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February 10, 2026

Guthrie ransom clock runs out; Trump escalates Canada bridge dispute

Another ransom deadline has passed in the case of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. Ten days in, there’s still no indication of her whereabouts, and there’s no proof that the demands were genuine. Plus, President Donald Trump is now threatening to block the opening of a nearly finished bridge linking Ontario and Detroit. His demand: no opening […]

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February 10, 2026

Olympian Hunter Hess responds to backlash from Trump

Olympic skier Hunter Hess has responded after President Donald Trump lashed out over comments Hess made about representing Team USA. Meanwhile, other Olympians are backing Hess up. On Sunday, Trump called Hess a “real loser” on Truth Social after Hess said he had “mixed feelings” about representing the United States at the Winter Olympics. Unbiased. Straight Facts.TM Olympian Hunter Hess started skiing at age 3 on Mt. Bachelor in his home state of Oregon. “It brings up mixed emotions to represent […]

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February 10, 2026

Social media companies agree to testing of effects on teen users’ mental health

Three social media companies have agreed to be tested for how well they protect the mental health of teenage users. The companies — TikTok, Snap and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram — have all agreed to participate in new testing that the Mental Health Coalition announced Monday.  The testing, part of a new Safe […]

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February 10, 2026

The most expensive Olympic medals ever produced are already falling apart

American skier Breezy Johnson won Olympic gold in the women’s downhill early Sunday morning and had her medal draped around her neck before she stepped off the slopes. Within 15 minutes, her gold medal had already broken. “Well, I was jumping up and down in excitement, and it fell off,” Johnson said after the ribbon […]

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February 10, 2026

Black GOP senator calls Trump video ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’; Tufts accused of sharing student data to influence elections

In this Media Miss Minute, the Senate’s only Black Republican breaks with President Donald Trump over a controversial social media post. Plus, the Trump administration launches a probe into  Tufts University over alleged misuse of student data. Media Miss by the right: Scott calls video of Obamas shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen’ […]

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February 10, 2026

Hims offered a $49 weight loss pill, then yanked it. Now Novo Nordisk is suing. 

Telehealth provider Hims & Hers is facing new scrutiny on Monday after Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, filed a lawsuit against it for a compounded version of GLP-1 pills. The lawsuit alleges Hims & Hers mass-marketed unapproved compounded versions of Novo’s Wegovy and Ozempic drugs. The new lawsuit comes after Hims & Hers abruptly […]

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February 10, 2026

Ghislaine Maxwell seeks pardon in return for Trump, Clintons’ innocence

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice,  says she has information that will clear President Donald Trump and former President Bill Clinton of any allegations. She just needs Trump to grant her clemency first. In his opening statement, Maxwell’s attorney, David Oscar Markus, told lawmakers that “both President Trump and President Clinton are innocent of any […]

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February 10, 2026

How DHS is using a controversial legal tool to target critics of immigration enforcement

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using a legal tool known as an administrative subpoena to obtain private information on Americans from tech companies. But what exactly are administrative subpoenas? And why are they controversial? The topic is receiving attention after The Washington Post reported last week that an administrative subpoena was used in […]

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February 10, 2026

Palisades community reacts to claims LA Mayor Bass altered fire report

A new report from the LA Times found Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass allegedly watered down the after-action report on the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire that hit the city in January 2025. Community leaders in the Palisades told Straight Arrow News they’re frustrated by the report but not surprised. Bass accusations The Times report […]

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February 10, 2026

Colorado electric cooperatives dispute federal order to keep coal plant running

The owners of a Colorado coal-fired power plant are pushing back against a Trump administration order to keep the plant open. The plant’s owners say continuing to run it is not necessary for grid operations, and it’s raising their costs.  The Department of Energy ordered Unit 1 of the Craig Station in northwest Colorado to […]