Just now, politicians in Georgia voted to ban abortion after six weeks. Georgia is now the third state to pass this harmful restriction this month. (Fifteen states have filed similar bans in this legislative session alone.) You don’t have to look far to understand just how these introduced abortion bans—up by 63 percent in states…
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It was only a matter of time before a story like this came out: Page Six is reporting Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle‘s friendship is “on the rocks.” The reason? Markle didn’t attend Chopra’s wedding to Nick Jonas in December. The Quantico actress is reportedly “crushed” by the Duchess of Sussex’s absence—so much so that…
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“People wanted to forget” Valerie Ross Manokey, great-grandniece. Photo courtesy of subject. At age 82, Valerie Ross Manokey knows that her memory is fading a bit. But the retired teacher’s aide in Cambridge, Maryland, who is Tubman’s great-grandniece, becomes animated when recalling bits of family lore. “We know Harriet was born nearby—we say ‘down the…
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Because I’m a trainer and a gym owner, January means one thing: The floodgates are open, and resolution-fueled gym-goers are pouring in. As for many gyms around the country, January is our busiest month—new clients sign up in droves, classes are full, and our personal trainers are all squeezing in workouts before they’ve even had…
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Last week, Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson’s whiplash romance came to a crashing halt when they called off their engagement. The breakup was confusing for many fans because, on the outside at least, it seemed like Grande and Davidson were living a fairytale. There was the $16 million apartment filled with bean bags, the pet…
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The end of 2013 government shutdown started with pizza, wine, and 20-ish frustrated female senators. It was Aaron Sorkin–esque, except zero men were present. By the first week of October, the partisan battle had dragged Washington to a halt. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D–N.H.) invited the women to her office to discuss a plan to reopen…
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