Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian candidate for North Carolina’s state Senate, posted real-time updates to his X account during a standoff with Cary police, WRAL reported. Police conducted a welfare check after monitoring Miller’s X account, where he had posted messages expressing that he no longer wanted to be alive. The encounter eventually led to a foot chase. Miller had a firearm on him during the incident, according to WRAL. Miller also called WRAL multiple times during the standoff. During those calls, he criticized the Cary Police Department, discussed his social media posts and explained why he was hiding in the woods: “I don’t want them to take me into custody and then lock me up in a hospital,” the outlet reported. Miller was initially charged with a felony for possessing a firearm as a felon. However, a Wake County judge later dismissed the charge after determining that the antique firearm Miller possessed was not covered under the relevant statute, according to WRAL. No shots were fired. Miller faces misdemeanor charges of threatening a public officer, communicating threats, and carrying a weapon in a way that allegedly terrorized the public, WRAL reported. See which stories right- and left-leaning outlets aren’t covering with Media Miss. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

Polls aren’t predictions, but people still treat them like they are. So how do you know which polls to trust? We’re breaking down what to look for, what questions to ask, and why trends matter more than outliers. The next time you see a poll, you’ll know what to look for. Fear no Fact.

In 2024, Trump promised prices would come down on day one. A week out from the midterms, inflation is 3.7%, still under the 2022 peak of 9.1%; gas has gone from $2.98 a gallon to $4.28 since the war in Iran; and prices have outrun paychecks for a full year. Trump calls affordability a con job, Vance says gas prices are too high, Democrats blame the tariffs and the war, and Pew now has 35% of Republicans saying Trump’s policies made things worse, up from 19% a year ago. Is inflation changing your vote?

Israelis head to the polls today for the first national elections since Hamas attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, and the three years of war that followed. The election is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his handling of the war in Gaza, and whether he might have prevented the Hamas attack. While Netanyahu is not on the ballot, the outcome will determine whether he remains in power or whether another leader gets a chance to form a new government. President Donald Trump endorsed Netanyahu on Oct. 18. Israelis vote for a political party, rather than for individual candidates. Each party ranks its list of candidates, and the top candidate within the party that gets the most votes will most likely become the country’s next prime minister. It’s not guaranteed, though, because Israel is a parliamentary democracy, so no single party holds a majority and the government is formed by a series of negotiations between factions.

HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. spoke at a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who is running against Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed. During the rally, Kennedy made remarks about Arabs and Muslims, claiming that the “500 million Arabs in the world” do not “produce science; they don't win the Nobel Prize ... they don't produce literature.” He also claimed that the Muslim Brotherhood has created “stagnant societies that do ... two things: hatred and war.” Republicans have repeatedly brought up the Muslim Brotherhood during Rogers' campaign, citing claims that El-Sayed has ties to the organization. The Democratic candidate has denied those claims and publicly disavowed the organization, according to Newsweek. The Arab American Club of Knoxville lists multiple Arab and Arab-American Nobel Prize winners, including Mohamed ElBaradei and Yasser Arafat for peace; Ahmed Zewail and Elias James Corey for chemistry; and Naguib Mahfouz for literature, among others. Last year, Omar Yaghi, who is Muslim, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, according to the organization's website. Compare headlines by political bias rating with Unbalanced Headlines. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation made the announcement Monday night during the Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia Eagles game. It came with a video of the rapper sitting at SoFi Stadium, surrounded by actual goats. The caption? “GOAT’s out of the bag.” The performance is scheduled for Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It will be Jay-Z’s first time performing in a Super Bowl halftime show. Catch the full episode of Unbiased Updates at the link: ow.ly/6Aye5101jA1

House Judiciary Democrats allege that President Trump and Paolo Zampolli, a modeling agent and longtime Trump friend who until recently served as a member of his administration, may have helped convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein traffic and abuse young women, and that the DOJ is now hiding the evidence. The report has not been endorsed by the committee’s Republican majority. Trump hosted Elite Model Management competitions for teenage models in the 1990s, and FBI records describe several young models connected to Zampolli who were later sexually assaulted by Epstein, according to the report. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md. said some women indicated that Epstein or convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell tried to traffic them to Trump. He also accused the DOJ of shutting down investigations and deliberately withholding evidence. The report also accuses Attorney General Todd Blanche of potentially tampering with a witness to protect Trump, and Democrats are calling for an independent special counsel to investigate. The report singles out Blanche’s role in Maxwell’s July 2025 prison interview, when he was deputy attorney general. According to the report, Blanche stopped Maxwell from discussing a woman identified as “Jane” at least three times, at one point saying, “Let’s not talk about individuals.” Jane told the FBI that Epstein introduced her to Trump when she was 14. Because Maxwell was scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee less than two weeks later, the report says Blanche’s actions potentially constituted witness tampering and obstruction. Jane is one of five women who accuse Trump of sexual misconduct in Epstein’s presence. Beatrice Keul told committee staff that Trump raped her at a November 1993 pageant he hosted at New York’s Plaza Hotel, after Epstein approached her there. Stacey Williams said Trump groped her in his Trump Tower office as Epstein stood beside them. Jill Harth said Trump forcibly kissed and fondled her at Mar-a-Lago, where she says Epstein was the only other man present. A woman identified as Katie Johnson told the FBI that Trump and Epstein repeatedly raped her in New York in 1994, when she was 13. Three other women described encounters in which Epstein or Maxwell appeared to offer them to Trump or suggested he was involved in Epstein’s abuse. See which stories right- and left-leaning outlets aren’t covering with Media Miss. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

Nearly 17 million Americans are simultaneously raising children and caring for an adult with a complex medical condition or disability. America’s ‘sandwich generation’ is growing and so too are the demands of caregiving. This story is part of The Parenting Paradox, Straight Arrow’s look into the world of modern parenting for all of us in the sandwich generation. Catch every story and hear from the experts in our advice-driven newsletter at the link: ow.ly/BCy251012GJ

During a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, President Trump called rapper Nicki Minaj to the stage after praising her looks. "By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before Nicki Minaj. That's hard to miss. Stand up, Nicki. That's hard to miss... I hope Nicki wasn't insulted, but we love Nicki." After taking the stage, Minaj praised Trump's actions since the beginning of his second term, and said she would "continue to support you forever and ever. If you run again, I will support you again." Trump has also recently praised GOP Senate candidate Jon Husted's body. At the rally, Trump and Minaj endorsed Republican candidates Mike Rogers and John James. Compare headlines by political bias rating with Unbalanced Headlines. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

Brazil’s presidential election is over, but the losing candidate isn’t accepting the results. Flávio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede Sunday’s runoff election and wants the results thrown out after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection, securing a historic fourth term. Lula, a frequent critic of Trump, is set to begin his fourth nonconsecutive term in January. Watch the full episode of Unbiased Updates at the link: ow.ly/ghYX5100X4x

President Trump has reportedly discussed moving the White House corps out of the White House and into another building, according to CBS News. Reports have also suggested that Trump could turn the current briefing room back into a swimming pool built during Nixon's presidency. Trump posted to his Truth Social account, "Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back. I NEVER even thought to do such a stupid thing!" On September 27, Trump posted a before-and-after photo to his Truth Social account that appears to be AI-generated, showing the current press room beside a rendering that reimagines the space as a swimming pool. See which stories right- and left-leaning outlets aren’t covering with Media Miss. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

Data shows 58% of mothers are almost never in family photos because they are behind the camera capturing their children's lives. Read the full story at the link: ow.ly/PKCG5100BhY

A U.S. Senate candidate has an unusual way of handling tough questions: He fires back with questions of his own. Is Abdul El-Sayed pushing back against unfair attacks, or dodging scrutiny? Our senior politics reporter, Azi Paybarah, examines the question in this week’s episode of Off Script. Check out the full episode at the link: ow.ly/oVWc5100F3j

Minnesota officials say the Trump administration stopped sharing evidence concerning the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti with state investigators, according to recent court filings. In March, Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration to gain access to evidence to investigate the killings of Good and Pretti, according to the Associated Press, and began receiving evidence, including body-camera footage and hard drives, they announced in July. Minnesota is still asking for the cell phones of agents involved in the shootings and key interviews, AP reported, and investigators state in recent court filings that the sharing of evidence stopped shortly after the announcement made in July. Attorneys for the DOJ filed a reply, saying they are allowed to deny requests to share information with state officials, according to AP. President Trump’s federal government has stated previously that state and local prosecutors lack jurisdiction to investigate, since the deaths were committed by on-duty federal officers. ICE agents killed American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last January during protests criticizing the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. See which stories right- and left-leaning outlets aren’t covering with Media Miss. Stay informed, not overwhelmed. Straight Arrow.

Fermentation-derived egg proteins are already present in some retail food products, but social media claims that conventional grocery-store eggs have been secretly replaced are false. Although produced without chickens, these proteins are still egg proteins and carry the same allergy risks as conventional eggs. The EVERY Company has not disclosed which Walmart and Target products contain its animal-free egg proteins, and it remains unclear how clearly those ingredients will be identified on packaging. The FDA issued a "no questions" letter on EVERY's safety determination, which is not the same as formal product approval.

EA shut down BioWare after more than 30 years and cancelled the next Mass Effect, cutting about 400 jobs. A day later, a new Reddit account posted a two-minute trailer for the cancelled game, and Bloomberg confirmed it’s genuine. A petition asking EA to fund the project or sell the rights to another studio has gathered 50,000 signatures, most of them in a single day, and a writer on Amazon’s Mass Effect series shared it. EA hasn’t commented on the trailer or the petition. So should EA sell Mass Effect to a studio that wants it, and does a petition ever actually change a decision like this? Straight Arrow. Sourced, checked, and no agenda.

On Kara Swisher's "High Stakes" podcast, Hillary Clinton criticized actor Matthew McConaughey's recent video posted to his socials, asking people to consider voting for a third-party candidate over a Democrat or Republican. Clinton said to Swisher, “I think it’s really unfortunate that somebody who’s such a great actor with such a reach would suggest, two weeks before a midterm that is aimed at stopping Trump’s corruption, impunity and extreme damage to the country, that any independent candidate is really a better choice." McConaughey did not endorse any specific political candidate. He encouraged voters to "look at your ballot and study up. See if they represent you, what you believe in.” To the point of only voting Democrat or Republican, the actor said in his video, “So, they’ve been telling us for years that an independent vote is a wasted vote. Well, a great question for our times is, how’s that unwasted vote been working out for you?” See which stories right- and left-leaning outlets aren’t covering with Media Miss. Follow Straight Arrow for news that is free of bias, manipulation and agenda.

Airbnb is telling hosts they can no longer require guests to strip beds, wash dishes, start laundry, or haul trash off the property, and they can’t fine you for skipping it. More than five thousand people have signed a petition to reverse it, arguing self-catering rentals were never meant to run like hotels. The rules take effect for reservations booked from November 20, and the cleaning fee itself didn’t change. So should you have to wash the dishes you used, or is that what the cleaning fee is for? Follow Straight Arrow for news without the spin.

Another day, another controversy involving Flock Safety. A police officer in Georgia was fired after a department audit revealed that she had given her Flock username and password to her husband — an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this near-exact scenario play out. In that same department, five other officers were ultimately fired after the audit, and four were arrested for carrying our searches for personal reasons. Why does this keep happening, and what’s being done about it? Mikael Thalen breaks it down in Confidential Informant, an exclusive weekly newsletter on privacy and surveillance. Get it today with a discounted Straight Arrow subscription at the link: ow.ly/W7ql5100zcA