Florence Pugh Shares Pics from 'Beautiful' 27th Birthday Celebration as She's Celebrated by Friends

Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Florence Pughis sharing some moments from her “fabtastic” birthday celebration. On Thursday, Pugh, now 27 after her birthday on Tuesday, wrote onInstagramthat she is “astonished friends want to do anything” for her birthday after New Year’s Day every year alongside a series of photos of her blowing out candles on a cake and celebrating with friends. “Well that was beautiful. The 3rd of Jan is always so crap as no one wants to do anything but splodge and nurse their NYE hangover,” theDon’t Worry Darlingstar wrote in the post’s caption....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Jennifer Leonard

Florida Sixth-Grader Arrested After His Refusal to Recite Pledge of Allegiance Led to Confrontation

Photo: Google Maps A sixth grader is facing misdemeanor charges after having a confrontation with a teacher that began after he refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The Feb. 4 incident allegedly started when a substitute teacher told the 11-year-old boy to stand up for the pledge at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland, Fla. According to the arrest affidavit, the boy refused and told the teacher that he thought the flag and the national anthem are “racist” against black people....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 418 words · Taylor Barton

Former 'Bond 25' Director Danny Boyle Says Robert Pattinson Should Be James Bond: He's 'Matured'

Robert Pattinsonas 007? There’s one director who could see it happening. Danny Boyle, who was formerly set to direct the upcomingBond 25, revealed in an interview withVarietyhe could see Pattinson, 33, portraying the iconic British spy. “I was watching the Claire Denis film the other day,High Life— and it’s very good, I’d recommend, Robert Pattinson is very good in it,” Boyle, 62, said of Pattinson’s latest film. “I was watching it with a friend, and I said to him, ‘They should cast Robert Pattinson [as Bond]....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 492 words · Aaron Martin

Former 'Playboy' Model Shanna Moakler Reveals Her 'Mommy Makeover' After Undergoing Plastic Surgery

Photo: Shanna Moakler/Instagram Shanna Moakleris showing off her new body! The formerPlayboymodel, 43, first revealed she was undergoing a tummy tuck and liposuction back in October. Since then, Moakler has kept her followers in the loop on her recovery process and on Tuesday, she shared the latest update from her “Mommy Makeover.” “Alright guys I am 5 weeks post op!” sheannounced in an Instagram post, alongside a photo of herself posing in the mirror wearing a pink sports bra and black underwear....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 581 words · Luis Farley

Former Auburn QB Jeff Klein Dead Shortly After Stage 4 Cancer Diagnosis: 'We Lost a Good One'

Jeff Klein.Photo: Facebook Jeff Klein, the former quarterback for the Auburn Tigers, died on Wednesday shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. “His passing was peaceful and immediately followed the ceasing of life support. After two long and painful days, I finally get to see our precious boys,” she continued. “Please continue to pray the Lord would grant me the words and wisdom on how to talk to my babies about how our lives have been completely changed....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Jason Davis

Former Colo. Police Officer Austin Hopp Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Elderly Woman with Dementia

Austin Hopp.Photo: AP/Shutterstock Austin Hopp, formerly of the Loveland Police Department in Colorado, pleaded guilty to a single charge of second-degree assault on Wednesday, local station9Newsreports. Hopp,who was chargedwith misdemeanor first-degree official misconduct and two felonies, including second-degree assault of an at-risk adult and attempt to influence a public servant, accepted a plea deal that would lessen his sentence from 10-30 years to 2-8 years if the case had gone to trial, perCBS4 Denver....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Kevin Scott

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Dies at 91

Photo: Barry Iverson/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak — who ruled from 1981 until he was ousted in the 2011 revolution — has died, his oldest son Alaa Mubarakconfirmed on Twitter Monday morning. He was 91. The late foreign leader had reportedly undergone surgery in January and was recovering in the intensive care unit at theMaadi Military Hospitalin southern Cairo at the time of his death, according toThe New York Times,CNNand theBBC....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 286 words · Rebecca Peck

Former HGTV Host Christopher Dionne Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Molesting 10-Year-Old Girl

The sentence was passed down on Wednesday at the New London Superior Court, according to court documents. Dionne was sentenced to seven years in prison — which will be suspended after three years served — and 10 years of probation following his release, the documents read. He will be required to register as a sexual offender,The Day of New Londonreported, and also adhere to a criminal protective order that prohibits him from contacting the victim for the remainder of his life....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Oscar Davidson

Former Vermont Nurse Pleads Guilty to Commissioning Torture Videos

Photo: Getty A former Vermont nurse has pleaded guilty to commissioning torture videos from a woman in Venezuela, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Burlington resident Sean Fiore, 37,pleaded guilty Thursday to murder for hire, conspiracy to kidnap and murder a person overseas, conspiracy to produce child pornography, and possession of child pornography. He is scheduled for sentencing on March 1. Fiore admitted to commissioning videos from co-defendant Moraima Escarlet Vasquez Flores in Venezuela two separate times in 2018....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Brandon Collins

Former White House Spokeswoman Says Trump Once Told Her His Genitals Weren't Strangely Shaped

Stephanie Grisham.Photo: Shutterstock FormerMelania Trumpspokesperson andDonald Trumppress secretary Stephanie Grisham described an inappropriate interaction she allegedly had with the former president in her upcoming bookI’ll Take Your Questions Now. Donald Trump.James Devaney/GC Images Trump and the White House denied he had an affair with the porn actress. Former press secretary Grisham also alleged in her book that Trump once requested a young press aide (who isn’t named in the book) sit in his Air Force One cabin, in an attempt to “look at her behind,” per theWashington Post....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Sarah Solomon

Former Women's Basketball Star Jill Noe Is Carrying Twins — for Her Twin Sister

Photo: Courtesy Whitney Bliesner Jill Noe is giving her twin sister the gift of a lifetime. The former Arizona State University basketball star, 34, is currentlypregnant with twins, serving as a surrogate for her fraternal twin sister Whitney Bliesner, for whom a pregnancy would be too risky. According to an interview the Portland, Oregon-based sisters gave toToday, Bliesner has Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), whichMayo Clinicdefines as “a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue … anywhere in your nervous system, including your brain, spinal cord and nerves....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Laura Thomas

Found! Jennifer Garner's Ultra-Cozy and Warm Plaid Shacket She Wears for Strolls with Her Boyfriend John Miller

Photo: Getty Images Mild California winters call for a middle-of-the road outer layer that’s not too light, not too heavy, and goes with most outfits. AndJennifer Garnerhas found just the piece. On January 30,The Last Thing He Told Mestar wasspotted on a stroll with her boyfriend, John Miller, wearing theJenni Kayne Shearling-Lined Farmhouse Jacketwith a gray waffle knit sweater, black leggings, and gym shoes. She also recently wore it with jeans on-set of Netflix’sFamily Leave, which shedocumented on Instagram....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 438 words · Sherry Evans

Four Astronauts Fly SpaceX Back Home and End 5-Month Mission at the International Space Station

Four astronauts returned to Earth Saturday night following a five-month stay at the International Space Station. The U.S.-Russian-Japanese crew’s capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico after they checked out of the station early Saturday morning. Their SpaceX flight home took less than 19 hours. After the Dragon capsule landed just off the Florida coast near Tampa, NASA’s Nicole Mann — the first Native American woman to fly in space — called the return “one heck of a ride,” per theAssociated Press....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Lori Myers