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I am a mother of four, but I’ll forever be haunted by the loss of my firstborn son, Weston. Weston was 15 when a fentanyl-laced pill poisoned him in 2022. My son wasn’t an addict; he was a vibrant, active teenager with a big heart. He attended church twice a week, played football and hockey, surfed in the Pacific, and had a laugh that could light up a room. I tried to be the best mom I could be, cheering him on at his games, cooking family dinners, volunteering at school, but none of that was enough to save him from the

Three weeks ago, the media was consumed by a firestorm that broke out when President Donald Trump's acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned in protest over being ordered to end the prosecution of New York Mayor Eric Adams.   The acceptance of Sassoon’s indignant and public resignation was followed closely by resignations of several of her underlings in New York, as well as lawyers in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section in Washington, all of whom objected to the dismissal the case. The motion to dismiss was eventually filed by Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil

Pope Francis is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual, mild improvement" in recent days as he remains in the hospital recovering from double pneumonia, the Vatican said Sunday."The night was quiet; the Pope is resting," the Vatican said in a statement.Francis, 88, was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened. Doctors first diagnosed the complex viral, bacterial and fungal respiratory tract infection and subsequently the onset of pneumonia in both lungs.POPE FRANCIS SHOWS 'SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT' DURING FOURTH WEEK IN HOSPITAL, VATICAN SAYSThis is the fourth Sunday in a row

Meghan Markle on Saturday shared a never-before-shown photo of her rarely seen 3-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet.The toddler is shown from the back while being cradled by her father, Prince Harry, on a boat. The Duchess of Sussex included the photo on her new Instagram page Saturday along with three others to celebrate International Women’s Day. She also posted a recent photo of her with her mother, Doria Ragland, one with the duchess and Harry on a beach and a black and white one of her with her mother as a child. MEGHAN MARKLE IN ‘DIRE SITUATION’ AMID REBRAND RIDICULE: EXPERT"Celebrating the strong women

A group of anti-Israel student protesters at Columbia University on Saturday criticized the Trump administration's decision to rescind more than $400 million in federal grants to the university over its alleged failure to address antisemitism on campus during demonstrations held in the aftermath of Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel.The student group, Columbia University Apartheid Divest, responded on social media Saturday night for the first time since the announcement of the administration's decision, which the group slammed as a "transparent scare tactic.""The Trump administration's announcement that it plans to cancel $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa Hackman's causes of death were revealed by Sante Fe, New Mexico officials on Friday, but Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed the investigation into the case remains ongoing.At a press conference held more than a week after the couple's bodies were discovered in their home on Feb. 26, Chief Medical Investigator Dr. Heather Jarrell announced that Gene's cause of death was hypertensive atherosclerosis cardiovascular disease, with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributing factor. She confirmed that Betsy died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a disease transmitted from animals to humans that is commonly found in rodents.Jarrell

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy elaborated on how recent airline tragedies have given the department a "focus" on increased future safety.Duffy announced his plan in February to "supercharge" the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s air traffic controllers after numerous fatal plane crashes over the past two months."All of the crashes that have happened over the course of our first two weeks in office — they have nothing to do with air traffic control specifically, but it's given us a focus," Duffy said Saturday on "My View with Lara Trump."TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY TO ‘STREAMLINE’ FAA HIRING PROCESS AMID AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SHORTAGEThe

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday he will not negotiate a nuclear deal with the U.S., citing demands about the country's missile range and influence.In a series of posts on X, Khamenei called the U.S. government "coercive," claiming negotiations are only a means to impose new demands."Such negotiations aren't aimed at solving issues," Khamenei wrote. "Their aim is to exert their dominance and impose what they want."He added the "demands" relate to the country's defense and international capabilities.TRUMP REINSTATES ‘MAXIMUM PRESSURE’ CAMPAIGN AGAINST IRAN "Telling us not to do this, not to meet that person, not to go there,

Tesla car owners, dealerships and charging stations have been targeted nationwide in protest against electric carmaker CEO Elon Musk and his involvement with the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which aims to slash wasteful spending and fraud within the federal government.An Oregon Tesla dealership, located 10 miles south of Portland, was targeted by gunshots Thursday, damaging multiple cars and shattering windows, The Associated Press reported.Earlier this month, a man was arrested after Molotov cocktails were thrown at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon, the Salem Statesman-Journal reported.WHITE HOUSE UNLEASHES ON ‘ROGUE BUREAUCRATS’ AFTER AGENCY HEAD RESFUSES DOGE ENTRY