January 2026

Gregory Bovino’s removal from Minneapolis feels less like a routine reassignment and more like a pressure valve hissing open. Residents have endured weeks of militarized sweeps, helicopters overhead, and midnight knocks on doors. The deaths of Renee Good and ICU nurse Alex Pretti turned a simmering anger into something sharper: a demand to know who […]

Ted Bundy’s story remains one of the most disturbing collisions of normalcy and horror in modern history. The boy who once delivered newspapers and dreamed of being adopted by TV cowboys grew into a man who weaponized charm, intelligence, and trust. His fractured beginnings—lies about his parentage, emotional distance, and quiet resentments—did not “create” a

Trump’s announcement of a federal fraud investigation into California, coming directly on the heels of the Minnesota childcare scandal, signals a profound rupture of trust between Washington and several blue-state governments. By publicly accusing Governor Gavin Newsom of overseeing a system “more corrupt than Minnesota,” he is framing this not as a routine audit, but

Alex Pretti’s death has become a jagged fault line between official power and public trust. Supporters of the federal agents insist they faced a lethal threat; frame-by-frame video breakdowns instead show a nurse trying to help a fallen bystander, phone in hand, before being restrained and shot. Into that gap between two stories has poured

Across the Sahel, leaders are no longer willing to quietly accept what they view as one-sided rules of mobility. By tightening entry for U.S. citizens, governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Chad are signaling that visas are not just stamps in a passport, but instruments of dignity and leverage. For them, reciprocity is about

He did not just act; he confronted history with every role. From his searing performance in “Roots” to his Oscar-winning turn in “An Officer and a Gentleman,” Louis Gossett Jr. forced audiences to look directly at racism, power, and dignity. He rose at a time when Hollywood offered Black actors crumbs, yet he carved out

Across the continent, a quiet revolution is underway. The EU is pouring billions into Ukraine not just out of solidarity, but out of self-preservation, recognizing that the front line in Donbas is also a shield for Berlin, Paris, and Warsaw. Long-comforting beliefs in diplomacy, trade, and distant American guarantees have been replaced by a blunt

Minneapolis now stands as a symbol of a country at war with itself. Mayor Jacob Frey’s warning of an “impossible situation” captures a city caught between federal power and community fury, where residents plead with a depleted police force to shield them not from criminals, but from other government agents. The shooting of a Venezuelan

By dawn, the fire’s fury had faded to a stubborn, smoldering wound, but the city it left behind felt like a place between worlds. Sirens quieted into a distant hum, replaced by the shuffle of footsteps over glass and ash. People searched the ruins with slow, deliberate care, scanning faces, doorways, and lists, bracing for

The sudden loss of this young player has left a deep sense of shock, not only among his family and teammates but across the wider community that watched him grow on and off the field. In the days ahead, the focus will rest on supporting those closest to him, listening to their memories, and giving