One person was killed during a shooting Friday, May 16 at a gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at least three other people were injured. The suspect was shot by police and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release that they responded to reports of shots […]
Days after Walmart’s chief financial officer said prices will go up at the end of May due to tariffs, President Donald Trump responded by going after the retailer on Truth Social. “Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump posted on the social media site on […]
As Israel launches a new offensive in Gaza dubbed Operation Gideon’s Chariots, the United Nations human rights chief said the situation facing Palestinians in the region is “tantamount to ethnic cleansing.” The escalation comes a day after President Donald Trump concluded his Middle East tour without visiting Israel, but acknowledging the widespread starvation and humanitarian […]
Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has had something of a tumultuous May. Earlier this month, 404 Media reported that X users were asking Grok to undress women, to which it obediently obliged. Then, Grok began spouting widely debunked conspiracy theories of a “white genocide” in South Africa on X threads […]
Severe storms that tore through parts of Missouri, Virginia and Kentucky have left at least 27 people dead. Now, officials are warning the toll could climb as search and rescue efforts continue. In Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Saturday, May 17, that 18 people were killed across the state, including 12 in Laurel County, where […]
While Walmart will absorb some of the costs from President Donald Trump’s tariffs, “some may get passed on to consumers,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, May 18, on CNN. During his interview on “State of the Union,” Bessent said he talked to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Saturday, May 17. In another appearance on […]
The House of Representatives’ Budget Committee is slated to meet Sunday night, May 18, to discuss what President Donald Trump called a “big, beautiful” budget bill. Just days before, that bill had been shot down in the same committee in a 16-21 vote. GOP holdouts oppose the bill As Straight Arrow News previously reported, Republicans need […]
Following nearly three months of a humanitarian aid blockade that exacerbated widespread starvation across the Gaza Strip, Israel announced Sunday, May 18, that it would allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into the region. Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid from entering the beleaguered territory since March 2. According to The Associated Press, Israeli […]
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Associated Press reported Sunday, May 18. On Tuesday, May 13, Biden visited doctors following urinary symptoms. A prostate nodule was discovered. The detection of nodules in the prostate generally requires further examination by a urologist to rule out prostate cancer. These types of abnormal […]
On Sunday, May 18, the Kremlin confirmed that preparations are underway for a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced the phone call Saturday, May 17, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. Will face-to-face talks take shape? According to Trump, he will first speak with […]
