A U.S. appeals court blocked a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule on Tuesday, July 8, requiring businesses to “make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” The FTC announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule in October 2024, targeting businesses that make it difficult for customers to cancel subscriptions […]
Linda Yaccarino is stepping down as CEO of X after nearly two years. The move comes as Elon Musk folds the platform into his artificial intelligence company, xAI. Yaccarino made the announcement Wednesday, July 9, in a post on X, thanking Musk for the opportunity to lead the platform through its transformation into the so-called […]
Entrepreneur Todd Pliss appeared on Shark Tank in 2012, pitching an unusual business idea: Rent A Grandma. His pitch? Grandmothers make better caregivers, are more attentive, less glued to their phones and even willing to bake cookies. He was seeking $150,000 in funding. “We charge between 12 and 15% of what the granny’s going to […]
President Donald Trump’s newly passed “Big, Beautiful Bill” is more than 900 pages and incorporates so many little provisions, it’s not hard for some to go unnoticed — like a provision to change medicare drug price controls. The new budget law, officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, reverses a Biden-era law put in […]
The fourth edition of the Straight Arrow News Major League Baseball power rankings comes just ahead of the four-day All-Star break. For a couple of clubs riding amazing winning streaks, things have really changed in just one month’s time. As for the rest, most could use a few days off to get right. This subjective […]
Congressional Democrats introduced a bill to create an inspector general (IG) for the Executive Office of the President. There is currently no inspector general in the White House, but there is for nearly every other department and agency within the executive branch. “That should change, regardless of who is in office,” Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., […]
The New Jersey Legislature is reviewing several proposed bills that would place more rules and limitations on homeschooling in the state. Although homeschooling is very beneficial for many children, there is a smaller group of homeschooled children who could face risks, such as lack of academic support, social isolation or even neglect, depending on their […]
The Justice Department has sued California for allowing transgender athletes to compete in female sports. The Trump administration argues that California violated Title IX, after both the state’s Department of Education and California’s Interscholastic Federation refused to sign a resolution agreement on the issue. Investigation finds policy violates Title IX The U.S. Department of Education […]
What was meant to be a strategic deal to bring Americans home from Venezuelan prisons was derailed by competing diplomatic efforts within the Trump administration, according to The New York Times. The two separate sets of negotiations with Venezuela reportedly led to confusion and no deal being made, according to the report. Secretary of State […]
Japan is taking a tougher stance against foreign drones as tensions escalate in East Asia’s skies. With Chinese unmanned aircraft operating more frequently near its southwestern islands, the Japanese government has authorized its military to shoot down drones that enter national airspace. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba approved the policy in late June. Under the new […]
