20 Minutes ago in Washin

20 Minutes ago in Washin

The break was brutal. After forty years as a Democrat, Nebraska State Senator Mike McDonnell walked away — pushed, he says, for refusing to abandon his pro-life convictions rooted in his Catholic faith. Party leaders insist it wasn’t about religion at all, but about core principles and reproductive rights.  McDonnell’s decision to cross the aisle…

”Every teen girl’s dream” in the ’90s now

”Every teen girl’s dream” in the ’90s now

He was America’s golden boy — and he was dying inside. The posters, the fan mail, the perfect smile were all a costume he could no longer bear. When addiction, exposure, and heartbreak collided, everyone expected him to disappear. He grew up memorizing lines instead of learning who he was, praised for disappearing into characters…