The first lady urges North Texans to help her husband win a close election.

It involves a payment and promise of jobs and investment.

When Jennifer Nodwell stepped out her front door last week, she found some unexpected visitors had come to call.

Four years ago, at the Beijing Olympic Games, Procter & Gamble's ad campaign was "Proud Sponsor of Moms." I complained loud and long about that one - how leaving dads out in such a glaring way was insulting and demeaning.

Q: My boyfriend has been divorced for four years. We have lived together for two years. He has three kids, ages 5, 7 and 9. His ex-mother-in-law takes care of his kids when they are not with their mother, which is the majority of the time. The evening visits are usually at the ex-mother-in-law's home. The ex just adopted two more kids - an 8-month-old and a 2-year-old. These kids are also at the ex-mother-in-law's home and are now bonding with my boyfriend's children. His ex is also in and out of this house while he is there. He knows this set-up makes me uncomfortable. Should I accept? Or should he change?

An advocacy group is petitioning the President to ban photographs of him and all cabinet members eating any food that is unhealthy, mainly burgers and dogs (hot dogs, not the other kind of dogs although they are probably against that, too).

The cover story in last week's (May 21, 2012) Time Magazine is all about "why attachment parenting drives some mothers to extremes - and how Dr. Bill Sears became their guru." That is the article's subtitle. All I can say, somewhat hopefully, is "at last."

LOS ANGELES-Sarah Hyland has been keeping a pretty big secret for a very long time: The 21-year-old "Modern Family" actress has grappled with kidney disease since she was in single digits.

It features dancing and lip-synching to Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger."

Reality TV is giving birth to some of the most popular baby names. No, not Snooki. But Mason, as in Kourtney Kardashian's son, jumped 10 spots to become the second most popular name for newborn boys in 2011.