OMAHA, Nebraska — The American passengers from a cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Nebraska for quarantine in a highly specialized unit. Seventeen U.S. citizens and one British national who lives in the U.S. were evacuated from the MV Hondius, which docked in the Canary Islands on Sunday. Sixteen arrived early Monday morning at Eppley Airfield in Omaha. Straight Arrow Straight […]
The Trump administration says it’s open to suspending the federal gas tax, among other ideas, as prices climb amid the war in Iran. Oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked, tightening supply and keeping pressure on prices. The national average now sits at $4.52 a gallon, up more than 50% since the […]
Passengers from a ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have landed in the U.S. and are heading straight into quarantine in Omaha. Straight Arrow will take you inside the medical facility where they’ll be staying. Plus, President Donald Trump rejects Iran’s response to end the war, calling it unacceptable. The standoff now centers on […]
President Donald Trump says he plans to deploy what he calls an “Election Integrity Army” to all 50 states during the 2026 midterm elections. In a post on Truth Social Sunday, Trump said a similar effort was in place during the 2024 elections, but added that this version would be “much bigger and stronger.” He […]
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing this week for a high-stakes summit shaped by trade tensions, the war in Iran, Taiwan and competition over advanced technology. The talks begin Thursday and mark the first visit by a U.S. president to Beijing in nearly nine years. Both governments […]
While the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship last month has generated international headlines, public health experts say the virus is unlikely to evolve into a broader epidemic or pandemic threat. Still, several global health experts have criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its slow response to the outbreak. Though the […]
President Donald Trump has repeatedly amplified conspiracy theories throughout his political career — from his allegation that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States to his claim that his enemies, not his supporters, were behind the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Now, a substantial number of Americans say […]
The U.S. Interior Department is looking to scale back hunting restrictions in national parks in the Trump administration’s latest change in how Americans can use federal lands. The opening of more park land to hunters is the result of a directive that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued in January as part of an attempt to […]
Nearly one year after the Trump Organization unveiled its mobile service provider, Trump Mobile, and its flagship smartphone, the T1, customers who pre-ordered — and partly paid for — their devices have still not received them. And now President Donald Trump’s company says customers may never see the phone. Despite taking in more than $59 […]
A U.S. Army soldier whose body was recovered along the Moroccan coastline has been identified as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., U.S. Army officials said. He is one of two American service members who went missing during a joint military exercise earlier this month. Moroccan military personnel recovered Key’s body May 9 along the […]
