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Lady Gaga: I Want a Soccer Team of Kids

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:22:00 CDT

Who knew Lady Gaga yearns for a hubby and kids— lots of them? She wants enough children to make a soccer team, she reveals in a surprising new interview. "I want kids, I want a soccer team," she spilled on Oprah's Next Chapter last night. "And I want a husband....

Steve Jobs OKed Bio So His Kids Could 'Know Him'

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:58:26 CDT

Steve Jobs authorized a biography of himself so his four kids could "know him," author Walter Isaacson reveals in Time . "I wasn't always there for them, and I wanted them to know why, and to understand what I did," Jobs told Isaacson in their final interview just weeks ago at...

Our Biggest Regret Is...

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:32:11 CDT

Love—or lust—was in the air, and we failed to take action, or took the wrong action. That's the biggest regret of our lives, according to a recent study. Nearly one in five survey respondents named a lost love connection as the one thing in their lives they regretted...

Judge's Divorce Ruling Becomes Instant Classic

Nick McMaster — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:49:05 CST

A divorce ruling from a Canadian family court judge who had clearly reached his limit has became a sensation in legal circles. Faced with a couple who was, in Judge Joseph Quinn's estimation, "immune to reason," the judge came down to their level and "tried ridicule as a last resort....

Why Your Sibling's So Different

Kevin Spak — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:27:05 CST

You share a set of genes. You grew up in the same place, around the same family. So why aren’t you and your siblings at all alike? Researchers have long puzzled over the question of why brothers and sisters can wind up so different, and NPR tracks down three theories:...

4 in 10 Say Marriage Is Becoming Obsolete

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:36:38 CST

As marriage rates fall , more Americans believe that marriage is becoming obsolete: About 39% of Americans, to be exact. That number is up from 28% who held the same belief in 1978, according to a new study. Nearly one in three children in the US lives with a divorced, separated,...

Daughter Campaigns Against Dad in Oklahoma

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:00:00 CDT

An Oklahoma judicial candidate is fending off a political attack from his own daughter, who has taken out a local newspaper ad urging voters: "Do not vote for my dad!" McClain County judicial hopeful John Mantooth's daughter and son-in-law paid for the quarter-page advertisement, which features a picture of the...

Why Parenting Makes Us Unhappy

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:36:17 CDT

Ask parents if their children make them happy and they’ll likely say yes. So why does almost every study on the subject show that having children tends to make people less happy—and that, in fact, many parents love their kids but hate parenting? In an extensive New York article...

'Hotties Only' Dating Site Starts Virtual Sperm Bank

Nick McMaster — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:22:00 CDT

Controversial dating site Beautifulpeople.com —the one that kicked off 5,000 "fatties" for gaining weight over the holidays —has started a "virtual sperm bank" to share the genetic material of its attractive clientele. Both members and non-members can use the new fertility forum to contact people they'd like to...