The Global Update

Jamie Sanchez has felt a calling to serve the homeless ever since he was a child. But he never imagined that following that calling would lead to him being labeled a bigot. “It was really strange, actually, because we all of a sudden started getting like messages on Instagram about how we hate gay people…

From name-calling to online spats, Rosie O’Donnell and President Donald Trump have gone head-to-head with each other for nearly two decades. Now, their long-standing feud has escalated after Trump threatened to revoke the comedian’s U.S. citizenship months after she fled to Ireland.  During an appearance on the Irish radio show, “Sunday with Miriam,” O’Donnell opened…

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Prince Andrew can now reportedly end his self-imposed travel ban following his controversial ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And while the disgraced Duke of York can travel freely without…

The infamous killer Menendez brothers, who brutally slayed their parents with a shotgun inside their Beverly Hills home more than 35 years ago, have an entirely new path to freedom after a judge’s order last week.  Brian Wice is a Houston-based post-conviction attorney who says that the brothers scored a new victory that is completely…

Donald Trump stands accused of trying to repeal the 20th century. That’s how the New York Times puts it, and there is ample reporting to back that up. But I would add this bit of perspective. When Joe Biden came into office, he was widely portrayed as making important, progressive, reforms. He was depicted as…

America has triumphed in each industrial revolution – whether steel, energy or manufacturing – and has the power to lead the AI revolution, too. This week in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump is bringing together leaders to address a defining challenge of our time: how to fuel the AI revolution with American energy.  Progress on this…

A woman died over the weekend after falling at least 75 feet from a hiking trail while visiting a waterfall in North Carolina, according to officials. Astrid Angelina Madrid Ticas, 29, was identified as the victim who fell on Sunday around 1:30 p.m. at Big Bradley Falls near Saluda, North Carolina, Polk County officials wrote…

Jury selection kicked off Monday for the high-stakes trial of James Craig, the hometown dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes while secretly carrying on a sordid affair and plotting a new life without her. James Toliver Craig, 47, is charged with first-degree murder after deliberation in the March 2023 death of his wife,…

Cal Raleigh, the Seattle Mariners slugger who is MLB’s leader in home runs at the All-Star break, is the long ball king in Atlanta.  And he made history in the process. Raleigh beat Tampa Bay Rays budding star Junior Caminero, 18-15, in the final round to win the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park…

A mountain biker was reported missing in Oregon after not returning home from a biking trip in Mount Hood, according to authorities. Ralph Sawyer, 52, was reported missing on Friday around 10:30 p.m. – two hours after he was expected to return home after leaving that morning for a mountain biking trip, the Clackamas County…