Addicted to your smartphone? 10 signs you might be
‘I’ve got a problem’ The quiz asks questions like: “Do you find yourself spending more time on your Smartphone than you realize?” and “Do you feel reluctant to be without…
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‘Camp Gyno’ girl returns in video about middle school
We see her when she was six months pregnant at 24 and took back her partner, a serial cheater, before taking a drag on a cigarette. At 15, when her…
The most Instagrammed places in 2014
“Siam Paragon itself is more than just a shopping mall in Western terms. Aside from the many shops, cafes and restaurantstaking a photo of your food/coffee is standardthere’s an aquarium,…
Beyonce, ‘My Dog Skip’ and cigarettes: 7 things we learned in Mike Huckabee’s new book
Huckabee thinks Miley Cyrus is a bad dancer but Beyonce is a good one. He describes Cyrus’ 2013 MTV Video Music Awards performance as one in which she “contorted her barely-clad,…
France: Raids kill 3 suspects, including 2 wanted in Charlie Hebdo attack
The French government’s work is not over. There’s still a lot of healing to do, a lot of questions to answer about how to prevent future attacks, and the pursuit…
Report: Christie interviewed by feds in bridge scandal
ABC News first reported Friday that the New Jersey Republican privately sat down with officials at the governor’s mansion in Princeton, New Jersey, where he answered questions for more than…
Christie to meet with GOP leaders in South Carolina
Invitees include business leaders, state legislators and Republican power-brokers from around the state, a GOP source with knowledge of the event said. The confab was arranged by the South Carolina…
Massive search for woman suspected in Paris hostage-taking
That suspect is Hayat Boumeddiene, a 26-year-old woman who allegedly was the accomplice of Amedy Coulibaly, 32, in the standoff at a kosher grocery store in eastern Paris. Four people…
Paris attack will feed intolerance in Europe
The slogan “Je suis Charlie Hebdo” is circulating widely in social media. Twitter is inundated with tweets about the political power of satire. Pictures of demonstrators holding pens in the…
Jittery nation lives a new crisis
The twin standoffsone outside the French capital involving the suspects who shot and killed 12 people Wednesday at the offices of the satirical magazine, the other at a kosher grocery…
Brutally Honest: When is it OK to leave your teen home alone overnight?
I can’t remember exactly how old I was when my mom went away for a night and left my older sister and me home alone. What I remember clearly though…
Anjelica Huston opens up about Jack Nicholson, Ryan O’Neal and Hollywood
Most of us haven’t lived enough to fill one memoir, let alone two, but then again most of us have not lived the life of Anjelica Huston, the Academy Award-winning…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to be naked in front of your kids?
Let me say at the start that there is no way around the topic of nakedness in front of your children without getting personal and slightly uncomfortable. I’m already feeling…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to spy on your kids?
Whether you think spying on your kids is acceptable in today’s digital age or a breach of trust seems to really depend on how you define “spying” in the first…
Joni’s June event: Bikes and a pig roast
Ernst’s political action committee, the Jobs, Opportunity and New Ideas or JONI PAC, has sent out a save-the-date for what is certain to become one of the premiere political events…
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Separated at birth, reunited on Facebook
Anais Bordier and Samantha Futerman have the same laugh and the same freckled cheeks. They wear their hair the same way and have since they were babies. They share a…
In wake of Paris massacre, who were suspects in two hostage standoffs?
At the same time, security forces stormed a market in Paris to end a hostage situation there. The two scenes were linked by the fact that three of the four…
One Muslim tells the world: I’m sorry
“Being a mother, having a 6-year-old daughter, how do I explain it to her? ‘No, this is not us?’ ” said the Muslim from Virginia. The immigration worker’s powerful video…
28 Internet acronyms every parent should know
If you think you are tech savvy all because you know what “LOL” means, let me test your coolness. Any idea what “IWSN” stands for in Internet slang? It’s a…
Replace the ‘sex talk’ with the ‘tech talk’?
With my girls in the second and third grade, I figured in the not too distant future it would be time for the “sex talk.” But now I’m wondering if…
Sia ignites outrage with ‘Elastic Heart’ video
Internet, start your outrage. “the video definitely has got this weird pedophile vibe,” wrote Irrational Action on YouTube. “this video did make me uncomfortable at PARTS … maybe its because…
Flu season shaping up to be bad one, CDC says
Frieden also said that five more children have died since the CDC last reported figures, bringing the number of pediatric deaths up to 26 since the flu season began in…
Parents, beware of bullying on sites you’ve never seen
“You should die.” “Wait a minute, why are you still alive?” “Go kill yourself.” It’s impossible to comprehend another human being, let alone a child, sending such hateful messages to…
Terror suspect Cherif Kouachi: ‘I was ready to go and die in battle’
In a 400-page court record, Cherif Kouachi was described as wanting to travel to Iraq through Syria “to go and combat the Americans.” On Friday, security forces surrounded and killed…
Mom’s sexy ‘selfies’ ban: Is there a different standard for girls?
Three girls, who looked no more than 14 or 15, were in their bathing suits, taking turns striking the most seductive poses possible, pushing up whatever breasts they had, while…
Support floods in for Charlie Hebdo
Charlie Hebdo’s attorney, quoted in French newspaper Le Monde, said a million copies of the magazine would be published next Wednesday. Le Monde, along with Radio France and France Televisions,…
#JeSuisAhmed — Tributes pour in for officer killed on street in Paris attack
The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie”I am Charlie”became an international rallying point for people expressing solidarity with the victims of the slaughter carried out by gunmen at the offices of the French satirical…
John Reed Fast Facts
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: John Shepard Reed Father: name not known publicly – plant manager for Armour & Company Mother: name not known publicly – January 2008 –…
Obama: The U.S. ‘stands with’ France in wake of attacks
He made the remarks during an appearance in Knoxville, Tenn. to announce a new higher education initiative. Obama told the audience in Knoxville “we stand for freedom, and hope, and…