Roughly 18 months after two major wildfires ripped through Los Angeles, many survivors are still battling with their insurance agencies to help with the ongoing rebuild. Survivors and people helping with the rebuild have consistently told Straight Arrow that State Farm has been the toughest to deal with. Now, a network supporting survivors has filed […]
It was a warm summer day, and Ed Quigley was relaxing on the beach in Delaware when a strong wind gust nearly cost him his life. A beach umbrella broke free from the sand that Independence Day weekend, struck him in the face “like a sledgehammer” and punctured his left eye. “I died on the […]
Claims about artificial intelligence spread online like a forest fire, something Straight Arrow has previously reported on. Now, a new AI claim is circulating on social media following a recent Economist article about Anthropic’s Mythos ban. The article details a conversation between Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice-chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Gen. […]
Summer weather is here: Heat advisories were in effect last week from California and Utah to Texas and Florida. In the coming days, the National Weather Service forecasts hazardous heat in 11 states across the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts, with more than 34 million people facing what’s categorized as a major heat risk. For […]
Nearly a week after a massive warehouse fire erupted in East Los Angeles, firefighters say they’re finally gaining ground, but a new concern is emerging. Crews spent the weekend battling hot spots inside a half-million-square-foot cold storage facility in Boyle Heights. They used helicopters, water cannons and excavators to tear into the building and reach […]
Britain is about to get another prime minister. Keir Starmer is stepping down following a bruising political collapse, and attention is already shifting to the man many believe could replace him. Plus, the U.S.-Iran peace deal barely survives its first week. New fighting in Lebanon has delayed talks, and President Donald Trump is openly discussing […]
Alan Greenspan, the economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, died Monday at the age of 100. His wife confirmed the news to NBC, saying he died of complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Greenspan presided over the Fed for five terms and oversaw one of the longest economic expansions in U.S. history before being faulted, […]
A right-wing lawyer who lacks any political experience — but does have President Donald Trump’s backing — appears to be Colombia’s next president. But his narrow victory is already triggering protests and expected legal challenges. With almost all the ballots counted, Abelardo de la Espriella held 49.66% of the vote while left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda garnered 48.70%. Violent demonstrations broke […]
Questions are mounting on both sides of the political aisle over the growing amount of time it is taking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process renewal requests for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. According to Politico, a process that typically took about two months is now taking six months […]
A small Florida liberal arts college seized in 2023 by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to triple in size come next week. New College of Florida, which is controlled by a board of trustees mostly appointed by DeSantis, is set to acquire the University of South Florida’s Sarasota-Manatee campus on July 1. The acquisition […]
