During the lead-up to this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah, league commissioner Adam Silver gave basketball fans a glimpse into the future of the NBA’s live game streaming experience. As part of a 2023 NBA Tech Summit presentation, Silver unveiled a new feature coming to the NBA App that will allow people…

The Biden administration is moving the needle forward in the push to go electric; Scotland’s first minister announces her surprise resignation; new details emerge about the shooting at Michigan State; and Americans are polled on how they feel about national news. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023.  New…

Lawmakers are raising concerns after four flying objects were shot down by U.S. military; one week since Turkey was devastated by earthquakes, the country is looking to hold building contractors accountable; an airborne Delta flight catches fire; and a Super Bowl champion is crowned in a nail-biting finish. These stories and more highlight the daily…

Homicide rates spiked 30% during COVID-19. Auto thefts increased significantly during the summer of 2020. There was a 15% increase in firearm-related violence. Some, however, question whether COVID was the cause. Straight Arrow News contributor Tim Carney says we should blame lockdowns, not COVID, for America’s crime wave. COVID didn’t cause a spike in violent…

The NFL’s Super Bowl attracts hundreds of millions of viewers each and every year. It’s technically a football game but the commercials are their own main event. In 2022, it cost $6.5 million for 30 seconds between the action. Last year, the big game was dubbed the Crypto Bowl because of all of the ads…

Brittney Griner speaks on her release from Russian prison; JFK files revealed but redacted; Elon Musk’s Twitter suspension spree; Starbucks workers strike; and an officer is exposed to fentanyl; These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed right down the middle, for Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.  Brittney Griner breaks silence Brittney Griner has taken…

U.S. Senator Rand Paul, M.D., is one of the nation’s leading advocates for liberty. Elected to the United States Senate in 2010, Dr. Paul has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. As a fierce advocate against government overreach, Dr. Paul has fought tirelessly to return government to its limited,…

The latest on Brittney Griner’s release from Russian prison; more TikTok bans surface and crazy cats of Qatar take center stage. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Brittney Griner free after U.S. – Russia prisoner swap “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home after…

The best soccer players in the world make more than the top athlete in any other sport. Their salaries and endorsement deals eclipse the biggest names in basketball, American football or even boxing. Now, the best of the best are on display at the World Cup in Qatar. Here are the highest paid footballers in…

The legal team for American basketball star Brittney Griner announced she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession. A penal colony is a common type of Russian prison where detainees work for minimal pay. According to Griner’s lawyers, she left a detention center for the penal…