Authorities arrest FTX founder in the Bahamas; a BTS member enters the military; and blizzards spread across the U.S. This is your morning rundown for Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.  FTX founder arrested, new CEO to testify today “I didn’t knowingly commit fraud, I don’t think I committed fraud, I didn’t want any of this to…

President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act includes $369 billion in clean energy incentives and investments designed to make fossil fuel alternatives more readily available. Yet climate change remains one of the most challenging issues of our time, in particular with how it relates to the global food supply. Straight Arrow News contributor Peter Zeihan warns…

Since the 1950s, scientists have been working on what’s been called the “Holy Grail of Energy generation,” nuclear fusion. Fusion would be an abundant and clean source of energy. This week, the U.S. Department of Energy is announcing a major breakthrough in fusion technology. Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California reportedly used…

Biden boosts electric battery production; More Oath Keepers go on trial; and nods to Hollywood’s hottest. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed down the middle, for Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.  Biden to fund domestic EV battery production A government loan of $2.5 billion will be going to General Motors and LG Energy…

President Biden signed the bill to avert a potentially crippling strike by railroad workers during the holiday season. “The consequences of a shutdown were just too great for working families all across the country,” Biden said in a statement. The president had pushed Congress to get involved and enforce a new agreement. However, Straight Arrow News…

We have an update on Brittney Griner since her return to the U.S. three days ago; a bombing suspect finally in custody; and a winter storm warning. These stories and more highlight your morning rundown for Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.  Update on Griner return, Whelan detainment “She’s at SA getting appropriate mental and physical healthcare…

This week the Supreme Court heard arguments from a website designer and devout Christian who is creating a custom wedding site but refusing to work on same-sex weddings. Lorie Smith is challenging a Colorado law that prohibits most businesses from discriminating against LGBTQ customers. Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concern about the precedent it would set,…

Over the course of the last few weeks, a growing number of lawmakers at both the state and federal level have called for a ban on TikTok. Now, a Texas lawmaker is pushing for a ban on all social media for anyone under 18. In August, Texas state Rep. Jared Patterson called social media the…

A majority of the conservative-leaning Supreme Court appears sympathetic to an evangelical Christian web designer who is refusing, based on her religious beliefs, to provide services to same-sex couples planning to wed. Lorie Smith is seeking an exemption from a Colorado state law that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. She claims there…

America is running low on Adderall. A shortage of the stimulant drug, commonly used to treat ADHD, is leaving many of its prescriptions unfilled. But why are so many people being diagnosed with ADHD in the first place? “There are multiple studies, peer reviewed studies indicating that ADHD diagnoses have been increasing in the U.S.…