Straight Arrow News reported earlier this week that M&M’s have been named the most popular candy for this year’s Halloween, according to Candystore.com. But Nerds, a brand more synonymous with 1984 than 2024, is making a case for itself with its newest creation, Nerds Gummy Clusters, taking over the confectionery world. The clusters, consisting of…

Officials said the devices used in the ballot box arson incidents in Oregon and Washington were marked with the words “Free Gaza.” Early Monday, Oct. 28, fire crews responded to two separate ballot box fires in Portland and Vancouver that happened about a half of an hour apart. More than 100 ballots were destroyed in…

The Biden-Harris administration implemented a new rule on Monday, Oct. 28, requiring U.S. airlines to issue full cash refunds to passengers whose flights are significantly delayed or canceled. The policy, aimed at bolstering consumer rights, received positive feedback online, as travelers hailed it as a financial win and a boost for peace of mind.  Passengers…

A Florida teen is facing aggravated assault charges after he allegedly wielded a machete to intimidate Democratic voters outside a polling place. Caleb Williams, 18, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 29, outside a voting precinct in Neptune Beach — which is in the Jacksonville area. Police said the registered Republican was among a group of teens…

In a big development in a key swing state, the advertisement tracking company AdImpact is reporting that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign canceled $2.7 million in ad buys in North Carolina. The surprising move comes in the final week of the presidential campaign. North Carolina is considered by most political experts to be one of…

Google’s former CEO, Eric Schmidt, has called on the U.S. military to replace its tanks with AI-powered drones, arguing these autonomous technologies offer significant cost and strategic advantages over traditional armored vehicles. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Saudi Arabia, Schmidt emphasized drones could eventually render tanks, artillery and mortars obsolete. Schmidt launched…

Israel said it captured about 100 Hamas fighters. The capture took place not in a tunnel or military base, but at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces released video which it said is from the raid on the hospital. Once the soldiers were inside and the location secured, the IDF…

The election is less than a week away and Bitcoin and gold are making big gains. Over the past 30 days, gold’s value increased by 3.6% against the U.S. dollar and it’s up nearly 20% over the last six months. Bitcoin hit its priciest level since the spring on Tuesday. Oct. 29. It went up…

New revelations are raising questions about the death of a 64-year-old American woman who reportedly used a suicide pod to end her life in Switzerland. The woman was the first person believed to die inside the Sarco device. It was reported on Wednesday, Oct. 30, that prosecutors claimed strangulations marks were found around the woman’s…

The family of Othel Moore released a new video Tuesday, Oct. 30, showing the last moments of his life before he died in a cell. Moore was incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Missouri, passing away in December 2023. “We are here because on December 8, 2023, a 38-year-old Black man was unjustifiably…