The Sterling Report

The Sterling Report

by Art Sterling

Society & Culture

Fighters in the White House - Sterling Special Report

In this Sterling Special Report, Art Sterling traces the long and surprising history of fighters in the White House — from Andrew Jackson’s duels and George Washington’s wrestling days, to Abraham Lincoln’s prairie strength, Theodore Roosevelt’s boxing and judo in the White House basement, and Donald Trump’s decades-long connection to boxing, wrestling, and the fight game. With a UFC octagon planned for the South Lawn, the story becomes something more than a spectacle. It becomes a look at America’s restless, striving, combative spirit — and the presidents who carried it.

A Skunk on the Loose, Beerless Scots, and the Rights That Still Hold

Art Sterling covers the World Cup’s return to American soil, Canada’s first home World Cup match, the revival of ancient golden sea silk, SpaceX’s historic market debut, a Stanford cartilage breakthrough, the UFC coming to the White House lawn, a loose skunk in Wisconsin, Scottish fans running bars dry, and George Mason’s forgotten stand for the rights Americans still live under.

World Cup Night, Rooftop Goats, and a Rescue at Sea

Art Sterling covers the day’s sharp turns and strange corners: the World Cup begins, James Webb finds a planet with two different skies, Canada weighs social media restrictions for young users, the Knicks make history, NASA heads to the World Cup Fan Festival, eight goats test the patience of Ohio deputies, and a dog named Bruce survives a drift into the North Sea.

A Whale Graveyard, Two Loose Pigs, and the Boy with the Painted Snake

Wednesday’s Sterling Report covers earthquake recovery in the southern Philippines, global economic talks, EU-South Korea digital trade, a Somali World Cup referee’s homecoming, a major U.S. immigration enforcement bill, national park history disputes, an Ebola monitoring case ending safely, World Cup hydration breaks, a deep whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean, China’s neutrino detector, World War One soldiers buried in Belgium, loose pigs in Connecticut, a fifty-sweater world record, and a Quebec boy’s painted-rock snake.

A Drone Boat Rescue, A Condor Over Oregon, and One Extra Mouth in the Nest

A U.S. Army Apache goes down near the Strait of Hormuz, two aviators are rescued by a Navy drone boat, oil traders watch the Middle East, and economists expect interest rates to stay steady. Plus: state primaries, a surveillance deadline in Congress, river cleanup ahead of the 2028 Olympics, a California condor’s historic return to Oregon, ancient discoveries in Scotland and Germany, rescued dogs, and one Oklahoma cat nursing an orphaned rabbit.

Cockroaches, Body Slams, and a Wish Down the Road

On today’s Sterling Report, Monday delivers jittery markets, rough June weather, masked wrestlers promoting reading, Australia’s massive illegal cockroach seizure, a surprise box office win, Broadway’s Tony Awards, Christian Eriksen’s frightening collapse and hopeful update, and a South London hospice reunion with a twist almost too beautiful to believe.

The Death of Hollywood: Reboots, ROI, and the End of Wonder

There was a time when going to the movies felt like entering a little temple on Main Street. You sat down in the dark, and the movie began. But somewhere between the red carpet and the quarterly report, Hollywood began to mistake recognition for wonder. Reboots replaced risk. Nostalgia became a business plan. Franchises stopped earning loyalty and started demanding it. In this Sterling Special Report, Art Sterling explores the strain on the old bargain between Hollywood and the audience. From Star Wars becoming a managed brand to the rise of internet-born horror like Backrooms and Obsession, this is a story about money, memory, risk, and the one thing Hollywood still cannot manufacture by committee: a good story.

A Drone in Port, Fire Tornadoes, and a Bridge Built for Deer

A drone drifts into a NATO port. Pirates surface from the sea floor. Fire tornadoes may become an oil-spill tool. And in California, three mule deer cross a bridge built not for cars, but for them. Art Sterling brings the day’s serious, strange, and hopeful stories together.

Everest, Snails, and the Stories Beneath Our Feet

A missing Everest guide, a mountain rescue, monsoon rains, war powers, strange science, Notre Dame’s hidden layers, rare otter pups, and a Taiwanese snail race — today’s Sterling Report follows the stories that make the day serious, strange, and worth hearing.

The Pigeon Compass, PewDiePie’s AI, and Amazon’s New Crown

Art Sterling follows the day’s serious and strange stories: PewDiePie’s Odysseus self-hosted AI workspace, Amazon overtaking Walmart on the Fortune 500, the hidden power and water costs of AI data centers, new species discovered on Angola’s Lisima plateau, Oamaru’s steampunk festival, humanoid robots in Tokyo, WKRP becoming real radio in Cincinnati, Bryce Harper’s unusual toothbrushing routine, and a For What It’s Worth closer on the surprising science of homing pigeons.

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