October 12, 2025

Biden getting radiation therapy to treat prostate cancer: Report

Former President Joe Biden is going through a new phase of treatment for prostate cancer, according to multiple media outlets. In comments first reported on by NBC News, a spokesperson said Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy along with hormone treatment. The radiation therapy is set to last five weeks, a source told NBC. Biden […]

October 12, 2025

Luigi Mangione’s defense seeks to have death penalty charge dismissed

On Saturday, the defense counsel for Luigi Mangione asked a federal judge to dismiss several charges related to the case. One of those charges, levied by the Trump administration, carries the death penalty.  Mangione’s attorneys on Saturday asked a federal judge in New York to dismiss several charges that were brought against their client in […]

October 12, 2025

Trump directs Hegseth to use ‘all available funds’ to get troops paid

President Donald Trump on Saturday said his administration identified funds that could be used to pay military service members amid the government shutdown. On Truth Social, Trump wrote that he’s directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th.” An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson […]

October 11, 2025

Authorities ‘assume’ there are no survivors in Tennessee plant explosion

Authorities in Tennessee said Saturday that no survivors have been recovered from the explosion at a weapons manufacturing plant. The incident happened Friday at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which manufactures explosives for the military, along with the space, demolition and oil industries. Recovery and identification efforts underway During a news conference Saturday, Humphreys County […]

October 11, 2025

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. The site was the focus of highly publicized protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. On-site analysis of cellular signals by Straight Arrow News found evidence suggesting that a cell-site simulator, […]

October 11, 2025

RFK adds another cause of autism in youth: Circumcision

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Trump administration officials during a roundtable meeting that children who have been circumcised had “double the rate of autism” compared to those who didn’t receive the procedure. His statement builds upon an initiative he launched in September to review what he considered to be an […]

October 11, 2025

The cancer test that could change the lives of BRCA carriers

Last month, University College London Hospitals announced a new test for women at high risk of ovarian cancer due to inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, who wish to defer preventative surgery. Dr. Premal Thaker, chief of gynecologic oncology at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, said the test could save lives. “The majority of […]

October 11, 2025

Digital IDs are being introduced in the UK — and they’re controversial.

The United Kingdom’s government announced last month it plans start requiring those working in it to have digital identification. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said in a press release this will cut down on immigrants working in the United Kingdom illegally, though there has been significant opposition against the ID system by those on both […]

October 11, 2025

Americans say sports betting is bad — then place more bets

For decades, Saturday mornings in October meant Americans preparing their place on the couch for their favorite college team’s football game. In recent years, a growing contingent has added another step to that ritual –– checking spreads and money lines in preparation to bet on the day’s games. As sports betting becomes increasingly pervasive in […]