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The article details the September 8, 2014 disappearance of Sarah and Jacob, the two youngest children of Troy Turner of Maryland and his girlfriend Catherine Hoggle, who suffers from mental illness. Turner awoke that morning to find the children missing, got his oldest son to school, then found Hoggle in his van without the children claiming she had dropped them off at a day care. The children remain missing and Hoggle has been charged with murder.

The article lists the top fifty U.S. companies that offer the highest levels of employee benefits and corporate social responsibility including Salesforce, NuStar, and Baird.

The article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of children Belle and Abby Newman for Niemann-Pick Disease type C1, a genetic disorder also known as childhood Alzheimer's disease. Emphasis is given to topics such as symptoms including loss of speech and decline in cognitive and physical ability, the girls' enrollment in a clinical drug trial, and therapies to slow neurodegenerative decline.

The article profiles several celebrity and nonfamous fathers, discussing their parenting techniques and relationship with their children. Individuals featured include actor Jerry O'Connell, actor Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, and professional football player Devon Still.

The cover story is presented, which examines the Green Beret surgeon Jeffrey MacDonald, who was accused of murdering his wife and daughters 47 years ago. Particular focus is given to evidence that has surfaced that might prove his innocence. Additional topics discussed include how the crime took place in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, how the crime took place on February 17, 1970, McDonald's memories of the crime, and the 1983 book "Fatal Vision," written by Joe McGinniss, which alleges that MacDonald is guilty.

The article details the efforts of Jim and Stephanie Umberger to adopt their son Ethan from Kyrgyzstan. They began the adoption process in 2008, but a change in the country's policies towards international adoption stalled the adoption for 8 years. The Umbergers along with 64 other American families created "The Kyrgyz 65" group to help lobby the U.S. State Department to facilitate their adoptions.

The article offers information on Zion Harvey, the first child in the world to receive a double hand transplant. Particular focus is given to how Harvey's hands and feet were amputated following a severe staph infection. Additional topics discussed include how his surgery was completed by doctor L. Scott Levin, Harvey's affinity for sports and insights on how Harvey is doing from his mom.

The article discusses American exorcists Brynne Larson, and her friends Savannah and Tess Scherkenback. Larson is the daughter of exorcist Reverend Bob Larson, who oversaw the training of the three women. It explores whether the group believes in their skills or whether they are hoaxes. Their website is available at: allamericanexorcists.com.

The article focuses on the death of African American boxer Muhammad Ali. Topics include his childhood as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, his 1964 win over boxing champion Sonny Liston, and his 1967 draft into the U.S. Army to serve in the Vietnam War and his refusal to go resulting in the World Boxing Association stripping him of his title. His conversion to Islam, his 30 year struggle with Parkinson's Disease, and marriage to childhood friend Lonnie Williams are also discussed.

The article focuses on three women, Abbie Green, Liz Kellner, and Tammy Makram, sisters who were each abandoned as infants and found each other through DNA testing. Each woman recalls their childhood and their adoptive families, the DNA matching service 23andMe is discussed, and the discovery of their biological mother is explored.

The article focuses on the efforts of National Football League (NFL) player Devon Still to save her daughter, Leah Still, in her battle with cancer, which he chronicled on online mobile photograph-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service platform, Instagram. Still shares the journey of her daughter to recovery from stage four neuroblastoma, how her daughter has changed his life and his career, and his wedding preparation with girlfriend Asha, a hairstylist.

The article focuses on the first birthday of the Morales quadruplets, born to Phoenix, Arizona, resident Carlos Morales and his wife Erica, who died shortly after childbirth on January 15, 2015. Topics include the couple's struggle to conceive, Erica's C-section and her death due to hypovolemic shock, and the help single-father Carlos receives from his mother-in-law Sondra Bridges.

The article focuses on terminally ill five-year-old Julianna Snow and her family's controversial decision to allow her to participate in her treatment choices. Topics include Julianna's diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT), her parents Michelle Moon and Steve Snow, and Michelle's online essay "My Daughter Wants to Choose Heaven over the Hospital."

The article presents celebrity news briefs as of January 18, 2016. Country musician Miranda Lambert is dating musician Anderson East. Comedian Bill Cosby is facing criminal charges for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting the former Temple University basketball administrator Andrea Constand in 2004. Musician Madonna and ex-husband director Guy Richie are fighting for legal custody of their son Rocco.

The article focuses on New York resident and mother Laura Rufflino and the promise she made to her best friend Liz Diamond to adopt her four daughters after Liz was diagnosed with brain cancer in August 2014. Topics include Laura's husband Rico Rufflino, Liz's passing in April 2015, and Liz's ex-husband Elyson Pagayonan, who is also seeking custody of the girls.