Popular fast-food chain Taco Bell is trying to overcome bad publicity and slumping sales linked to the recent cyclospora outbreak by offering discounts and promoting menu items without lettuce. Deals to win back customers This week, Taco Bell sold Mexican Pizzas for $1 to bring customers back. Some customers reported severe diarrhea and stomach cramps […]
New Mexico is dealing with the aftermath of historic monsoon rains that left many areas flooded and damaged. One of those areas was Gallup, a small city near the Arizona border. Residents were already on edge because of the flooding, and their anxieties only grew after reading that the rains had claimed the life of […]
More evidence in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation has led to another dead end, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, which is also now facing legal action. Investigators say they were unable to develop a usable DNA profile from a hair found inside Nancy Guthrie’s home. “But does that mean the hair isn’t that of the suspect? We won’t know that […]
President Donald Trump says he’s reached a historic deal to disarm Hamas, but Hamas isn’t publicly confirming it yet. Plus, Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination has stalled, but Trump is threatening to pull it instead. So how could that leave him still running the Justice Department? And a Georgia father is sentenced to 15 years […]
When an airline passenger attempted to bring a literal cannonball onto a flight, the Transportation Security Administration obviously stepped in — which is to be expected. But what might not be traditional is how the agency handled it on social media. For months now, TSA has been showing a little bit of personality online, especially […]
Every day brings a new set of headlines. Here on Off Script, we’re more interested in the questions they leave behind. — The Unbiased Updates Team In This Episode Political parties talk about unity when they’re worried about division. But in Michigan, Democrats aren’t just choosing a Senate nominee; they’re deciding what kind of party […]
The father of a Georgia teenager who killed four people at his high school in 2024 was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for his role in the mass shooting. Colin Gray, 56, was convicted in March on 27 counts after a jury found him criminally responsible for the shooting his son, Colt, carried […]
The war with Iran is draining U.S. missile stockpiles, putting new scrutiny on the Pentagon’s effort to replenish its arsenal with cheaper weapons from defense technology startups. The clearest warning signs are in air defense. The Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the U.S. has fewer than 827 Patriot interceptors from its most modern […]
The Trump administration tried Thursday to deport an Afghan national living legally in Texas through a secretive court never before used since its creation 30 years ago. The Justice Department told a judge in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court that 47-year-old Nazira Haji Zada should be expelled from the U.S. because she is a supporter […]
Immigrants’ rights advocates are calling for a Georgia immigration detention facility to be shut down after a 29-year-old man died of leukemia. Advocates say Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed to provide medical attention while he was detained at the facility. Preicilano Trejo died on July 24 of acute leukemia, according to a GoFundMe from his […]
