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Viola Davishas broken her own Oscars record!The celebrated actress, 55, earned her fourthAcademy Award nomination on Monday, landing a spot in the Best Actress category for her performance inMa Rainey’s Black Bottom.For more on the 2021 Oscar nominations, listen below to the episode of PEOPLE Every Day.This further extends Davis' reign as the most-nominated Black actress ever atthe Oscars. She first earned the honor in 2017 when she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role inFences....

01of 98Minnie & MeChristian Thompson/Disneyland Resort/GettyViola Davis has a very special friend for a ride on the teacups at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on July 11. 01of 98 Minnie & Me Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort/Getty Viola Davis has a very special friend for a ride on the teacups at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on July 11. 02of 98Flower PowerErnesto Ruscio/GC ImagesLupita Nyong’o shines on July 11 while en route to the Dolce & Gabbana haute couture event in Sicily, Italy....

Photo: Stefan Irvine / Getty Age is but a number — and this holiday season, that number could get you a major upgrade on your next flight. Virgin Atlantic has announced that from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day, the oldest passenger on each of their flights will bemoved up to the best possible class. The woman, named Violet, was heading back home from visiting her daughter in the Big Apple when a passenger named Jack offered to switch seats....

Photo: Google Maps A Teacher in Virginia was fired after refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns, multiple outlets reported. On Thursday, members of The West Point Public Schools Board voted unanimously during a hearing to dismiss Peter Vlaming, noting that his actions were not only discriminatory but were also a form of harassment,according toThe Virginian-Pilot. Vlaming, of Williamsburg, who taught French at the school for at least seven years, had been on administrative leave since Oct....

Photo: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AFP via Getty Liberty Universityhas announced a campus-wide quarantine amid a rise in positiveCOVID-19cases. On Friday, the Virginia-based institutionissued a statementthat the temporary quarantine will begin on Monday, Aug. 30, and last until Friday, Sept. 10. During that time period, all residential classes will instead be done virtually and large indoor gatherings will be suspended. Outdoor events, such as the opening game for the school’s football team on Sept....

Photo: Katherine Wolkoff One, the mother of a newborn who had died four years prior, found Hayes in a waiting area and talked to him about the importance of spending time with the deceased infant, a practice that has become increasingly common among parents in similar situations. “I didn’t know what was morbid, I didn’t know what was normal,” says Hayes, 38, in this week’s issue of PEOPLE. “She began just walking me through the process....

Walker Hayesis remembering his daughter on the fifth anniversary of her death.On Wednesday, the “You Broke Up with Me” singer, 43, shared a heart-wrenchingphotoon his Instagram in honor of late daughter Oakleigh, who died during childbirth in June 2018 after his wife Laney suffered a uterine rupture.In the photo, the singer and his entire family each place a foot on Oakleigh’s gravestone, where a bouquet of purple flowers rest in a brown vase....

Sharp intelligence and a ferocious will to survive helped Dr. Haing Ngor elude death when the nefarious Khmer Rouge swept through Cambodia in the 1970s, imprisoning and killing perceived enemies of the brutal Pol Pot regime.After being tortured, sent to work camps and watching hundreds of people get put to death, Ngor escaped to the United States in 1980, settling in Los Angeles and working with refugees.His life took another fateful turn when he landed a lead role in the 1984 movieThe Killing Fields, about the Cambodian genocide he’d survived....

This month, Washington and Oregon both passed legislation to makeJuneteenth— a day that commemorates the freeing of enslaved people in Texas in 1865 — official state holidays. According to theAssociated Press, Washington officials passed a measure to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday with a bipartisan 47-1 vote on Friday. The measure will now head to Gov. Jay Inslee for his approval. “Today, we can take an actual step toward reconciliation,” Sen....

Photo: John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Rivera also referencedThursday night’s senate hearing on the Capitol attacks, calling the event an “act of domestic terrorism.” “A group of citizens attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election,” he said, “and as a result, lives were lost, and the Capitol building was damaged.” Del Rio’s fine will be donated on behalf of the team to theUnited States Capitol Police Memorial Fund, according to the team’s release....

Amy Slatonis opening up about the emotions she felt meeting her son for the first time.On Monday’s episode of1000-Lb. Sisters, the new mom recalled the immediate love she felt for son Gage Deon Halterman, now 3 months, after his arrival.“Looking at Gage, I just see his whole future basically, as he’s going off to college,” the new mom shared in a confessional.“It’s emotional,” she added. “You can’t really talk about [it] because you just love him so much you don’t have words to explain how much you love him....

Between Dec. 10 and 12, fans ofAndrea Bocelliwill have the opportunity to watch his 2020Believe in Christmas — Encoreconcert special, which he recorded from the Teatro Regio di Parma Opera House in Italy. PEOPLE has an exclusive preview of his “Adeste Fideles” rendition. “It was a moment of pure enchantment, for me and my family: a Christmas wonderland blooming and enshrined within one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world,” Bocelli, 61, said in a press release about the performance....

Michelle Obamais continuing her mission to get all children to eat healthy — no matter how stubborn they may be.In an exclusive clip of Tuesday’sJimmy Kimmel Live!, the former First Lady, 57, tries to convince hostJimmy Kimmel’s 6-year-old daughter Jane to diversify her appetite and eat vegetables.“So Jane, why don’t you like vegetables?” Obama, who was an advocate for healthy eating during her eight years in the White House, asks Jane....