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LOS ANGELES — An Apple Valley, California, mother just went 4 for 4 on her kids all being born on the date 7/7.

Just before Nauzhae Drake, now 26, delivered her firstborn, she called her mother while driving to school. She told her that she saw a license plate that ended in four sevens — her lucky number. Drake's mom took it as a sign.

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'THE NAKED GUN'

Rated PG-13 for crude/sexual material, violence/bloody images and brief partial nudity.

What it’s about: A reboot of the 1980s "Police Squad!" comedies about a hapless detective who stumbles into solving crimes.

The kid attractor factor: Teens might be drawn to the broad humor.

Good lessons/bad lessons: Billionaires are ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California and a coalition of other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over a provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” that bars Planned Parenthood and other large nonprofit abortion providers from receiving Medicaid funding for a host of unrelated health care services.

The measure has threatened clinics ...Read more

The man of the house is tall, lean and so bald that his head shines almost as much as his smile. He worked law enforcement all his career. As a state trooper, he once rescued the Beatles from crazed fans after a St. Louis concert.

He worked for the federal government as well, something to do with organized crime and exploding body parts. I don�...Read more

Q. My ex has always tried to manage me. It has always been a problem and led to our breakup. I want to take our two adolescent sons, ages 10 and almost 12, zip lining next weekend. They are very excited. She said it was too dangerous, and she threatened to call the police if I tried to take them. I can do what I want when the kids are with me, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction blocking language in the GOP budget reconciliation law that made Planned Parenthood ineligible for Medicaid reimbursements for one year.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani had granted a preliminary injunction last week blocking the provision for only some Planned ...Read more

Family legacy has long captivated our imagination, whether in the form of domestic thrillers like "The Family Upstairs' by Lisa Jewell; classic stage plays like Shakespeare’s "Hamlet"; sweeping historical epics like Jeffrey Eugenides’s "Middlesex"; or intimate personal narratives like Louisa May Alcott’s "Little Women." From hidden ...Read more

In "Falling Angels," the third book in the Maxx King Thriller series, John H. Thomas pushes his high-octane storytelling to its most ambitious scale yet. The action opens in the chaos of Operation Anaconda, where elite operative Maxx King is betrayed, wounded and left for dead in the mountains of Afghanistan. As Maxx regroups with a Green Beret ...Read more

Introducing Donovan Cross, a seasoned secret agent whose latest mission takes him home after three decades away — but this is no peaceful return. Instead, it’s the spark that ignites a tense, high-stakes thriller filled with political intrigue, buried secrets, and personal reckoning. With its smart pacing, vivid setting, and complex ...Read more

Several Planned Parenthood clinics are already closing after Republicans’ massive tax law immediately cut off Medicaid funds to the organization for one year.

Facilities in at least three states announced closures amid a challenging legislative and legal environment that came to a head after Congress banned organizations from receiving ...Read more

'THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS'

Rated PG-13 for action/violence and some language.

What it’s about: A quartet of superpowered scientists try to save the world on the retro 1960s Earth-828 planet.

The kid attractor factor: The comic book origins, superheroes and spectacle.

Good lessons/bad lessons: We can only save the world — and each...Read more

Q. Each time my son goes to see his father, I get a phone call telling me there is no food in the house. My son tells me he’s starving. “Dad never feeds us!” He’s 14! He needs to eat.

I don’t want my son to be hungry and since I rarely talk to his dad, I just call Grubhub and have something quick like McDonald’s delivered. Then I ...Read more

When I was a kid, we didn’t have air conditioning until we moved from Nebraska to Missouri. People in Nebraska used open windows and fans to cool a house back in the day.

My Aunt Adeline, a resourceful woman, cooled a big house, a husband and six kids with nothing but a bowl of ice in front of a window fan. That was the Cornhusker version of ...Read more

Have you ever read a book that you wished would never end? That’s the kind of book "The Island" is, and it’s a rare find.

Written by Amazon bestselling author and filmmaker Kerri King, this speculative fiction novel follows the emotional journey of Mack, a novelist-turned-fisherman, whose sailing trip with his wife, Lily, takes an ...Read more

The American health care system stands at a crossroads — fragmented, costly and often failing the very people it aims to serve. Yet across hospitals, tech startups, policy labs and patient advocacy groups, a new wave of reformers is reshaping the future of medicine.

These five books offer critical insights into how we can build a more ...Read more

A shadowy elite plan to enslave the world will succeed if good people do nothing … but in J.H. Jones’ ambitious and imaginative "Rogue Unit: Awakening," there are still a few good men and women willing to fight back.

David Smith, an Office of Naval Intelligence investigator posing as an accountant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and...Read more