The Oscar winner adopted her daughter Jackson in 2012 and her daughter August in 2015 Francesca Gariano is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...

Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald had a son who was given up for adoption when he was just 14 David Millward is based in New England. He has been a member of The Telegraph's US team since 2014 ...

Michael Goessling, a St. Louis man who was adopted, has found his birth parents, and one of them happens to be Michael McDonald. Goessling shared his amazing discovery with KCTV 5. He was adopted when ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 A routine DNA submission led to the surprise of a lifetime. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hal An adopted man got the shock of a lifetime after ...

An adopted Missouri man got the shock of a lifetime when he discovered his biological father was five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers. Michael ...

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Aileen Wuornos had already been arrested and incarcerated for murder when she was adopted by Arlene Pralle Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment ...

Christina Fan joined CBS News New York as a general assignment reporter in spring of 2019. She has provided extensive coverage of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on Asian Americans, from the initial ...

Michael Goessling’s first phone call with his biological father brought a shock: He was speaking to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The first time Michael Goessling ...

Goessling said he “had a wonderful childhood” raised in St. Louis by his adoptive parents, Paul and Kay Goessling — but always remained curious about his biological roots. “I could not pick two finer ...

When Michael Goessling, 59, heard his biological father’s voice for the first time last year, he swore he recognized it. “I just said: ‘What a voice that guy has!’... it just sounded so familiar, but ...

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