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Move over, Charlize Theron! Jennifer Lopez is the latest star to flaunt the decade's must-have celebrity accessory: a "trans" kid. '[The kids should] go where they want to go and do what they want to do.' Twins Emme Muniz — one of a pair of twins Lopez shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony — recently graduated from Los Angeles' Windward School under the new, more gender-identity-appropriate moniker Oskar, according to Page Six.

Talk about a full "circle" moment! "American Idol" winner Hannah Harper hit a magical milestone last night, when she made her debut at Nashville's historic Grand Ole Opry. Harper’s audition quickly became one of the 'American Idol's' most viewed moments in its 24-season history.

Admittedly, planning a wedding is a strange time to start reading cancer research. The seating chart had 17 unresolved feuds in it; the oncology journals felt like lighter reading. Until they didn't. Public health researchers call this 'social monitoring.' In practice, it means someone loving you enough to be annoying about your symptoms. A recent American study, drawing on more than 4 million cancer cases, found that adults who never married face considerably higher cancer rates than those who did.

Bill Maher says that Spencer Pratt needs to stop crying about his house burning down. On the latest episode of his podcast "Club Random," Maher also called Pratt a "douchebag" while the two discussed Pratt's run for mayor of Los Angeles.

California used to be a land of promise that produced fine Americans who mocked D.C. elites, a former U.S. Marine officer says. In the face of failed state and federal leadership in the Democratic Party, an ex-soldier has a message for inland communities. The coastal cities and elites are supported by the inland residents, says security expert and veteran Adam Castillo.

Do you matter? Does what you do matter? Are you doing anything at all? Does your will have any impact on the world? Are you living with vitality? Or are you just a hamster on a wheel in a little cage in the back of a middle school classroom thinking you are doing something when really you are just wasting your time here until lights out? Because we can all do it, we forget that it’s special. It’s so ordinary, we forget it’s extraordinary.

What happens when a government can order technology companies to create a back door into encrypted communications that even they cannot access? A rare cross-border coalition of Canadian civil-liberties advocates and Republican lawmakers is warning that Canada's proposed surveillance legislation could threaten privacy rights on both sides of the border.

Christian affiliation in America has been in steep decline for decades, with church attendance falling and nearly 30% of adults religiously unaffiliated. Pew Research Center has argued that there is “no clear evidence of a religious revival among young adults,” but sports fans might reach a different conclusion when tuning in to post-game interviews and press conferences, where they frequently hear athletes boldly professing their faith and giving glory to Jesus Christ.

The new movie “I Love Boosters” asks us to root for thieves who steal designer clothes sans regret. Next month’s “Carolina Caroline” follows a pair of adorable, lovestruck thugs who swindle strangers for cash. Whatever happened to actual “good guys”? ‘When he looked into the eyes of the 101st division, he took the time to ask their names, to shoot the breeze about fly fishing and their girlfriends.’ Look no further than “Pressure,” a new World War II saga based on incredible true events.

America is running out of motor oil! At least, that’s the latest media-driven crisis making the rounds — and making consumers nervous. Shelves stripped bare by panic buying, retailers quietly raising prices, and everyone blaming “supply chains.” Older vehicles were often far more forgiving. Many could run multiple oil viscosities without major drama. Sound familiar? It should.