Born Annie Blanche Banks in rural Georgia, she fled abuse and poverty with nothing but desperation and a stubborn belief that she was meant for more. Hollywood handed her a choice between “Sunny Day” and “Tempest Storm,” and she chose the name that sounded like trouble. Onstage, she turned striptease into an art form—elegant, controlled,…
A shooting involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in Portland has intensified scrutiny of federal law-enforcement actions. According to the Department of Homeland Security, agents attempted a targeted vehicle stop tied to suspected members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan transnational gang. DHS said that when agents identified themselves, the driver allegedly tried to “use the…
Mourners came to remember the dead. Instead, they ran for their lives. Outside a Salt Lake City Latter-day Saint meetinghouse, a burst of gunfire shattered hymns and sobs, leaving bodies on the pavement and faith on the brink. What was meant to be a sacred farewell became a nightmare the Tongan community will carry for…
A terrifying chain of disasters is slamming the Caribbean and the U.S. Southeast all at once. Earth shakes. Streets drown. The air itself turns toxic. And out over the Atlantic, storms quietly gather strength. Emergency crews are exhausted, hospitals are filling, and the map is lighting up with new alerts by the hour. Across the…
Earlier this week, Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud. If Republicans lose the House in 2026, he warned, Democrats will finally have the power to take him down. A third impeachment. A possible conviction. The end of his presidency years before 2029. Trump’s warning to House Republicans was more than bluster; it was…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after arresting a convicted sex offender who had been living illegally in Minneapolis. ICE said the arrest followed years of delays caused by local sanctuary-style policies. The agency identified the man as Mahad Abdulkadir Yusuf, a Somali national unlawfully in the…
For a split second, the entire studio froze. Viewers watched as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, usually unshakable and sharp-tongued, was suddenly at a loss for words. Senator John Kennedy had been interrupted six times in under a minute, yet his final response didn’t come as a shout, but as a scalpel. The exchange began like many others:…
They weren’t trying to be clever. They just destroyed every adult in the room. A teacher’s “logic lesson” backfires. A father’s serious warning turns into a brutal roast. A nun’s note gets outsmarted by a cafeteria rebel. A fourth-grade teacher tries to teach logic with a dramatic river rescue, only to be floored when a…
The bullet that killed Renee Nicole Good did more than end a life. It ignited a war over what kind of country America is becoming. In one instant, an Iraq War veteran, Christian conservative, and father became either a hero or a killer — depending on who you ask. When Jonathan Ross pulled the trigger,…
Across cultures, ideas about life after death vary, yet stories persist from people who believe they briefly crossed that boundary. One such account comes from Julie Poole, a British author and spiritual teacher whose worldview was shaped by deep personal suffering. Poole says a life-altering medical crisis in her twenties led to what she describes…