Figure Skater Vincent Zhou Tests Positive for COVID Ahead of Men's Event at Beijing Winter Olympics

Vincent Zhou.Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Vincent Zhouhas tested positive forCOVID-19. Just one day before the men’s competition kicks off at theBeijing Winter Olympics, the figure skater and two-time Olympian, 21, returned a positive test during a daily screening. “As part of yesterday’s regular COVID-19 screening, Vincent Zhou tested positive. Under the guidance of the [U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee] medical staff, Zhou is undergoing additional testing to confirm his status,” a spokesman for U....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Jessica Hawkins

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Celebrates 21 'Extraordinary' Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.Photo: Fox 10 News First Lady Dr. Jill Biden helped the State Department honor 21 women from across the world with the International Women of Courage Awards on Monday morning, saying the recipients' “fearlessness” is a reminder that everyone on Earth is interconnected. “Justice can only be justice if it’s for all,” Biden, 69, said during a seven-minute speech. “Your fight is our fight, and your courage calls us to come together again and again and again....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Misty Walsh

First Lady Jill Biden Recalls Intimate Teatime with Queen Elizabeth: 'She Put Us at Ease'

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Queen Elizabeth and President Joe Biden.Photo: STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images First LadyJill Bidenexpressed condolences Tuesday for the royal family as theymourntheir beloved matriarch,Queen Elizabeth, and shared a fond memory of a teatime visit with the late monarch, whodied Sept. 8 at 96. “First, I want to say that our hearts are with the Queen’s family,” Dr. Biden, 71, told Sheinelle Jones in aninterview onToday....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 429 words · Jennifer Schaefer

Florida Aquarium Plans to Return Lolita the Orca to Her 'Home Waters' After 50 Years in Captivity

Photo: Nuri Vallbona/The Miami Herald via AP Lolita the orca whale is set to get her ownFree Willystory. On Thursday,the Miami Seaquariumannounced plans to move the whale — captured from the Pacific Ocean near Washington and placed into captivity at the Florida park in 1970 — from its facility to an ocean sanctuary in her “home waters.” Irsay, who is providing a generous contribution to the Lolitia relocation effort,teased the landmark news in a Thursday tweet, posting, “Dinner before today’s Lolita press conference in Miami Beach!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 629 words · Sonya Wade

Florida Students Now Need Parental Permission to Use Nicknames, 'Alternate' Names Under New Ron DeSantis Rule

Florida students will now be required to get their parents' consent before using a nickname in schools, a move that critics say targets the LGBTQ+ community and could extend well beyond. In an email sent Tuesday morning, parents and guardians of Seminole County students were advised that school districts in the state are now “required to develop a form to obtain parental consent to use any deviation or nickname from the child’s legal name in school....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Christopher Strickland

For Black History Month, Keke Palmer, Sheryl Lee Ralph and More Honor Living Legends Who Changed Their Lives

01of 12Angela BassettLance Staedler/Contour/GettyWhich one word should I use? Her “radiance”? Her “brilliance”? Her “longevity”? Her “positivity”? And the fact that she is not only someone who is brilliant with how she works, but she is continuing to give back and uplift and not — asMichelle Obamasays — to close the door behind her as she walks through it. She’s leaving that door open and not only welcoming but encouraging and pushing younger talent through, and younger girls through, and building them up....

March 16, 2025 · 9 min · 1772 words · Nicole Allen

Former 'Love Is Blind' Couple Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson Reunite in Snuggly Snap

Nick Thompson and Danielle Ruhl.Photo: Danielle Ruhl/Instagram Has a formerLove Is Blindcouple potentially rekindled their love? Danielle RuhlandNick Thompsonappear to be hanging out following their public divorce battle. Sharing a photo on her Instagram Story of the pair snuggling beside each other on Sunday, Ruhl simply wrote: “Sup.” Ruhl, 29, and Thompson, 37, got engaged and later wed during the Netflix hit’s second season airing in early 2022. They were one of the season’s success stories alongsideIyanna McNeelyandJarrette Jones....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Timothy Caldwell

Former Columbus Zoo Director Jack Hanna, 74, Diagnosed with Dementia, Family Shares in Letter

Jack Hanna.Photo: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Jack Hanna, who gained national recognition for his love of animals as the director of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, has been diagnosed with dementia, now thought to be Alzheimer’s, his family announced on Wednesday. “His condition has progressed much faster in the last few months than any of us could have anticipated,” Hanna’s daughters shared in the letter. “Sadly, Dad is no longer able to participate in public life as he used to, where people all over the world watched, learned, and laughed alongside him....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Martin Collins

Former Fox News Sex Harassment Whistleblower Gretchen Carlson on Cosby Release: 'We Will Continue This Fight'

Gretchen Carlson. “I don’t think that this is what anyone would choose to have happened, but I also don’t think that it stops the movement. Women are still coming forward. They need to continue to speak up. So, I remain optimistic that the time is now to continue to come forward.” “And to say that back then, according to the prosecutor, he didn’t think he had enough evidence, even though he believed Andrea Constand....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Phillip Anderson

Former King Juan Carlos to Return to Spain After Two-Year Exile

King Juan Carlos of Spain.Photo: Daniel Perez/Getty Spain’s formerKing Juan Carloswill return to the country for a brief visit after nearly two years in exile in Abu Dhabi, Spain’s royal palace confirmed on Wednesday. The ex-king, who fled Spain amidallegations of tax fraud and money laundering, is due to arrive on Thursday, according to Spain’s royal palace. During his visit, he will attend a yachting event and briefly visit his family before returning on Monday to Abu Dhabi, where he has lived in self-exile since August 2020....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 674 words · Susan Wong

Former Miss Virginia, 82, Comes Back to Life After Being Declared Dead from COVID-19: 'A Miracle'

Barbara Guthrie Lay.Photo: facebook The 82-year-old former pageant queen was pronounced dead on Dec. 22 but minutes later it was discovered she had a pulse, her husband Tony Lay told local news stationWSET. Guthrie Lay had been admitted to the hospital two days prior after experiencing difficulties in breathing, according to the outlet. The hospital first called Guthrie Lay’s son, Thom Kelley, to inform him that his mother had died, theMartinsville Bulletinreported....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Loretta Warren

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Suffers Sudden Brain Hemorrhage

David Stern.Photo: Mansoor Ahmed/WireImage FormerNBA commissionerDavid Stern underwent emergency surgery for a brain hemorrhage Thursday, according to the sports league. “NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage earlier today for which he underwent emergency surgery,”a statementfrom the NBA read. “Our thoughts and prayers are with David and his family.” Stern, 77, collapsed inside Brasserie 8 ½ restaurant in New York City, according to ABC7 editor Morena Basteiro....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 427 words · Jason Mitchell

Former Neo-Nazi Group Leader Sits Down with Jada Pinkett Smith'' After a 'Lot of Years Spewing Hate'

Photo: Red Table Talk/FaceBook A man who led one of the largest Neo-Nazi groups in the United States for nearly 30 years is speaking out. In a clip of the latest installment ofRed Table Talk, Jeff Schoep shared what he experienced after leaving the controversial organization. “That’s a lot of years spewing hate,” Banfield Norris replied before asking Schoep how he became a reformed Neo-Nazi. “It was people that helped me....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 380 words · Danielle Bond