When I was just 8, and my sister was 12, we lost everything in a car accident that took both our parents. In that moment, childhood ended for us. My sister stepped into shoes no child should ever have to wear—she became both my protector and my guide. She took over my dad’s restaurant with […]
Back there behind my son’s shoulder is a couple enjoying their dinner. Monday night my husband and I treated 5 of our 7 kids to dinner, along with 2 of our close friends, who were along for our evening out. Our table was a large party, 9 to be exact. We very rarely eat out […]
Supreme Court rules Trump can withhold $4B in foreign aid The Supreme Court allowed the government Friday to freeze more than $4 billion in foreign aid payments that President Trump moved to cancel in a rare “pocket rescission” last month. In a 6-3 ruling, the high court granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to block […]
I GAVE A HOMELESS MAN BREAKFAST FOR YEARS — THEN 12 STRANGERS SHOWED UP AT MY WEDDING, AND WHAT HAPPENED NEXT CHANGED EVERYTHING I never imagined a simple act of kindness would change my life. For years, every morning, I brought a sandwich and coffee to the same man sitting on the steps of the […]
In the grinding rooms of early 1900s France, men worked lying belly-down beside spinning wheels—not for comfort, but out of necessity. They were the ventres jaunes, or “yellow bellies,” named for the golden dust that clung to their clothes as they sharpened blades day after day. This 1902 photo shows their unusual posture: lying on […]
“So apparently, I’ve earned the title of meanest mom ever. After dinner, I took the kids to Dairy Queen. They each picked their favorite treat, and we waited for our number to be called. A young girl, maybe 17, handed them their ice creams with a smile. Not one of my kids looked her in […]
In a shocking new interview, The Young and the Restless star Joshua Morrow has set the rumor mill buzzing by calling his co-star Michael Graziadei an Emmy-caliber talent—what?! Fans of the soap opera are scrambling to decipher the bold statement as Morrow, who plays Nick Newman, praised Graziadei’s performance in a way that has everyone […]
At 3pm today, the Amorphophallus titanum at San Diego Botanic Garden opened its bloom!! The biggest flower in the world! (Named the corpse flower because of the rancid smell of the flowers that attracts the carcass-eating insects that pollinate it.) Most of these plants take 7-10 years to first bloom, Then after the 1st bloom […]
Five hours on a rooftop. Rain pouring, water rising, fear everywhere. But Chloe held on tight to Sandy, her elderly dog who couldn’t swim. She built a raft, swam through floodwaters, and never once thought of herself—only of saving Sandy. True love is selfless. True courage is quiet.
TEARFUL: “It was truly a difficult time for both of us…” Craig Melvin revealed that his rising career at NBC once pushed his marriage with Lindsay Czarniak to the brink of collapse, admitting they “almost went their separate ways” if one hadn’t stepped back. But a dramatic moment made them realize they simply couldn’t live […]