Paying Grandma For Child Care Becomes Divorce War Weapon
DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her husband are divorced, and I take care of their twin daughters after school. I love the girls and treasure the time I get to spend with them.Their parents' combined income is more than $120,000. I am on a fixed income and ask for only $10 per day (plus $10 a week for…
Fatal shooting of 4-year-old began with traffic lane dispute
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Alan Garcia had just picked up his two children from school when it happened. He was trying to get off a freeway, and another car forced him out of his lane.
Swedish police say sword-wielding killer sought victims by skin color
By Johan Ahlander and Johan Sennero STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A masked swordsman who killed a teaching assistant and a boy and wounded two others sought out his victims, all with immigrant backgrounds, by skin color in an attack that has fueled fears that a big refugee influx is polarizing Swedish…
Clinton done, Democrats hint they may quit Benghazi panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are signaling they may quit a Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks after Hillary Rodham Clinton endured a grueling interrogation by GOP lawmakers at a marathon congressional hearing.
U.S. Commandos Made Last-Minute Decision to Fight in Hostage Raid
The 30 American special operators -- thought to be from the U.S. Army’s Delta Force -- were only supposed to be operating in support of Kurdish forces, but things turned quickly.
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Every year this kid counts down to Halloween with a costume a day (22 photos)
I’m sure every parent struggles with this: What to dress their kid up as for their very first Halloween. As a lover of Halloween, New York mom Jessica Chavkin decided not to choose just one costume but rather a costume a day for the entire month of October. “Halloween is such a unique chance to…
Taiwanese woman may face hefty bill for US plane birth
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a flight to the U.S. in what may have been an attempt to give her baby American citizenship could face a hefty bill for forcing the plane to divert to Alaska.
Oklahoma boy, 3, drives truck to safety after drunk mom falls out: police
A 3-year-old Oklahoma boy took the wheel of a pickup truck and steered it to safety across a four-lane highway after his drunken mother fell out of the vehicle, police said on Thursday. The 33-year-old woman, Taloa Foster, has been arrested for child endangerment after being suspected of drunken…
Hottest, most massive pair of joined stars is heading for spectacular disaster
Two suns are spotted touching, a dramatic last contact before the end. But will they merge into one or follow "a new evolutionary path" leading to binary black holes?
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Old Habits Die Hard During Woman's Transition To A Man
DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been in a lesbian relationship for 14 years. They recently took me to lunch and informed me that her partner, "Nicole," is in the process of transitioning to a male.Nicole has now legally changed her name to "Nick" and has begun hormone treatments. They have been going to…
Major drug tunnel found on US-Mexico border in California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Authorities seized 12 tons of marijuana and arrested 22 people after discovering one of the longest cross-border tunnels between the U.S. and Mexico, officials said Thursday.
Sold: 100 wooded acres in New Hampshire, possibly booby-trapped
A wooded compound in New Hampshire that was the site of a tense standoff between an anti-government couple and federal agents in 2007 sold at auction on Thursday for $205,000, despite concerns that the property may be booby-trapped. The auction at the federal courthouse in Concord marked the second…
Europe’s 15 Most Picturesque Gardens (16 photos)
Photo by Ben Hupfer/Corbis. Design by Erik Mace for Yahoo Travel. By Chloe Pantazi On a holiday to Prague this June, I took a funicular ride up to the top of Petrin Hill to see the Petrin Tower—a steel structure that resembles a shorter version of the Eiffel Tower—though I wound up spending little…
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CeeLo Green apologizes, wants to return to 'The Voice'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CeeLo Green says he has grown personally and professionally and wants to return to "The Voice."
Pope speeds up Vatican streamlining in surprise synod move
Pope Francis on Thursday accelerated his streamlining of the Vatican bureaucracy by announcing plans to create a new ministry which will increase the role of lay believers in the Church. Effectively three existing Vatican bodies will be merged into one in a move that had been trailed but had not…
Life hack video reveals an unlikely way to sneak into Disneyland
Disneyland is awesome. It’s also expensive. Very, very expensive. This is why The Hacks Of Life decided to make a guide for sneaking into the happiest place on Earth, even though we think the chances of it actually working for most people are almost nonexistent. As you might have guessed from the…
Man admits road rage killing of four-year-old New Mexico girl: police
A 32-year-old New Mexico man who was arrested following an anonymous tip to police has admitted to fatally shooting a 4-year-old girl in the head during a road rage incident on a major highway in Albuquerque, police say. The girl, Lilly Garcia, was a passenger in her family's red four-door Dodge…
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Drone video shows staggering destruction near Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) — Video of a Damascus neighborhood filmed by a Russian drone has provided a rare glimpse into the staggering scale of destruction that years of fighting has inflicted around the Syrian capital, seat of President Bashar Assad's power.
The Europeans Who Would Be Native American
To Americans, this European pastime might be curious, even offensive. Could it be an honest tribute?
Shocking 911 Calls Detail Home Invasion Attack
Two sisters describe how they fought off an ex-convict who crawled through a window with a knife.
