Isabel Allende

6 days ago | bostonherald.com | Anita Snow |Isabel Allende

Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In novels such as “The House of the Spirits,” “Eva Luna,” and more recently, “Violeta,” indomitable women take center stage and drive dramatic narratives conjured into being with a splash of magic realism by the writer who was born in Peru and raised in Chile.

Dec 7, 2024 | seculartimes.com | Isabel Allende

Women are set to play a key role in President-elect Trump’s administration, as he nominates and appoints a number of them to high-level posts. Trump has so far named eight women to Cabinet-level positions — double the four initially named for his first term. His appointment of Susie Wiles to be his chief of staff makes her the first woman to hold that position in U.S. history. And he has chosen other women for high-level posts, such as press secretary and surgeon general.

Dec 6, 2024 | seculartimes.com | Isabel Allende

Closed circuit screenshots of a person of interest in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing. Source: NYPDPolice believe that the person of interest being sought in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left New York City shortly after the slaying, potentially on a bus, a new report says.

Dec 2, 2024 | seculartimes.com | Isabel Allende

(NewsNation)—On Sunday, President Joe Biden issued a pardon for his son Hunter after previously saying that he would not. He not only reversed course as he prepares to leave the White House but also became the latest U.S. President to pardon a family member. In his clemency announcement, the president called his son’s treatment a “miscarriage of justice” and pointed to political motivation behind his son’s charges. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter.

Nov 23, 2024 | seculartimes.com | Isabel Allende

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s local run-into-your-neighbor meeting place is a dump. Literally. “Our kind of community center where I live is actually the dump, because we don’t have trash service. So that’s where you see your neighbors that you don’t live near,” the Washington Democrat told HuffPost in an interview.