The case of a 10-year-old girl who had to travel from her home in Ohio to Indiana to receive an abortion after being raped has become national news—and a major political issue following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The child, then nearly six-and-a-half weeks pregnant, could not legally receive an abortion in Ohio due to the state’s “fetal heartbeat” law, which went into effect after the Court abolished the constitutional right to an abortion. Read More...
To Carrie and Todd I kissed a lot of frogs, but I had a Prince and Princess Leia.
Mother’s Day is a time when I count my blessings—and Carrie and Todd, you are the ones I cherish the most. I cannot imagine my life without you. In a way, even your father was a blessing. Eddie Fisher was a very famous singer in the 1950s. Together we were known as “America’s Sweethearts,” though not everyone was thrilled about our romance. Read More...
December 31, 2016 10:28 AM EST
Sydney’s fireworks display said farewell to 2016 with a tribute to the late entertainers David Bowie, Prince and Gene Wilder as New Year’s Eve celebrations started today.
The Australian city set off a 12-minute show featuring over 132 tons (120 metric tons) of fireworks over the Sydney Harbor, and anticipated an audience of 1.5 million people in person, The Guardian reports.
At one moment in the show, celestial firework patterns in shapes of stars and fireworks lit up the sky as Bowie’s song “Space Oddity” played. Read More...
