Be honest: Have you ever returned an item after using it? If you have, you’re not alone. About 40% of U.S. shoppers admit to doing so. But why? Straight Arrow News wanted to learn about the massive impact return policies have on our retail economy and how they play out in real life. So we […]
Morgan Geyser, the Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate 19 times at age 12 to impress the fictional character “Slender Man,” was taken into custody late Sunday. The news comes just hours after she cut off her monitoring bracelet and fled a Madison, Wisconsin, group home, police said. Geyser, now 23, was conditionally released earlier […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is pushing back against a Time Magazine report claiming she has “privately told allies” she’s considering a run for president in 2028. Greene, who announced Friday she will resign from Congress in January, called the report “a complete lie,” insisting she has never planned a White House bid. In a lengthy […]
President Donald Trump is preparing to roll out a two-year plan to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire on Dec. 31, according to multiple reports. The announcement could come sometime this week. Without action, premiums could double next year and millions of Americans could lose coverage, according to KFF and the Congressional […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed talks in Geneva with Ukrainian and European officials were “the most productive yet.” But it’s still unclear what, if anything, will change in Trump’s 28-point peace plan. Plus, the woman who stabbed a sixth-grade classmate 19 times to impress the fictional character “Slender Man” has been caught after going […]
X, formerly known as Twitter, rolled out a new transparency feature over the weekend that lets users see which country an account is operated from. Within hours, the platform erupted in controversy after screenshots showed several high-engagement, MAGA-branded accounts appeared to be based outside the United States. Under the feature, users can open a profile […]
The Trump administration is preparing to escalate its campaign against the Venezuelan government, with a new operational phase expected to begin within days, according to Reuters. Four U.S. officials told the news agency the operation is likely to start with covert actions. Options under review include attempting to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, Reuters reported. The […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved two new pesticides that contain “forever chemicals,” with plans to authorize more, according to The Washington Post. The pesticides, cyclobutrifluram and isocycloseram, will be used on crops including romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes. The Post reports that both compounds meet the internationally recognized definition of PFAS, per- and […]
The Associated Press returns to court on Monday to challenge the Trump administration in a First Amendment case over the news agency’s refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf on the day he returned to office in January. The […]
Medicare Part B recipients are about to see the second-largest premium increase in Medicare’s history. The nearly 10% increase in 2026 will push the monthly premium above $200 for the first time. The standard monthly Part B premium will rise 9.7%, from $185 to $202.90. Part B typically covers doctors’ visits and hospital outpatient care. […]
