In 1963, as Johnny Cash was riding high on the success of *Ring of Fire*, a serendipitous meeting at the Virginia Roanoke Fair introduced him to a group of talented young singers. The Statler Brothers, with their rich harmonies and distinctive sound, impressed Cash so much that he invited them to join his tour with…
In April 2025, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed a resolution, 51–48, opposing President Donald Trump’s proposed 10% tariffs on Canadian imports. The bipartisan rebuke saw four Republican senators—Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Mitch McConnell, and Lisa Murkowski—join Democrats in challenging the tariffs, which were enacted under a national emergency declaration using Section 232 of the Trade…
The Robinson family bought a house in an isolated area, where they wanted to build a farm. Mrs. Robinson was pregnant and had to give birth to her second child, a boy, in 4 months. As soon as they moved into the new house, they started arranging the child’s room to be ready when the…
No idea where to begin. The feeling is still surreal. Mateo, Idris, and I have fought flames for almost six years. Same shifts, station, inside jokes. We constantly joked about our life sync. Nobody prepared us for this. The three of us learned we were having babies within months. My wife, Noelle, was due mid-March….
After years of longing, Emily’s dream finally came true: she gave birth to beautiful triplet daughters. But just one day later, her husband abandoned them, claiming the babies were cursed. I looked down at my three little girls, my heart swelling as I took them in. Sophie, Lily, and Grace were perfect, each one a…
When my 16-year-old son offered to spend the summer taking care of his disabled grandmother, I thought he’d finally turned a corner. But one night, a terrifying call from my mother shattered that hope. “Please, come save me from him!” my mother’s voice whispered through the phone, barely a breath. Her words were sharp with…
Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in September 2017.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…
Donald Trump conducted a sit-down interview to commemorate his 100 days in the White House, and if you were hoping for a civil and quiet discussion, you were mistaken. The president not only reaffirmed his positions in a heated, extensive interview with ABC’s Terry Moran, but he also took aim at Putin, ABCS News, and the…
It started out like every other school day. Leo in his dinosaur hoodie, gulping down cereal like we were late (we weren’t), and Max—our golden retriever—right under his chair, tail wagging, waiting for spills that never came. Since we moved here last spring, Max had this weird habit of walking Leo to the bus stop….
We were in the hospital for what was supposed to be a routine overnight. My son, Milo, had a chest infection that got worse out of nowhere, and they wanted to monitor his oxygen. Nothing critical, but scary enough when you’re a single parent sitting alone in a sterile room with beeping machines. He was…