Aaron Hernandez’s downward spiral
The semipro football player for the Boston Bandits was 27. Days after he was found dead, then-NFL star Aaron Hernandez was arrested and charged with murder. Testimony in the case…
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Mika Brzezinski’s Daughter Is Getting A Kitten For Her Birthday
The Brzezinski family just got a little bigger. – We’re just hoping she gives this one a slightly more spacious home.
Blending Our Family Hasn’t Been Easy, But Here’s How We Make It Work
As part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families. Our hope is that by telling…
Monica Potter’s ‘Parenthood’ Farewell Video Will Obviously Make You Cry
Over its six seasons on air, “Parenthood” has consistently been the most tear-jerking show on television. Now, on the day of the series’ finale, Monica Potter — who plays Kristina…
Family Reunited With Son Forced Into Child Slavery After Haiti Earthquake Tore Them Apart
Chantale’s life was turned upside down when the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti tore her family apart. Not only was she forced to move out of her home and into…
Watch Kanye & North West Star In The ‘Only One’ Music Video
Kanye West previewed the music video for “Only One,” his first new single of the year, on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The track is personal and references his daughter, North…
Old Port City Has New Role as Locus of Grief After AirAsia Crash
SURABAYA, Indonesia — Ten-year-old Made Putri, known as Keisha, was so excited about her first trip abroad, a family vacation to Singapore and Malaysia, that she wore her favorite jacket…
Kendrick Johnson’s parents convicted but not jailed for protest
Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson and five family members were convicted of interference with government property for blocking the entrance to the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta, Georgia, and blocking access…
Holderness Family Shows What Super Bowl Sunday Is Like When You Have Kids
The Holderness family never lets a national holiday or major event pass without making a parody video, so naturally, they’re back for Super Bowl Sunday. The viral family partnered with…
Are you in for Chris Pratt as ‘Indiana Jones’?
Even “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland and Matt Shively of “True Jackson” weighed in to give their thumbs up. “@joshgad: I mean HELL YES!!! @prattprattpratt is perfect! http://t.co/JWcoKw7MzA” YES!!!!!! –…
Utah parents, fearing apocalypse, fatally drugged children, themselves, police say
The mysterious deaths of five Utah family members in their Springville home baffled authorities at first. Benjamin and Kristi Strack were found dead on their bed on September 27. On…
Tesla’s ‘Insane’ Button Totally Freaks People Out In Wild New Video
What kind of car would come with an “insane” mode? A Tesla — specifically a Tesla Model S P85D, the $120,000 electric speedster with a 221-horsepower front motor and a…
The Gay ‘Agenda’ Is Tied To A ‘Directly Demonic Energy’ And Satan Himself, Bryan Fischer Claims
The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer argued in defense of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s recent prayer rally, claiming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates and others who…
Facebook Knows You Better Than Your Therapist
Who knows you better than anyone? Facebook, of course. In a recent study of more than 17,000 Facebook users, researchers compared the results of a personality survey completed by study…
Surviving Auschwitz: ‘I just wanted to live another day’
Rozalia was living with her family in Krakow when Adolf Hitler’s troops marched into Poland in the fall of 1939. “Krakow was such a beautiful city before the Nazis came….
Joe Paterno Fast Facts
Death date: January 22, 2012 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Joseph Vincent Paterno Father: Angelo Lafayette Paterno, law clerk Mother: Florence (de Salle) Paterno Marriage: Suzanne “Sue” (Pohland)…
Disorienting Shipping Container Exhibition Recreates The Dark Journey Of A Migrant At Sea
I loathe containers. Not the Tupperware ones for chopped carrots or Ikea storage bins for wool sweaters. I’m talking about those metal, windowless rectangular vats that superheroes fall into from…
Debbie Reynolds reveals another family connection to ‘Star Wars’
Read more SAG Awards: Debbie Reynolds to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor What was your reaction when you learned you’d been chosen to receive SAG’s Life Achievement Award? Ken Howard called…
Kendrick Johnson’s parents could face jail time for protest
The demonstration was planned after Johnson’s parents became frustrated with the lack of information they’d received from local investigators regarding their son, who was found dead inside a rolled gym…
12-Year-Old Queens Girl Shot In Head Calls 911 After Father Murders Family
NEW YORK (AP) — In the quiet of a pre-dawn Saturday on a dead-end street, a father came home and shot his family in their heads, leaving women in three…
Ernie Banks, ‘Mr. Cub,’ Dead At 83
Ernie Banks, the legendary Chicago Cubs baseball player and Hall of Famer, died at age 83 on Friday night in Chicago, a spokesperson for his family said. The news of…
Walmart, family of Tracy Morgan’s friend reach settlement in wreck
“There is no value, no dollar amount, on my brother’s life at all,” she said. “But in terms of finances, it will assist the family a great deal to continue…
Men And Women Prefer Egalitarian Relationships — If Workplace Policies Support Them
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama came out in full support of paid family leave, an option that’s currently unavailable for most families in the…
Victims of Annapolis fire remembered
Pyle, his wife and the four grandchildren are now feared dead after a suspicious fire destroyed the mansion early Monday morning. Authorities have recovered four bodies from the ruins. They…
Just The Judge sells for 4.5 million guineas in British auction record
On Tuesday, Sheikh Fahad Al Thani from the Royal Family of Qatar shelled out 4.5 million guineas ($7.3m) for Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Just the Judge, making her the highest-priced…
What It’s Like To Become A Stepdad When You Have No Kids Of Your Own
As part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families. Our hope is that by telling…
Stacy And Holly’s Story From The Let Love Define Family Series
Today’s Huffington Post Gay Voices RaiseAChild.US “Let Love Define Family™” series spotlights the Tatom-Scharer family, who moved from South Carolina to California before beginning their foster-adoption journey with Penny Lane….
Amid turmoil, Saudi King Abdullah brought stability, pushed reforms
Calls to modernize his kingdom were constant. So, too, were objections from hard-line conservatives who chafed at change. Supporters hailed Abdullah, who died Friday at age 90, as a reformer….
How Opening Doors Changed This Teen’s Life
Bullying is a serious problem. According to Family First Aid, nearly 30 percent of teens in the U.S. are estimated to be involved in school bullying, wether they’re being bullied…
Doctor’s notes: American Ebola survivor is back in Liberia
Wow! Sunday evening, it’s 9:30 p.m., and I am beat. Might fall asleep. Guess I will find out how the Patriots did in the AFC playoff tomorrow (the game would…