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A mural in an alley in downtown Springfield, Ohio. The city is home to a large Haitian community and was thrust into the spotlight after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that members of the immigrant community of eating the pets of local residents. Online influencers have continued to keep their attention on the city.

How influencers flocked to Springfield chasing debunked rumors and attention

Sensationalized and out-of-context videos from influencers are helping to elevate the false and racist rumors that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets.

A man looks at flood waters brought by Hurricane Francine Thursday morning, as he sits near the entrance to the Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner, La., in Jefferson Parish.

Francine weakens, but leaves 420,000 accounts without power and raises flood alarms

Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as tropical storm Francine moved inland.

Director of the Board of Elections Tyler Burns holds a test ballot during a mail-in ballot processing demonstration at the Board of Elections office on September 30, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. A fake video purporting to show ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, Pa., showed different envelopes and ballots than the county actually uses.

Russia is behind fake video of ballots being destroyed, U.S. officials say

Federal intelligence officials and the FBI say Russia is behind the video, which has spread widely on social media, including Elon Musk’s X.

President-elect Trump shakes hands with Elon Musk at a campaign stop in Butler, Pa., on October 5, 2024. Trump has named Musk and former presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy co-leaders of a new commission called the "Department of Government Efficiency," which will advise and guide Trump in his quest to "dismantle government bureaucracy."

'Apprehensive and fearful': Federal workers await a dismantling under Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle government bureaucracy," enlisting the help of billionaires to achieve his goals. Federal workers with memories of Trump's first term are scared.

A rescue team gathers in front of a damaged residential building in Sumy just after a Russian drone strike that destroyed nine apartments and killed 11 people, Jan. 30.

3 years on, here's what to keep an eye on in the Ukraine war — and efforts to end it

Thousands of civilians have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. Amid a stark shift in U.S. policy, Ukrainians want the war to end — but not on Russia's terms.

'Every day, every single customer': Tariffs hit close to home inside Asian grocers

Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.

Julie Dillon looks out the window of her house in El Centro, Calif. on May 8, 2025.

Imperial County residents, officials say deep Medicaid cuts would upend lives

More than half of Imperial County residents have health insurance through Medi-Cal, which is California’s state and federally funded Medicaid program.

Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board, sits at agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Trump fires EEOC and labor board officials, setting up legal fight

President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.

A supporter of Kuomintang, or KMT, Taiwan's major opposition party, waves Taiwan's national flag on Nov. 24, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. Researchers uncovered an influence operation targeting Taiwan's upcoming presidential election on Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Fake social media accounts are targeting Taiwan's presidential election

The influence operation identified by Graphika researchers involved a network of more than 800 fake Facebook accounts that reposted Chinese-language TikTok and YouTube videos about Taiwanese politics.

COVID is still evolving and will find new ways to evade immune systems, scientists say

SARS-CoV-2 has been evolving the ability to evade the immune system about twice as fast as the fastest-evolving flu virus. It averages more than a dozen significant changes every year.

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