Iran may be ready to reopen one of the world’s most important shipping lanes under a proposed new deal. It could ease pressure on global oil markets, but only if both sides stick to a fragile truce. Plus, Blue Origin is cleaning up after a launch pad explosion, putting another key mission in doubt. And […]
Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin suffered a major setback in the modern-day space race Thursday. Its New Glenn rocket exploded during a test on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The fiery blast happened during an engine-firing test as the company prepared for a satellite mission scheduled for next week. Here’s our video of the explosion […]
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Justice Department made “redaction errors” when it released files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The comments were made in a copy of her opening remarks for the House Oversight Committee, which is interviewing Bondi in a closed-door meeting regarding the federal government’s handling of the Epstein […]
A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to create a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” that could benefit the president’s allies and people connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District of Virginia ruled Friday that the administration cannot take […]
Democratic leaders in several blue states are pushing plans to tax payments from President Donald Trump’s “anti-weaponization fund,” effectively allowing states to claim the entire award through taxation. The proposals come as the fund faces growing legal challenges. On Thursday, a federal judge in Virginia temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with the […]
A proposal that would dramatically reshape Oregon’s animal cruelty laws, and effectively criminalize hunting and fishing, is one step closer to reaching voters. Supporters of the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act, known as IP 28, say they have collected more than 120,000 signatures, exceeding the 117,173 required to qualify for […]
Romanian officials said a Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in Romania on Friday, wounding two people in what The New York Times described as the first known case of a Russian drone damaging a major urban area inside NATO territory. Romanian authorities said the drone crashed into the roof of a housing complex […]
A ransomware group leaked thousands of internal files from MyPillow on Friday, two days after CEO Mike Lindell denied that a hack had taken place. As first reported by Straight Arrow on Tuesday, the ransomware gang Play announced on its dark web blog earlier this week that it had stolen data from Lindell’s company. The […]
Emily Pool had spent nearly a decade in cramped New York apartments when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As Pool and her partner, Adam Porter, rethought what they wanted next, they began looking for a house in Pool’s hometown of Austin, Texas. That was 2022. By then, the Texas capital had become one of the country’s […]
“This is something that I wish the media would talk about.” “And the press refuses to write about it.” “And the press doesn’t even want to write stories about it.” That was President Donald Trump speaking shortly after starting his cabinet meeting on Wednesday, referring to his TrumpRx and “Most Favored Nations” policies that he […]
