Jeffrey Epstein sex-crime survivors and Senate Democrats have requested an audit of all files related to the accused sex trafficker’s case before their upcoming release. They want to know whether any records have been altered or concealed. Earlier this month, Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act. It requires the Department of Justice to release […]

The fired Cinnabon worker captured on video allegedly calling a Black couple an anti-Black slur has an almost $149,000 crowdfunding campaign and counting. The couple has one too — for $15,000. The platform hosting the worker’s campaign has drawn derogatory comments about the couple — and it’s not the first time. GiveSendGo, a crowdfunding platform […]

The Trump administration opened applications for a “Gold Card,” an expedited route to U.S. residency. According to the program’s website, applicants must pay a nonrefundable $15,000 processing fee and, if approved, an additional $1 million, while companies sponsoring employees pay $2 million per worker. The site depicts a gold, credit-card-style credential bearing the president’s portrait […]

In this Media Miss Minute, trade talks with Canada remain stalled, and President Donald Trump says he doesn’t know when — or if — they’ll resume. Plus, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s choice for his criminal justice adviser has raised some eyebrows. Media Miss by the right: Trump unsure on future of Canada trade […]

María Corina Machado, the Venezuela opposition leader awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, made a dramatic public appearance in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday. She waved to supporters from a balcony at the Grand Hotel and confirmed she had completed a dangerous 5,000-mile escape from Venezuela. Daughter accepts the award Machado’s daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, […]

A Straight Arrow News investigation found that in 2024, large cryptocurrency operations in Texas consumed more electricity mining virtual currencies such as Bitcoin than residential utility customers in the cities of San Antonio and El Paso combined. The footprint of crypto mines is expected to keep growing in the coming years. As of mid-November, 22 […]

The Venezuelan government is condemning the U.S. seizure of a large oil tanker off its coast, calling it “barefaced robbery.” The Trump administration says the vessel was carrying sanctioned crude oil, and they intercepted it in international waters. President Donald Trump confirmed the news, saying U.S. forces have intercepted a “very large” oil tanker near […]

President Donald Trump is inserting himself into the battle over who gets to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, and by extension, what happens to CNN. His comments are drawing attention as the network he’s feuded with for years has become a central subplot in the dueling bids from Netflix and Paramount Skydance. What Trump said Asked […]

The U.S. has seized a large Venezuelan oil tanker, intensifying Washington’s pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and raising new questions about whether the administration is moving closer to a ground strike in the region. Plus, a relentless atmospheric river is flooding the Pacific Northwest, causing dangerous water levels across Washington state. And a blockbuster […]