1. Roots and Early Influence Growing up in rural Louisiana, he found music through family gatherings rather than technology. As the article notes, he learned early that music was “a way to connect, to reflect, and to feel deeply.” These quiet beginnings shaped a voice that relied on sincerity rather than polish. 2. First Performances…

In the space of a single day, Sarah Beckstrom went from proud new recruit to a symbol of brutal, senseless loss. Sworn in less than 24 hours before the shooting, she and fellow guardsman Andrew Wolfe were walking Washington, D.C. streets they had just pledged to protect. Prosecutors say 29-year-old Afghan soldier Rahmanullah Lakanwal opened…

Jacob Chansley, the “QAnon Shaman,” has filed a sweeping lawsuit in Arizona demanding $40 trillion in damages from dozens of defendants, including Donald Trump, Israel, the Federal Reserve, and Elon Musk’s X Corp. His 26-page filing is written as one long paragraph and reads more like a manifesto, where he claims to be the leader…

The case of Coldwater Mayor Jose “Joe” Ceballos has ripped through Kansas like a political tornado, turning a sleepy town into the latest battlefield over election integrity. State officials allege that for decades, Ceballos voted — and ultimately governed — as a noncitizen, despite being only a legal permanent resident. The timing is explosive: charges…

Trump’s declaration marks a dramatic escalation in the immigration wars, framed as a rescue mission for a nation he insists is overwhelmed and under siege. By promising to halt migration from entire regions, revisit past approvals, and strip status from those he deems harmful or “non-compatible,” he is signaling a readiness to use the full…

Samantha sat rigid in the plastic chair as Officer Hawkins locked the ring in an evidence bag. The air in the station felt heavier now, thick with things no one wanted to say aloud. Emily Jones wasn’t just a name from an old file; she was a wound this town had carefully bandaged and buried….

Colorado State Sen. Faith Winter died Wednesday night in a five-car crash in Centennial, officials confirmed. She was the only fatality, though three others were injured. Colorado Senate leaders said, “We are devastated to learn of the passing of our colleague and friend, Senator Faith Winter.” The crash happened on Interstate 25 near E Dry…

The appeals court’s decision doesn’t clear Trump, but it gives his legal team a vital opening. By questioning whether the lower court properly weighed his bid to move the hush money case into federal court, the panel signaled that the impact of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling is far from settled. If a federal judge…

They raised their right hands just a day earlier, promising to protect the nation’s capital. Hours later, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe lay gravely wounded on a D.C. street, their uniforms soaked in blood, their futures suddenly uncertain. As doctors fight to keep them alive, their families cling to hospital bedsides instead of…

Trump’s proposal rests on a simple, explosive idea: slap heavier tariffs on foreign imports, then recycle part of that revenue into a “national dividend” of at least $2,000 per person, excluding high-income earners. In theory, foreign producers pay. In reality, many economists warn that higher import costs usually hit American consumers first, raising prices on…