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Kelsie Norris-De La Cruz tried not to cry as the doctor in the emergency room delivered one of the most frightening diagnoses a pregnant woman can receive. The 25-year-old college senior was told she likely had an ectopic pregnancy, a highly dangerous condition where the embryo implants outside of the uterus. Without immediate treatment, the…

Residents of Dearborn, Michigan are comprised of nearly half Arab-Americans, and they were single-minded this year when it came to the presidential election. They wanted solidarity with Palestine, to the exclusion of all else. And so, in order to send Kamala Harris and the Democrats a message about the establishment’s unfaltering support for Israel over…

Americans are in limbo about where the housing market could go next, but they are resolute about the conditions for buying right now. Nearly 80% of Americans think it’s a bad time to buy a house, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), a survey gauging homebuying and selling confidence. The index stayed…

A mum has won a payout of more than £28,000 after she was laid off due to her pregnancy. Nikita Twitchen was preparing to return from maternity leave when building services firm First Grade Projects decided to dismiss her because she was expecting another baby. The Pontypridd-based business, a sponsor and building services partner of…

Many Americans spend more money on housing than any other expense. And given the way the cost of housing has risen, it’s not surprising to learn that lower earners are struggling to keep up. In October 2024, the cost of shelter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis, according to the Consumer Price Index. So not…

Most menu items at the popular Philadelphia breakfast chain Green Eggs Cafe are – true to its name – made with eggs. Its co-owner Stephen Slaughter said that about 90% of its dishes depend on eggs, ticking off a short list: “Our French toast, our pancake batters, our hollandaise sauce, obviously eggs and omelets.” So when his…

Alissa McCommon, who taught at Charger Academy, was accused of using her position of trust and authority to exploit minors in her care, cultivating relationships with kids both inside and outside the classroom. Her sentencing comes amid chilling allegations that she may have as many as 21 victims. The former fourth-grade teacher pleaded guilty to…

It was a crime that shocked the small Canadian city of Medicine Hat, Alberta. On April 23, 2006, the bodies of Marc Richardson, 42, and his wife Debra, 48, were found in the basement of their split-level home, the CBC reported. Both parents had been viciously attacked. Marc was stabbed 24 times and Debra was stabbed 12…

A controlling father sent his daughter photographs of two Saudi women who were mysteriously found dead in their Sydney unit after she refused to return from Australia for an arranged marriage. The father asked his daughter in a text message if the photos scared her and threatened: ‘I swear to God I will slaughter you, bury you…

Earlier this year, Allen Watson stopped treating himself to his favorite McDonald’s meal: the biscuits-and-gravy combo with a sausage patty and Diet Coke. A startup cofounder from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, he says the $11 he spent on the meal one January day finally shocked him into abstinence. “That’s crazy to me, because the sit-down…