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Three House races in NY, VA and TX that could be bellwethers
Three U.S. House races could be bellwethers for the 2022 midterm elections. What happens in these congressional districts in New York, Virginia and Texas could be a sign for what Americans will see across the country as results roll in. In New York’s 17th Congressional District, the chairman of the House Democrats’ campaign arm is… -
Welcome to Straight Arrow News election night coverage
Welcome to Straight Arrow News’ election night coverage of the 2022 midterm elections. As the polls close, we will bring the context and clarity you need to understand who won, why, and what it means. With the control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress up for grabs and 36 governorships on the ballots this year,… -
Study: Excessive drinking causes 1 in 5 deaths among US adults ages 20-49
A new study published to the Journal of the American Medical Association this week revealed excessive drinking is a major cause of death among young adults. According to the study, which was based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and posted at JAMA Network Open, approximately 20% of deaths among 20… -
New York AG sues former President Trump, his children and business for fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a major civil lawsuit Wednesday against former President Donald Trump, as well as three of his children and the Trump Organization. James is accusing them of a decade of major fraud and claiming the former president used it to enrich himself. According to James’ nearly 300-page suit, the… -
Fact-checkers change rules to declare late-term abortion ads false
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Focus on the Family ran ads celebrating the ruling and accusing multiple states of allowing late-term abortion “even up to the moment before birth.” Fact-checkers at PolitiFact looked at the ads and declared them to be “Mostly False.” However, the facts tell a different story — and… -
Prosecutors move to vacate conviction of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
The Adnan Syed murder case became a sensation across the U.S. in 2014 even though his trial, conviction and sentencing occurred 14 years earlier. Syed’s 2000 case was the subject of the hit podcast series “Serial,” which took the country by storm. Now, Syed’s case is in the news again. This time it is because… -
Lebanese woman holds up bank with toy gun to access her own savings
A Lebanese woman is being hailed a hero after going viral for holding up a Beirut bank with a toy gun. She pulled off the caper just to access $13,000 of her own money to help pay for her sister’s cancer treatment. She walked away from the bank with her cash in a plastic bag,… -
Republican nominees begin changing tune on abortion
A number of Republican Party nominees for office in 2022 are toning down their messaging on the issue of abortion just weeks before the November midterm elections. For years, Republicans have run on the issue of stopping abortion with the stated goal of overturning Roe v. Wade. Now that Roe is gone following this summer’s… -
US surpasses 1 million organ transplants, many more still needed
The United States recently hit a major medical milestone: 1 million successful organ transplants. But the work is far from over as more organs are desperately needed. In 1954, doctors performed the first successful kidney transplant. In 2021, the U.S. saw 41,356 organ transplants performed — a record-breaking number, according to the Associated Press. Now… -
Study links artificial sweeteners to risk of heart disease
A new study out of France has experts worried that artificial sweeteners are not the healthiest alternative to sugar. French researchers have found what they are calling a link between the use of these sugar substitutes and increased risk of heart disease. The study of 103,000 French adults led by researchers from the Sorbonne Paris… -
Charles becomes UK’s first king in 70 years
Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-ruling monarch, ruled the U.K. for more than seven decades, and now the Commonwealth has its first king in generations. Former Prince Charles, the queen’s eldest child, will now be known as King Charles III. A king is now on the throne at Buckingham Palace for the first time since… -
Civil war? More people see political rivals as enemies
Americans are extremely divided — seemingly more so than at any time in recent history. Now with stories of political violence making headlines, ongoing fights and threats over ideological splits on key issues, and growing distrust in core institutions, talk of “civil war” has crept up. The pronounced divide is backed up in polling numbers.… -
Congress brings back earmarks after 10-year ban on pork
Spending earmarks were banned for 10 years on Capitol Hill. The pork is back after being revived by the 117th Congress last year. The infamous process of special spending projects for lawmakers’ home districts was barred in 2011 by Republican congressional leadership. The thinking was that cutting pork would help in three key areas: keep spending…