The Washington Post spent a year examining the Smithsonian’s collection of human remains, including more than 250 brains. Reporters reviewed thousands of documents, including studies, field notes and personal correspondence, and interviewed experts, Smithsonian officials, and descendants and members of communities whose remains were targeted for collection. The Post also obtained from the National Museum … Read more
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Dozens of migrants crossed into Finland on Friday, hours before the reclosure of two southern crossing points on the border with Russia as the Nordic country experiences an influx of asylum-seekers. The Vaalimaa and Niirala crossings had reopened briefly Thursday after being shut down at the end of last month, along with … Read more
Darius Jackson is addressing his efforts to “repent” and be saved through faith amid ex Keke Palmer’s allegations of domestic violence and abuse. Jackson took to Instagram on Thursday to share a video of himself working out in a gym, which he captioned, “There’s A LOT I can say but not allowed to say. And at … Read more
Sophie Turner is letting fans in on what she’s listening to, sharing a heartfelt track to her Instagram Story. On Wednesday, Turner posted a screenshot of the Spotify art for Rachel Chinouriri’s 2022 song, “All I Ever Asked.” On the track, a bouncing beat masks a somber reflection of a relationship gone wrong. The 27-year-old … Read more
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Meta announced in a blog post update yesterday that it will apply an obscure Instagram setting to Threads that lets users control how much fact-checked content they see in their feed. Meta says its fact-checking is intended to address misinformation, so effectively, users will be able to decide how much they want to see controversial … Read more
CANBERRA, Australia — A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona over online comments that allegedly incited what police describe as a “religiously motivated terrorist attack” in Australia a year ago in which six people died, officials said Wednesday. Queensland state police officers Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold and innocent bystander Alan Dare were fatally … Read more
X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out a new option to let users share their community posts with all followers. This is much like posting a message in a thread to the whole Slack channel. An X engineer announced the feature through a post saying that it is available to users on iOS first and will … Read more
Britney Spears is feeling nostalgic about family, including her dad Jamie Spears, and it’s the latest sign she’s warming to the idea of a father/daughter reconciliation. The singer posted a slew of throwback family snaps Tuesday — most showing her carrying her now-teenage sons when they were much younger, but one also shows Jamie next … Read more
The list of the highest paid celebrities based on what they are reportedly able to charge per sponsored Instagram post has been revealed. If you aren’t aware, celebrities and influencers are often asked to post sponsored content, and a list has been compiled with how much money these celebs could charge per post. Kylie Jenner … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Monday North Korea is restoring frontline guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, deepening tensions that spiked over the North’s recent spy satellite launch. The two Koreas each earlier dismantled or disarmed 11 of their guard posts inside their heavily fortified border … Read more