Ukraine on Sunday celebrated its Independence Day, marking 34 years since the country officially disbanded from the former Soviet Union. The last 3 ½ of those years, however, have been spent trying to maintain its sovereignty following Russia’s invasion in February 2022. ‘Ukraine is not a victim’ During an address to the nation in Kyiv’s […]
Israel struck Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring 35, according to initial reports from Houthi media. This attack comes after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile toward Israel on Friday that was intercepted. An Israeli Air Force official told Reuters the missile from Friday’s attack likely carried several sub-munitions […]
The White House published an article criticizing several Smithsonian museums for showcasing exhibits it deems “woke” or divisive, singling out displays on slavery, immigration, and LGBTQ+ history at some of the nation’s institutions. In a letter sent to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, officials demanded changes within 120 days. Some artists and scholars condemned the order, […]
Just because it’s legalese doesn’t mean it has to be stiff. That was the case Thursday when Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dropped the phrase “Calvinball,” from Bill Watterson’s beloved Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, into a seething dissent from a majority opinion siding with the Trump administration. In a 5-4 ruling, the court […]
The NFL season is less than two weeks away, and our SAN division previews take us from the AFC South to the much more competitive AFC North, where three teams have a shot to make some noise. The noise coming from Cincinnati, however, is not the good kind. Why haven’t the Bengals traded Hendrickson? Star […]
A center-left think tank has urged Democrats to change how they speak in order to win back alienated voters. Users online applauded the list of objectionable words — from “intersectionality” to “privilege” — for revealing the party’s messaging problems, while others questioned the optics of the effort. Third Way penned a memo Friday to “all […]
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released Friday from the Putnam County Jail in Tennessee and is on his way to Maryland, his attorneys confirmed. His release comes as legal proceedings continue over federal criminal charges brought by the Trump administration tied to human smuggling. Abrego Garcia came from El Salvador, entering the U.S. illegally at 16 […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., to be armed while patrolling the streets, officials with the Pentagon said Friday. The 2,000 troops are part of an initiative by President Donald Trump to help support local law enforcement in our nation’s capital after declaring a crime emergency. “At the direction of […]
A hacker claims to have stolen information on hundreds of thousands of people — including U.S. government employees — after breaching an international airline. Straight Arrow News obtained a sample of the data, allegedly taken from Uzbekistan Airways, and confirmed the presence of sensitive documents such as scans of thousands of passports. The data was […]
Disney once owned the cultural conversation with Marvel and “Star Wars.” But a few years after “Endgame,” it’s losing its grip, especially with Gen Z boys and young men. Less time is spent watching Disney content, and more is spent gaming, scrolling TikTok or streaming YouTube. Industry insiders tell Variety Disney is aware of the […]
