AJ McLean is looking at his separation as a positive instead of a negative. The Backstreet Boys singer and his wife Rochelle DeAnna McLean announced their separation earlier this year, but several months later, it sounds like they are committed as ever to fighting for their marriage. In a new interview, AJ revealed that both he and his wife are doing the work to strengthen their marriage. They are focusing on themselves as individuals for the sake of their relationship and their children ....

What to Know Jill Duggar has been known for making some controversial parenting choices over the years for sons Israel, Samuel, and Freddy, but her latest is drawing some seriously mixed feelings from her followers. After Jill revealed that she has been reading a book aimed at “porn proofing” children, a debate has broken out about whether or not this is okay — especially considering her older brother Josh Duggar ‘s conviction on charges related to child sexual assault material (CSAM)....

Brooke Shields felt like she had to intervene when a panel discussion got awkward because of Meghan Markle. Both Brooke and the Duchess of Sussex spoke during an International Women’s Day panel for SXSW in March 2024. In Brooke’s opinion, Meghan took the conversation a bit too seriously. This made the Pretty Baby star feel like she had to step in and lighten the mood. Meghan told a story from her childhood....

We hear warnings about batteries all the time. We’re supposed to dispose of them in a different way. We’re advised to prevent children from swallowing them. We know of the potential damage they can do when mishandled. Rarely do we think about the dangers batteries can cause while they’re doing exactly what they’re supposed to do. That’s what happened recently in North Carolina. A button battery inside of a children’s book overheated and caused a car seat to catch on fire....

A put-together nursery doesn’t just mean having stylish crib sheets and a safe crib. It also means having a setup that makes your life with baby easier. And it’s vital you don’t forget one very important area: the diaper changing station. Here are the things you’ll want to keep there. A ton of diapers and wipes. This one might sound like a no-brainer, but stock up! It’s very easy to quickly run out of diapers and wipes, and you don’t want to find yourself in a very important diaper-free-baby moment, rummaging through the diaper bag in hopes there’s one left (or worse, realizing there’s not!...

A dentist from Aurora, Colorado , allegedly poisoned his wife so he could start a new life with an orthodontist in Texas . James Craig, 45, is accused of slowly poisoning his wife, Angela Craig, with potassium cyanide in her protein shakes until she became so ill that she could not recover and eventually died. As Angela Craig became increasingly ill, James Craig reportedly told investigators his wife was hooked on opioids and had suicidal thoughts, according to the Denver Gazette....

After reporting their teenage son missing on February 25, Arizona couple Amber-Leah Valentine, 41, and Jon Imes, 41, are now in jail in connection with his death. The two allegedly abandoned their son’s body in Kingman, Arizona , after lying to police about his whereabouts. According to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office, investigators discovered the teen’s body on February 28 , three days after his mother reported him missing. Valentine reportedly contacted the sheriff’s office four days later, on March 2, after an unrelated incident involving her teenage daughter....

Michelle’s interesting take on marriage vs. kids is getting attention all over again. Ok she’s a psycho by u/sergente07 in DuggarsSnark Since their son Josh was convicted of possessing and receiving child sexual assault material, which also led to the end of the family’s TLC series Counting On , Michelle and Jim Bob have led much more private lives; their family’s Instagram account has been stagnant for nearly three years....

A Michigan father is facing a murder charge among others after killing one of his children and wounding two others. Jeffery Smerer allegedly shot three of his children on the morning he was supposed to be sentenced for an indecent exposure conviction. The two children who survived face serious medical challenges that have them in the hospital. Those close to Smerer say he was a devoted dad, and they can’t figure out what led him to shoot his children....

Since welcoming daughters Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10, into the world, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have come under fire for more than one of their parenting decisions … and it sounds like there’s another to add to the list. On this week’s episode of Dax’s Armchair Expert podcast, he admitted he and Kristen allow their girls to swear , but there are certain conditions that have to be met when they do....

New documents in a case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed this week, bringing names that had been connected to him back to the forefront. As we already knew, Prince Andrew was one of those names, as his previous encounters with Epstein and his associates have been well-documented. And while the prince’s connections to Epstein have led to consequences for him from within the organization of the royal family, there is one thing that likely won’t happen, even if people want it to....

What to Know After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota shot and killed a 37-year-old mom of three, President Donald Trump released a statement suggesting that she was at fault. Like other conservatives, Trump tried to portray the woman, Renee Good, as a “disorderly,” violent person who caused the ICE agent to act in self-defense. Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press , Good had just dropped her 6-year-old son off at his elementary school....

During an interview with Elon Musk on X (formerly known as Twitter) Donald Trump made an outlandish comment when he said that Kamala Harris’ cover for Time Magazine resembled his wife, Melania Trump. Speaking to the 53-year-old Tesla CEO, the former president stated, “Actually, she looked very much like our great first lady, Melania,” he said, adding that she didn’t look very much like herself. (He pronounced her name “Camilla.”) “But of course she’s a beautiful woman so we’ll leave it at that, right?...

Many Duggar fans would have predicted that Jana Duggar would be the first to fly the nest — after all, she is Jim Bob and Michelle ‘s oldest daughter. Several of her younger siblings have married and started families of their own while Jana remains at home, and now that she’s 34, some people are starting to worry that she’s no longer single by choice . In fact, some Duggar critics have a theory that Jana’s parents are actively working against her when it comes to finding a potential partner and moving out....

Beaches are opening up, and there has never been a time when people needed to get into the ocean — or even the sun in your own backyard — more than right now. Old Navy feels you and has made it so easy to get your body into a new swimsuit. All suits are 50% off . There’s one — or seven (one for every day of the week) — that will look amazing on you and everyone else in your family....

Amid the numerous and ongoing demonstrations in Los Angeles in response to federal deportation raids and against ICE , a woman who was nine months pregnant was reportedly arrested by federal agents who detained her undocumented husband. According to HuffPost , the woman, whose name is Cary Lopez, was a week away from her due date when she was forcibly detained, despite being a United States citizen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ulises Mondragon (@elindomabletv)...

Childbirth doesn’t always go as planned. Such was the case for a woman who boarded her flight from Dakar, Senegal, to Brussels, Belgium, and began experiencing severe stomach pain shortly after takeoff. A flight attendant on the Brussels Airlines flight sensed that the woman was experiencing something more than just typical stomach cramping. She was right. Luckily, the outcome was positive. With the help of the flight attendant, and a nurse and a doctor onboard, the woman’s baby was born safely, mid-flight....

What to Know This holiday season, Gwen Stefani is once again disappointing her some of her fans by promoting Hallow, a Catholic prayer app. Thinking back to her early No Doubt days, fans described her as “cool,” “rebellious,” and “free-spirited,” which is part of the reason why Gwen’s decision to promote an “anti-abortion” prayer app feels like a betrayal. Earlier this year, some fans accused her of seeming like a “MAGA woman,” and her continued partnership with Hallow isn’t helping....

What to Know There are certain types of people you worry about your kids meeting or dating someday, well before they’ve met truly toxic individuals. And one man whose advice on TikTok was shared by another user on the app shows just what to look out for. In the video, a man by the name of Mr. Rupp, a high school English teacher, responds to toxic rhetoric from a man’s video where he explains how people can abide by their partner’s wishes and give in to their insecurities without being “controlled” by them....

My husband and I started dating in college and got married right after we graduated. We had a great connection as friends and also sexually. But after I had my first baby, like many women, my libido went MIA . Like a lot of women I’ve talked to (and there are many of us), the exhaustion that comes with caring for a newborn made sexy time the last thing on my mind....