A fiery online exchange erupted between a key member of President Donald Trump’s administration and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over Elon Musk’s efforts to identify wasteful spending linked to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Musk, who currently heads the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been on a…
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that at 9:04 a.m. ET on May 10, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Knoxville and East Tennessee. The epicenter of the earthquake is 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, close to Greenback, Tennessee. The USGS reports that the earthquake was only 15 miles deep, making it a shallow quake. It was the…
According to a senior official, the White House plans to assume responsibility for press briefing room seating assignments as part of the Trump administration’s most recent display of control over the press corps. The White House Correspondents’ Association, an independent organization that currently distributes seats and oversees relations between the White House and the press…
Pope Leo XIV’s election has the entire Catholic world in a frenzy. Pope Leo XIV became the first American to hold the position when the 69-year-old former Cardinal Robert Prevost was confirmed as the new head of the Catholic Church on May 8. A mystic from Ireland Some conspiracy theorists are worried about the Church’s…
During her rare speech on Thursday, Melania Trump made a playful jab at her husband, President Donald Trump. Since the US First Lady rarely speaks in front of large crowds or the media, this was an occasion when a lot of people were watching her. To find out more about what transpired, continue reading. Since…
A Birthday Gone SidewaysI had planned a quiet, joyful birthday—my first as a married woman. Just friends, food, and a little celebration. But as I was getting ready, in walked my father-in-law, Richard, tossing a shirt on my vanity and barking, “Iron this for me, will ya? And I’m starving. Whip me up something quick.”…
The majority of women will probably see a gynecologist occasionally to make sure their health is under control and to help avert any possible problems. Even though women are aware of the importance of this appointment, we still have a tendency to postpone it. Undressing in front of someone in that situation is uncomfortable for…
A Memory in MusicAt fourteen, I lost my mother to cancer—a slow, painful decline that left behind fragments of her: her laugh, her scent, and above all, her music. “Every Sunday, no matter how sick she was, she played her piano.” That piano—a dark mahogany Steinway—became her voice when she could no longer speak. After…
On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel, signaling to the world that the Catholic Church had chosen its new leader. Moments later, American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV — the first pope to take the name…
On May 8, 2025, history was made in Vatican City as Cardinal Robert Prevost, newly elected as Pope Leo XIV, stepped onto the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to deliver his first public message. The moment marked a powerful milestone — not only is he the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, but…