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Did Trump Once Evict a Disabled Vet for Owning a Therapy Dog?

Multiple properties bear the Trump name, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are operated by Donald Trump.

Is a New STD Superbug Deadlier Than AIDS?

A worrisome report from 2013 generated new fears several years later.

Transit System Apologizes to Black Rider Cuffed for Eating

The head of a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train system apologized to a black rider who was detained and cited by police for eating a breakfast sandwich on a train platform.

What Does the Beatles’ ‘Help!’ Album Cover Mean?

Sometimes the "real meaning" of an artwork is "this looks good."

Vaping-Related Lung Transplant Performed at Detroit Hospital

Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping.

Hockey Commentator Don Cherry Fired for Rant Over Immigrants

Don Cherry, Canada’s most polarizing, flamboyant and opinionated hockey commentator, has been fired for calling immigrants “you people” in a television rant in which he said new immigrants are not honoring the country’s fallen soldiers.

Was Trump First US President to Attend New York Veterans Day Parade?

The president himself touted what he claimed was his unprecedented attendance at "America's Parade" in November 2019.

No, The First Round of Dem Indictments from Barr Investigation Is Not Coming ‘Tomorrow’

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Will Putting a Penny in a Microwave Cause the Coin to Shrink?

The art of appliance alchemy has yet to be perfected.

Donald Trump Jr. Talk Marked By Anger Over No Q&A

Members of the audience of about 450 people at UCLA were reportedly angry that Donald Trump Jr. declined to take questions because of time constraints.

Turkey Starts Returning IS Fighters; Deports US National

While Turkey has quietly deported IS sympathizers for years, it raised the issue more forcefully after Western nations refused to back its invasion of northeastern Syria and its offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters.

Did a Hotel Cleaner Who Stole Sperm from a Used Condom Win Child Support?

A routine review of content labeled satire.

Is an Asteroid Expected to Hit Earth Around Christmas?

The Earth is constantly surrounded by "near-earth objects."

Is This Photo of a Couple Wearing ‘Blacks for Trump’ Shirts Real?

Political causes sometimes bring seemingly unlikely constituencies together.

After Push from Perry, Backers Got Huge Gas Deal in Ukraine

The sequence of events suggests the Trump administration’s political maneuvering in Ukraine was entwined with the big business of the energy trade.

The Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public

Americans will have their first public view of the impeachment inquiry, as the proceedings emerge from the secure closed-door facility in the Capitol basement to live hearings.