Three young boys stumbled upon an amazing discovery in the North Dakota Badlands: an adolescent tyrannosaurus rex fossil. Now, the fossil will be studied, displayed and featured in an upcoming documentary at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on June 21. The museum made the announcement on Tuesday, June 4, in a press release.…

New York lawmakers said Tuesday, June 4, they’re working to finalize legislation that would allow parents to block their children from getting certain social media posts. New York’s Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act would prohibit algorithm-fed content without “verifiable parental consent.” The legislation aims to protectt kids’ mental health and development by shielding…

In a move that hasn’t been seen in a century, Major League Baseball has banned infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on the sport. MLB said Tuesday, June 4, that Marcano placed hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was with the team last season.  Marcano — a San Diego…

For the first time ever, according to Kellogg’s, a pregnant woman will be featured on a cereal box. Cookbook author and chef Molly Baz will be on a special edition of the brand’s Special K cereal.  “If you know me, you know I am a freak for cereal. Cereal got me through pregnancy in a…

President Joe Biden arrived in France to commemorate D-Day as his executive action on the southern border takes effect. And one major league player is banned for life after betting on baseball games. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, June 5.  President Biden in France as U.S. border restrictions take effect President…

This week on Weapons and Warfare, as the world reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Host Ryan Robertson has a conversation with a journalism professor and documentarian, Barney McCoy, about his latest film, “Running Towards The Fire: A War Correspondent’s Story.” This new documentary centers on the experiences of World War II correspondent Robert…

As the United States pushes for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, President Joe Biden shared thoughts about Israel’s leaders that received pushback from other governments. Biden suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be prolonging Israel’s war in Gaza for his own political reasons in an interview published on Tuesday, June 4,…

Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., announced that he left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent. He has until Aug. 1 to declare his candidacy for a statewide race such as governor — if he decides to run.  Straight Arrow News recently spoke with Manchin about a local news report that said Republicans in West…

The U.S. government is exploring the potential of deep sea mining to provide rare earth elements crucial for future transportation technologies like electric vehicle batteries. Congress has approved funding to investigate the feasibility of extracting these minerals from the ocean floor. That could reduce America’s reliance on foreign suppliers like China, which currently dominates the…

Electric vehicles (EVs) might be the transportation of the future — but not necessarily the near future. A newly released AP-NORC/EPIC poll shows many Americans still are not sold on the idea of going electric, even with the Biden administration offering incentives to ditch fossil fuel-reliant vehicles.  About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they…