Is it me, or is there no un-busy time of year? I know the winter holidays usually take that honor, but no matter when it is, things always seem hectic. For me, that means my Crock-Pot is working overtime. I love throwing in the ingredients for a dish and forgetting about it until dinnertime, and some of my favorite staples revolve around pasta. It took me a while to get used to the idea that pasta could be cooked (and cooked well) in a Crock-Pot, but once I did, it opened a whole new world of delicious and easy dinners....

A California family is coming together after a young boy was injured in a helicopter crash. Oliver Holland was enjoying a day at Huntington Beach when he suddenly found himself pinned under a helicopter that had crash landed in a highly populated area. As a result, he is in serious condition and has been hospitalized. Details about the crash are still being investigated, but police have confirmed the helicopter was part of a local event....

A baby’s name is a weighty thing to decide for a child. It helps create people’s first impression of them and can be a source of pride or embarrassment . So, it’s certainly no small decision, and oddly technology hasn’t made the process of choosing a name any easier. In fact, it’s made that process a little more difficult by narrowing the lot of popular choice by more than a few name options....

Mealtime is one of those eternal parenting struggles. When our kids are little they often have fits over what we serve them, throw food on the floor, refuse to sit still, etc. Even older kids can cause issues by being super-picky eaters or so engrossed in their screens that it barely feels like we’re having a family dinner at all. But it doesn’t always have to be so hard to share a meal together....

High school can be a time of young love and raging hormones. According to some estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just over half of all US teens will become sexually active by the time they are 18 years old, and that number goes closer to 75% by the time the teen years end. So although those of us who have teenagers may still see them as our tiny babies, the reality is that they may be engaging in some awfully adult activities , sometimes sooner than we my expect....

The holidays will look different this season, due to the year we’ve had in 2020. In most parts of the country, it’s not safe to see people, even loved ones, outside of our own household, which means there will be lots of at-home holiday celebrations this year. But that doesn’t mean families have to feel apart even though they will be apart physically. Nor do the holidays have to be any less magical ....

For safety reasons, a lot of schools have put restrictions on what kinds of Halloween costumes kids can wear to class. Although different districts may have different rules, the main points are usually no blood, no gore, no masks and possibly no makeup, props, or hats. But these rules don’t have to rule out our spooky-loving kids embracing their scary sides this holiday. These 18 Halloween costumes honor spooky shows, movies, and themes while still being school appropriate....

So what kinds of items are out there that anyone, but dads especially, will love? We dug through the Black Friday 2020 deals already listed across retailers to find out. We found some goodies, too, from tech gifts to ones for enjoyment and relaxation. And the best part is that these items have big discounts. Many are on sale now, while others will likely be marked down come Black Friday....

Some folks say our home is a reflection of ourselves. For some of us, this theory unfortunately rings too true. Our homes can be messy — but real — mirrors of our busy mornings and exhausting evenings. Between soccer practice, our early morning Zoom meetings, and grocery shopping, it seems like there’s no time to actually clean the house and it’s just in a constant state of chaos ....

It’s that time of year. Lots of gift guides and Black Friday deals circulating for everyone on the list, like friends, family, and even toddlers . But there are more gift traditions than the ones that have to do with Secret Santa, including the White Elephant game. It’s a fun game because it’s for adults, mainly, and there’s no pressure of finding the perfect gift for someone, because the gifts are supposed to be funny, weird, or just insanely niche....

Paityn, Evelyn, and Olivia Decker, the three Washington sisters who were reported missing on May 30, have been found dead. The girls went missing after a planned visitation with their father, Travis Decker. Normally, Travis Decker was responsible and returned the girls on time, but that day, things were different. Washington state police issued an endangered persons report for the girls and their father, who was homeless and living out of his car or hotels....

An Arizona family experienced the unthinkable over the Fourth of July holiday weekend when their 4-month-old baby girl died. Tanna Rae Wroblewski reportedly lost consciousness around 5 p.m. on July 5 after spending time with family on Lake Havasu. The infant was taken to an area hospital for treatment, but medical personnel could not revive her. According to AccuWeather , temperatures in the area hit a record high on July 5, topping out at 120 degrees....

What started as a fun day at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum in Seminole, Oklahoma, turned into tragedy for a young family. Alexus O’Bryant reportedly handed a s’more to her 4-year-old son, Ryker Corona, and seconds later, an explosion happened. Suddenly, flames engulfed Ryker. His mother did her best to save his life, and now he’s recovering at an area hospital, but their lives will never be the same again....

Ryan shared a mirror selfie on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan (@ryanphillippe) In the photo, Ryan’s posing for the camera with a rather serious look on his face (and a toothpick sticking out of his mouth) while wearing sunglasses. “Officially the longest I’ve gone since I was a teen without some kind of nicotine or marijuana in my system(among other things …),” he wrote....

A little boy is being lauded as a hero after he used his quick thinking to save his mother’s life during a family hike . His actions allowed rescuers to find them quickly, which means that his mom was able to get help before her condition got to a point where she couldn’t be saved . The boy did what little kids do best — he screamed and yelled for help....

Isaiah Stark died from an unusual cause in February 2020. A coroner determined he had too much sodium in his system. This likely came as an aftereffect of ingesting too much olive brine. The 7-year-old’s parents, Elizabeth Stark and Jonathan Stark, reportedly gave Isaiah olive brine as a form of punishment , according to a mandated reporter’s call to a child abuse hotline. But the Starks never faced prosecution in Isaiah’s death....

Courtlyn Jacoby Cleamons died in February 2025 at just 8 months old . His mother, 21-year-old Jatoria Renae Cleamons, allegedly became frustrated with her baby and placed him in a scalding hot bathtub. Courtlyn suffered significant burns and ultimately succumbed to his injuries . Now, his mother faces charges in her baby’s death. Medical responders, police, and Bowie County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a home in Hooks, Texas, on February 4, following a 911 call, according to KSLA....

A New Mexico mom has gone missing. Melissa Casias, who is a government employee, decided to work from home one day in June, and brought her daughter lunch at her job in a nearby mall. Sadly, that was the last time anyone in her family saw her . When her daughter returned home from work, her mother was missing. But there were things left behind that didn’t quite add up....

A young child in Missouri witnessed a truly horrific event. The young child had to be the one to call 911 when allegedly hearing their father, Felipe Ayala III, savagely beat their mother. At first, the woman was crying out, begging for her life as she was being bludgeoned in the head with a hammer. Soon, as the child cried to the 911 dispatcher, the woman’s screams and pleas slowed down....

Six months after news of Adam Levine’s cheating scandal broke, he has made some major changes in his life. According to sources close to the Maroon 5 singer, Adam has made a “complete turnaround” in order to keep his family together without losing wife Behati Prinsloo forever. Adam has reportedly ‘realized he made a huge mistake.’ Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Beloved Benefit A source close to the couple told Us Weekly that Adam seems to have realized that he was on the verge of losing everything....