Firefighters fight the flames from the Palisades Fire burning the Theatre Palisades during a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025.Photo:Apu Gomes/Getty Apu Gomes/Getty Los Angeles officials are speaking out in response to fire hydrants running out of water in the Pacific Palisades following public outcry amid the area’s raging wildfires.“We had a tremendous demand on our system in the Palisades. We pushed the system to the extreme,” Janisse Quiñones, chief executive and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said during apress conferenceWednesday, Jan....

Lainey Wilson; Beyoncé.Photo:Lionel Hahn/Getty;Mason Poole/Parkwood Media/GettyLainey Wilsonhas nothing but love forBeyoncé.Wilsonopened up toExtraon thePeople’s Choice Awardsred carpet Sunday about why the singer’s crossover into country music is something to be excited about.“I love it,” said Wilson. “The more the merrier. I’m like, again, it’s about that storytelling. It’s just about making people feel at home… and everybody wants to feel at home.“When asked how she felt about the way some country music stations haverefused to play Beyoncé’s new country songs"Texas Hold' Em"and “16 Carriages,” Wilson continued praising the singer....

AJ McLean and Lance Bass show off their pink hair.Photo:Lance Bass/InstagramLance BassandAJ McLeanare proud girl dads!On Sunday,*NSYNCstar Bass, 44, shared a video of himself lip-syncing and dancing to Muni Long’s “Made For Me” onInstagramwhile showing off his pink hairstyle.Backstreet Boyssinger McLean, 46, then appeared in the video sporting his own pink ‘do as he sang back to Bass, mouthing lyrics including, “Where have you been?” as Bass lip-synced, “Nobody knows me like you do....

Larry Stricklanddistinctly remembers the months leading up toNaomi Judd’s death on April 30. “It was a very chaotic, hectic, hectic time,” Strickland, 76, tells PEOPLE from the home in Tennessee he once shared with his wife. “It was extremely hard. She had several therapists that she was seeing, and her energy level had gotten really low. She was getting really weak.” “Nobody can understand it unless you’ve been there,” Judd, who was 76 when she died, once shared with PEOPLE....

Lewis Hamilton attends the Dior Fall 2023 Menswear Show.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Lewis Hamiltonis shifting gears from Mercedes to join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula One season. The decorated F1 driver, 39, made the announcement alongside Mercedes on Thursday, when the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team revealed that it would be parting ways with Hamilton at the conclusion of the 2024 season....

Stitch is invading the 2025Super Bowlfield with his wild antics. On Sunday, Feb. 9, Disney unveiled a new teaser for the live-action adaptation ofLilo & Stitch, showing the titular blue alien running the field and crashing a cart into the end zone during the big game. Similar to the original 2002 animated classic, the upcoming film will follow the formation of a friendship between Lilo, a lonely Hawaiian girl, and Stich, a dog-like alien, butnew characters will also be introduced....

Lisa Ann Walter poses with her dog Buster for a PETA adoption campaign.Photo:Elisabeth Caren for PETA Elisabeth Caren for PETA Lisa Ann Walterand her rescue dog Buster are dining out for a good cause. The duo stars inPETA’slatest pet adoption campaign. PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peek at the new project, which showsAbbott Elementarystar, 60, and her dog, Buster, reenactingLady and the Tramp’siconic spaghetti and meatball dinner. The campaign features the pair sharing a long piece of spaghetti over a gingham tablecloth, with the text “Use Your Noodle....

Lisa KudrowandRay Romanoknew they had an unspoken bond while working together on Netflix’sNo Good Deed.The two actors and ’90s sitcom legends play married couple Lydia and Paul Morgan in the new series, hitting Netflix on Dec. 12. Speaking to PEOPLE in this week’s issue about their time together on set, Kudrow, 61, and Romano, 66, say they connected over their time working on two beloved sitcoms,FriendsandEverybody Loves Raymond, in the ’90s and early 2000s....

Queen Latifah and Lorraine Toussaint.Photo:CBS CBS Lorraine Toussaint is revealing what it’s like to work alongsideQueen Latifah. Toussaint dished on some behind-the-scenes moments on the set ofThe Equalizerduring an interview with PEOPLE at the NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors on Friday, Feb. 21. When asked if 54-year-old Latifah, who both acts in and executive produces the CBS series, ever bursts out into raps, Toussaint says: “She does!” “In fact, she does....

MacKenzie Scott.Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty MacKenzie Scottjust made a massive donation to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches. On Tuesday, GSUSA announced that the billionaire had given a generous $84.5 million, the largest donation from a single individual in the the organization’s history. The news came weeks after the 52-year-oldfiled for divorcefrom her husband, Seattle school teacherDan Jewett. “The support from all our donors, including this generous support from MacKenzie, is critical in delivering on our work of reimagination and transformation,” added Chang....

Madison Prewett Trouttis in marital bliss! As she continues honeymooning in Mexico with husbandGrant Troutt, Madison shared several highlights from the occasion across her Instagram Story. One glimpse from the romantic trip included a video showing rose petals and candles leading up to their hotel bed. The room was also decorated with giant balloons reading “Mr. and Mrs. Troutt,” as well as several more rose petals and candles that led to a bathtub....

Madonna.Photo: Madonna/TikTok Madonnais going all out to shake up social media. On Sunday, the music icon, 64, shared a five-second Tik Tok video of her teasing the idea that she’scome out as gay. The video then cuts back to Madonna, who appears to give the camera a knowing glance before spinning to her right-hand side. Madonna left no comment on the TikTok video and did not reference it in other posts on social media made around the same time Sunday, including a separate Instagram post that shows the musicianstaring deep into her phone’s camera, while dance music plays in the background....

Maggie Rogers performs in Austin in October 2023.Photo:Erika Goldring/FilmMagic Erika Goldring/FilmMagic Maggie Rogersis bringing her new record to her fans. On Thursday, the “Love You for a Long Time” singer, 29, announced part one of herDon’t Forget Metour in support of her eponymous third studio album, due April 12 via Capitol Records. Tickets for the artist presale will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 27, while additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale, which will start Friday, March 1, at 10 a....