Commentary: A Blueprint for Tackling America’s Crippling National Debt

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by Maya MacGuineas   Our debt is too large. Inflation is too high. We rarely pass a budget anymore — this year neither Budget Committee even bothered to come up with one. This is how great nations become weakened nations, and with all the threats on the world...

Commentary: Climate Change Skeptics Have Ready Allies in Africa

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by Edward Ring   This is a question without an answer. But for nearly three weeks in November, over 35,000 people including heads of state and the global corps d’elite, pretended they were solving what they claim is the most urgent crisis in the world—the climate...

County Under a Cloud: Maricopa’s Decade-Long History of Election Issues, from 2012 to 2022

by Just the News | Dec 1, 2022

by Natalia Mittelstadt   As voters, poll workers, and observers have voiced their concerns about issues they witnessed on Election Day in Maricopa County, Ariz., a review of the county’s history shows 10 years of election issues under various election...

Fentanyl Overdose Deaths Skyrocket over 1,000 Percent in Los Angeles County

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by Trevor Schakohl   Los Angeles County saw accidental fentanyl overdose deaths increase more than twelvefold from 2016 to 2021, according to a new County Public Health Department report. Accidental fentanyl overdoses killed 1,504 people in the county last year,...

Kristi Noem Bans TikTok Use on South Dakota State Devices

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by Arjun Singh   Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota issued an executive order banning the use of TikTok on Tuesday, according to a state press release. The order prohibits any South Dakota state agency or government employee from downloading or using the...

Businesses Add Fewest Jobs in Two Years as Manufacturing Craters

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by John Hugh DeMastri   Private companies added 127,000 jobs in November, missing investor expectations by more than 70,000 to post the worst result since January 2021, according to private payroll firm ADP and CNBC Monday. The addition represented a sharp...

Republican, Independent Voters Are Fleeing to States That Align with Their Beliefs: Poll

by Star News Staff | Dec 1, 2022

by Bronson Winslow   Many Republican and independent voters are either moving or planning on moving to states that align with their beliefs, according to a new poll. Of 1,084 respondents, 10.4% of Republicans and 9.6% of independents said that they plan on moving...