'Why I'm Getting Vaccinated:' A Pregnant Doctor Who Felt 'Relief' to Get the Shot After Weeks of Debating

Photo: Getty Jillian Simard, M.D., is 21 weeks pregnant and due in June with her first child. The 35-year-old Maryland oncologist sees patients every day, and took several weeks weighing the pros and cons of getting vaccinated as a pregnant woman, before deciding to go ahead with it. She just received her second dose of the Moderna vaccine, with minimal side effects.This is her story aboutwhy she’s getting vaccinated, as told to PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 822 words · Seth Stewart

'XO, Kitty' Star Anna Cathcart on Dealing with Uncomfortable Red Carpet Heels as a 'Sneakers Girl' (Exclusive)

Anna Cathcart poses at the Kate Spade New York presentation.Photo:Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty Gilbert Flores/WWD via Getty XO, Kittystar Anna Cathcart knows that sometimes you have to just power through uncomfortable fashion choices — especially high heels. For the Netflix star, who describes herself as a “boots and sneakers girl,” that means figuring out a way to make it to the end of the night without finding herself in excruciating pain....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 506 words · Casey Potts

'Yellowstone' Star Jefferson White to Host Hit Show's Official 'Behind-the-Scenes' Podcast

Photo: Ben Trivett Yellowstonefans, rejoice! “I am excited to announce that I am hosting the officialYellowstonepodcast,” White, who plays Jimmy Hurdstrom, says in thenew trailerfor the podcast. “As you dig into all thingsYellowstoneon all your screens, I’m going to be bringing you behind the scenes stories from all of your favorite cast, crew and more.” He continues, “But this isn’t just your typical recap show, we are going to unpack the world ofYellowstone, everything from rodeo to ranching to reservation....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Jermaine Espinoza

1 Year After George H. W.'s Death, How the Bush Family Is Asking Others to Give Back

The family ofGeorge H. W. Bushis paying tribute to his altruism — and the organization that carries on that giving spirit still — on the one-year anniversary of his death. The former 41st president died on Nov. 30, 2018, at the age of 94, just seven months after wifeBarbara Bushdied. To honor President Bush’s “unrelenting service to others,” his daughter Dorothy Bush Koch, 60, and son Neil Bush, 64, are urging others to be a “point of light” in their own communities, just like their father had been....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 652 words · Kathleen Odom MD

10-Year-Old Hospitalized After Incident That Killed 8 at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival

Travis Scott.Photo: Erika Goldring/WireImage A 10-year-old was among those injured in themass casualty eventthat left eight people dead Friday night atTravis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston. The chaos unfolded at approximately 9:15 p.m., when fans in the crowd of about 50,000 began to rush the stage. Several people were trampled, and there were also reports that some people were injected with drugs. “One of the narratives was that some individual was injecting people with drugs,” Chief Troy Finner of the Houston Police Department said Saturday at apress conference, noting that a security officer who went unconscious and was revived with Narcan reported feeling a “prick” in his neck that looked similar to a needle injection....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Mr. Chad Herrera

11-Year-Old Tennessee Boy Receives New Hands for Christmas: 'Nothing Short of Amazing'

Photo: Courtesy Kori Suitter An 11-year-old boy from Clarksville, Tennessee who was born without most of his hands received an extra-special Christmas gift this year. According to theLeaf-Chronicle, Gavin was born without most of his hands due to a vascular disruption that causes lack of blood flow to various body parts. He is also missing his left foot and 40 percent of his tongue, the outlet reported. Courtesy Kori Suitter...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Luke Gonzalez

12 Throwback Photos of Oprah & Gayle - and the Friendship Lessons They've Taught Us

01of 12 You’re Never Too Old for a Slumber Party Winfrey and King’s storied friendshipall began one snowy Baltimore eveningwhen the future talk show host invited King to stay the night. Winfrey and King - who worked together at the same news station as an anchor and production assistant, respectively - spent all night chatting. “We didn’t really know each other,” King said of the fateful night, “but she was just that kind of girl even then....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1582 words · Shannon Gordon

12-Year-Old Giraffe at Los Angeles Zoo Dies After Giving Birth to Stillborn Calf: A 'Painful Loss'

Hasina the giraffe.Photo: Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens A Masai giraffe at the Los Angeles Zoo is dead aftergiving birthto a stillborn calf. Hasina the giraffedied on Monday night following an anesthetized procedure to remove her calf, which was in an “abnormal breech position within the womb,” according astatement from the zoo. The 12-year-old mammal had initially recovered from the anesthesia and was doing well, even standing up and eating, but her condition “remained serious,” zoo officials said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Joseph Martinez

15 Asian Rising Stars in Hollywood You Need to Be Paying Attention to

01of 15Bowen YangFilmMagicTalent:Comedian, writer, actorBest known for:Writing forSaturday Night Live, his laugh-out-loudTwitter impressionsand co-hosting theLas Culturistas podcastwith Matt RogersUpcoming roles:After making hisSNLdebut as a staff writer in 2018, Yang is now going to be a featured player on the comedy sketch series, alongside newcomer Chloe Fineman. Yang is thefirst ever Asian-American cast memberto join the show. 01of 15 Bowen Yang FilmMagic Talent:Comedian, writer, actor Best known for:Writing forSaturday Night Live, his laugh-out-loudTwitter impressionsand co-hosting theLas Culturistas podcastwith Matt Rogers...

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1145 words · Daniel Villegas

15 People Injured After Pub Bike Overturns in Atlanta, Driver Charged with DUI, Police Say

Police say 15 people were injured after a “Pedal Pub” overturned while operating in Atlanta on Saturday. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. local time near W Peachtree St and 14th St NE when the electric bike “tipped over while making a turn” with all 15 people on board,according to the Atlanta Police Department. The driver of the electric bike has since been arrested and charged with driving under the influence and a business permit violation, the department said in its statement on Sunday....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 347 words · Darrell Lambert

150-Year-Old Marriage Certificate Found at N.C. Thrift Shop Given to Couple's Great-Granddaughter

The marriage certificate.Photo: Hope Harbor Home Executive Director, Karmen Smith A nearly 150-year-old marriage certificate was found in a North Carolina thrift store last month — and thanks to “the power of community,” it will now be reunited with the couple’s great-granddaughter. Hope Harbor Executive Director Karmen Smith tells PEOPLE that Assistant Manager Pam Phelps of Hope Chest Thrift Store in Bolivia was cleaning a picture frame on July 26 when she discovered something unusual in the back of the frame....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 804 words · Tyler Kent

16-Year-Old Student Suffers Fentanyl Overdose Likely from Smoking Laced Marijuana, Police Say

Bloomfield High School in Connecticut.Photo: Google Maps A 16-year-old student suffered an overdose at school on Thursday after smoking marijuana that police believe waslaced with fentanyl. The student, from Bloomfield High School in Connecticut, was overdosing in the school’s security office just before 11 a.m. when police arrived at the scene, they said in a press release. School staff and police gave the student first aid and “multiple doses” of Narcan, also known as naloxone, the medication used to reverse an opioid overdose....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Jimmy Bennett

17-Year-Old Develops Kidney Failure After Getting the Flu for the First Time: 'I Couldn't Move'

Photo: GoFundMe A Georgia teen went into kidney failure for the first time, and his mom is nowurging people to get the flu shot. Just before Christmas, 17-year-old John Chelcy started to complain of muscle aches and exhaustion. That worried his mom LaToya, 42, who said that her son is rarely sick. LaToya took him to an urgent care facility near their home in LaGrange where John’s condition worsened....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Duane Robinson