http://www.mail.com/subjects/13970-siblings.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13970-siblings.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046730-glenn-closes-sister-writing-mental-illness.html NEW YORK (AP) — The youngest sister of actress Glenn Close is working on a memoir about her struggles with mental illness. Grand Central Publishing announced Friday that Jessie Close's "Resilience" is scheduled for release in January 2015. The book will be co-written by Pete Earley, author of the 2006 book "Crazy," about his son's struggles. ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2046730-glenn-closes-sister-writing-mental-illness.html 2013-04-26T16:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html WACO, Texas (AP) — On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the fire that preceded the blast. With help from relatives, friends, o... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:36:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2043396-fathers-firefighters-lives-lost-west-texas.html 2013-04-25T23:36:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had embraced a radical, anti-American strain of Islam and was the driving force behind the Boston Marathon bombing. Younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's condition was upgraded from serious to fair ... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:59:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2038378-boston-buries-dead-evidence-gathered.html 2013-04-23T22:59:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040042-bomb-suspect-influenced-mysterious-radical.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In the years before the Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnaev fell under the influence of a new friend, a Muslim convert who steered the religiously apathetic young man toward a strict strain of Islam, family members said. Under the tutelage of a friend known to the Tsarnaev family only as Misha, Tamerlan gave up boxing and stopped... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:22:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2040042-bomb-suspect-influenced-mysterious-radical.html 2013-04-23T22:22:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034098-bombing-suspects-question-who-led-whom.html BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with facts." The older brother sought individual glory in the boxing ring, while the younger excelled as part of a team. Tamerlan "swaggered" through the family home like ... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 01:34:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2034098-bombing-suspects-question-who-led-whom.html 2013-04-21T01:34:42Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002756-serena-williams-routs-venus-family-circle.html CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Serena Williams had completed a dazzling display of tennis to dominate her opponent and advance to her fourth finals of the year at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday. Her excitement, though, was over the weeklong play of sister Venus despite big sister's inability to slow down Serena. "She's had a great week," Serena said So has Se... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:02:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2002756-serena-williams-routs-venus-family-circle.html 2013-04-06T23:02:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987700-pope-refers-to-muslim-brothers-good-friday.html ROME (AP) — Pope Francis reached out in friendship to "so many Muslim brothers and sisters" during a Good Friday procession dedicated to the suffering of Christians from terrorism, war and religious fanaticism in the Middle East. The new pontiff, who has rankled traditionalists by rejecting many trappings of his office, mostly stuck to the traditional scr... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:15:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1987700-pope-refers-to-muslim-brothers-good-friday.html 2013-03-30T00:15:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987412-pope-prays-good-friday-rite-recalling-mideast.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis praised the "friendship of so many Muslim brothers" during the Good Friday procession that re-enacts Jesus Christ's crucifixion and this year was dedicated to the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The nighttime Way of the Cross procession at Rome's Colosseum is one of the most dramatic rituals of Holy Week, when Chr... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:02:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1987412-pope-prays-good-friday-rite-recalling-mideast.html 2013-03-29T22:02:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1893176-argentine-woman-marries-twins-convicted-killer.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — This was a Valentine's Day wedding that the bride's family wanted no part of: An Argentine woman married the man convicted of killing her twin sister. Neighbors were against it as well. A mob gathered outside the civil registry office where Thursday's wedding took place, throwing stones and eggs. The bride, 23-year-old Edith... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1893176-argentine-woman-marries-twins-convicted-killer.html 2013-02-14T23:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1885892-pope-seeks-quiet-retirement-brother.html REGENSBURG, Germany (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is planning to stay out of the public eye following his retirement at the end of the month but may stand ready to advise his successor if asked, his brother said Tuesday after talking with the pontiff. Speaking to reporters at his home in the southern German city of Regensburg, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, who wa... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1885892-pope-seeks-quiet-retirement-brother.html 2013-02-12T13:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1876764-being-mandela-granddaughters-take-to-reality-tv.html NEW YORK (AP) — The newest reality television show is in some ways like any other: mother and daughters, sibling rivalry, family gossip and talk of Big Grandpa, who is very strict but loves it when his great-grandchildren are around making a racket. But that's where the twist comes in: Big Grandpa is Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid legend. "Being Mande... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1876764-being-mandela-granddaughters-take-to-reality-tv.html 2013-02-08T13:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1868428-4-sets-sisters-power-top-girls-team-iowa.html MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa (AP) — You could say the girls on the Mediapolis High School basketball team are like sisters to each other. And there's a good chance you'd be right. The Bullettes feature four sets of sisters on a team that is 20-1 and ranked seventh in Iowa for its class. That doesn't even count Aubrey Siegle and her sibling, Chloe, the team manager. T... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1868428-4-sets-sisters-power-top-girls-team-iowa.html 2013-02-04T21:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1867032-final-sendak-book-tribute-to-brother.html NEW YORK (AP) — The last completed book we are likely to get from Maurice Sendak remembers a man he often insisted was the real genius of the family, his brother Jack. Sendak died last May at age 83 after years of health problems, but had managed to finish "My Brother's Book," published this week. Admirers of "Where the Wild Things Are" and other Sendak s... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1867032-final-sendak-book-tribute-to-brother.html 2013-02-04T14:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855312-column-super-bowl-brothers.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Harbaugh had just finished answering the masked man in front of him when a caped crusader from a children's network swooped in to ask how he really felt about his brother. "I think that's a very provocative question from Nickelodeon," the Ravens coach said, not bothering to hide a smile. "I'm a little disappointed because I've spen... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1855312-column-super-bowl-brothers.html 2013-01-30T08:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1836188-jim-john-harbaugh-ready-rematch-super-bowl.html SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jim and John Harbaugh have exchanged a handful of text messages, and plan to leave it at that. No phone conversations necessary while the season's still going. No time for pleasantries, even for the friendly siblings. There is work to be done to prepare for the Super Bowl, prepare for each other, prepare for a history-making day... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1836188-jim-john-harbaugh-ready-rematch-super-bowl.html 2013-01-21T22:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1828670-dear-abbys-legacy-wit-warmth-snappy-advice.html NEW YORK (AP) — Two men had recently bought a house together in San Francisco, and the neighbors were annoyed. The men were entertaining "a very suspicious mixture of people," the neighbors wrote, asking: "How can we improve the neighborhood?" "You could move," Dear Abby replied. That zinger, contained in the 1981 collection "The Best of Dear Abby," was s... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1828670-dear-abbys-legacy-wit-warmth-snappy-advice.html 2013-01-18T13:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1818032-iowa-man-sister-reunite-thanks-to-boy-facebook.html DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man and his sister have reunited 65 years after being separated in foster care thanks to a 7-year-old friend's Facebook search. Clifford Boyson of Davenport met his sibling, Betty Billadeau, in person Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Mo., with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion at a hotel... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 03:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1818032-iowa-man-sister-reunite-thanks-to-boy-facebook.html 2013-01-14T03:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752068-okee-dokee-brothers-ride-river-to-grammy-nod.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For a musical duo that have known each other since they were 3 years old, there's something extra special about landing a Grammy nomination for Best Children's Album. Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing are the Okee Dokee Brothers, a Minneapolis-based bluegrass band who have been making their kid-oriented music since 2005. But their roots ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1752068-okee-dokee-brothers-ride-river-to-grammy-nod.html 2012-12-07T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734548-war-rips-apart-families-neighbors-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — BEIRUT — It's at night that worries over her children hit the matriarch of the Khayyat family hardest, tormenting her as she tries to sleep. Four of her sons have joined the tens of thousands of rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The fifth is a sergeant in Assad's army, a draftee. Worsening her troubles, her own brother no lo... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1734548-war-rips-apart-families-neighbors-syria.html 2012-11-30T17:07:00Z