My 10-year marriage ended lately. Our kids and I went to my father’s house. My husband blew up my phone, but I blocked him. His parents arrived at my dad’s house last afternoon, pleading for me to return, but I paused and dropped a bombshell that froze them. I glanced at his mother and said,…
Only three days before she died in hospital, Rebekah Baptiste made one last effort to escape the “horrendous abuse” she was suffering at the hands of her father and his girlfriend. Now, a chilling 911 is shedding light on the final, heartbreaking moments of the 10-year-old – revealing allegations of “torture,” desperate escape attempts, and…
As the best-selling female artist in country music history, and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, Shania Twain is going to live on forever – at least in our hearts. Often referred to as the “Queen of Country Pop”, she conquered the world and became a global superstar in the 90s. But few…
Yesterday, one of our kids was too upset to walk into school. That’s when Mr. Burwick lay right down on the floor beside them, calmly talking about how even he sometimes doesn’t feel like coming — but does because he loves learning and being with people who make him smile. Minutes later, the tears were…
I didn’t even know someone had taken it until my sister called me in tears. Said I was “everywhere.” Said people were calling me a hero. Said the photo of me kneeling beside my K9 partner, Finch, hands folded, eyes closed in the dust outside our Humvee—was “beautiful.” But no one asked why I was…
I was always trained by my mother to treat other people with kindness and to assist them wherever I could. It was her assertion that compassion is free of charge yet may mean everything. I had always made an effort to be guided by that philosophy. However, there was one choice that I made as…
John Wayne became one of the biggest film stars in history thanks to his stellar career. The ‘True Grit’ actor began his working life in another industry entirely, but ultimately grew to be the biggest movie star of his generation. Besides starring in many films, John Wayne was also a well-known family man. He was married three times,…
When Ava fell in love with a humble schoolteacher, her parents gave her a harsh ultimatum: choose him—or lose them forever. On her wedding day, the two chairs meant for them sat empty at the front. But her grandfather stood proudly beside her, steady as a rock. Ten years later, at his funeral, her estranged…
Today was day one. I stood there in a freshly pressed uniform that still felt a little too stiff, trying to look confident even though my stomach was flipping like a coin. First day at the academy, surrounded by strangers, all of us pretending we weren’t nervous. And then I saw her. My baby sister,…
Donald Trump’s latest plan to “clean up” Washington, D.C. has ignited fierce backlash and renewed calls for impeachment. On Monday, the president announced a sweeping crackdown on crime in the capital, pledging there would be no “Mr Nice Guy” approach. Among the measures: ordering the homeless to “move out IMMEDIATELY” and deploying the National Guard…
Bill Clinton became one of the most famous people in the world when he was sworn in as US President in 1993. Since then, the Arkansas native has had a long and successful career as a politician, though the infamous affair with intern Monica Lewinsky overshadowed a considerable chunk of his legacy in the White…
I like to think of myself as having love and understanding towards all creatures. Even spiders and snakes – fairly common phobias among humans – don’t freak me out to the point where I’ll actively take steps to avoid them. You could say that I have a high threshold where tolerance for creepy crawlies is…
