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At Thanksgiving, the Chief told Meredith that he doesn't consider himself an alcoholic, she agreed not to tell anyone she'd seen him drinking, and they began to bond. At Christmas, though, when Meredith saw her father, Thatcher told her there was no way the Chief could take back his alcoholism. By New Year's, though the Chief had told Meredith he was giving up drinking again, she was later called to the bar to collect him, because he was spectacularly drunk. Complete Story...

Nov 18 - By Alan Scher Zagier, Associated Press Writer
Several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives remember being taken to various locations and photographed with naked men, police investigators said in a search warrant released Thursday.

Nov 18 - By Maria Sudekum Fisher, Associated Press Writer
Authorities investigating six family members accused in a series of sexual assaults involving young relatives dating back to the 1980s seized booklets and magazines depicting incest from the family's home.
Nov 16 - By Corey Williams, Associated Press Writer
If Phillip Parsons was having financial or other troubles, he didn't let on to his friend, Russ Whittaker, as they cut trees or talked about high school sports.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
President Barack Obama is highlighting his personal ties to Asia, as part of his effort to broaden U.S. engagement in the region.
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
A sixth member of a family facing child sex abuse charges in western Missouri has been charged with rape in connection with the case.

Nov 11 - By Associated Press
Authorities have seized several items, including pornography, computer equipment and weapons, from the home of one of six men charged in a child sex abuse case in western Missouri.
Nov 11 - By Associated Press
Flight attendants are a step closer to qualifying for benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Nov 9 - By Associated Press
Authorities called several times to check on a family's well-being in a rural Texas home eventually found the bodies of four people.

Nov 7 - By Associated Press
A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says the Army psychiatrist is peaceful person — and hopes he will be treated fairly by the legal system.
Nov 6 - By Associated Press
Police say an Ohio man sent a letter to a business associate saying his family would soon be dead before fatally shooting his wife, son and himself.
Nov 6 - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
The family of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says "the actions of their cousin are despicable and deplorable."
Nov 5 - By Associated Press
A cousin of the man suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, says his family is shocked and saddened by the tragedy.
Nov 5 - By Associated Press
A jury has found an Iowa woman guilty of killing her 2-year-old son and seriously injuring his older brother when she slit the boys' throats before cutting her own neck last year.
Oct 28 - By Tarek El-Tablawy, AP Business Writer
It goes well beyond the average family squabble.
Oct 28 - By Associated Press
Indictments released Wednesday claim two brothers armed with a tire iron broke into a family's home to rob them and assault a teenage girl before beating five people to death.
Oct 27 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Hulk Hogan, as big a star as professional wrestling had ever spawned, had reached the end. For days he sat in his empty mansion, mixing rum and Xanax, shattered by an impending divorce and a family tragedy, holding a gun to his head and thinking about how little force it would take to pull the trigger and end it all.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
A Florida man accused of slashing the throats of his wife and five children has pleaded not guilty.

Oct 23 - By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Writer
The father at the center of a runaway balloon investigation grew evasive when a friend asked him whether the saga that gripped millions was a hoax, the friend said.
Oct 22 - By Associated Press
Police in Virginia are investigating whether a Korean-American teenager's death last year was caused by a religious ritual in her family's home.

Oct 21 - By kari-huus
The summer brought badly needed good news for Marlin Hostetler: He was called back to work building recreational vehicles in July. Now he once more has a $35 an hour job on the production line at Keystone RV — just like the one he left when he was laid off by Keystone in August 2008.

Oct 21 - By Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer
The James and Jacquizz Show is a post-game fixture for Oregon State.

Oct 18 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
One thing about the Heene family appears to be true, at least according to one sheriff: The story of a boy floating away in a homemade helium balloon , dreamed up by the Heenes in the hopes they could land a reality TV deal, according to officials.

Oct 18 - By Dan Elliott, Associated Press Writer
Richard Heene provided a glimpse of the chaos he was about to spark this week when he described for a national TV audience in March his belief that aliens are humanity's ancestors, his latest madcap inventions and his unconventional approach to raising a family.
Oct 18 - By Eve Tahmincioglu, Career and labor reporter
One of the biggest hurdles for working couples trying to balance work and family is finding good and affordable day care. But for some reason, many mothers think arranging and paying for child care is mainly their concern.