Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Facing the prospect of going to prison, Melissa Fireside got to work. Using an Austrian passport, she clicked on a plane reservation, booking a flight from Mexico to Amsterdam on KLM Royal Dutch ...

US Iran tensions live updates: Iran conducted a navy drill in Strait of Hormuz ahead of the second round of talks with US to be held in Geneva on Tuesday.

The French president defends a sovereign Europe in the face of Trump’s attacks and a landscape of ‘permanent instability’ ...

The competitive district is one of the few in Wake County held by a Republican.

Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for County Board of Commissioners. Here's what they stand for, in their ...

"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in ...

Killavullen Farmer’s Market are rooted in excitement to welcome you to the first Farmer’s Market of 2026 at the Birthplace of Nano Nagle! Whether you’re there for fresh, locally grown produce, ...

He is the Geelong boy who built a Toorak palace on grit and gourmet burgers. But when lockdowns silenced the city, Chris Lucas found his voice, trading the dining room for the war room to challenge a ...

US judges have halted the administration’s cuts to funding in more than half of 167 spending fights in the past year ...

Ferreira has been named Daily Journal Athlete of the Week for leading the Mustangs to not one, but two PAL championships this season — the most recent at Saturday’s PAL Wrestling Championship ...