Ashley Park Reacts to BTS' RM Praising Her 'Dynamite' Rendition on 'Emily in Paris' : 'My Peak'

Park’s Netflix hit,Emily in Paris, returned for its second season on Wednesday. In the premiere episode, the 30-year-old’s character, Mindy Chen,performs a renditionof the K-pop band’s smash hit “Dynamite.” To Park’s surprise, RM tuned in and shared his reaction to the moment on his Instagram Story. In his post of her performance, the 27-year-old musician can be overheard in the background giggling with joy. “Wow,” he captioned the clip. After catching wind of RM’s post, Park reacted to his positive feedback on Twitter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Jessica Jensen

Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger's Adoption Journey Only Took Three Weeks: 'It Was Too Perfect'

Photo: Sydney Leroux/ instagram It was always meant to be. Krieger, 36, and Harris, 35, will be celebrating their first Mother’s Day this weekend at their favorite place thanks to a little help from Hertz. “We’re going to the beach and celebrating our first Mother’s Day there,” Krieger tells PEOPLE. “It’s one of the places that we absolutely love to hang out and we want to take Sloane as much as possible....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 530 words · Kyle Mcclain

At Least 10 Die as Winter Storm Gia Hits the Midwest, Leaving Thousands Without Power

Photo: Tim Vizer/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/AP Winter Storm Gia arrived in the Midwest this weekend, causing crashes, flight delays and power outages in states across the area — including large parts of Missouri, Illinois and Kansas — as well as Virginia. The storm is also blamed for the deaths of at least 10 people, who died in weather-related crashes, including an Illinois state trooper, according toThe Weather Channel. “He’s a hero,” Illinois State Police director Leo P....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Matthew Edwards

Atlanta News Anchor Jovita Moore Diagnosed with Incurable Brain Cancer

Jovita Moore.Photo: Jovita Moore/instagram Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moorehas been diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer, her station,Channel 2 Action News, shared Thursday. The 53-year-old Moore hasglioblastoma, an aggressive form of cancerthat can affect the brain or spinal cord. Her doctors have said that there is no cure, but she will undergo radiation and chemotherapy toslow down the cancer’s progress. Moore, a mom to three kids,had shared in April that she was undergoing surgeryafter doctors discovered two masses on her brain, which they now know are cancer....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Jason Bailey

Audra Mari on the Wedding Dress She Wore to Marry Josh Duhamel: 'The Second I Saw It, I Knew'

Audra Mari went down under for her wedding dress. The former Miss World America chose an Australian designerfor her North Dakota weddingto actorJosh Duhamelon Sept. 10, and she found her dress in the most relatable way. Hanri Human Because of the many details, Mari, 28, toldVogue Australiathat she kept the rest of her wedding glam rather simple. HairstylistSara J. Lientied Mari’s hair back in a ponytail and makeup artistYuko Takahashikept her makeup fresh and understated glam....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 488 words · Jose Bradley

Austin Butler Says He's Grateful for Being a Child Actor: 'It Allowed Me a Lot of Time to Make Mistakes'

Austin Butleris currently earning rave reviews for his portrayal ofElvisbut long before the Oscar nomination for the role, the actor got his start in parts on the Disney channel and Nickelodeon. Today, the Golden Globe winner, 31, says he is thankful for the lessons he learned at the start of his career and credits those early roles for getting him where he is today. “I am grateful I started young because it allowed me a lot of time to make mistakes....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Amy Collins

Author Jessica Lahey Turned Her Alcoholism Into Mission to Protect Kids From Substance Abuse

Jessica Lahey.Photo: Tim Lahey “We weren’t supposed to talk about what I saw right in front of me — the slurring, the forgetting, the ‘I’m just going to lay down for a nap,’ " says Lahey, 50. “There was a lot of napping.” Now, all Lahey does is talk about it — her ownexperience with alcohol, the role of genetics and other risk factors, and how parents can “inoculate” their children from a life of substance abuse....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Mrs. Kristy Thompson

Authorities Came to Slain Boy's Home 17 Times Before Parents Allegedly Beat Him to Death

Photo: Family Photo Time and again, authorities came to the home where 5-year-oldAndrew ‘A.J.” Freundlived with his parents. Caseworkers had long been familiar with the family. When A.J. was born in 2013 with opiates in his system, he was removed from the home. According to theChicago Tribune, he was returned to his parents in 2015. Still, A.J. and his sibling remained with the family. Family Photo On Wednesday, the Crystal Lake Police Department and the FBI announced that they had found the remains of the child wrapped in plastic and buried in a shallow grave....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 277 words · Mr. Steven Walker

Ava Phillippe Shares 'Big Ole Southern Saying' She Learned from Mom Reese Witherspoon

Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Ava Phillippeis sharing some good advice she learned from everyone’s favorite fictional Harvard Law grad. Over the weekend, Phillippe, 22, attended The Zoe Report’s ZOEasis event during Coachella where she shared a wise tidbit from momReese Witherspoon. “If you want to look and feel your best — my motto is always: pretty is as pretty does,” Phillippe toldE! Newsat the event. “It’s a big ole southern saying that my mom has always said to me....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Cole Villarreal

Avian Flu Kills Record 50.54 Million U.S. Birds, Making It Worst Outbreak in History

Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty More than 50.54 million U.S. birds have died in what is theworst Avian flu outbreak in U.S. history, according to data from theDepartment of Agriculture, Reuters reports. It also marks the worst animal-health disaster in U.S. history. Wild birds, including ducks, mallards, and hawks, are known to carry the virus — known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — in their feces, feathers or direct contact with poultry....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Matthew Smith

Avril Lavigne Gets Engaged to Mod Sun in Paris: 'The Day We Met I Knew You Were the One'

Avril Lavigne & Mod Sun.Photo: Marc Moitessier He was a boy, she was a girl — and they’re going to get married! Avril Lavignegot engaged to fellow pop-punk rocker Mod Sun on March 27 in Paris, the couple announced on Instagram Thursday. “It was the most perfect, romantic proposal I could ever ask for. We were in Paris on a boat in the Seine River. We had a violin player, champagne and roses....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 862 words · Danielle Browning

Baby Bouquet! Bride Carries Preemie Down the Aisle Instead of Flowers in Sweet Hospital Wedding

Photo: WakeMed Health and Hospitals Amanda and Edwin Acevedo had plans to say their “I dos” in a romantic beach wedding in June. But there was a sharp change in plans when Amanda went into preterm labor with Oliver on June 14, welcoming the little boy months early at just 30 weeks. He weighed only 3 lbs., 14.6 oz. Oliver has been in the neonatal intensive care unit at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, since his birth, hospital officials tell PEOPLE in a statement....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 342 words · Carrie Perez

Baby Boy on the Way for '90 Day Fiancé' 's Paola and Russ Mayfield — See the Glittery Reveal!

Photo: Russ Mayfield/Instagram Courtesy Paola and Russ Mayfield It’s a boy! 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?stars Paola and Russ Mayfield will be welcoming a son later this year, PEOPLE confirms exclusively. Guests at the bash sipped on cocktails andtucked into Latin-themed appetizersbefore the Mayfields cut into a “joke” cake that had no identifying color. But as soon as the laughter died down the pair each popped confetti guns sending blue glitter into the air, revealing they will soon be parents to a boy....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 273 words · Shannon Schmitt