McDonald’s has unveiled its first largely automated location, complete with touchscreens, automatic windows and a conveyer belt. The Texas location has stirred mixed reactions. One Twitter user wrote, “this is what you get with a $25 minimum wage.” This test concept of a restaurant is only in Texas right now, where the minimum wage is actually…

New numbers from Customs and Border Protection reveal October marked the eighth month in a row with more than 200,000 migrant encounters at America’s southern border. But as the focus remains on the immigrants, agents, and politicians, Straight Arrow News wanted to know how this influx impacts local residents. Many are eager to talk about…

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting people all over the world. This week, the world learned how Russia’s war with Ukraine is impacting Russian school children. According to German broadcast outlet Deutche Welle (DW), Russian students have been required to take part in mandatory patriotism classes for the last two months. The class is…

According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, worker productivity in the United States suffered its largest drop since 1947 in the first half of 2022. Productivity is strong in manufacturing, but it’s down elsewhere in the private sector, according to Dartmouth Economic Professor Diego Comin. He noted that productivity is particularly tricky to…

The Air Line Pilots Association announced pilots at Delta Air Lines voted to authorize union leaders to call a strike. According to Monday’s announcement, 96% of Delta pilots took part in the vote, and 99% of those favored calling a strike “if necessary” to get a new contract. “Delta’s nearly 15,000 pilots sent a clear…

California has for decades faced summer energy shortages, and 2022 has been no different. Grid operators in the Golden State told residents this week that they need to get ready to take measures to cut their energy use as the state prepares to get hit with a major heat wave over Labor Day weekend. Those…

As the school year gets underway in part of the country, school districts are still introducing new measures to combat the ongoing teacher shortage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the public school teacher workforce has shrunk by 280,000 over the past two years. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 44%…

Two and a half years later, childcare centers are still reeling from COVID-19 and parents are paying the price. A recent report from the Connecticut Association of Human Services revealed that labor shortages, low morale among staff, and rising costs add another burden to families already struggling to make ends meet. Straight Arrow News contributor…

Two major social media platforms appeared to be struggling from a revenue standpoint, as Snapchat reported its weakest sales growth ever and Twitter reported a loss of $270 million in quarterly reports. The losses can be partially explained by uncertainty about the U.S. economy, with social media platforms taking a big hit in ad revenue.…

Wedding season is in full swing and this year especially, there’s a good chance you’ve received at least one save-the-date in the mail. Whether you are involved in the planning or simply attending a loved one’s nuptials, it’s going to cost you more than previous years. Weddings are a $58 billion per year industry, and…