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This story is part of the April 12 edition of Good Weekend.See all 12 stories. The young kid next door repeatedly kicks a soccer ball against our shared timber fence – all afternoon, every day.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Wyandotte County is home to only one Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program. One Community Jiu Jitsu Club was started by Ray Freeman in August 2024. Freeman coaches kids and adults ...

For example, on December 19th, 2024, X [2] user @rodristruly posted two pictures of a kid trying to open a champagne bottle, captioning it, "finally a kid without a phone.” The post (seen below) ...

Why? No idea. But actually, I did have some custard recently. I returned from spending Christmas in Scotland with a leftover Christmas pudding (something I didn’t like as a kid). I asked myself “What ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jose Luis Ballester, of Spain, reacts after ...

For anyone who was a 60s kid, the song became an anthem—for civil rights, female empowerment, and self-worth. Decades later, it still holds that same punch. Whenever I’m gearing up for ...

Here you’ll find perhaps one of the tastiest kid’s menus in town, with a host of pastas, pizzettas, and desserts sure to delight even the most discerning of mini diners. Italian trattoria-inspired ...

I just don’t know how you leave a kid on the side of the road bleeding,” she said. If he were to stand face-to-face with the driver that hit him, the first thing he would say would be ...

The energy at a St. Louis City SC game is electric. 3. Go to your first MLS game together at Energizer Park Soccer is part of St. Louis’ DNA, but even if your child wasn’t a Kickaroo kid or a Scott ...

But the impact for families won’t just be about making do with a smaller TV. It could mean sending your kid to school in shoes that hurt, or stopping contributions to a college fund, or ...