Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It was a family gathering in Christmas 1988, and the chemistry between me and my cousin was palpable. I didn’t know how to contain my feelings.

Eight months before brothers Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez shot and killed their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, in August 1989, Erik wrote a letter to his late cousin ...

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A piece of that evidence is a letter written by Erik to his cousin Andy Cano in 1988, months before the murders, in which he alludes to abuse by his father. Although they’ve never denied killing ...

Liam Payne’s cousin, singer Ross Harris, is remembering the late One Direction star. “My young cousin. I’ve been trying to write something for a few days now, it still doesn’t feel real ...

Now, his cousin and fellow musician Ross Harris is detailing the Liam he knew. “My young cousin,” he began his Oct. 21 post. “I’ve been trying to write something for a few days now ...

Tia Mowry really needed her family — and her cousin Jerome Wiggins came through. During the Friday, October 18, episode of Tia Mowry: My Next Act, the actress, 46, got overwhelmed while planning ...

Write a check, Mr. Blank. We’re now talking about Kirk Cousins being third in the NFL in passing yards (2,328) and tied for 4th in the NFL in passing touchdowns (17). We’re talking about how ...

Kirk Cousins threw short of the sticks on the final play of the Falcons' loss on Sunday. Sound familiar? Facing a 4th and 4 at the Saints' 43-yard line, with just seven seconds on the clock ...

Arm talent reigns supreme in the Cousins household, it seems. Yankees pitcher Jake Cousins has acclimated himself well to the city of New York, posting a 2.37 ERA in 37 regular season appearances ...

The Kardashian kids are keeping up with the rhythm. When one child giggled at his dance, the 40-year-old encouraged Psalm to keep the moves going. "Don't laugh at him," she said. "Let him dance ...