News from the Orient – September 24, 2025
In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, Syrian children are baptized…
My mom asked us for money. I know she’ll just give it to my brother.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s…
Michigan woman says family calls her ‘Big Money’ since becoming debt-free — but Dave Ramsey says it’s no joke
Dave Ramsey had some very blunt words for the family of a woman who recently sent in a…
Two arrested in ICE operation that led to protests at Mexican restaurant in Frisco, Colo.
At least two workers were arrested this week in a federal immigration operation that targeted a Mexican restaurant…
Man, 40, dies suddenly on Jet2 flight to Bulgaria as dad issues stark warning
Chris Neill, 40, was travelling with sons Reece, 20, and Archie, nine, when he fell ill on the…
How can I explain to my grandchildren about budgeting? Especially why we can’t afford the expensive cereal.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s…
World War II refugee to share story at Stearns History Museum
Kevin Allenspach | Special to the St. Cloud Times Violins of Hope features instruments rescued from the Holocaust.…
My Aging Mother Has Moved In. It’s Complicated.
Last month, my almost 90-year-old mother moved into my house. She had been living on her own with her…
Mailbag: Laguna Beach urged to step up its assistance to war refugees, asylum seekers
Sept. 11, 2025 1:01 PM PT When I arrived in Laguna Beach as a Ukrainian fleeing war, the…
Family of Tom Phillips oppose documentary on fugitive case and children’s ordeal
One of Phillips’ children, who was with him at the time, then began assisting police and said there…
How Switzerland became the ‘motherland of minigolf’
Swiss precision: the 4th World Minigolf Championships took place in Studen in the Bernese Seeland from August 20-23,1997.…
I planned our 11-day family trip to Europe without focusing on our kids. It was a smashing success.
My family took an 11-day trip to Europe and spent time in four countries. I was worried at…