Over the past year, Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies have ramped up efforts to purge their platforms of accounts spreading fake news, conspiracy theories and other untruths across the internet. But the democratization of the media and the expansion of social media in recent years is placing an increasing burden on us, the consumers of this avalanche of news and information, to do a better job of discerning fact from fiction.

It sounds like the usual blather when Mack Wilson's teammates, mentor and coach laud Wilson's "discipline." Would they tell you if the Alabama junior linebacker flouted his talent as a me-first player hunting tackles and getting himself out of position? Out of loyalty to the player, probably not.So you have to take a look for yourself and decide what Wilson is all about. In Monday's national championship game against Clemson, keep the binoculars on No. 30.He lives up to the gloss.

SportsSpeak Explained is an occasional series on unusual sports terms we need to know for the games we play — and watch. SportsSpeak Explained is an occasional series on unusual sports terms we need to know. SportsSpeak Explained is an occasional series on unusual sports terms we need to know for the games we play — and watch. It was arguably the play that got the Philadelphia Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2018.

In the 20 years that Maree Batchelor worked as a family doctor, she never gave much thought to alternative medicine. To be more precise, her rigorous academic training made her suspicious of anything that even hinted of woo-woo. But then an underage driver plowed into her 4-year-old son, William, outside her home city of Melbourne, Australia, in June 2008. William died 11 days later, and everything in Batchelor's life began to change.

This week, President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement that he would be pulling troops out of Syria, while also ordering the Pentagon to draw up plans to reduce the military involvement in Afghanistan by approximately half.The sudden action has had global ripple effects that left allies in Syria scrambling and Russia enjoying a victory lap. Gen.

In case you haven’t noticed, the U.K. is in a bit of a pickle. You have to feel for Prime Minister Theresa May — she doesn’t really have a good way out of this mess, other than going the way of her predecessor and throwing in the proverbial towel.

A couple of weeks ago, Saturday Night Live ran a short sketch called "Dad Christmas." It was an entertaining, if ham-handed, depiction of a recently divorced father chain-smoking to Jimmy Buffett songs in Florida and doing the best he can to show his kids a good Christmas in the wake of "the divorce," the punchline to the hapless holiday being: "The sad part is he really tried hard."Many of us divorced dads are doing a lot more than just trying hard.

Though Christmas gift-giving has totally overshadowed New Year's gift-giving in the U.S. and many other places, you heard it here first: New Year's gifts are a thing! Not only is it a traditional gift-giving day in several other countries, including Russia - which looked to New Year's during the Soviet era as a secular alternative to Christmas - it gives you an extra few days to find presents for everyone.Look, you could just get everybody socks.

The holidays are stressful. Shopping, party planning and a lot of time with family you don't always agree with. But thankfully, technology can help. From food inspiration to helping you survive the cold, these apps are guaranteed to make the holidays a little less stressful, a little more enjoyable and dare we say it ... ? Fun! For festive foodEven if you're a seasoned chef (pun intended) you'll inevitably need some help in the kitchen this time of year.

What does voter history tell us about what will happen with this year’s NBA Awards? Two months into the season, the NBA standings are taking shape. We’ve seen the good (Portland), the bad (Washington) and the ugly (Cleveland), with an equitable mix of surprise and the predictable. What won’t be a surprise? The race for basketball’s most prestigious individual award: Most Valuable Player.