Arely Gist

Lily had always loved her grandfather like he hung the moon. The moment she walked through our door, she ran straight into Grandpa Jim’s arms. She wore his old baseball cap like a crown. He taught her to ride a bike, shuffle cards, and whistle through her fingers. She called him her “favorite person,” and he pretended not to enjoy it. When my daughter Erin asked if Lily could stay with us for a week, we didn’t hesitate. The first three days felt normal. Pancakes in the morning. Board games at night. Jim letting her win and Lily pretending not to notice. On the fourth day, something changed. Lily grew quiet. At dinner she pushed peas around her plate. When Jim asked if she wanted to play cards, she said, “Maybe later.” That night, as she headed to bed, Jim stood waiting for his usual hug. “Go give Grandpa a hug,” I said gently. Lily stopped in the hallway. She looked at him — then shook her head. “I’m sleepy,” she said. Later, as I tucked her in, I asked softly, ...

 Eyewitness Describes Brave Effort to Stop Gunman During Tragic Rhode Island Hockey Game Shooting   moment that would change lives forever. Families had gathered at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, expecting an ordinary afternoon of cheers and competition. Instead, within seconds, confusion gave way to panic as gunfire erupted in the stands. Now, one eyewitness is sharing the tense, split-second decisions that unfolded — including the moment he rushed toward danger in an attempt to stop the shooter before even more lives were lost. Michael Black was seated in the bleachers just before 3 p.m. on February 16, 2026, when he first heard the popping sounds. At first, he assumed they were balloons or celebratory noise after the home team scored. But as the sounds continued, he realized something was terribly wrong. Looking up, he saw a firearm pointed toward people seated nearby. He told his wife to run, then made a decision he describes as insti...

 Jane Todd Crawford’s story is one of the most extraordinary acts of courage in medical history—though she never sought fame, only relief from a pain she did not yet understand. In 1851, Jane was a 33-year-old woman living in rural Kentucky. For years, her abdomen had been swelling, her body growing heavier, her strength slowly draining away. Like many women of her time, she believed she was pregnant—again and again—yet no child ever came. What she carried instead was a massive ovarian tumor, weighing nearly fifteen pounds, silently reshaping her body from the inside. Medicine in the mid-19th century had little to offer women like Jane. Abdominal surgery was considered almost certain death. Infection, shock, and blood loss claimed most patients. Many physicians refused to operate at all. But Jane refused to wait. Believing she was carrying life, not disease, she mounted a horse and rode more than sixty miles to seek help—a brutal journey for someone in her condition. ...

 I Lost One of My Twins During Childbirth — but One Day My Son Saw a Boy Who Looked Exactly Like Him I believed I had buried one of my twin sons the day they were born. Five years later, a moment at a playground shattered everything I thought I knew. My name is Lana. When I went into labor, I was expecting twin boys. The pregnancy had been complicated, and the delivery came early. I remember voices in the delivery room, panic, someone saying, “We’re losing one.” Then darkness. When I woke up, the doctor stood beside my bed with a grave expression. “I’m so sorry,” he said gently. “One of the twins didn’t make it.” They placed one baby in my arms—Stefan. I never saw the other. They told me his brother was stillborn. Weak and barely conscious, I signed the papers they gave me. I didn’t read them. I never told Stefan he had a twin. I told myself I was protecting him. Instead, I poured all my love into him and built our own quiet world. Every Sunday, we walked to the park near our...

Whoopi Goldberg is addressing her name appearing in the files related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying it does not mean she had any relationship with him. During a Feb. 17 episode of The View, Goldberg told co-hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Sara Haines that her name appeared in the documents because she was trying to arrange travel to a charity event in Monaco. “In the name of transparency, my name is in the files,” Goldberg said. She explained that the charity organizing the event had contacted private plane owners to see if anyone would provide a jet for her trip. According to Goldberg, the documents reflected that inquiry, but she ultimately did not take any flight. “So, in other words, anybody could be on this list,” Behar said during the discussion. “Anybody,” Goldberg agreed, stressing that her inclusion in the files does not indicate a personal connection to Epstein. “I wasn’t his girlfriend, I wasn’t his friend,” she said, adding that people were wrongly assuming she ha...

  The ballroom glittered like a palace of glass and gold. Crystal chandeliers shimmered above rows of silk-draped tables. Cameras flashed. Waiters moved like shadows. It was the charity gala of the year, hosted by billionaire tech mogul Marcus Vale. At the entrance stood Amara. She wore a simple black dress—elegant, not extravagant. She wasn’t on the guest list of celebrities or heirs. She was there because she had won a national innovation award for designing a low-cost water purification system for rural communities. The foundation had invited her. She stepped inside, nervous but proud. Marcus Vale noticed her almost immediately. He leaned toward one of the organizers. “Who let her in?” “She’s one of the award recipients,” the woman replied quietly. Marcus walked over, smile tight and controlled. “Excuse me,” he said, scanning Amara from head to toe. “This event is private.” “I know,” Amara answered calmly. “I’m here for the innovation award presentation.” His expressio...