NEWS A New Mexico jury found Facebook liable for 43 million privacy violations, and the state is now asking a judge to fine the company up to $40 billion. A Massachusetts woman who used fake driver’s licenses with her own photo to steal $536,000 from strangers’ bank accounts was just sentenced to federal prison. Federal prosecutors allege a woman concealed her mother’s death for years so she could keep collecting the dead woman’s Social Security benefits, part of a 17-person fraud sweep View All News Topics FAMILY When Your Child Says “I Hate You,” Here’s What You Can Say Instead of Making the Moment Worse The Grief No One Warns You About When You Become a Mom Nearly 6 in 10 Homeowners Plan to Spend at Least $1,000 on Their Homes Over the Next 6 Months—Why the Latest Fall Trends Are Moving Away From Picture-Perfect Rooms and Toward Homes That Feel More Personal Martha Stewart — Fall and Winter 2026 Home Trends View All Family Topics FRIENDS The Outdoor Hosting Trick That Makes Any Backyard Feel More Inviting—Without Buying All New Furniture The Backyard Makeover That Doesn’t Require a Huge Budget: Small Changes That Can Transform Your Outdoor Space A new Pew survey finds rural Americans are far more likely than city dwellers to see their social groups meet in person instead of online View All Friends Topics FAITH The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a new religious liberty case over a Kentucky Catholic church’s fight to build an outdoor shrine to the Virgin Mary. Before Another Month Begins, Write Down the Names of 3 People You Keep Meaning to Contact—and Make the First Call Before October Gets Busy A Family Can Pass Down Faith Without Passing Down Every Tradition—How to Know What Is Essential and What Can Change With a New Generation View All Faith Topics FASHION Victoria’s Secret’s profit jumped sixfold last quarter, and the chain added ten net new stores while other mall retailers keep shrinking Signet Jewelers, the parent of Kay and Zales, is closing dozens more stores and shutting down two of its online jewelry brands for good A 43-year-old discount fashion chain, run for decades by the same family and staffed almost entirely by women, is closing its last store for good. View All Fashion Topics FOOD 15 Easy Weeknight Comfort Meals That Feel Like a Warm Hug After a Long Day A Cincinnati pizzeria pulled four of its frozen pizzas from store shelves after discovering the soy in the dough was never listed on the label. The FDA just gave a jalapeño avocado salad dressing its highest-risk recall classification after linking it to a multistate salmonella outbreak. View All Food Topics FINANCE See More Labcorp will pay $2.3 million after a vendor’s data breach exposed the medical records of more than 27 million patients nationwide, a 44-state settlement found. Utah and Nevada are suing Lens.com, accusing the retailer of advertising one price for contact lenses and then doubling it with hidden fees at checkout. A Woman Spent $35,000 Renovating a Home She Doesn’t Own—and Turned the Experience Into a Career—Why Her Story Is Reopening the Question of How Much Renters Should Invest in Making a Temporary Space Feel Like Home Sacramento Bee — $35,000 Rental Renovation View All Finance Topics FITNESS New research on more than 100,000 adults found that walking faster can lower your risk of early death as much as logging thousands of extra daily steps. I’m 71 and Stronger Than Ever—These Are the Workout Habits That Helped Me Keep Going Women Sweat Differently Than Men—What That Means for Staying Properly Hydrated View All Fitness Topics
