Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil; Musk releases the next round of his “Twitter-Files”; and the U.S. is monitoring China’s space debris. This is your morning rundown, aimed down the middle, for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.  Brittney Griner flight lands in San Antonio Brittney Griner landed in San Antonio Friday morning. She is expected…

Artificial intelligence is used in everything from virtual assistants to creating works of art. The latest trend taking social media by storm is OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which can generate human-like text based on input from a user. The sophisticated chatbot can understand and respond to a wide range of topics. It’s so advanced some worry it…

While office relationships are mostly discouraged, they’re not uncommon. According to a 2022 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management, one-third of U.S. workers say they’re currently involved in an office romance or have been in the past. And the majority of employees and employers say they’re okay with workplace relationships as long as…

WNBA star Brittney Griner is free from Russia after a prisoner exchange in which the U.S. released convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the merchant of death. But in exchange for Bout, the U.S. originally wanted both Griner and ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia in 2018 and convicted on espionage…

Depending on whom you ask, TikTok is either a fun and engaging social media app or a tool of the Chinese Communist Party posing serious threats to national security. A growing list of lawmakers think it’s the latter. Indiana filed two lawsuits against TikTok this week, alleging the social media company is deceiving consumers about…

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 power is back on in Moore County, North Carolina. Residents there went without electricity for five days after attacks on two electrical substations. According to the Department of Energy, the attacks in Moore County were just two of the dozens of intentional attacks reported on the U.S. power grid this year. According to Moore…

Meta is finding itself in multiple crosshairs at the same time this week. Facebook’s parent company is facing challenges from the U.S. government, European Union and its own oversight board. Meta vs. the FTC In a huge antitrust case Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission will try to convince a judge to block Meta’s $400 million…

The price cap on Russian oil now in place is ratcheting up tension between Moscow and the European Union. Russia says it will refuse to sell its oil at the $60 price tag set by the EU, a policy the White House supports. The cap was designed as a way to limit revenue Russia can…

In a sudden change, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to send plans that would let police use “killer robots” back to a committee for further review. It’s a reversal from last week’s vote allowing the use of robots in extraordinary circumstances and only as a last resort. But Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne…