about Jeffrey Epstein and the Congress subpoenaed testimony from the sex offender’s partner in crime Ghislaine Maxwell. The US president’s spokesman denied an account in the Wall…

Edward Coristine – the 19-year-old who quit Elon Musk’s controversial so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) earlier this week, where he gained notoriety in part for having used the online moniker “Big Balls” – has in fact been given a new government job, this time at the Social…

Elon Musk engaged in extensive drug consumption while serving as one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, taking ketamine so frequently it caused bladder problems and traveling with a daily supply of approximately 20 pills, according to claims made to the New York Times. The world’s richest person…

Gov. Kelly Ayotte recently signed a law making New Hampshire the first state to authorize its treasury to purchase Bitcoin. What’s driving efforts here to make the state more attractive for cryptocurrency businesses? And top House Republicans have accused New Hampshire’s public universities and…

UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, a…

Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago. But the recent actions at the U.S. Social Security Administration by Elon Musk's so-calledDepartment of Government Efficiency are putting monthly benefit…

Leer en español It was meant to be a perfect reunion. Amelia Lofving, a designer, had just moved to Los Angeles. Her friend Jessica Brösche, a tattoo artist from Germany, was spending the winter in Mexico. The two planned to meet up in Tijuana, cross the border, and head to LA. Become a KPBS sponsor…

SIgnal noise X is reportedly blocking links to secure Signal contact pages Signal has recently become a popular organizing tool among government workers. Kevin Purdy – Feb 17, 2025 10:49 AM | 73 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Story text Size Width * Links * Subscribers only Learn more X,…

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) is now blocking links to "Signal.me," a URL used by the Signal encrypted messaging to share your account info with another person. According to BleepingComputer's tests and other users' reports, attempting to post Signal.me links via public posts, direct…

When James Irungu took on a new job for the tech outsourcing company Samasource, his manager provided scant details before his training began. But the role was highly sought after and would nearly double his pay to £250 a month. Plus it offered a path out of Kibera, the vast shantytown on the…

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY – A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck around 10:44 a.m., west of Petrolia, California in the Pacific Ocean. A Tsunami Warning…

Elon Musk’s X is trying to block the transfer of the platform’s InfoWars accounts to the Onion after filing a legal objection stating that it owns users’ accounts. The social network has filed a “limited objection” to the sale of InfoWars, a media platform run by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones,…

Boise State, who twice boycotted regular-season matches with San Jose State, pulled out of the Mountain West women’s volleyball tournament Wednesday night even after securing a spot in the semi-finals against the Spartans. San Jose State, who received six forfeit victories because of boycotts from…

Your favorite Wendy's item could cost more, or less, depending on what time you order in the future. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel…

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Key Takeaways Wayfair CEO Niraj Shah wrote an end-of-year email to staff espousing the joy of working longer hours. He also encouraged them to blend work and life. Critics say his message was tone-deaf. His end-of-year message was supposed to be a rallying cry to Wayfair workers, but CEO Niraj…

“We take pride in the fact that we are expanding the market by welcoming new investors into the financial system.” - Robinhood’s S-1 Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge US citizens can gamble on the upcoming election on Robinhood, the financial nihilism app announced. Robinhood has termed this…

The US north-east is bracing for yet another pest invasion – this time, giant venomous spiders – as scientists warn that the gag-inducing arachnids are set to advance this summer. The joro spider, an invasive species from east Asia, will be making a larger appearance in New York, New Jersey and…

“These restaurants are getting dirty,” a TikToker who goes by Nosy (@nosybystanders) said of an underhanded trick that some restaurants are implementing as a means of getting people to come out and eat at their dining establishments. Featured Video It’s a phenomenon known as “food digging” and it…