Marine Corps Sgt. Kade Prentice, a course supervisor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island in California, was named the CNATT domain’s Junior Instructor of the Year in fiscal year 2025.

The war with Iran is draining U.S. missile stockpiles, putting new scrutiny on the Pentagon’s effort to replenish its arsenal with cheaper weapons from defense technology startups. The clearest warning signs are in air defense. The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the U.S. has fewer than 827 Patriot interceptors from its most modern […]

The father of a Georgia teenager who killed four people at his high school in 2024 was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for his role in the mass shooting. Colin Gray, 56, was convicted in March on 27 counts after a jury found him criminally responsible for the shooting his son, Colt, carried […]

Every day brings a new set of headlines. Here on Off Script, we’re more interested in the questions they leave behind. — The Unbiased Updates Team In This Episode Political parties talk about unity when they’re worried about division. But in Michigan, Democrats aren’t just choosing a Senate nominee; they’re deciding what kind of party […]

Welcome back to Health(y) Discourse.  I’m Jess Craig, Straight Arrow’s health reporter.  Last week, we looked at whether coffee really helps you live longer, what the evidence says about lifestyle coaching to reduce dementia risk and the early return of West Nile virus.  This week, we’re digging into the surge in measles cases, the growing […]

Forget fixing potholes and public parks. New York City could soon be running grocery stores. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to open five government-owned grocery stores to help bring some of his constituents cheaper grocery prices. However, the grocery stores and bodegas already serving the city are challenging the forthcoming competition as unfair. […]

Immigrants’ rights advocates are calling for a Georgia immigration detention facility to be shut down after a 29-year-old man died of leukemia. Advocates say Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to provide medical attention while he was detained at the facility.  Preicilano Trejo died on July 24 of acute leukemia, according to a GoFundMe from his […]

The Trump administration tried Thursday to deport an Afghan national living legally in Texas through a secretive court never before used since its creation 30 years ago. The Justice Department told a judge in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court that 47-year-old Nazira Haji Zada should be expelled from the U.S. because she is a supporter […]