NEWS A Mom Influencer Is Facing Backlash Over Her Stance on Car Seats—and Parents Have Strong Opinions A Brooklyn day care owner admitted bribing Medicaid patients to enroll, then billing for services that were never actually provided to them. A New Jersey woman and her boyfriend in Colombia were convicted after a fake transit company tried to collect thirteen million dollars meant for elderly and disabled riders. View All News Topics FAMILY A Mom Influencer Is Facing Backlash Over Her Stance on Car Seats—and Parents Have Strong Opinions Confession: I Can’t Stand My Child’s Best Friend—Here’s How I’m Learning to Handle It October May Give Homebuyers Something the Spring Market Didn’t: More Room to Negotiate—Why Slower Sales and More Inventory Can Change the Conversation Over Price, Repairs and Closing Costs Homes.com — What October Buyers Can Negotiate View All Family Topics FRIENDS Why So Many Women Are Rethinking Their Friendships in Midlife—and What Happens When You Outgrow People You Once Felt Close To 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 View All Friends Topics FAITH Years of wrestling with doubt ended at Princeton, where a philosophy student says prayer and the physics of fine-tuning led him into the Catholic Church. Requests for exorcisms have climbed sharply over five years in the Pittsburgh diocese, and the trainer fielding them traces some of it back to Ouija boards. A California diocese expected a dozen couples to renew their vows in the church and ended up with more than a hundred asking to come. View All Faith Topics FASHION Turnaround experience from Nike is now steering David’s Bridal’s finances, after the bridal chain hired a new chief financial officer this week. A familiar kids’ clothing chain has now borrowed from its own controlling shareholder four times this year just to keep operating. Nike told employees the turnaround it promised for this year still has no finish line, and more layoffs are coming. View All Fashion Topics FOOD A milk warning is missing from thousands of loaves of Hawaiian sweet bread, a problem for anyone in the house with a dairy allergy. Stewart’s pulled two half-gallon ice cream flavors from stores in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire after a customer found metal inside. Testing turned up salmonella inside broccoli-sprouting seeds sold nationwide on Amazon, and the entire eight-ounce lot is being recalled. View All Food Topics FINANCE See More Regulators say a martial arts franchise chain promised new owners earnings it never intended to deliver, and now owes nearly two million dollars to settle the claim. Investment advisers ran their entire crypto and AI fraud scheme through private WhatsApp groups, regulators say, and investors are now out millions of dollars. Banks Are Rolling Out New Tools to Help Customers Tell Whether a Call or Text Really Came From Them—Why “Spoofing” Scams Are Becoming Harder for Families to Recognize ABC7 Chicago — Bank Anti-Spoofing Technology View All Finance Topics FITNESS Can Yoga Help Reduce Belly Fat? What to Know About Building Strength and Supporting a Healthier Body How Little Exercise Do You Really Need to Build Muscle? The Answer May Surprise You A new ten-million-dollar federal challenge is offering schools cash prizes and equipment credits just for getting students moving again. View All Fitness Topics
