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'MICKEY 17'

Rated R for violent content, language throughout, sexual content and drug material.

What it’s about: Seeking to escape his problems on Earth, Mickey joins an expedition to another planet where he becomes an "expendable" — his body reprinted again and again when he dies.

The kid attractor factor: This edgy social satire does ...Read more

I dashed into our Walmart to pick up a few greeting cards and noticed huge glass cases lining both sides of a nearby aisle.

My first thought was they had locked up hunting guns, but this Walmart doesn’t sell firearms anymore. Then I thought maybe they locked up power tools like big box hardware stores do. Wrong again.

The merchandise locked ...Read more

Q. My ex and I were together for nine years. We had two children, now 6 and 8. I cheated on him. I met someone at work, and we started a relationship. I know it was wrong, but it happened, and I left. Since that day he has been completely irrational, and he has become someone I don’t know. He posts insane accusations on social media. He stalks...Read more

The history of the romance novel cover charts the evolution not just of the romance novel itself, but of our changing attitudes as a society. Romance novel covers tell the story of readers’ hopes, tastes and desires. But most of all, “the romance book cover is a promise to the reader,” says archivist and romance historian Steve Ammidown.

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Joy Fortuna’s "Even Dusk Has Its Dawn" is the thrilling second installment in the Max Rossi Series that blends crime, romance, and suspense with finesse. Following the events of "In the Shadow of Dusk," this book delivers a gripping narrative that explores justice, loyalty, romance, and the intricate fight between good and evil.

The story ...Read more

During a Fourth of July weekend with their two children, Tara and Tyler Yell visited a water park about 90 minutes from their home in Frisco, Texas.

The parents joined their daughter, Emerson, then 10, and son, Declan, 4, on rides and slides, laughing and splashing. Suddenly Tara started to feel dizzy and sick. Her heart raced.

For the first ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers.

She found her son had been exchanging messages with chatbots on Character.AI, an artificial intelligence app that allows users to create and interact with virtual characters that mimic celebrities, historical figures...Read more

'LAST BREATH'

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

What it’s about: A tense drama based on a real-life survival story about a diver stranded in the North Sea.

The kid attractor factor: Not much — this is more of an adult drama.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Human empathy and teamwork can defy death — and physics.

Violence: Some ...Read more

I came home the other day and my hubby was not home. His car was here, so I figured he had gone for a walk.

He didn’t come home and didn’t come home, so I was concerned he was collapsed on a sidewalk somewhere.

He has never collapsed on a sidewalk before, but when you reach a certain age, and have an active imagination, the possibilities ...Read more

Q. My wife and I have been doing our best to get along with her ex and his partner. We all have kids and have decided we will all be the first to call each other if there is an emergency for the kids. Because of this, we all exchanged keys to our homes in case of emergency. The kids go back and forth on a weekly basis. Yesterday I came home to ...Read more

As usual, Julie Ferris-Tillman had a full evening planned after leaving her office.

By day, she's vice president of a public relations firm in Milwaukee. At night, her world is a stage. She performs in sketch comedy, improv and community theater. On this Wednesday evening when she was 48, she was rehearsing for a murder mystery play opening the...Read more

Hopelyn Gray’s "Soulful Serenades for Calm and Clarity," a collection of meditative and insightful sayings, is a must-read for those struggling to find tranquility and hope.

"Soulful Serenades" covers a wide range of topics to help calm readers’ minds and stir their hearts. Gray reflects on topics such as love, mindfulness, faith, hope, ...Read more

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland County district court judge set a $250 million bond for a Pontiac mother accused of abandoning her three children to live in squalor by themselves for years, deeming her a flight risk.

Kelli Bryant was arraigned Thursday in Pontiac's 50th District Court on three counts of first-degree child abuse and faces life in ...Read more

'THE MONKEY'

Rated R for strong bloody violent content, gore, language throughout and some sexual references.

What it’s about: Twin brothers reckon with the wrath and wreckage that a cursed toy monkey brings into their lives.

The kid attractor factor: Not much, this is an extremely gory horror film.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Everybody dies...Read more

A Michigan mom was arrested for leaving her three young children to fend for themselves in “absolute squalor” and with little interaction with the outside world over the course of several years.

“Throughout my extensive career in this field, I have never encountered a scenario as dire and prolonged as this one, involving abandonment, ...Read more

Calling the trend of children buying antiaging skin care "ridiculous and a paradox," a state legislator has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of such beauty products to customers under the age of 18.

The recent obsession among so-called Sephora Kids for skin care containing potent chemicals has alarmed parents and dermatologists, who ...Read more