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'BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE'

Rated PG-13 for violent content, macabre and bloody images, strong language, some suggestive material and brief drug use.

What it’s about: Thirty-six years after the bio-exorcist and the Deetz family charmed audiences, Beetlejuice and Lydia are back to close some doors and settle some scores.

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CHICAGO — Ever since Chuck Blatt got divorced 14 years ago, he’s established a routine with his daughters — visits and dinners on Wednesdays, Fridays and every other weekend. But this year, it started to significantly change when both women went away to college, his youngest for her freshman year at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. ...Read more

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sent letters to more than 5,000 retailers and distributors asking them to stop selling unauthorized flavored tobacco products in the state. Those products include flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches that have not been authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“For decades now...Read more

Whoever first coined the phrase, "It's nothing big, it's everything small," was ahead of the times.

I think about that every time I pause over AI, A1 and Al.

Depending on whether you read that sentence in serif type (letters with slabs on the end of strokes) or sans serif type (no slabs), you may or may not have read it correctly.

The first ...Read more

The former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took to X this week to vent about past treatment of her 16-year-old son, Trig Palin, who was a very young child when Palin was picked to run alongside John McCain in 2008. “The lies, conspiracy theories, death-wishes and death threats against him that continue to this day are the ...Read more

Q. I have lived alone since my husband’s passing six years ago. Over those six years, I have grown very close to my grandson who is now 7. When he sleeps over, he likes to sleep in my bed. I recently met a man who I care for very much and he occasionally sleeps over. My grandson has met him and seems to like him, but he has never slept over ...Read more

Let’s get one thing straight, Mr. Home Organizing Service.

When I said I wanted to organize my house, I did not mean I want to discard everything that you shame me into believing is useless.

I am not interested in throwing away the souvenirs my late political science professor husband collected from his world travels just because they don’...Read more

The beauty industry is more alive than ever, with makeup tutorials, home-brewed skincare hacks, talk of “anti-aging”, dieting, and more trending on social media, commercials, and celebrity blogs. We’re constantly being bombarded with an abundance of advertisements and misinformation. So how do we know what’s true, and who is just trying ...Read more

Telehealth is making giant leaps in pediatric care, bringing doctors into living rooms faster than your child can say, “Daddy, I don’t feel so good.” This digital revolution shifts how families access medical services, offering enhanced care delivery while navigating unique challenges.

One of the most significant effects of telehealth in ...Read more

After another emotional day investigating domestic violence and child abuse cases in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Rafaelito Cruz sat down to dinner with his wife and two of his three children.

After the meal, the 51-year-old special victims unit detective sergeant lingered by the family piano. His son Julian, 18, was teaching himself how to play ...Read more

The Berlin Airlift is just taking off in the summer of 1948, but challenges abound on land and in the air as unlikely allies work together to feed a starving city in "Cold War," historian and award-winning author Helena P. Schrader’s thrilling sequel to "Cold Peace" and middle volume of her new trilogy, Bridge to Tomorrow.

Picking up where "...Read more

'1992'

Rated R for violence and pervasive language.

What it’s about: A former gang member interrupts a daring heist during the chaos of the L.A. riots in 1992.

The kid attractor factor: Not much, this is more of an action/crime film.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Family is more important than money.

Violence: Some extreme bloody violence, ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — The poor results of school board candidates backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in this month’s primary raised questions about whether the governor’s influence could be on the wane.

He might not be alone.

Since his endorsements mirrored those of Moms for Liberty — they jointly targeted several incumbents for defeat — several ...Read more

Q. I have a great boyfriend I love very much. We work together—he’s an executive--and even though we aren’t supposed to be dating, the attraction was just too strong. We have been working together for four months and dating for three. He is such a great guy; I can see myself with him forever.

However, today, when he walked into work, I ...Read more

It may be time to bring back the "cuss box" parents sometimes kept on kitchen tables or countertops. Kids had to deposit a coin every time they said a bad or ugly word. The present crop of candidates running for president and vice president could fine themselves and fund their own campaigns.

Coarse language among politicians is nothing new. ...Read more

I always find it fascinating to learn about the lives that others live. This is why I love reading memoirs — because you get to experience another person’s life right along with them. Sometimes the journey ends up in a good place and other times not. And just like in life, you don’t know until you get there. All of this is true while ...Read more

If you are lucky enough as an adult to still have parents in your life, chances are very good that you will eventually be providing some level of care for them as they age. Between the rising costs of skilled nursing and the inadequate coverage provided by most insurance, many Americans are discovering that they must take charge of caregiving ...Read more

When William Faulkner was asked about the meaning of the title of his book "Light in August," he said, “in August … there’s a few days somewhere about the middle of the month when suddenly there’s a foretaste of fall, it’s cool, there’s a lambence, a soft, a luminous quality to the light, as though it came not from just today but ...Read more