Republican L.A. Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt is not going away without a fight. Pratt is again claiming that he has audio recordings that could have major political consequences for either Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass or her Democratic challenger, City Councilmember Nithya Raman. Pratt is continuing his public feud with city leaders following his loss … Read more
Aging is an inevitable part of life no matter if we like that or not. As people get older, they change in certain ways, and it’s not just their appearance that changes, but their character too. Among the rest, people who reach old age develop habits that those around them can find annoying, but it’s … Read more
A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits and informational displays related to slavery, climate change, and other politically charged historical subjects at national parks and monuments across the country. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley issued a preliminary injunction directing the Interior Department to reinstall … Read more
When it comes to eggs, it’s safe to say they are one of the foods surrounded by much controversy. The reason is that, over the years, experts first condemned their consumption as a cause of high blood cholesterol, and then, years later, they were classified as a superfood. This is why many people wonder what … Read more
In a bunker in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1968, rockets and mortars were raining down on two Marines. Certain they were about to die, they made a pact — if they survived, they’d call each other every single year. Master Sgt. William Cox and First Sgt. James Hollingsworth made it out. And they kept … Read more
Making three identical meals for my triplets while they teared through the house trying to get ready for school just added to the madness and the chaos in the house. Out of the blue, they started fighting over a marker and I was doing my best not to be late yet again when both of … Read more
A new world record has been set up after a doctor from India removed staggering number of gallstones from a 51-year-old patient. Minati Mondal, the patient in question, was admitted to Debdoot Sevayan Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, in eastern India, with severe pain in her abdomen. After doctor Makhan Lala Saha, a gastrointestinal endo … Read more
Woven in Retribution My teenage daughter, Sophie, worked hard to save up for a sewing machine, completely unaware that her stepmother, Victoria, would ruin it in a fit of spite. When I got the news, I reached out to a close friend to help me plot some sweet revenge. I never imagined I would find … Read more
Julia Brownley’s decision not to seek re-election lands like a quiet earthquake in California politics. Her Ventura County district was sculpted to be safely Democratic, and she had become a reliable vote on the party’s left flank, championing climate action, expanded health care, and an aggressive progressive agenda. Yet her farewell statement was all gratitude … Read more
Most people never notice that women’s shirts fasten from the left and men’s from the right, or realize that this difference was born from inequality. For wealthy women in the 18th and 19th centuries, dressing was a performance of status. Their garments were so elaborate that they needed maids to help them. Because most servants … Read more