The U.S. Army needs new trucks. The service wants to replace its aging Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles with more affordable models based on commercial designs. To build its new Common Tactical Truck (CTT), the Army awarded four contracts to different companies to build prototypes. Each team will construct variants of the Army’s M915 Line…

The Federal Trade Commission’s push to ban noncompete agreements follows President Biden’s 2021 executive order seeking to end provisions that limit workers’ ability to switch jobs. About 30 million U.S. employees work under some sort of noncompete clause, so eliminating them would have a far-reaching impact. Straight Arrow News contributor Larry Lindsey cautions that the…

The emergence of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals to college sports recruiting has significantly altered the landscape of how NCAA programs acquire talent. Now, new legislation being discussed in California is attempting to level the playing field by bringing even more changes to the process. Introduced earlier this month, the College Athlete Protection Act aims to…

An undercover video from the conservative activist group Project Veritas is causing controversy on social media. It appears to show a Pfizer executive discussing the idea of artificially mutating the coronavirus in an effort to create vaccines preemptively. In the video, an interviewee identified as Jordan Trishton Walker is heard saying, “One of the things…

At this time, the only clinic in Nebraska performing abortions up to 20 weeks is in Bellevue – an Omaha suburb on the far eastern border of the state. But if this grassroots initiative gains enough momentum, it could be forced to shut down. The initiative is part of a push to ban abortion within city…

Justin Roiland, the co-creator of the wildly popular “Rick and Morty” show on Adult Swim, is facing felony domestic violence charges in California. He’s also now out of a job. Both Adult Swim and Hulu announced this week they were cutting ties with Roiland. The actor, writer and producer is charged with one count of…

Authorities have found classified materials in the private homes of three current and former elected members of the executive branch from their time in the White House. The feds revealed Tuesday that former Vice President Mike Pence, like President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, had classified material in his private residence. As the…

Congress is at a familiar crossroads in 2023. Since 1960, elected representatives have acted on the debt ceiling 78 times to avoid default. As the U.S. breaches its current $31.4 trillion ceiling, the Treasury Department is taking “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. Those measures will help stave off decision-making time until June, but Congress theoretically…

California had another mass shooting; a probe into Georgia’s 2020 election centered around former President Donald Trump could become public; and lawmakers on Capitol Hill hear testimony over Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift pre-sale debacle. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Third California mass shooting in 3 days At least…

The trial for one of the biggest fraud cases in more than a decade is still nearly nine months away. Still, it seems nearly every day new information is uncovered about FTX, the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. FTX has $5.5 billion in liquid assets This week, FTX reported to creditors that it has recovered $5.5 billion…