New York chose change—and did it decisively. On November 4, 2025, Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, was elected mayor, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. With 50.4% of the vote, he became the city’s first Muslim, first South Asian, and youngest mayor in over a century. Before a roaring Brooklyn crowd, Mamdani quoted Eugene…
New York’s new mayor, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani, didn’t step into office alone. By his side stood Rama Duwaji, a Brooklyn-based illustrator and animator whose quiet grace has captivated the city’s attention. The pair met on Hinge in 2021—he was a rising politician, she a freelance artist finding her voice. In early 2025, they quietly married…
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At just fourteen months old, Keith Edmonds’ life changed forever when his mother’s boyfriend pressed his face against an electric heater. Third-degree burns consumed half his face, and doctors doubted he’d survive the night. He did—and spent years at the Shriners Burn Institute enduring countless surgeries to rebuild his face and his life. Foster care,…
Authorities are investigating a deadly UPS cargo plane crash near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport that killed 12 people. Early findings show the left engine of the MD-11F detached during takeoff on November 4, 2025, sending the aircraft crashing just beyond the runway and igniting massive fires. NTSB spokesperson Todd Inman said the plane, bound…
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There was a girl in my class who often came without lunch. She would smile and say, “My mom forgot again,” trying to hide the situation. Most people didn’t notice, but it stayed on my mind. I told my mom, and she started packing two lunches every morning. We shared lunch every day, and slowly…
What began as an ordinary evening at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport turned into a moment the city will never forget. Travelers settling into seats, airport staff moving through quiet routines — then suddenly, alarms, rushing footsteps, and a plume of smoke stretching into the Kentucky sky. UPS Flight 2976, a cargo aircraft departing for…
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Some moments in marriage make you question everything—like when your husband reveals just how far his ego can fly. For me, that moment came at the airport, two kids hanging off my arms, when Clark, my ever-so-“responsible” husband, casually announced that he and his mother would be sitting in first class while I managed our…
What began as an ordinary evening at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport turned into a moment the city will never forget. Travelers settling into seats, airport staff moving through quiet routines — then suddenly, alarms, rushing footsteps, and a plume of smoke stretching into the Kentucky sky. UPS Flight 2976, a cargo aircraft departing for…
After fifty years of marriage, we ended everything in a quiet lawyer’s office — just two signatures and a silence thick enough to choke on. We didn’t fight, didn’t cry… we simply finished what had been fading for years. Habit carried us to a café afterward, where we sat like strangers. When the waiter asked…
When I boarded that flight, I just wanted a quiet trip and maybe a little sleep. But fate had other plans. As I walked down the aisle, my stomach dropped — sitting in my assigned seat was my former boss, the man who’d fired me two years earlier. I froze, hoping he wouldn’t notice. But…
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