When my mother-in-law died, I didn’t cry. I didn’t feel sadness. What I felt was relief. Harsh, I know. But she had never liked me. Not once in the ten…
Recent enforcement operations by U.S. federal agencies reflect an ongoing effort to uphold border security and ensure that immigration laws are followed. These cases span from confrontations at checkpoints to…
A routine doctor’s visit for fatigue takes an unexpected turn when the narrator is told she might be pregnant. The word lands like a shockwave. She hasn’t been in a…
Amy Schumer has never shied away from saying what others might only dare to think—and recently, she once again proved why her humor continues to grab headlines. The comedian reignited…
A federal judge in Rhode Island, John J. McConnell Jr., praised former President Donald Trump for acting quickly to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding during the recent government…
Grief often arrives like a fog—thick, disorienting, and heavy. In those early days, the impulse to clean, donate, or throw things away can feel like the only way to regain…
As conversations around identity continue to evolve, more people are identifying with terms that fall outside rigid binaries, including graysexuality. You may have already come across discussions of symbiosuality, the…
Skin in the groin takes a lot of abuse—heat, sweat, rubbing, tight waistbands, hair removal—so irritation there is common and usually has a straightforward cause. One frequent culprit is ingrown…
For ages, people have valued the graceful hand gesture known as Gyan Mudra, which has its origins in yoga and is said to help focus and calm the mind. In…
I was just balancing a wet garage floor, thinking maybe the concrete had cracks or water was seeping in—the usual old-house issues. Little did I know that beneath the wooden…
Michael Onorati was suffering from Reynaud’s disease, a disorder of blood circulation in the fingers and toes, and the disease is aggravated by exposure to cold. That’s why he was…
They say time heals, but grief doesn’t keep a calendar. Thirteen years after my father died, I still found him everywhere—in the way the kettle hissed, in the slant of…
Long admired for her poise and strength, Kate Middleton quietly faced a serious health scare as a teenager at Marlborough College. She discovered a lump on her head, underwent surgery,…
What You Should Never Store on Top of Your Refrigerator (and Safer Alternatives) Your fridge is the hardest-working appliance in the kitchen—and the space above it can look like “free…
The bodies of three men have been retrieved from a mudslide near Lillooet, B.C., with one individual still unaccounted for, following search operations this week, according to the RCMP. On…
During her UK visit, First Lady Melania Trump drew global attention not with speeches but with a striking wide-brimmed violet hat. Combined with a tailored Dior skirt suit, the oversized…