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The scene outside King Soopers Monday.Photo: JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images The effects of mass shootings are far-reaching. They inflict unspeakable pain and impose financial hardship on the families of the victims while shattering a community’s sense of security. However, there are ways to help those who’ve been left to heal afterMonday’s shootinginside the King Soopers market in Boulder, Colo., which claimed the lives of 10 people. The suspect,Ahmad Alissa, 21, has been arrested and charged with10 counts of murder....

Photo: Nick Jonas Twitter If you’ve ever flipped through the pages of PEOPLE — or followed any celebrity on Instagram — you’re likely familiar with Los Cabos, Mexico. The area of Mexico’s Baja California Sur (which is comprised of two main areas, San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas) is sunny nearly every day of the year; when you add that to its quick 2.5 hour flying time from L....

Photo: DEREK HOWARD/NETFLIX As a young girl, Jean Bell learned the value of three things: running, higher education and a strong mentor. Growing up in the housing projects of the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, Bell vowed to work her way out of poverty. A high school track coach helped her create a path toward success, eventually leading to law school. Now an administrative law judge for the New York State Department of Labor, Bell has been helping girls like herself reach their own dreams via theJeuness Track Club, which she established in 1985....

Photo: Kevin Mazur/GettyHoward Sternis not pulling punches when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.The famed media personality, 67, referenced therecent deaths of several anti-vaxxer radio hostson Tuesday’s episode of his SiriusXM show, slamming their misinformation and calling for a vaccine mandate.“When are we gonna stop putting up with the idiots in this country and just say it’s mandatory to get vaccinated? F— ‘em. F— their freedom. Iwant my freedom to live,” Stern said....

Chadwick Boseman.Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images Chadwick Boseman’s alma mater is honoring the late actor with a scholarship established in his name. Howard University announced the creation of a $5.4 million endowed Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship for incoming students in Howard’s College of Fine Arts, the universityannouncedin a Monday press release. The four-year scholarship covers full tuition and was created with Boseman’s wife,Simone Ledward-Boseman, and inaugural donorNetflix. “It is with immense pleasure and deep gratitude that we announce the creation of an endowed scholarship in honor of alumnus Chadwick Boseman, whose life and contributions to the arts continue to inspire,” Howard University President Dr....

Amazon rainforest.Photo: Mark Fox Photography/ Getty A Bolivian man was found alive after surviving a month in the Amazon rainforest with minimal supplies, according to multiple reports. Jhonattan Acosta, 30, washunting with four friendsin northern Bolivia last month when he somehowbecame separatedfrom the group, according to the BBC and Spanish newspaperLa Vanguardia. The hunter spent the next 31 days alone in the woods, and did what he had to do to survive until help arrived — from eating insects and worms to collecting rain water to drink in his boots....

An image of the 19-foot python caught in Naples on July 10.Photo:conservancy conservancy A group of snake hunters recently captured the longest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida. The record-setting snake — which measures in at 19 feet long and 125 lbs. — was found at Big Cypress National Preserve in Naples on July 10, according to apress releasefrom The Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Even wilder? Some of his friends had never gone hunting for pythons before their encounter with the enormous snake, per the outlet....

Photo: NASA/Getty UPDATE:As of Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m., Hurricane Florence registered at a category 2 with 110 mph sustained winds, and was located about 220 miles southeast of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Hurricane Florenceis heading toward the Carolinas ready to bombard the coast with high winds, storm surges, rain and potential flooding. As of Wednesday morning, the storm was moving northeast with sustained winds of 130 mph and was projected to hit at a category 4, but it dropped down to a category 3 on Wednesday afternoon with sustained winds of 125 mph....

Photo: Google Maps, Thomas Petrou/instagram The landlord of the Hollywood Hills home that formerly housed the creative collective “Hype House” is suing the group of TikTok influencers for breach of contract and for allegedly causing more than $300,000 in damages to his home. Fitzgerald told KTLAthat the group allegedly caused more than half a million dollars in damages to the home’s tilework and jacuzzi and were responsible for leaving water and roof damage....

People rally outside of the Idaho state capitol for transgender rights in 2020.Photo: Katherine Jones/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Idaho’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it a felony for anyone to helptransgender children get gender-affirming health careand could lead to a sentence of life in prison. The bill, HB 675, passed in the House with all but one Republican voting in favor, and will now go to Idaho’s Senate, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 28-7....

Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Idina Menzelis fighting to create a better world for her son.On Thursday’s episode ofSiriusXM’s Fierce: Women in Music, the 52-year-old talks with host Lori Majewski aboutbeing an ally and raising her mixed-race son. Menzel shares 13-year-old sonWalkerwith ex-husbandTaye Diggs.“They’re taking children’s books that speak to gender and non-binary kids, and taking them out of schools,” Menzel begins. “I mean, it’s just so upsetting, honestly. And so what we have to do is keep fighting....

Idris Elbais making his Coachella debut!The actor, 46, surprised fans of the yearly music festival when they read his name among the list of performers for the 2019 lineup released late Wednesday night. PEOPLE’s reigning Sexiest Man Alive, who sometimes performs under the name DJ Big Driis, will be taking the stage on Saturday nights during the two-weekend run with Tame Impala headlining that day.“See you in the desert,” Elba tweeted on Thursday morning along with the full lineup....

Photo: ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty; Gotham/WireImage Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Top modelImanseems to agree with that statement, considering that was her reaction toLil Nas Xwearing a nearly identical outfit to the 2022 VMAs that she wore to last year’s Met Gala. The Harris Reed design — which Iman, 67, sported in gold and white andLil Nas X in solid black— is a dramatic feathered look consisting of a hoop skirt and headpiece....