Couple shocked to become rare parents to have quadruplets conceived naturally: ‘I didn’t think it was gonna be four!’

Couple shocked to become rare parents to have quadruplets conceived naturally: ‘I didn’t think it was gonna be four!’

This family got four times the cuteness. A New Jersey couple has defied the odds, welcoming quadruplets — all conceived naturally. Aja (pronounced Asia) Kennon and her fiancé, Emmanuel Volmar, recently became among the few people in the world to experience such an extraordinary pregnancy earlier this month. Kennon and Volmar were excited to expand … Read more

Molly Ringwald conceived daughter in Studio 54 dressing room during ‘Cabaret’ run: ‘Iconic’

Molly Ringwald conceived daughter in Studio 54 dressing room during ‘Cabaret’ run: ‘Iconic’

Molly Ringwald’s perfectly marvelous road to becoming a mom began with one simple place. Ringwald revealed in a new interview with The Times that she conceived her daughter, Mathilda, at Studio 54. The “Sixteen Candles” actress, 56, shares Mathilda, 20, and twins Roman and Adele, 14, with husband Panio Gianopoulos. Ringwald as Sally Bowles in … Read more

Living human embryo model conceived without sperm or egg: breakthrough study

Living human embryo model conceived without sperm or egg: breakthrough study

In a scientific breakthrough that raises a number of medical and ethical issues, researchers have used stem cells to create living, growing models of a human embryo. Because stem cells were used, there were no human eggs or sperm needed to develop the embryo structures. “This is really a textbook image of a human day-14 … Read more