The sun, the sweat, the sea — summertime often brings back memories of vacations and family fun, but this year it’s reminding Americans just how expensive things have gotten. Today, with surging fuel prices and stubborn inflation, the average vacation costs just about $7,250, up 10% from the year before, according to The Motley Fool. […]
The Supreme Court has extended its order temporarily allowing for the abortion drug mifepristone to be accessed through telehealth visits and by mail until Thursday. Justice Samuel Alito, who is in charge of fielding emergency appeals from Louisiana and the author of the 2022 decision that reverted abortion law back to the states, made the […]
(TrendHunter.com) The Centre de design de l’UQAM is presenting the exhibition ‘Toxicité coloniale : Architecture et paysage radioactifs français dans le Sahara’ by historian and curator Samia Henni, which…
Virginia Democrats are weighing how to respond after the state Supreme Court voided a congressional map approved by voters, with party leaders privately expressing anger and discussing steps that could allow them to redraw the lines — including changes to the court itself. According to the New York Times, lawmakers and national party leadership held […]
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 […]
