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The trouble began the day after Christmas when Combs and Lopez went to Club New York, a newly hot Times Square nightclub. Now Club New York isn't exactly a gangsta's paradise--PEOPLE magazine held its holiday party there. Nonetheless, around 2:50 a.m., shooting erupted and three patrons...
Lopez was held for more than 12 hours--weeping and handcuffed to a bench--before prosecutors said charges against her would not be pursued. Combs was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property (police say the gun was stolen); he was released on $10,000...
Jenifer and Gary Troxel see themselves as pretty typical grandparents. They like to go to their 10 grandchildren's recitals and soccer games. They take the kids out to eat and invite them to their home to cook and do crafts together. The youngsters love to take turbo bubble baths...
Though they all live about an hour north of Seattle, the Troxels haven't seen these granddaughters in almost a year because of a dispute with the girls' mother that started after the Troxels' son Brad died. The couple hadn't married and were estranged at the time of Brad...
Despite these complications, the Troxels' heartache is all too common. Each year millions of grandparents see their relationships with beloved grandchildren curtailed or even severed when the parents split up. And the Troxels are trying to do something about that. Later this month the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the...