Stanford Sex-Assault Survivor Chanel Miller Describes Meeting Swedish Heroes Who Stopped Attack

Chanel Millerhas no memory of being sexually assaulted, but she’ll always remember the men who stopped the attack. Miller was unconscious on Jan. 18, 2015, when Stanford University freshmanBrock Turnerattacked her outside a fraternity party. While the crime was in progress, Peter Jonsson and Carl-Fredrik Arndt, two grad students from Sweden, happened upon the scene on their bikes. When Turner tried to flee, the men tackled him and restrained him until police arrived....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Amy May

Star Tracks: Friday, February 20, 2015

01of 29IT’S SHOWTIMEChristopher Polk/GettyShe’s ready for the big night!Scarlett Johanssongives a big smile as she rehearses forthe Oscarson Thursday in Hollywood. 01of 29 IT’S SHOWTIME Christopher Polk/Getty She’s ready for the big night!Scarlett Johanssongives a big smile as she rehearses forthe Oscarson Thursday in Hollywood. 02of 29LADIES WHO LUNCHAaron J./PictureGroupLupita Nyong’o joins forces with the cast ofOrange Is the New Blackat the 8th AnnualEssenceBlack Women in Hollywood luncheon on Thursday in Beverly Hills....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1368 words · Scott Hamilton

State Trooper Unknowingly Pulls Over the Officer Who Delivered Him as a Baby 27 Years Ago

Photo: New Jersey State Police When New Jersey State Trooper Michael Patterson made a routine traffic stop on June 1, he had no idea he would be in for a reunion three decades in the making. After Patterson pulled over retired police officer Matthew Bailly for a minor traffic violation in Kingwood Township, the two struck up a conversation when they discovered that long ago, Bailly had served in Piscataway, the same township where Patterson grew up....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Christopher Sanchez

Steven Spielberg's Daughter Destry Responds to Claims of Nepotism After Ben Stiller Sparks Debate

Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Steven Spielberg’s daughter, Destry Spielberg, is addressing claims of nepotism when it comes to her upcoming short film,The Rightway. After Franklin Leonard, the founder of The Black List and contributing editor atVanity Fair, shared an article about the children of several Hollywood stars working on the project together, hetweeted, “Hollywood’s a meritocracy, right?” Destry responded to Leonard’s remarks on Twitter, saying. “I worked hard to get to where I am” before acknowledging her “privilege....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Scott Anderson

Stevie Nicks Praises Lizzo for Her 'Beautiful' People's Choice Awards Presentation: 'Stunning'

Stevie Nicksis commendingLizzofor using her platform for good.The “Edge of Seventeen” singer, 74, shared a note addressed to “dearest” Lizzo on Twitter Wednesday, praising her for how shehandled her big winat the2022 People’s Choice Awardson Tuesday night.After receiving the People’s Champion Award, the “About Damn Time” singer, 34, brought 17 activists to the stage with her, telling the crowd that being an icon wasn’t about “how long you’ve had your platform,” but about “what you do with that platform....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 915 words · Jesse Cortez

Student Killed After Mistaking Car for Her Uber Ride Suffered 'Heinous' Acts, Prosecutor Says

Samantha Josephson, the college student killed two years ago after shemistakenly entered a car believing it was her Uber ride, was the victim of “heinous, cruel and malicious acts,” the prosecution in the trial of her accused murderer, Nathaniel Rowland, said on Tuesday. Josephson, 21, was last seen at a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, in the early morning hours of March 29, 2019. During opening arguments at Rowland’s trial on Tuesday, Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson said that the prosecution have cell phone tracking data that placed Josephson and Rowland on a car ride together....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Eric Warner

Sue Bird Talks Historic WNBA Championship Win After 'Standout Season'

Sue Bird.Photo: Carmax Sue Birdis looking back on the highlights of her 2020 — including the historic WNBA season and her championship win. Speaking with PEOPLEabout her new partnership with CarMax — the first automotive retailer to team up with the WNBA — Bird says that it was an adjustment moving into the"Wubble"at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where the professional athletes played amid the ongoingnovel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic. “I’m actually a big-time planner, so for me it was about being okay with the unknown and living in that space but finding ways to be okay there which was definitely an adjustment,” Bird, 40, tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 598 words · David Benson

Sunny Hostin's Mother Cried to Learn About Family's Slave-Owning Past: 'She Was Deeply Disappointed'

Sunny Hostin details her mother’s reaction to ‘Finding Your Roots’ discovery.Photo:The View/X The View/X Sunny Hostinhad to have a tough conversation with her mother after taking part inFinding Your Roots. During Thursday’s episode ofThe View, the 55-year-old co-host detailed how her mom Rosa Beza reactedFinding Your RootshostHenry Louis Gates, Jr.telling Hostin that her maternal ancestors had “likely” owned slaves. That her third great-grandfather was “the son of a merchant who was likely involved in the slave trade” and had owned at least one person was just one of many “surprising revelations about my family history,” Hostin said onThe View....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Phillip Browning MD

Supermodel Chanel Iman and NFL Player Davon Godchaux Are Engaged: 'The Blessings Keep Pouring'

Davon Godchaux and Chanel Iman get engaged in Capri.Photo:SplashNews.com SplashNews.com Chanel ImanandDavon Godchauxhave another milestone to celebrate! The pregnant supermodel, 32, and the New England Patriots defensive tackle, 28, announced their engagement on Tuesday. In new photos shared to Instagram, the couple gave glimpses at theromantic proposalin Capri, Italy, – and Iman’s sparkling new rock! The first photo shows Godchaux in a white button-up shirt and black trousers, down on one knee and beaming up at a surprised Iman, who wears a white lace dress with butterfly-inspired accents....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Lisa Cochran

Surprise! Michelle Kwan Welcomes Her First Baby: 'A Perfect Miracle'

Michelle Kwanis a mom! “I’m overjoyed and tears of happiness are streaming down my face as I share the news of the arrival of Kalista Belle Kwan!” she wrote. “I’ve always wanted to be a mom and, to me, she’s a perfect miracle.” She added that while she found it difficult to imagine what her first child would look like, “it seems like she’s been in my life forever.” Kwan shared that her “journey to motherhood” was a “challenging” one, which included “a very long labor....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Melissa Bailey

Susan Kelechi Watson on 'This Is Us' ' 'Definitely Alarming' Romance — and How Beth Channels Mama Carol

Everyone’s favoriteThis Is Uscouple had more than one curveball thrown at them in the latest episode, titled “Flip a Coin.” Beth’s mother Carol (Phylicia Rashad), whom Randall (Sterling K. Brown) described as “Supreme Court-level judgey,” returned, this time for the grand opening of her daughter’s new dance studio. But it didn’t go as planned as the family found a carcass in the building’s vent 30 minutes before guests arrived. AndSusan Kelechi Watsontells PEOPLE that Deja and Malik’s romance is “definitely alarming” to Beth and Randall as more episodes will show....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Michael Jackson

Suspect Arrested After 3 Shot at Texas State Fair, Police Say

Enterance to Fair Park for the State Fair of Texas as pictured in July 2020.Photo:AP Photo/LM Otero AP Photo/LM Otero A 22-year-old suspect was arrested following a Saturday night shooting at the State Fair of Texas that left three people with “non-threatening injuries,” according to the Dallas Police Department. At around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Dallas Police responded to a shooting at the fair’s Tower Building after a “preliminary investigation determined one man shot at another man....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 556 words · Kara Smith DVM

Swimmer Jay Litherland Won a Silver Medal in Tokyo — and a DM from Olivia Munn: She Was 'So Proud'

SwimmerJay Litherlandreturned home to Laguna Niguel, California, with his first Olympic medal and a slew of congratulatory messages on social media. Litherland, 25, became the first Asian-American athlete to win a medal with his silver on the second official day of competition of the Olympics. “It feels incredible,” he tells PEOPLE. “I’m super proud to represent the community that way. I’ve gotten DMs from so many different people and it’s amazing,” says Litherland, who was born in Osaka to a Japanese mother and a father from New Zealand....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 566 words · Sarah Walker