Senate Votes Unanimously to Award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal

Photo: BRANDON BELL/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Senators have voted unanimously to award Capitol Police OfficerEugene Goodmana Congressional Gold Medal. Goodman played an integral role in protecting lawmakers from theviolent riotsin Washington, D.C. that left five people dead on Jan. 6. On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer paid tribute to the officer and asked the Senate to pass legislation to award him the Gold Medal — Congress' highest honor. “In the weeks after the attack on January the sixth, the world learned about the incredible bravery of Officer Goodman on that fateful day,” Schumer said, according toCNN, as his fellow lawmakers stood to applaud Goodman, who was in the room....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Kimberly Brandt

Serena Williams Refuses to Answer Question About Pal Meghan Markle — But Tells Reporter, 'Good Try'

Photo: Karwai Tang/Getty;Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency/Getty Serena Williamsisn’t commenting on friendMeghan Markle‘s new royal status. The tennis star, 38, was asked about Meghan andPrince Harry‘s decision togive up their royal titlesand split their time between the United Kingdom and North America going forward at the Australian Open Monday. She seemed to expect the question — but wasn’t interested in adding her two cents. “Your good friend,Meghan Markle, who attended your last two slams, and Harry, have taken a move, a stance that many people think is extraordinary and historic....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Bernard Webb

Sergio Brown Will Face 1st-Degree Murder Charge in Connection with Mother's Death: Police

Myrtle Brown and Sergio Brown.Photo:Myrtle Brown/Facebook; Maywood Police Department Myrtle Brown/Facebook; Maywood Police Department Days after the discovery of her body, Sergio appeared in bizarre Instagram videos that were uploaded on the since-deleted account “intplayerwithapassport." In one of the videos, he said he believed Myrtle was “on vacation.” According to the Wednesday press release from the Maywood Police Department, Sergio was taken into custody in San Diego on Tuesday while “re-entering” the United States after being in Mexico and “is awaiting extradition to Maywood, IL, to face charges of First-Degree Murder....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Susan Hunt

Service Dog Has Adorable Encounter with Dug from 'Up' at Walt Disney World

Photo: King Henry Of Nashville/InstagramThe Most Magical Place on Earth just got a whole lot more magical for one golden retriever.Henry theservice dog— whose owner Jessica Paulsen documents his travels on Instagram for more than 114,000 followers — met another famous pooch when he recently visited Walt Disney World’sAnimal Kingdomin Florida.In a video shared on the pup’s Instagram on Sunday, Henry had an adorable encounter with Dug the dog from Pixar’sUpduring a character meet-and-greet at the amusement park....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 990 words · Pamela Burch

Seth Rogen Says Nicolas Cage Auditioned for 'The' 'Green Hornet' with a 'White Jamaican Guy' Accent

Photo: Vera Anderson/WireImage; JC Olivera/GettyIn a town full of them,Seth Rogenmight’ve had the wildestNicolas Cageexperience yet.Rogen, 39, appeared onThe Howard Stern Showrecently where he recalled the time he almost worked with the eccentric actor when Cage auditioned forThe Green Hornet, a comedic superhero movie starring Rogen that came out in 2011.According to the star, his interactions with Cage, 57, were wild from the start. Cage first told Rogen he thought his character should be bald with tattoos covering his head....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1134 words · Alexandra Klein MD

Shania Twain Calls Marriage to Husband Frédéric Thiébaud 'So Beautifully Twisted'

After nine years,Shania Twain’shusband Frédéric Thiébaud is still the one — but the way their love story came to be sounds straight out of a soap opera. In a new interview withAARP The Magazine, the “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” singer recalls how she and the Swiss entrepreneurfell in loveafter their then-spouseshad an affairwith each other. “It’s twisted,” Twain, 54, tells the publication. “But so beautifully twisted.” In 2008, Twain’s ex-husband Robert John “Mutt” Lange, who was also her longtime cowriter and producer, told her their 14-year marriage was over....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Austin West

Shania Twain Says She Was 'Petrified' to Sing After Throat Surgery, but 'Had to Take the Leap'

Shania Twain.Photo: Danielle Levitt | @daniellelevittShania Twainis opening up about how her battle with Lyme disease wreaked havoc on her voice.Days before the release of her sixth album,Queen of Me, the record-breaking country artisttalked about the scary experienceinInStyle’s February cover story.For more than seven years, Twain was unable to project vocally and was worried she’d never sing again. Eventually, doctors diagnosed Twain, 57, withLyme diseasefrom a 2004 tick bite, which they believe damaged the nerves in her vocal cords....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1359 words · Micheal Marshall

Shanna Moakler Says Claims That She's an 'Absent' Parent Are 'False and Incredibly Hurtful'

Shanna Moakleris speaking out amid criticisms of her parenting. Moakler is mom to 22-year-old daughter Atiana De La Hoya (whose dad is former pro boxer Oscar De La Hoya), 17-year-old son Landon Asher Barker and15-year-old daughter Alabama Luella Barker, the latter two of whom she shares with exTravis Barker. On Tuesday, she shared a statement exclusively with PEOPLE refuting some claims about her that have been circulating on social media....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Scott Hughes

Shannan Watts' Mother Reveals How She's Coping After Her Daughter's Murder

“You know someone asked me a question one day, ‘Sandy how are you standing?’ Well, I have a fight to fight. That’s my daughter. I gave her life, and I’m still going to fight for her… you know?” Sandra explained to ABC News in her first-ever interview since the brutal killings in an episode of20/20, which aired Friday night. “Those grandchildren… they were my everything, they were my only grandchildren in the whole world,” Sandra said, fighting back tears while sitting next to her husband Frank....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Jeremiah Cochran

Shannen Doherty Shares Video Prior to Having Tumor Removed from Her Head: 'This Is What Cancer Can Look Like'

Photo:Instagram/theshando Instagram/theshando Shannen Dohertyis continuing to be transparent with her followers about her recent health battles. On Wednesday, the actress — who wasdiagnosed with stage 4 breast cancerin February 2020 — shared a behind-the-scenesvideoon Instagram before having surgery to remove a tumor in her head. “January 16, 2023. Surgery. I had a tumor in my head they wanted to remove and also biopsy. I am clearly trying to be brave but I am petrified,” the 52-year-old wrote in the caption....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 352 words · Mrs. Darlene Keller

Shannon Beador's Eldest Daughter Makes Her College Pick: 'I'll Be Visiting Often'

Go Bears!Shannon Beador‘s oldest daughter Sophie is going to Baylor University, theReal Housewives of OrangeCountystarannounced on InstagramThursday.“So proud of my little girl who was accepted to@bayloruniversity!💛💚 I can’t wait to watch you make your dreams come true@sophiebeador! ❤️” the mother of three wrote alongside a few snaps of Sophie wearing some Baylor gear. Shannon also wrote in hashtags, “i’ll be visiting often.”In one of the photos, Sophie stands among human-sized letters, using her arms to create a “Y” to spell out “BAYLOR....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 765 words · Kelly Miller

Shawn Johnson East Says Day After the Olympics Was 'One of the Hardest Days of My Life'

Photo: Cameron Spencer/GettyFrom the highest high, to the lowest low.Former gymnastShawn Johnson Eastis getting candid about how she felt after the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won four medals — one gold and three silver.The 27-year-old said on the#Adultingpodcast, “I remember the day after the Olympics being, like, one of the hardest days of my life, because you set this goal and you get so obsessed with something where your entire life revolves around it and then, all of the sudden, it’s done....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 851 words · Melanie Ruiz

She Just Ran Her Third Marathon Ever and Won a Bronze Medal: 'Man, I Love This Race'

Molly Seidelran the marathon of her life on Saturday morning in Tokyo — an even more impressive feat considering it was her third marathon. Ever. “I love that slow grind and squeezing it down at the end,” the 27-year-old told reporters after her third place finish in theSummer Olympics. “It is very different from some of the shorter races. I still love doing the shorter stuff and I hope to still do shorter races to keep that sharpness....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Nicolas Cline