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
President Donald Trump and several of his allies are discussing a congressional effort to expunge his two impeachments, a symbolic move that supporters say would correct what they view as partisan actions while critics argue cannot erase historical events. According to people familiar with the discussions, lawmakers are considering introducing a resolution that would declare … Read more
With the 2028 presidential primary season still two years away, Vice President JD Vance continues to dominate the early Republican field, according to the latest Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll. Vance was the top choice of 36% of Republicans and right-leaning independents surveyed, maintaining a commanding lead over every other potential contender. The former Ohio … Read more
The Camera Feed I am Colonel Victoria Hart, and the night my daughter called me from that hospital is burned into me with the smell of floor cleaner, stale coffee, and cold metal bed rails. I was still in my Army dress uniform when I left Fort Liberty at 6:18 PM. The jacket sat straight … Read more