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My 35-year-old daughter (“Laura”) recently married a man she met online about a year and a half ago. He has an 8-year-old ...

Parenting websites suggest encouraging your child to engage by asking open-ended questions, conversation starters like “What ...

While this year’s Golden Globes were overall a bit of a dud—though not nearly as big of a dud as last year—it wasn’t all bad. At least there was one good acceptance speech. Japanese actor Tadanobu ...

It’s anonymous! I’m a 75-year-old male who married the love of my life four years ago. My problem is that for the past two years at least, I’ve had a difficult time coming. I have no trouble getting ...

There’s a new twist in the dispute between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and it says a lot more about our society ...

My husband “Josh” and I had an ongoing problem with our neighbors. They would let their dog out their front door multiple ...

Legal scholars have identified a potential workaround that a president with dictatorial ambitions might seek to exploit in pursuit of a third term.

Merchan’s concern for the rule of law and his condemnation of Trump’s attack on the judiciary are well stated. But his timing ...

Jimmy Carter died Sunday at age 100, setting records as the longest-living American president and the longest-lasting ...

Thankfully, my Wicked audience was very well behaved. No singing along with Cynthia and Ariana, no dancing, and no pictures ...

All year, I’ve been keeping tabs on the H5N1 avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle and birds in the United States. As a ...