Title 42 gets another temporary lifeline; Southwest airlines is still struggling; and more snow hits Buffalo. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022.  Supreme Court keeps Title 42 for now Title 42 was supposed to expire one week ago today before the Supreme Court intervened. Now in a 5-4…

Experts agree that the New Madrid earthquake zone in the Midwest is a ticking time bomb. It’s due to the fact that the New Madrid faults aren’t embedded in hard rock, but soft sediment.  “The geology here makes it very susceptible to a large area of impact and that adds to the catastrophic nature of…

Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., is admitting he lied about key aspects of his life and resume. Last week, a New York Times investigation found the Long Island politician’s statements about his career, education and life, were not true. “Did I embellish my resume? Yes I did and I’m sorry and it shouldn’t be done. Words…

The ringleader behind Michigan governor’s kidnapping plot is sentenced; new developments form on Ukraine-Russia peace talks; and why thousands of Washington state residents were without power on Christmas. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown, aimed straight down the middle for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Leader behind kidnapping plot sentenced On Tuesday, the leader…

Dozens are dead in a historic New York blizzard; the U.S. government is investigating Southwest airlines over canceled flights; and China is dropping its quarantine requirement. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown, aimed straight down the middle, for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.  DOT to investigate Southwest The Department of Transportation is now looking…

Did the U.S. government overestimate job growth by more than 1 million jobs this spring? That’s the claim after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank released a December report, which makes early revisions to Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the second quarter of 2022. “In the aggregate, 10,500 net new jobs were added during the…

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…

In the early months of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the United States and other countries seized yachts, mansions, private jets and other valuable assets belonging to Russian oligarchs. But many wondered, including D.C. lawmakers, what can be done with all those billionaire toys? Well, included in Congress’s $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package is an amendment…

If there are any predictions for 2023 that look nearly certain to come true, it’s that the war in Ukraine wages on, Sam Bankman-Fried‘s situation becomes even more precarious, and political gridlock prevails on Capitol Hill. In just over a week, control over the House of Representatives will fall into Republican hands, putting the Biden…

The House plans to vote on a spending bill, North Korea has tested missiles and Facebook parent company Meta reached an expensive settlement. These stories and more headline Straight Arrow News’ Friday, Dec. 23 morning rundown. $1.7 trillion omnibus bill goes to House vote Today, the House will vote on the $1.7 trillion government spending…