Zohran Mamdani, the self-styled democratic socialist and mayor-elect of New York City, stood by his characterization of President Donald Trump as a “fascist” during his first interview following Friday’s Oval Office meeting. At the same time, however, Mamdani did not eschew political civility, acknowledging that to dwell in the significant chasm between him and the […]
A gold watch recovered from a passenger on the Titanic sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.3 million. Henry Aldridge Auctioneers in Wiltshire, Britain, called it “quite simply one of the most important and iconic Titanic items ever to be offered for sale.” The 18k gold Jules Jurgensen pocket watch was owned by Isidor Straus, […]
Morgan Geyser, one of the women who, in 2014, admitted to stabbing a classmate to appease the fictional character Slender Man, is missing. Authorities in Wisconsin issued an alert Sunday, explaining that the now-23-year-old cut off her ankle-monitoring bracelet before leaving a group home she had been living in. “Officers are searching for a woman […]
President Donald Trump is a vocal champion of America’s death penalty, at times calling for the state killing of specific individuals and groups he finds beyond redemption. His administration and Republican-led states are now mounting a push to expand capital punishment, speed up executions and lower the bar for who can be sentenced to death. […]
A new cell-transplant procedure is showing early signs of success in helping people with Type 1 diabetes live without insulin. That’s according to physicians and recently released clinical trial data. Dr. Stanley Mathew told Straight Arrow News that islet cell transplantation — a process that infuses pancreatic cells into the portal vein of the liver […]
When Westerners and others outside North Korea think of the country, “fun” isn’t one of the first words that comes to mind. Stories about the secretive nation tend to focus on the repressive policies –– both political and personal –– of its decades-long leadership under the Kim dynasty. But that’s not to say that all […]
Older Americans lost a staggering $2 billion to fraud schemes between July 2024 and June 2025. That’s according to a report recently published by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Following the 2020 Census, Americans aged 65 and older hit 55.8 million, representing around 16.8% of the U.S. population. Of those 55.8 million, nearly one in […]
America’s public school systems received just south of $1 trillion in 2023, according to a new report. The nearly 13-figure spending came amid COVID-19 pandemic-fueled declines in enrollment, attendance and student proficiency. Despite a total of $946.5 billion in funding in 2023, the average teacher didn’t receive a pay raise that kept up with inflation. […]
President Donald Trump’s description of some Democrats’ behavior as “seditious” and “punishable by death” escalated on Friday, when law enforcement responded to reports of two bomb threats –– one at a lawmaker’s residence and the other at a district office. Trump doubled down on the characterization Saturday, reposting a clip of his deputy chief of […]
A 14-year-old was killed and multiple teens were wounded during two shootings in downtown Chicago Friday night. The incidents took place after the city’s annual tree-lighting ceremony. Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters at a Saturday press conference that seven people were shot at around 10 p.m. Moments later, there was another shooting just a few […]
