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“Ever since I was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just wanted to say I love him so much.” These were the words then 11-year-old Paris Jackson uttered at the funeral of the person who meant the whole world to her, her father. Losing a father at that…

I was six years old when my world turned upside down. One day I had two parents and a small, busy home. The next, there were hushed voices, serious faces, and grown-ups speaking in low tones about “what happens to Lila now.” There had been a terrible accident caused by a drunk driver. My parents…

I was finishing up at a quiet roadside gas station when a small boy approached me, clutching a worn piggy bank tightly to his chest. His shoes were scuffed, his face streaked with dirt, and his eyes held a fear no child should know. In a trembling voice, he asked if I could help his…

Maria Corina Machado was never expected to triumph, especially not under these circumstances. Barred from the ballot and targeted by the regime, she has emerged at the center of Venezuela’s most dramatic political rupture. The moment followed Nicolás Maduro’s capture and U.S. airstrikes that stunned Caracas. As the country reeled, attention shifted to a new…

A hospital room became the center of a crisis when a father aimed a gun at medical staff who believed his son was beyond saving. Police surrounded the room, SWAT rifles trained, as doctors prepared to move forward with organ donation. What looked like an ending was only the beginning. Doctors had told George Pickering…