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 […]
Authorities in Colorado announced an investigation into a county coroner whose mortuary allegedly stockpiled corpses. It happened just miles from the scene of a strikingly similar crime that also saw nearly 200 decaying bodies stashed in a funeral home. Pueblo investigation This latest investigation focuses on Davis Mortuary in Pueblo. Brian Cotter, one of the […]
Authorities in San Bernardino County, California, arrested the parents of a 7-month-old boy who was reported missing last week. Deputies said Jake and Rebecca Haro are in custody for murder in connection with the disappearance of their son, Emmanuel. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday that investigators determined no kidnapping occurred. Authorities believe […]
It was quite an adventure for a group of Russian children — aged 8 to 17 — who took part in a military training camp earlier this week. Soldiers supervised the kids and teens as they participated in a “route march” on the shore of the River Don in southern Russia — running, doing pushups, […]
A United States military mini shuttle launched Thursday night to conduct unspecified experiments in space. SpaceX powered the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Latest launch The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane into low Earth orbit. “As we continue to set the pace for space, I am incredibly proud […]
The U.S. Justice Department has made public several hours of interviews between Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and convicted sex trafficker of minors, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The interviews took place over two days while Maxwell was in federal prison in Tallahassee. She has since been moved to a minimum-security prison in Bryan, […]
Students and educators across the country are gearing up to go back to school after summer vacation. But many teachers didn’t get a break, even without class in session — an analysis by Pew Research Center shows a large number have a second job year-round. About 16% of full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers […]
Lyle Menendez will remain in prison for his role in the 1989 murders of his parents, a California parole board decided Friday. The ruling came one day after the same panel denied parole to his younger brother, Erik. The decisions thwarted efforts to free the Menendez brothers after decades in prison for killings they insist […]
