Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., who was seeing re-election for a 13th term in the House, has died at 80. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shared the news Wednesday, calling Scott a “trailblazer,” who “rose up from humble beginnings to become the first African American ever to chair the House [Agriculture] Committee.” Who was David Scott? […]
Walking along Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront district without permission after 9:30 Friday night could get you arrested. For a second straight weekend, police in the popular tourist area will be enforcing a city-imposed all-ages curfew. City officials say it’s meant to help law enforcement after a string of shootings and “riots” along the tourist area, but […]
Days after a successful mission to the dark side of the moon, NASA is apparently facing major issues with a next-generation spacesuit that could delay further Artemis missions. NASA’s inspector general released a report Monday that questioned whether the company manufacturing a next-generation spacesuit, Axiom Space, can make a deadline to outfit the astronauts of […]
A growing number of politicians are adopting Islamophobic rhetoric in a bid to build their supporter base ahead of the elections. Lawmakers’ anti-Muslim campaign strategies or bills aren’t looking to tamp down as one organization has tracked steady increases leading up to state primaries and general elections. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., said that “Muslims don’t […]
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI to see if its chatbot, ChatGPT, helped a man commit a mass shooting at Florida State University last year. Uthmeier alleged the chatbot “offered significant advice” to Phoenix Ikner before he opened fire on students at FSU, killing two and injuring […]
More than 150 years ago, in the mountains of West Virginia, steel driver John Henry challenged a machine that could drill deeper and faster than any man. As the tale goes, Henry beat that machine but died from exhaustion. Flash forward to 2026, and now a machine is doing what Henry did — well, sort […]
Is it a shield or a sword? A bill moving through the California legislature has some saying it’s a way to protect some people who work with immigrants in the state, while others say it’s cutting off First Amendment rights. That bill is California Assembly Bill 2624, or Privacy for immigration support services providers. Proponents […]
Cities across the country are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars – and in at least one case, $1 million – on legal fees tied to the federal government’s plans to expand immigration detention centers, a Straight Arrow News investigation has found. The public funds, which taxpayers often expect to go toward fixing potholes and […]
President Donald Trump will take part in a nationwide Bible reading Tuesday evening, delivering a pre-recorded passage from the Oval Office, with his segment set for the 6 p.m. ET hour as part of a multi-day public reading of scripture in Washington. The event, titled America Reads the Bible, brings together hundreds of participants to […]
Police in Louisiana are trying to figure out how a man with a prior illegal firearms conviction got a gun and used it to kill eight children on Sunday morning. Officials say 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, a former National Guard member, shot 10 people on Sunday, killing eight children between the ages of 3 and 11, […]
