The Guardian

Why the California vote count is slow – and Trump’s fraud claims are bogus

As president and allies spread baseless conspiracy theories, here’s what you need to know about California’s vote count As California continues to slowly count ballots, Donald Trump and other ...
Mental Floss

Quiz: Can You Name All 12 U.S. States That Start With a Vowel?

Only five of the 26 letters in the English alphabet, A, E, I, O, and U, are considered vowels, and just 12 of the 50 U.S. states begin with one of these letters. Naming all 12 might sound simple, ...
Los Angeles Times

How a misreading of data fueled false claims about L.A. mayoral vote count

Since election night in California, a single theory of election fraud has taken root like no other among online conspiracy theorists, bot accounts, conservative influencers and people close to ...
CNN

DOJ debunks social media claim of discrepancy in LA mayor vote count while Trump sows doubt in California’s elections

A Los Angeles-based Justice Department official late Friday debunked a baseless claim of a discrepancy in the vote count of the city’s mayoral race that has circulated on social media. The claim, ...
Los Angeles Times

Millions of ballots still need to be counted in California: What we know

The slog of tallying up votes in California continued Friday as some races hang in the ballots. Here is where we stand: So how many ballots are left to be counted? There are an estimated 3.6 million ...
The Guardian

California governor’s race: DoJ sends in federal observer over slow count

Experts warn ballot-counting could drag on in primaries for governor, LA mayor and Congress, as Trump claims ‘rigging’ The US justice department on Friday sent a federal prosecutor to observe ballot ...
The Hill

California primary vote count could take days or even weeks — Here’s why

While Tuesday marks Election Day in California, the results for races across the state may not come in for days, or even weeks. In the Golden State, mail-in ballots are valid so long as they are ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Think They Just Accidentally Proved String Theory

String theory attempts to unify general relativity and quantum theory. Popular in the 1990s, string theory fell out of favor as it failed to provide testable predictions and required ten dimensions ...
PBS

Everything We Know About The Count of Monte Cristo TV Adaptation

Get ready to be swept away in an epic tale of revenge with the TV adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons star in the miniseries on MASTERPIECE on PBS. Find out ...
NPR

Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady

Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, anti-abortion rights advocates have continuously pursued laws and court cases to make access to abortion more difficult. A report published Tuesday finds ...
CBSSports.com

2026 Olympics medal count: USA finishes with its most winter gold medals, best overall performance in 76 years

The 2026 Winter Olympics are in the books. The two-week competition was capped by a thrilling gold medal game in Men's Hockey where Team USA outlasted Canada to win the event for the first time in 46 ...
Newsweek

Alysa Liu Olympic Medal Count: Her Final Tally in Milan

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Alysa Liu wasn't the favorite to win gold heading to the 2026 Olympics ...