Straight Arrow News • 25th June 2025

Hold the foam: Venice protesters force venue change ahead of Bezos wedding

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have reportedly moved their wedding venue in Venice following backlash from locals. Protesters rallied against the high-profile event, saying it would worsen the city’s overtourism crisis.


The couple had just begun celebrating their wedding week on Sunday with a foam party aboard Bezos’ $500 million yacht, according to the Daily Mail. But behind the glamorous kickoff, tension had already been building on the ground.


As Straight Arrow News reported on June 16,...

Straight Arrow News • 24th June 2025

TikTok trend claims to erase student loans — experts say you still owe

A new TikTok trend is spreading false hope to borrowers with student loan debt. Videos on the platform claim that by filing privacy complaints or disputing loan records, users can get their student debt erased.


The viral hack alleges that DOGE — formerly led by Elon Musk — illegally accessed student loan data. Based on this claim, TikTokers suggest borrowers can file complaints under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), claiming a violation of their privacy.


Some users sa...

Straight Arrow News • 21st June 2025

Senegal women’s basketball team cancels US trip after visas are rejected

The Senegal women’s basketball team is canceling a planned training camp in the United States after several team members had their visa applications rejected by the U.S. State Department. The camp was scheduled to start on Sunday, June 22.


The team had planned 10 days of practice and scrimmages in preparation for the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Ivory Coast next month. Instead, they will stay in Senegal after the State Department rejected visas for five players, six staff member...

Straight Arrow News • 19th June 2025

Owners for 46 years, Buss family agrees to sell Los Angeles Lakers for $10 billion 

One of the most iconic franchises in professional American sports, the Los Angeles Lakers, is up for sale. Owner Jeanie Buss has agreed to sell her majority stake in the team to Mark Walter, the CEO of diversified holding company TWG Global.


ESPN is reporting the Lakers sale could top $10 billion, which would mark the largest-ever sale of a U.S. professional sports team — a record set just three months ago.


In December, Forbes ranked the Lakers eighth on their list of the world’s most valu...

Straight Arrow News • 19th June 2025

UK universities see spike in student cheating cases involving AI tools

More students are using AI tools to help them with their studies and work. However, The Guardian reports thousands of university students in the United Kingdom have been caught cheating and misusing ChatGPT in recent years.


During the 2023–24 academic year, there were almost 7,000 confirmed cases of students cheating with AI, according to The Guardian’s investigation. That number translates to 5.1 cases per 1,000 students—a sizable increase from the 1.6 per 1,000 students in the previous acad...

Straight Arrow News • 6th June 2025

Are the Indiana Pacers the best comeback team in NBA playoff history?

The Indiana Pacers don’t really think their comeback run during the 2025 NBA playoffs is a big deal. They say it’s just what they do. Indy shocked the heavily favored Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday, June 5, stealing Game 1 of the Finals.


Tyrese Haliburton’s buzzer-beating jumper with 0.3 seconds on the clock capped a 15-point fourth-quarter comeback. It was the fifth time in this year’s playoffs that the Pacers have pulled off a comeback that large — a playoff record.


More incredibly, t...

ABC7 New York • 1st May 2025

Nurses, good Samaritans thwart kidnapping attempt of teen girl in North Bergen

NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police in North Bergen have arrested a man after they say an attempted kidnapping was thwarted by good Samaritans.Roberto Canavalan, 35, was arrested and charged with kidnapping and endangering the welfare of a child.The incident happened on April 23 on 79th Street and Bergenline Avenue, which is typically bustling with cars and pedestrians.According to police, a 17-year-old girl was walking down the street when Canavalan ran toward her, grabbed her, put her in...

ABC7 New York • 21st April 2025

Cardinal Timothy Dolan holds Easter Monday mass on the heels of the death of Pope Francis

MIDTOWN (WABC) -- It was a somber Easter Monday for Catholics around the world as news of the death of Pope Francis spreads.In New York City, Cardinal Timothy Dolan held Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown.Dolan began his homily with a moment to remember the late pope.Following the death of the pontiff, Dolan revealed that he received a text from The College of Cardinals -- a group tasked with advising the pope as well as electing a new one."I was honored to participate in the conclave th...

ABC7 New York • 18th March 2025

St. Patrick's Day Parade brings Irish spirit and celebration to New York City

NEW YORK (WABC) -- St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, was marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations and New York City hosts one of the largest and oldest parades in the United States.School marching bands and traditional Irish pipe and drum ensembles ambled down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue with uniformed delegations from the police and fire departments in New York City, which hosts one of the nation's largest and oldest parade...