So today was Grandma’s 93rd birthday. We had this sweet little gathering in her backyard—just close family, some cupcakes, her favorite flowers. She looked so happy, tucked into her old wooden chair, wearing that cardigan she’s had since I was a kid. Midway through cake, my cousin Dario asked her if she had any advice…
An Australian family experienced a nightmare after their 4-year-old girl was temporarily blinded in one eye by a common household product—a washing pod. The parents are now issuing an urgent warning for others to be aware. The little girl, Luca de Groot, was helping her mother, Jodi Lowe, with the laundry when she suddenly bit into a…
When 13-year-old Malakai Bayoh stepped onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage in early 2023, no one expected what came next. With a calm presence and a quiet breath, he launched into “Pie Jesu” by Andrew Lloyd Webber—a soaring, Latin classic known for its difficulty and emotional weight. Within seconds, the theater transformed. The purity of…
Humbled that he wrote a song covered by the “incredible Kelly Clarkson” on the stage of her show, Jelly Roll revealed he was moved to tears when he heard her sing “Save Me.” The singer wrote the song that tells the story of his desperate “cry for help.” And to see it perform with Clarkson’s powerhouse…
Amal Clooney, a leading human rights lawyer, was part of an eight-member panel appointed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to review arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leaders accused of committing war crimes during the Israel-Gaza conflict. The panel, which included several top British legal experts, unanimously concluded that there was enough evidence…
After inheriting a broken-down farm from the father I never knew, I moved in hoping for peace, maybe even a fresh start. I’d grown up in foster care—surrounded by kind people, sure, but always with a hole where my biological family should’ve been. Life had been a patchwork of odd jobs, tough breaks, and unanswered…
Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in September 2017. A California high school stirred up controversy after students were told not to chant “USA” during sporting events and rallies. Students at Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom, California, often chanted “USA” as a way to show pride during games…
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U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has taken over as interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, one of numerous law enforcement agencies overseen by the Justice Department, three U.S. officials confirmed to USA TODAY. According to two Defense sources, Driscoll is now in charge of the ATF while continuing to serve…