DOJ moves to drop case against Hearn, says damage to reflecting pool from ‘flawed installation’
The Department of Justice moved on Friday to dismiss the case against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who it accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. In a court filing obtained by The Hill, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said the damage seen at the pool was not vandalism, but instead, the result of […]
The big reason small cities want data centers. Hint: It’s not permanent jobs
Altoona, Iowa Mayor Dean O’Connor was early to the data center trend. O’Connor was a newly-elected city council member when the Des Moines suburb landed a 1.5 million square-foot Meta campus in 2013. “This was back when we were all fighting for data centers,” O’Connor told Straight Arrow. “Hindsight is, everybody has a data center […]
New York sues Kalshi, seeks to block prediction market and billions in penalties
New York is suing Kalshi, alleging the prediction market operates an illegal, unlicensed gambling platform. It comes after a federal court ruled that New York could enforce its gambling rules on Kalshi. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday they filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to block Kalshi from operating […]
Arizona, California and Nevada could face major water cuts under new Colorado River plan
Arizona, California and Nevada may see significant water use restrictions over the next two years under a plan released Friday to manage the drought-stricken Colorado River. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will require the three states to cut water usage by a combined 20% by 2028. As previously reported by Straight Arrow, agreements that delegated […]
Officials suspect Iran is behind cyberattacks on Minnesota’s water. Trump has another idea
U.S. officials are investigating whether Iranian hackers were behind a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota, with intelligence agencies reportedly viewing Tehran as the likely culprit — though they have not yet reached a final conclusion. On Friday, President Donald Trump dismissed reports that Iran is behind the attacks, instead […]
‘We are truly sorry’: Sheriff releases notes from Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnappers as case goes cold
Authorities in Arizona released two ransom notes Friday that they say were written by people who have knowledge about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC News “Today” host Savannah Guthrie. In a series of posts on X, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office published the two notes in the hope that making them […]
Top 5 Candidates Who Didn’t Run (and Why They Might Affect Senate Majority)
If either party falls a single seat short of a Senate majority in the fall, Republicans and Democrats might end up playing a two-year game of “What If.” On Tuesday, Michigan Democrats will limp to the end of a contentious and expensive Senate primary. Either Rep. Haley Stevens or public health official Abdul El-Sayed will […]
What happens when insurance rejects prescribed care for hormone patients seeking GLP-1s
Puberty came for Jez Roberts early. The hormones, which often made her menstrual cycles incredibly painful, never let up. Even at the age of 10, when she first got her period, she knew something wasn’t right. With each passing year, her menstrual cycle worsened. So did the pain. It would take 14 years for her […]
How the neurodiversity movement has left some autism families behind
When Amy Lutz’s son, Jonah, was diagnosed with autism 27 years ago, she didn’t know any other parents raising autistic children. At the time, autism was almost universally understood as a profoundly disabling developmental condition. That described Jonah Lutz. After his language development was delayed as a toddler, Amy Lutz initially wondered whether he might […]