The 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre; roadway dangers; and more Russian prisoner swaps. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed straight down the middle, for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. GOP requests 40 officials to testify on COVID-19 origins GOP leaders in the house are doing the groundwork preparing for the…

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are quickly becoming one of the more versatile tools to modern militaries. They can perform reconnaissance, attack targets and defend positions. Now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are teaching Russian soldiers how to surrender to a drone. The Ukrainian army recently released an instructional video, which lays out a step-by-step process…

President Biden signed the Respect For Marriage Act into law, marking a key mile marker in the evolution of same-sex marriage views in the United States. Democrats had prioritized the bill after Roe v. Wade was overturned. It passed with bipartisan support. Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence says the new legislation is something to…

Xi Jinping’s surprising decision to ease “zero-COVID” restrictions may appease Chinese protestors, but it’s also likely to lead to millions of deaths in the coming weeks. By doing away with strict testing protocols and the country’s social monitoring app, China has created a perfect storm for widespread contagion. If one million Americans died of COVID-19,…

Maura Healey is the first woman governor of Massachusetts. Beyond making waves as the state’s first female governor, she also flipped the seat that a Republican held for two terms. “I stand before you tonight, proud to be the first woman and the first gay person ever elected governor of Massachusetts,” Healy said after her…

Deadly weather is still on the move; the Fed plans another rake hike; a new report reveals details on on long COVID deaths; and the USPS honors a late congressman. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Mother, son die in tornado, storm still moving “I just heard a…

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing charges from multiple U.S. agencies after getting arrested Monday night in the Bahamas. Once considered crypto’s white knight, Bankman-Fried’s arrest and charges come one month after his cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy following a spectacular collapse. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged the fallen CEO in “orchestrating…

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has released documents that show internal communications between Twitter employees in charge of content moderation in the run-up to the 2020 elections. The files — released to Substack writer Matt Taibbi and posted on Twitter in a series of screenshots — have been dubbed the “Twitter Files.” According…

The Supreme Court is once again trying to answer the decades-old question: What constitutes racial discrimination? On one side is Students for Fair Admissions, an organization that has fought racial preferences in school admissions. On the other side, Harvard and the University of North Carolina contend that they aim for a student body this is…

Whether it’s the Russians using drones and missile barrages to attack Ukraine, or Hezbollah firing homemade rockets to attack Israel, modern militaries need to find a way to handle incoming aerial threats. However, the solution needs to be budget-friendly. Enter, the Iron Beam. The Iron Beam was developed by Israeli manufacturer Rafael Defense Systems LTD.…