As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy news brands, can media executives have their cake and eat it, too? Leaders at McClatchy Media, the company behind local newspapers like the Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star, hope so. During a contentious “town hall” meeting, as Straight Arrow exclusively […]
Millions of women and girls across the world have had their images manipulated and sexualized by artificial intelligence without their consent — with little recourse for those generating the images. And, as one British lawmaker recently learned, no one is safe from falling victim to this kind of harmful content. Now, she’s fighting back — […]
President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in ballots, which are still being accepted in the state. California is notoriously slow to post election numbers, and these latest primary races are no different. So why does it take the state a […]
Millions of Americans could lose roughly $500 a month from their Social Security checks within the next seven years, and a new analysis finds no state would escape the impact if Congress leaves the program on its current course. The report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates retirees would face an average […]
A photo-op in an agricultural town near the University of Michigan with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman electrified criticism on social media as Michiganders expressed disappointment in the governor’s presence. A political strategist told Straight Arrow that Whitmer walks a tight line with the move. The photo spread like wildfire over the […]
For the first time in decades, inspectors have detected a flesh-eating parasite in American livestock. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said experts have found New World screwworm larvae in a South Texas calf, marking the first confirmed U.S. case in decades. Rollins said the case was discovered in a 3-week-old calf in LaPryor, Texas, about 50 […]
President Donald Trump says Iran talks are going well, but new video from Kuwait suggests the region isn’t there yet. Plus, Trump moves to make Todd Blanche his permanent attorney general, putting one of his closest legal allies a Senate vote away from the top job at the Department of Justice. And a new warning […]
President Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the role permanently on Thursday. Blanche was tapped to be the Acting Attorney General in April, when Trump fired Pam Bondi and elevated him from Deputy Attorney General. Before joining the administration, Blanche was one of President Trump’s personal defense attorneys and represented […]
Where are the Chicago Bears going to play football in the long term? That question doesn’t seem to have a direct answer at this point, but chances are it won’t be in Chicago. The team’s owners want a new stadium in a suburban Illinois town. But state lawmakers adjourned without passing tax breaks to help […]
While most Americans are still driving much as they always have, new data suggests truckers and transportation companies are already changing their habits to cope with rising fuel costs. Millions of truck routes studied Transportation analytics firm INRIX shared its findings with Straight Arrow after analyzing roughly 60 million commercial vehicle trips across 10 major […]
