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Federal Emergency Management Agency did reject a request from North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.   Stein asked for FEMA to continue paying for 100% of certain recovery costs.   FEMA rejected that request ...
After President Donald Trump’s administration admitted in court it had deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in "error," Trump described the 29-year-old deportee as a dangerous man.
"The Simpsons predicted Pope Francis’ death in 2025," an April 21 TikTok video said. "In a little-known episode of The Simpsons, a misplaced coffin stands at the center of Saint Peter’s Basilica, ...
Approaching 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, PolitiFact has been fact-checking a whole host of topics related to the new administration, significant policy changes and, in some cases, the ...
Allowing the tax cuts to expire would result in the single most significant tax increase by dollar amount in history, an estimated $4.6 trillion revenue increase over a decade, from fiscal year 2025 ...
In 2023, CDC data showed unintentional injuries (14,238) were the leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 25, followed by suicide (5,632) and homicide (5,060). Narrowing down to deaths by ...
The highest figure we found for people with autism severe enough to pose significant challenges to daily living was about one-quarter of the autistic population. More frequently, academic estimates ...
Cody Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was named a suspect in the April 13 arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s home. Authorities are still investigating and have not stated a motive in the ...
Can voters use Real ID to satisfy SAVE Act voting rules, as Byron Daniels said? Not in 44 states. The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which has passed the U.S. House, would ...
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration. A letter attributed to former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., resonated with ...
Critics accuse President Donald Trump of insider trading. Experts say that’s a stretch. A social media post, followed by a market-moving tariff announcement, led President Donald Trump’s critics to ...
That’s because historically, U.S. Treasury bonds have been considered the marketplace’s safest investments. For decades, the U.S. government has been big, stable and reliable. In a worst-case scenario ...