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How to Write a Family Newsletter Your Friends Will Actually Read

Your family is great, but no one wants to read about it for 10 minutes. Here’s what to do.

The Scars of Family Separation

We spoke with a migrant father who crossed the United States border with his daughter just as the Trump administration was ramping up its “zero tolerance” immigration policy.

Suicide, Quarterbacks and the Hilinski Family

Tyler Hilinski, a quarterback at Washington State, killed himself in January and was posthumously diagnosed with C.T.E. His brother is a star recruit at the same position. It’s raw and complicated.

Police ID remains of fifth child of adoptive mother who drove family off California cliff

A fifth child from the Hart family, killed when their intoxicated adoptive mother drove the family off a California cliff last year, has been identified with the help of the girl’s biological mother, police say.

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Saudi Woman Who Fled Family Flying to Canada

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, right, in Bangkok on Friday. She has expressed fear that her relatives would kill her if she were forced to return to Saudi Arabia.

Qandeel Baloch: ‘Honour, Murder and her Selfies’

A family suffering. A family torn apart. This is the story of a girl who had dreams…

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MPI Pictures

Paul Exben is a partner in one of Paris’s most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house and a glamourous family. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

A Moment in Mexico: A Prisoner in the Family

Out of desperation, a woman has kept her mentally ill son under lock and key for over twenty years.

Correction: Family Killed-Interstate Story

In a story Jan. 7 about a Kentucky traffic crash that killed a Michigan family, The Associated Press reported erroneously who a cousin of the deceased father called about the crash. Habib Abbas, of Dearborn, said he called the dead father’s sister…

Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps

Holiday gatherings offer a great time to create a multimedia digital archive of interviews with your relatives so they can share their memories with the current — and future — branches of the tree.

Samsung updates Family Hub smart fridge with new UI

Samsung is adding more features to its Family Hub smart refrigerator, and the company claims its latest version is more intelligent than any other. Family Hub 2019 includes a redesigned screen experience and Samsung says users will be able to ask difficult qu…

Samsung updates Family Hub for connected fridges

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The Scars of Family Separation

We spoke with a migrant father who crossed the United States border with his daughter just as the Trump administration was ramping up its “zero tolerance” immigration policy.

More Pets, Fewer Allergies

Children who live with cats and dogs when they are infants are less likely to develop allergies later in childhood

For a Family Divided by the Korean War, a New Chapter

Nearly 70 years ago, Sylvia Nam’s grandfather left for North Korea and never returned. She went to look for him.

Florida sheriff’s deputy kills 3 family members and himself

A deputy came on the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office main radio line in Florida and confessed to harming three family members. He then killed himself outside a local high school, the sheriff says.

How to Schedule Text Messages on Android

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The Best Family Memoirs I Read This Year

I am something of a memoir junkie. I don’t exclusively read parenting memoirs (if you haven’t read The Shepherd’s Life or The Night of the Gun yet, I’m sad for you), but 2018 seems to have been The Year of the Parenting/Family Memoir for me. Read more…

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The Particular Horror of Long Commutes for Young Families

Traffic jams and delayed trains are infuriating for everyone, but they’re especially painful when they make you miss your baby’s bedtime yet again.

Family of 7-year-old Jakelin Caal Maquin speaks out

The family of Jakelin Caal Maquin, the Guatemalan child who died in US Border Patrol custody, told CNN that they can “barely take” the news of her death.

Family didn’t know mom was in jail until she died

A woman held on bond for five months died in a Texas jail,…

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No Heat for 10 Years, and the City Is Their Landlord

Franklin Badia and his family say they haven’t had adequate heat since they moved into the three-bedroom public housing apartment eight years ago. The family makes do with electric space heaters, which increase their utility bills.

The Christmas present that could tear your family apart

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