Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington to meet with President Biden and address a joint session of Congress. According to a senior administration official, President Biden will announce a $2 billion security package to Ukraine, which will include a Patriot missile battery. According to the State Department, Patriots are capable of defending against cruise…

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been extradited to the United States. The Kremlin has condemned Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to Washington, D.C. Plus, a U.K. ambulance shortage and a singing toilet. These stories and more highlight Straight Arrow News’ midday rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. FTX founder extradited to U.S. FTX founder Sam…

Zelenskyy goes to Washington; Donald Trump’s tax returns released; and severe weather heading your way. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.  Zelenskyy to visit Biden in Washington President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be meeting with President Joe Biden and Congress today in his first foreign trip since Russia invaded…

One of the first U.S. supply chains to be disrupted by the war in Ukraine was the pig iron market. Never heard of it? Pig iron is used as a raw material in iron steel making and most of it is imported. Before the war, Ukraine and Russia together provided about 60% of global pig…

Chinese and Russian sailors are spending Christmas in the East China Sea this year. A handful of ships from the two countries are taking part in maritime cooperation, the latest in a series of military drills the two countries held this year. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday four vessels are taking part in…

The U.S. is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine to aid in its defense against repeated Russian attacks on the Ukrainian power grid. Russia, in turn, warned of “unpredictable consequences” and even shared a video of an intercontinental ballistic missile being loaded up. Sending Ukraine Patriot missiles is viewed by…

Brittney Griner speaks on her release from Russian prison; JFK files revealed but redacted; Elon Musk’s Twitter suspension spree; Starbucks workers strike; and an officer is exposed to fentanyl; These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed right down the middle, for Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.  Brittney Griner breaks silence Brittney Griner has taken…

When news broke the U.S. was finalizing plans to send the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, Russia responded as it often does. Multiple Russian leaders warned of dire consequences, and Vladimir Putin started rattling Russia’s nuclear saber. On Wednesday, Russia’s Ministry of Defense released a video showing a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) being…

The U.S. faces a potential COVID surge; a government shutdown likely to be avoided; Paul Pelosi’s attacker appears in court; and JFK documents are set to be declassified. These stories and more highlight our morning rundown for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.  Senate to vote on funding bill to avert shutdown There was a House vote…

President Biden is facing a lot of criticism for the prisoner exchange deal he made with Russia to swap WNBA star Brittney Griner with convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Paul Whelan, another American being held in a Russian prison, was originally expected to be part of the deal but was left behind. Whelan was…