Investigation High

In a comedic segment, Last Week Tonight examines the generic drug industry — including how generic medications are developed, priced, and used by the majority of Americans who take prescription drugs — using humor to highlight the industry's quirks and widespread consumer dependence.

The Guardian reports on declining Trump support in a heavily Republican West Virginia county ahead of midterm elections. According to the investigation, soaring gas prices, conflict in the Middle East, and datacenter expansion projects are shifting political sentiment among traditionally loyal Republican voters. The reporting...

A shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on October 15 left three children and one teacher dead. Police say a 16-year-old gunman entered the school and was fatally shot by a community member who witnessed him enter the building and pursued him....

Investment advisor Ross Gerber discussed Tesla's anticipated Roadster unveiling and commented on a Barclays analyst note suggesting Tesla and SpaceX could merge before year-end. Gerber characterized a high-priced vehicle produced in limited quantities as having negligible financial impact on Tesla's overall business.

CBC's visual investigations team documented satellite imagery showing the Israeli Defense Forces removing rubble from bombed sites in Gaza, according to the network's analysis. Human rights advocates and experts warn the activity risks destroying evidence of alleged war crimes, while Gazan families told CBC the...

Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who locked in historically low mortgage rates during the pandemic through adjustable-rate mortgages are approaching the end of their fixed-rate introductory periods, according to CNBC reporting. As interest rates remain elevated, these borrowers face significant payment increases when their mortgages...

ABC World News Tonight reported on three major stories: a sex assault investigation at the University of Chicago involving a woman at an off-campus fraternity party; midterm election coverage three weeks ahead with rising inflation data; and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy stating he feels betrayed by...

NPR reports on complaints from customers at skincare retailers across the country who say they were pressured into thousands of dollars in unwanted purchases and charges they could not return. According to NPR, the year-long investigation covered locations from shopping malls in Michigan to hotel...

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General John Yoo analyzes reported developments in a federal investigation involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, including details about phone seizures and subpoenas related to her associates.

PM2.5 pollution readings across Singapore rose sharply on Wednesday, reaching 288 micrograms per cubic meter in the western region—the highest level recorded since 2015. A 24-hour forecast animation from Windy.com, released Thursday, tracked active fires and air pollution levels across Southeast Asia, with purple zones...

Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma, the most common form of lung cancer, and underwent surgery to remove the lower section of his right lung. According to the Associated Press, lung cancer is highly treatable when detected early, as appears to be the...

According to an investigation by journalists Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain, and Reza Sayah, U.S. military Tomahawk cruise missiles struck Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, on February 28, 2026, killing at least 156 people, including 120 children and 26 teachers. The journalists interviewed survivors, first...

Australia's unemployment rate reached a five-year high after the Australian Bureau of Statistics released worse-than-expected job numbers, substantially reducing market odds of an interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of Australia in November. The employment data weakness comes as global tech and AI stock...

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) appeared on Fox News' 'Jesse Watters Primetime' to discuss the Department of Justice's subpoena of family members of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), offering his perspective on the federal investigation.

US Treasury bond yields have climbed past psychological barriers not seen in decades across multiple maturity levels, according to Bloomberg's analysis of recent market data. The source characterizes the sustained yield increases as reflecting strong investor appetite, documented at a recent 10-year Treasury auction. Bloomberg...

President Trump announced an agreement to obtain diesel from Russia, according to the Associated Press. Trump framed the deal as an effort to address high fuel prices ahead of U.S. midterm elections, a move AP describes as a reversal of years of U.S. pressure on...

Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin has documented a hidden extinction in Argentine forests: the loss not of bird species, but of their unique songs and acoustic memory. By analyzing clues in birdsong recorded during sleep, Mindlin traced disappearing melodies to dusty 1960s archives in Buenos Aires,...

In Ladakh, India, young women are entering Buddhist monasteries on high-altitude plateaus, according to Journeyman Pictures. The nuns gain spiritual development alongside literacy and secular education programs, and access to modern technology including the internet. Journeyman Pictures reports the women also gain personal autonomy not...

Representative Ilhan Omar responded to a federal search of her Washington, D.C. residence by alleging that President Donald Trump has weaponized the Department of Justice. According to Fox News, the search was conducted as part of a criminal investigation.

Dr. Timnit Gebru, former co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, argues in a new episode of The Tea with Dr. Myriam François that mainstream AI discourse obscures material costs—including exploitation of training-data laborers and high energy consumption—while amplifying speculative doomsday scenarios. Gebru contends that corporate...