October 11, 2025

Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower likely surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility

PORTLAND, Ore. — Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility. The site was the focus of highly publicized protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. On-site analysis of cellular signals by Straight Arrow News found evidence suggesting that a cell-site simulator, […]

October 11, 2025

RFK adds another cause of autism in youth: Circumcision

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Trump administration officials during a roundtable meeting that children who have been circumcised had “double the rate of autism” compared to those who didn’t receive the procedure. His statement builds upon an initiative he launched in September to review what he considered to be an […]

October 11, 2025

The cancer test that could change the lives of BRCA carriers

Last month, University College London Hospitals announced a new test for women at high risk of ovarian cancer due to inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, who wish to defer preventative surgery. Dr. Premal Thaker, chief of gynecologic oncology at Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis, said the test could save lives. “The majority of […]

October 11, 2025

Digital IDs are being introduced in the UK — and they’re controversial.

The United Kingdom’s government announced last month it plans start requiring those working in it to have digital identification. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office said in a press release this will cut down on immigrants working in the United Kingdom illegally, though there has been significant opposition against the ID system by those on both […]

October 11, 2025

Americans say sports betting is bad — then place more bets

For decades, Saturday mornings in October meant Americans preparing their place on the couch for their favorite college team’s football game. In recent years, a growing contingent has added another step to that ritual –– checking spreads and money lines in preparation to bet on the day’s games. As sports betting becomes increasingly pervasive in […]

October 11, 2025

The US will allow Qatari pilots to train in Idaho –– MAGA influencers aren’t happy

Qatar will finance a training facility at an Idaho Air Force base, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday. However, the announcement has been condemned by some in President Donald Trump’s orbit, including far-right activist and self-described “proud Islamaphobe,” Laura Loomer.  Qatari air force to train at Idaho base On Friday, Hegseth announced that Qatar […]

October 11, 2025

USDA warns SNAP directors of ‘insufficient funds’ if shutdown continues

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent notices to state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) directors warning them that there will be “insufficient funds” to pay benefits should the government shutdown continue after October, according to Axios. Ronald Ward, the acting associate administrator of SNAP, said in a letter obtained by the outlet that there’s […]

October 11, 2025

The long history of issues between Trump and the Pritzker family

President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker have had their recent share of dust-ups. That testy relationship between Trump and the Pritzker family isn’t new, dating back as far as the 1970s. Pritzker/Trump history The relationship began in 1977, when the two partnered on the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The Pritzker […]

October 11, 2025

Why Russia is scrapping its only aircraft carrier

Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is being decommissioned after nearly four decades of troubled service. The move, confirmed by Andrei Kostin — head of Russia’s state shipbuilding corporation and chairman of VTB Bank — marks the end of Moscow’s long-running attempt to maintain a viable carrier fleet. “We believe there’s no point in […]

October 11, 2025

Rutgers professor leaving US after threats over antifa research

A teaching professor is leaving the United States after receiving death threats tied to political views that go against the Trump administration. Mark Bray, who teaches and conducts research on anti-fascism at Rutgers University, has studied groups including antifa. On Monday, Sept. 22, President Donald Trump officially designated antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, citing […]