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The acting police chief on the day of the shooting atRobb Elementary Schoolin Uvalde, Texas has been placed on administrative leave amid review of law enforcement’s response to the tragedy. The Uvalde Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. One of the revelations made in the report was that the police response disregarded its own active shooting training. “They failed to prioritize saving the lives of innocent victims over their own safety,” the document said....

When it comes to persuading contestants onThe Voiceto join a team, veteran coachAdam Levinecomes prepared with a battle plan.“[Levine] has to have the last word,”Kelly Clarksonsays in PEOPLE’s15 Seasons of The Voicespecial edition.“It’s a nice play,” she adds. “He wins a lot of people over.”WithThe Voicein its 15th season, the coaches have learned certain tricks come in handy when it comes to wooing contestants. Levine, who currently has a total of threeVoicewins, confirms that having the last word is “a technique we realized over time — usually whoever has the last word gets the person....

Adam Sandleris shedding light on his unexpected firing fromSaturday Night Live24 years ago. The actor and comedian, 53, was a staple on the NBC sketch comedy series during the early 1990s, alongside his late friend Chris Farley. But in 1995, the two were shockingly axed from the series. In a recent interview onThe Howard Stern Show, Sandler was asked if he felt vindicated when he returned to the show as host (and joked about their exits in his opening monologue) in May to pay tribute to Farley, who died in 1997....

Adele and Rich Paul.Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Adele’s relationship is heating up! The singer, 33, and top sports agentRich Paul, 40, attended his clientLeBron James’s wife Savannah’sbirthday partyon Aug. 27 in West Hollywood — and the couple is acting like they’re “getting more serious,” a source confirmed to PEOPLE. “They went to LeBron James' party together. He often brings her around his friends. She seems to be getting along with everyone,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue, on newsstands Friday....

Photo:getty (2) getty (2) The Cheetah Girlsalmost featuredSolange Knowlesas a cheetah sister! Adrienne Bailon-Houghtonmade the revelation about the famous foursome during arecent appearanceon theWe Said What We Said With Rickey and Denzelpodcast. The final cast for theDisney Channel Original Moviefranchise included Bailon-Houghton as Chanel “Chuchie” Simmons,Raven-Symonéas Galleria “Bubbles” Garibaldi,Kiely Williamsas Aquanette “Aqua” Walker andSabrina Bryanas Dorinda “Do” Thomas. When she first booked her role, “I was told that the other girls that were chosen were Raven-Symoné as Galleria, Sabrina Bryan as Dorinda, myself as Chanel, andSolange Knowlesas Aqua,” Bailon-Houghton, 39, recalled....

Bushra Farkish and son, Liam, in Seattle.Photo: Brian bowen smith It’s been almost a month since Bushra Farkish, her husband, Qais Wared, and their 11-month-old son flew out of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, the day the capital fell to Taliban control and life as she’d always known it vanished. “It was really difficult for me to accept that all of the work done in this past 20 years — when we tasted freedom and our rights — is now gone....

Chris and Shanann Watts.Photo: Shanann Watts /Facebook When the bodies ofShanann Watts and her two young daughterswere discovered at a remote Colorado oil fieldin mid August, police found something else at the scene which may further link the three deaths toChris Watts, Shanann’s husband and the father of her girls. In the filing, dated Tuesday, authorities requested to take a print of Chris’ bare feet so they can determine if it matches those found on the bag....

Photo: Maureen and Rich Vath Maureen and Rich Vath watched the floodwaters rise inside their Sanibel, Florida, home asHurricane Ianpassed over the island when it made itsfirst U.S. landfallWednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph. Ian destroyed portions ofSanibel Causeway— a series of bridges that connect the island to the Florida mainland — so they couldn’t reach to their boat either. Maureen, 76, and Rich, 77, tried to use their bikes to find help, but the muddy terrain made riding impossible....

Roker, 64, shared a gallery of photos of the hangout to Instagram, pictures snapped while he held Kotb’s newest addition. Kotb’s mother (Grandma Sami) was also seen in the pictures, as was Kotb’s oldest daughter, 2-year-old Haley Joy — to whom Roker read a book in one sweet shot. “So much #happiness spending time with @hodakotb, Grandma Sami and the reason I can’t stop smiling, Big Sister Haley Joy and the newest addition to #TeamHodaandJoel Hope Catherine,” Roker captioned the post....

Alan Jackson.Photo: Mickey Bernal/FilmMagicCountry superstarAlan Jacksonis opening up about his longstanding private health battle.Jackson, 62, revealed on theTODAYshow Tuesday that for the past 10 years, he’s been dealing with a degenerative nerve condition called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is slowly affecting his ability to walk and perform on stage.“I’ve been reluctant to talk about this publicly and to my fans, but it’s been a while, and it’s starting to affect my performance on stage a little bit where I don’t feel comfortable,” he said in an interview withJenna Bush Hager....

Photo:alana thompson/instagram alana thompson/instagram Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompsonisn’t heading off to college alone. TheMama June: From Not to Hotstar confirmed her boyfriend,Dralin Carswell, is packing his bags to follow her to the university of her choice. “I’ll be moving off campus for security reasons and because Dralin is coming with me," Thompson, 17, toldEntertainment Tonight. The pair are headed to Denver, where Thompson will be pursuing a degree in nursing....

Photo: airbanks Police Department Stephany LaFountain’s 911 call last November reported that her 13-month-old child was not breathing. She also called family members of her husband, who was away on military duty, and they arrived and started CPR, police say. It wasn’t enough. The child died four days later at a hospital. At first, the death appeared to be an isolated family tragedy, but the suspicions of investigators were aroused when they discovered that LaFountain had lost another young child two years earlier....

Cast and crew of the upcoming western filmRustwere left saddened and shocked following atragic incident on set. On Thursday, cinematographerHalyna Hutchinswas killed and director Joel Souza was injured after the film’s star and producer,Alec Baldwin, accidentally misfired a prop gun at the Bonanza Creek Ranch set in New Mexico. For more on the shooting on theRustset, listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. Alec Baldwin.Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican...