As the United States marks its 250th birthday, Straight Arrow is taking a fresh look at the institutions, systems and social contracts that shaped modern America — and the pressures now testing them. The Watergate scandal of the 1970s began with a botched surveillance attempt. Five men working for President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign were […]
A severe heatwave is projected to affect the central and eastern U.S. this week, with high humidity intensifying the already scorching temperatures. So far, more than 100 million Americans across the South and the Great Plains are at moderate-to-severe risk of heat, but the National Weather Service said that risk will expand as the heat intensifies throughout the week. […]
Rescue crews continue to search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Venezuela as the hope of finding more survivors dwindles five days after two massive earthquakes rocked the country. “We recovered people alive today,” Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said during a televised news conference on Sunday. “Therefore, the rescue operations will not be suspended.” Jorge Rodríguez, the leader […]
After a weekend of back-and-forth strikes, the U.S. says technical talks with Iran remain on track. However, one U.S. official says President Donald Trump’s patience may be wearing thin. Plus, rescuers in Venezuela remain hopeful of locating survivors in the rubble, despite search efforts entering their fifth day. And what you need to know about […]
A Northern California animal rescue that described itself as “no-kill” is under investigation after authorities found 117 intact dog remains on its property. The remains were discovered at Miranda’s Rescue Animal Sanctuary in Fortuna, a 50-acre property. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said investigators found the remains at two dig sites, along with 21 dog […]
The media landscape has undergone, and will continue to undergo, significant changes this year. But what those changes look like varies drastically from company to company. On Monday, Comcast announced plans to separate its tech and media businesses, creating two publicly traded companies: Comcast and NBCUniversal. The move, Comcast says, allows the company to compete […]
Fox News issued a series of on-air apologies over the weekend, one month after airing Kevin O’Leary’s unfounded allegations against opponents of his AI data center project in Utah. The late apology and correction, however, have some wondering, why now? Linking critics to the Chinese government During a May 24 appearance on Fox, “Shark Tank” […]
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge by the Republican National Committee, ruling that election officials can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked beforehand. In a 5-4 ruling, the court held that the Mississippi law at issue in the RNC case doesn’t violate the federal mandate establishing Election Day […]
The Supreme Court overturned nine decades of precedent curbing executive power when it ruled Monday that President Donald Trump can fire Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal Trade Commission, paving the way for other presidents to terminate employees of independent agencies and commissions. However, the court carved out an exemption — at least for now — […]
Kat Vaughn was walking her two children home from a park when she noticed an unfamiliar device installed in her lawn. “We didn’t receive anything in the mail,” Vaughn told WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia, where she lives. “I double checked to make sure that there was no emails or anything about it.” After Vaughn called […]
