How Usher's Soul Searching Solo 'Journey' Around the World Led to Love and His Super Bowl Triumph (Exclusive)

This past Sunday, R&B superstarUsherset out to prove he’s an unstoppable force in music and entertainment withhis headlining Super Bowl Halftime Show performance. “The fact that I had this opportunity and someone who was in the position chose to give me the opportunity to entertain the world and do what I love to do after having such an incredible year here, specifically in Las Vegas, it feels so amazing,” says the singer, 45, who opened up to PEOPLE in a no-holds-barred interview just four days before he was set to hit the biggest stage of his career....

March 15, 2025 · 4 min · 666 words · Eric Delgado

HowThe Crown's Young Royals Landed the Roles of William, Kate and Harry — Including One Whose Mom 'Screamed'

Photo:Steve Eichner/Shutterstock Steve Eichner/Shutterstock AsThe Crownnears its finale stretch, the stars are reflecting on their path to royalty. Season 6starsEd McVey,Meg BellamyandLuther Ford— who portrayPrince William,Kate MiddletonandPrince Harry, respectively — joinedEntertainment WeeklyGeneral Manager Patrick Gomez on Saturday for a special screening event and a conversation about the Emmy-winning Netflix drama. McVey, 24, first heard about the chance to play the Prince of Wales, 41, via an open casting call....

March 15, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Wendy Hansen

I've Been the Kansas City Chiefs Mascot for 35 Years. Here's a Rare Look Behind the K.C. Wolf Mask (Exclusive)

Mascot K.C. Wolf of the Kansas City Chiefs.Photo:Kevin Sabitus/Getty Kevin Sabitus/Getty At 58 years old, Dan Meers says he still hasn’t quite gotten around to securing a “real job” just yet. Rather, he’s secured three Super Bowl titles and is in pursuit of a fourth having held the role as the official mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs for the past 35 years. Beneath the furry frame, meanwhile, is Meers, a “tall, skinny guy” who doesn’t exactly have 85-inch-wide hips nor 23-inch feet (or a tail)....

March 15, 2025 · 5 min · 931 words · Kelly Scott

Ice Cube Reveals Secret to His 32-Year Marriage with Wife Kimberly Woodruff: 'You've Got to Want It'

Ice Cube and wife Kimberly Woodruff in Los Angeles in 2015.Photo: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic After 32 years of marriage,Ice Cubeknows a thing or two about making love last. The rapper-actor, 55, married wife Kimberly Woodruff in 1992, and in a recent episode ofCam Newton’s podcastFunky Fridayhe revealed the secret to wedded bliss. “We want to be [married]. You’ve got to want it,” he explained. “I don’t want nobody to have my woman....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Carolyn Richard

Ill. Man Shot Wife and Her 2 Children Before Setting Home on Fire, Turning Gun on Himself

Lupe Gomez with children Emilio and Briana Rodriguez.Photo: Gofundme Carlos Gomez, 44, shot his estranged wife, Lupe Gomez, 43, and two of his stepchildren, Briana Rodriguez, 22, and Emilio Rodriguez, 20, outside their home in Oak Forest, according to Oak Forest Police, theChicago Tribunereports. Carlos then barricaded himself inside their home and set the house on fire, sending loud popping noises throughout the neighborhood as 10-foot high flames engulfed the home, neighbor Brad Weert told theChicago Sun-Times....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Andrew Bullock

Imelda Staunton Was onThe CrownSet When She Learned of Queen Elizabeth's Death: 'I Was Inconsolable'

Imelda Stauntonis revealing where she was when she learned ofQueen Elizabeth’s death. The actress, 67,appeared onThe Graham Norton ShowFriday, where she shared her reaction to the loss of the late monarch, whodiedin September 2022. Noting that she was at first confused, the actress said that production then alerted her it was tied to the Queen’s death and asked if she wanted to pause filming, which she declined. Imelda Staunton attends ‘The Crown’ Finale Celebration at The Royal Festival Hall on December 05, 2023 in London, England....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Alexander Lopez

Influencer and Mom of 2 Dies at Age 27 After Choking on Food During Dinner with Her Family

Influencer Carol Acosta has died at age 27 after choking on her meal during a dinner with family in New York City. “I love you sister and I will always love you,” Katyan captioned her photo tribute. “I give thanks to God for giving me a sister like you with your big heart. Rest in peace my sister.” The Mirrorreports that Acosta died after she began to choke at dinner and had difficulty breathing, per a quote from her cousin....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Alexander Byrd

INSIDE STORY: The Real-Life 'Haunting in Connecticut'

Photo: Lionsgate; Courtesy Carmen Reed Put this on top of the list of things you don’t want to hear your teenager say three hours after you move into a new home: “Mom, this house is evil. We need to leave here right away!” That Carmen Reed failed to heed her son’s advice would one day haunt her. Literally, she said. And decades later, the time she and her family spent in that creepy old house on Meriden Ave....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Erica Castillo

Interior Sec. Deb Haaland on Hearing Accounts of Native American Boarding School Survivors: 'Hard Not To Cry'

Interior Secretary Haaland listens—at a public meeting on July 9 in Anadarko, Okla.—as a boarding school survivor details the abuse they endured decades earlier. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland knew first-hand about thepainful legacyof Indian boarding schools — where countless children were abused and untold thousands died — when she first launched afederal investigationinto the government-run institutions in 2021. “I’m human, and it’s hard not to cry,” Haaland tells PEOPLE, describing what it’s been like to hear these pain-filled testimonies during the Department of the Interior’s “Road to Healing” listening tour, created to catalogue the stories of survivors and their descendants....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Amanda Willis

Ione Skye Opens Up About Abortion with Anthony Kiedis, Details Their Complicated Relationship in New Memoir (Exclusive)

Ione Akye and Anthony Kiedis.Photo:Gary Gershoff/Getty; Mike Coppola/NBC via Getty Gary Gershoff/Getty; Mike Coppola/NBC via Getty Actress Ione Skye, 54, is opening up about her relationship with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontmanAnthony Kiedis,who she started dating when she was 16 and the rocker was 24 in her new memoirSay Everything. Skye tells PEOPLE that their relationship is actually what inspired her to tell her life story in the first place....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · Marcus Patel

Iowa Teen Murdered in 1974 Identified 49 Years Later. Could He Be the Victim of a Convicted Serial Killer?

Michael Ray Schlicht, left, and Randy Kraft.Photo:Orange County Sheriff’s Department; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images Orange County Sheriff’s Department; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images The body of a murdered teen found in Southern California in 1974 has finally been identified, nearly 50 years later. And now, police believe he is a possible victim of notorious convicted serial killer Randy Kraft. Usinginvestigative genetic genealogy, authorities were able to identify the body as Michael Ray Schlicht, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa — nearly 50 years after his remains were found, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced....

March 15, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Mary Robertson

Iowa Woman Claims Dad Was Serial Killer Who Murdered up to 70 Women — and That She Helped Bury Bodies

Speaking withNewsweek, Lucy Studey says her late dad Donald Dean Studey, who died in 2013 at age 75, killed 50 to 70 women, most of whom were sex workers, over the course of three decades. She alleges that as a child, she and her siblings were forced to help him dispose of the bodies in a well near Thurman, Iowa. “I know where the bodies are buried,” Lucy told the outlet....

March 15, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Jonathan Hernandez

Is Casey Anthony's Dad 'Struggling' to Answer Lie Detector Questions About Granddaughter's Death?

George Anthony is putting his story to the test.More than a year afterCasey Anthony’sbombshell interview blaming her father George for herdaughter Caylee’s death, her parents are appearing on a new true crime reality show on A&E in which they’ll both take lie detector tests on camera while recounting their granddaughter’s tragic 2008 death.The series,Casey Anthony’s Parents: The Lie Detector Test, will premiere Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on A&E and Lifetime....

March 15, 2025 · 5 min · 924 words · Claudia Kelley