The bat that flew through the window

Note: we are republishing this story which originally made the news in January 2019. A giraffe in South Africa’s Kruger National Park is grabbing headlines after being spotted with an unusual condition that made it look like it was slowly turning into a tree. Photos of the giraffe reveal its neck covered in rough, bark-like…

The North Portico was steeped in tradition on November 24, 2025, as the White House welcomed its towering 18½-foot Christmas tree. But the spotlight quickly shifted from the Michigan-grown fir to the woman greeting it: First Lady Melania Trump, making her seasonal debut in Washington, D.C. What was meant to be a classic holiday moment…