Larvae Under the Skin: A Real-Life Horror In tropical regions, a mosquito bite can turn into a nightmare. Certain flies, like Dermatobia hominis (the human skin fly), lay eggs on mosquitoes. When they bite, larvae burrow into human skin unnoticed. At first, it feels like a mild itch, but soon swelling, pain, and even a … Read more
Chloe Childress, a counselor at Camp Mystic, was killed during the devastating flooding in Hunt, Texas, over the holiday weekend, according to a representative of her high school. She graduated from The Kinkaid School earlier this year and was set to attend the University of Texas at Austin in the fall. Jonathan Eades, the head … Read more
The Supreme Court has cleared the path for the Trump administration to deport a group of immigrants held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan. In a brief opinion issued on Friday, the justices affirmed that their prior order, which stayed a federal judge’s ruling in Massachusetts that had restricted the government’s … Read more
Ana was only twenty years old when her life was cut short — not by an accident or a crime, but by something every woman experiences and too many dismiss as routine. Her death shocked her small community and sent waves of disbelief through social media. How could something as natural as menstruation lead to … Read more
Frank and I had been together for over fifty years, building a life filled with children, grandchildren, and countless shared memories . For most of that time, I believed our bond was unshakable. But then he began staying out late, offering vague explanations that didn’t quite add up. At first, I trusted him completely — … Read more
It was 3 a.m. when she got into a taxi after a late night at work. The streets were quiet, the city asleep. From the moment she sat down, she felt uneasy — the driver kept glancing at her through the rearview mirror, making silent eye contact that sent shivers down her spine. When they … Read more