Mar. 15, 2025
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Children of Blood and Boneis headed from bookshelves to the big screen.
“I am so honored and excited to bring Tomi’sChildren of Blood and Boneand the vibrant world of Orisha to life,” Prince-Bythewood toldVarietyin January 2025. “Our incredible ensemble reflects the whole of the diaspora. This is where our magic lies.”
From plot points to cast details, here’s everything to know aboutChildren of Blood and Bone.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Children of divorce are nearly two-thirds more likely to have a stroke later in life, a new study finds.
Researchers found that participants whose parents divorced before they turned 18 were 61% more likely to experience a stroke later in life. This greater risk was also present after accounting for depression and diabetes, which are also known risk factors for stroke.
“Our study indicates that even after taking into account most of the known risk factors associated with stroke — including smoking, physical inactivity, lower income and education, diabetes, depression, and low social support — those whose parents had divorced still had 61% higher odds of having a stroke,” study author Mary Kate Schilkesaid.
Mar. 15, 2025
Anita Damodaran’s mugshot.Photo:Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
A detention request for a doctor to remain in custody has been denied after she allegedly abused her dog.
According toFox 32 Chicago, a recent court hearing saw 38-year-old Anita Damodaran of Chicago being instructed to stay in Illinois and follow a 12-hour nightly curfew after her dog was found malnourished and barely breathing in March 2024.
According toCWB Chicago, the doctor — who is due back in court on Feb.
Mar. 15, 2025
Jennifer and Joseph Wolfthal.Photo: Seminole County
A Florida-based children’s book author and her husband are heading to prison after pleading guilty to abusing their adopted children.
The couple’s trial was supposed to start on Mon. Jan. 13, but they reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to the charges, local station WESH reports.
Jennifer Wolfthal will be sentenced to 12 years in prison, while her husband will be sentenced to 10 years behind bars, according to the plea agreement.
Mar. 15, 2025
The two surviving roommates who were in an Idaho home when theirfour college friends were murderedtexted one another to say how frightened they were on the morning of the killings, court documents show.
Madison Mogen, 21,Kaylee Goncalves, 21,Xana Kernodle, 20, andEthan Chapin, 20, were brutally stabbed to death in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2022 at an off-campus residence in Moscow, near the University of Idaho.
Bryan Kohbergeris accused of killing the victims and is scheduled to go on trial on Aug.