Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits frozen amid the government shutdown could restart this week. Bessent said there’s a “process that has to be followed,” but “President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits.” “So […]
Video crews on Sunday captured Red Cross vehicles transporting the remains of three hostages taken by Hamas across Israel. The vehicles were seen arriving at the National Forensic Institute in Tel Aviv, where officials are expected to conduct examinations to confirm the identities of the deceased. Israeli authorities said the bodies are believed to be […]
With the federal government shutdown, some services are unavailable, and federal employees are furloughed. That includes 15,000 employees at NASA — though astronauts at the International Space Station are still working. Those at the ISS are doing work that has been deemed “necessary to prevent harm tolife or property, making them what’s called an “excepted […]
As the final out was recorded in Toronto, a roar erupted not only from Dodger Stadium, but from bars, cafés and newsstands across Tokyo, thousands of miles away. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings sent fans into celebration mode — and while the biggest party was in […]
The National Park Service announced in August that it would reinstall a statue of Confederate general Albert Pike that was torn down in June 2020, and last week it did just that. The Trump administration has made moves to reinstall similar statues that have been removed throughout the years. There had been opposition to the […]
Six months before her wedding, 33-year-old Joyelle Fleming received devastating news — she had breast cancer. “I did six rounds of chemotherapy, then a double mastectomy,” Fleming said. “Once I recovered, I had 14 more rounds of chemo — and then I was done,” she told Straight Arrow News. Fleming documented her treatment journey through […]
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has typically been connected to head injuries, specifically those suffered by athletes in contact sports. However, researchers found that it is also linked to DNA damage that’s similar to the kind seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers analyzed hundreds of neurons from postmortem brain tissue samples of 15 people diagnosed with CTE, […]
Two men are in custody following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that injured 11 people. Two are hospitalized in critical condition. Police say it was not a terrorist incident. Reuters reported authorities have two men in custody. Both are in their 30s. “We’re conducting urgent enquiries to establish what has happened, and it […]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds were still frozen as of Saturday, Nov. 1 amid a government shutdown that has caused concern for millions of people. Although the Trump administration was ordered by two federal judges on Friday to pay the benefits, the president said Friday “government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority […]
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would cut off aid to Nigeria if it “continues to allow the killing of Christians.” He also ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for possible military action. In a social media post, the president criticized what he said is the Nigerian government’s lack of protection for Christians. “We may […]
