54+ min ago (725+ words) "Another Sweet Christmas" star tells Fox News Digital that her faith was key to restoring her nearly 30-year marriage. A growing number of high school girls are losing interest in marriage, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. One marriage expert says changing messages from Hollywood and parents could be a factor. "We've changed the stories we tell our young people," said JP De Gance, founder and president of the marriage ministry Communio, in an interview with Fox News Digital. "And that's changed their imagination of what the future might look like." The Pew analysis, based on 2023 data from the University of Michigan, found that just 61% of 12th-grade girls want to marry someday, down from 83% in 1993. Among boys, the number held steady at 74% " now higher than girls for the first time. The poll also found fewer high school boys…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago (1854+ words) Dr. Kristin Francis has thought a lot about what it takes to co-parent well after divorce. She's among experts who say the holiday season may add an extra dose of angst, expectation and disappointment to being a good parent with a former partner. Francis, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, ponders co-parenting not just from the view of a mental health professional " she's at Huntsman Mental Health Institute " but also as someone who has tried to do it right. She's a divorced mom who's juggled the holidays and knows it can be emotionally hard. The weeks from late November to the end of the year are packed with holidays and their related events for many faiths and cultures, creating a challenging period for divorced or separated parents, she told Deseret News. And to do it right, parents must set aside self-interest…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (568+ words) DEAR ABBY: I've been married to my husband for two months. I haven't told anyone I'm married except my close friends and family. Someone recently messaged me about my husband, stating that he has Asperger's. They know my name and have my phone number. I don't know who this person is or why they would tell me this now." I already suspected my husband has Asperger's, so I'm not shocked, but this is eating me up inside. I can't sleep. I can't think. I recently lost my mom to cancer. Now I'm facing this. I previously dated a narcissist who used to lie regularly. But after all that heartbreak and torment, I'm now with someone who lies to me again? I'm so confused and upset. I really do want to ask my husband to get assessed. I don't think I…...

10+ hour, 4+ min ago (549+ words) Erika Kirk has responded to backlash over her hug with Vice President JD Vance that went viral. Last month, a hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance went viral resulting in many users on X condemning Erika's move. There's a lot of controversy over this hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance. Imagine being outraged over a 2.5 second hug between friends? " brittany (@by__brittany) October 31, 2025 Here was some of the backlash: " KraatyNews (@KraatyN) November 1, 2025 J.D. Vance hugs Erika Kirk at a "Turning Point event " fingers in hair, hands on hips " while also saying he hopes his wife sees Christianity his way. Grief, politics, faith: two worlds collide. Respect or optics gone off script? #Politics #Faith #Power " TheRealestJaraya (@x_yxzs_z0) November 1, 2025 People reported on how Erika Kirk responded to the backlash: Erika Kirk said she doesn't understand the fuss about her recent onstage hug with Vice…...

11+ hour, 32+ min ago (549+ words) Erika Kirk has responded to backlash over her hug with Vice President JD Vance that went viral. Last month, a hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance went viral resulting in many users on X condemning Erika's move. There's a lot of controversy over this hug between Erika Kirk and JD Vance. Imagine being outraged over a 2.5 second hug between friends? " brittany (@by__brittany) October 31, 2025 Here was some of the backlash: " KraatyNews (@KraatyN) November 1, 2025 J.D. Vance hugs Erika Kirk at a "Turning Point event "" fingers in hair, hands on hips " while also saying he hopes his wife sees Christianity his way. Grief, politics, faith: two worlds collide. Respect or optics gone off script? #Politics #Faith #Power " TheRealestJaraya (@x_yxzs_z0) November 1, 2025 People reported on how Erika Kirk responded to the backlash: Erika Kirk said she doesn't understand the fuss about her recent onstage hug with Vice…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago (171+ words) Medicaid coverage for parental home visits The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has launched new Medicaid coverage of home visiting services for pregnant and parenting customers. IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said the expanded Medicaid coverage is a critical step in the agency's mission to improve health outcomes. 'Trouble in Toyland' report The Trouble in Toyland 2025 report is out ahead of the holiday shopping season and it raises concerns around hidden dangers in toys. The Public Interest Research Group's Education Fund released the 40th annual report Monday and highlights AI toys with privacy concerns and explicit content, toys with lead from other countries and water beads, something the group says is a longtime threat. Construction lanes to open" The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Monday that lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible, for the…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago (225+ words) CASTRO MARIM, PORTUGAL " According to sources, American tourist Debrah Thompson's mood soured Monday after seeing her husband gaze in wonderment at the Guadiana International Bridge, knowing in her heart that he would never look at her like she was a cool suspension bridge. As the vacationing couple stopped briefly at a viewpoint to take in the engineering majesty of one of the longest suspension bridges in Europe, Thompson gradually was deeply saddened to see her husband's expression of intense longing directed at a suspension bridge. "Look at those cables," her husband allegedly said. "Just breathtaking." Thompson later called a friend in America, where she claimed she felt unappreciated. "He used to look at me like a suspension bridge when we were dating, but I guess that fire is gone," Thompson reflected sadly. "Why can't he look at me like that…...

16+ hour, 1+ min ago (929+ words) If I were to close my eyes and imagine a city that I would love to move to and live in, it would be a place that shined, even on a rainy day. A place where people are smiling, thoughtful, and helpful. A place that was clean'no garbage or graffiti visible'because the people who live there really care about the city because they consider it their home. It would be a place where people felt compelled to care for it because they care about their neighbors. It would be a place where love could be easily felt. When I consider love and what it truly is, I have experienced what love is through the work I do. I have experienced it in believing that people can be so much more than what society has been convinced of. I have experienced…...

16+ hour, 37+ min ago (858+ words) Let us remember that amidst hard work and tight budgets, the constants remain: gathering, serving, sharing, thanking. Let the Thanksgiving table be a small rehearsal of the larger civic life we hope for: attentive to duty, devoted to others, rooted in tradition, resolute in hope. The post In an Anxious Age, the Thanksgiving Table Still Holds appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI. This Thanksgiving, Americans are gathering in the midst of tough times; polarization is intense, economic worries are running high, and AI is changing our landscape. If new data from YouGov are any indicator of American life, we are still choosing to pause, sit down, and give thanks anyway. According to a November 2025 poll, a striking 86 percent of US adults plan to celebrate the holiday this year. Even when the backdrop is uncertain, the ritual remains: Half will…...

18+ hour, 16+ min ago (339+ words) Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said she had been hoping for what she described as a miracle in the days surrounding the death of her husband, Charlie Kirk, in September, as reported by The Independent Journal Review. Kirk discussed the period following the assassination during an interview with Megyn Kelly on Friday in Glendale, Arizona. A preview of the exchange was posted Sunday night on "The Megyn Kelly Show" X account. Kelly began the conversation by referencing a private discussion between them. "You told me this in private " How many kids did you want to have?" she asked. MORE NEWS: Oregon Principal Compares ICE to the Holocaust, Claims George Floyd was Her Friend [WATCH] "We wanted to have four," Kirk said. "And I was praying to God that I was pregnant when he got murdered." Kelly replied, "Oh, wow....