Texas’ Camp Mystic will not reopen this summer after floods at the site killed 28 people last July. Officials confirmed Thursday that the camp withdrew its application to the Department of State Health Services to continue operations for 2026. “The DSHS continues working with the Texas Rangers to investigate Camp Mystic,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott […]
A special grand jury indicted a New Orleans sheriff almost a year after 10 inmates escaped from a local jail under her leadership. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said in a statement that while Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson “did not personally open the doors of the jail for the escapees, her refusal to comply […]
After senators from both sides questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general about her stance on a number of her medical opinions, the president is choosing someone else for the job. The president said on Thursday that he is nominating Fox News contributor Nicole Saphier to the top medical role. His initial pick, Casey […]
The Trump administration is asking other countries to join a new “Maritime Freedom Construct” aimed at restoring commercial navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. The push comes after ship traffic failed to rebound even as President Donald Trump said the waterway was open and insisted the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports was working. The Wall […]
California’s decades-long plan to move people by train at high speeds has been anything but high-speed. The latest plan from the California High-Speed Rail Authority has several issues that have lingered for two decades. Now, a new issue potentially violates state law. At a hearing earlier this week, California’s Senate Transportation Committee warned the group […]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a broad package of policy changes long-sought by gun rights supporters. Gun control advocates say it’s a great day to be a criminal. Bureau leaders on Wednesday joined newly confirmed Director Robert Cekada and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in unveiling more than 30 new rules […]
A group of Mississippi students is being hailed as heroes after stepping in when their school bus driver lost consciousness. The 46-year-old driver had just left a middle school in Hancock County with about 40 students on board when she suffered an asthma attack and passed out. She reached over for her medication, but blacked out before she […]
It has been six years since the world stopped spinning. Six years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way Americans do seemingly everything — from grocery shopping to sneezing into elbows. “Things haven’t been the same since,” nurse Trinity Walker told Straight Arrow. “I do sometimes wonder where I would be in my life if […]
A late-night standoff and a breakthrough. House Republicans push through a budget move that could unlock up to $75 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Plus, gas prices top $4 and keep climbing. The Iran standoff is tightening supply and hitting drivers where it hurts. And a selfie taken just minutes before the chaos. […]
Oil prices hit a record high on Thursday as President Donald Trump considers extending his military blockade of Iranian ships and ports. Brent crude topped $125 per barrel briefly Thursday morning before settling back down to less than $120. And here in the U.S., the national average for gas has climbed to about $4.30 a gallon, the highest in nearly […]
