Tyler Christopher is pictured attending the 2016 Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals at Westin Bonaventure Hotel on May 1, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Leon Bennett/WireImage Leon Bennett/WireImage Tyler Christopheroffered some insight into how he chose to live his life in what seems to have been the actor’s final interview before hisdeath. Christopher, 50, explained: “That’s how I approach my work and when I am doing scenes, especially when they are difficult to perform....

Photo:Leon Bennett/WireImage; John M. Heller/Getty Leon Bennett/WireImage; John M. Heller/Getty Tyler Christopher’s manager Chi Lo chooses to look back on the good times. Lo knew theGeneral Hospitalstar, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Nikolas Cassadine, for 25 years before Christopherdiedunexpectedly on Oct. 31 at age 50. “He discovered acting in his early 20s. He really loved, loved acting," Lo tells PEOPLE of the early days of their friendship back in 1998 when Christopher starred in his first filmCatfish in Black Bean Sauce, which Lo directed....

President Joe Biden.Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty The U.S. has hit “another tragic milestone,” PresidentJoe Bidensaid Friday, asthe COVID-19 death tollsurpassed 900,000 people. “900,000 American lives have been lost to COVID-19,” Bidensaid in a statement. “They were beloved mothers and fathers, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters, neighbors, and friends. Each soul is irreplaceable.” Thejump from 800,000 to 900,000 deathsoccurred over less than two months as the omicron variant took hold of the U....

U.S. freestyle skier Kyle Smaine was one of two skiers killed Sunday in an avalanche in Japan.The Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based athlete, 31, posted anInstagram videoof himself skiing on the day of the tragic accident.“This is what brings me back to Japan each winter,” he wrote. “Unbelievable snow quality, non-stop storms, and really fun terrain that seems to get better the more exploring you do.“Smaine, who won a gold medal in halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships in 2015, was caught in an avalanche that occurred in Nagano Prefecture, on Japan’s Honshu Island, his father, William Smaine, toldNBC News....

Coronavirus COVID-19.Photo: getty The United States has recorded its first case of the Omicron variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC confirmed the case in California in a statement released Wednesday. The agency says the infected individual, who is fully vaccinated, returned from South Africa on Nov. 22. The traveler is experiencing “mild symptoms” and is “improving,” per the CDC. So far, all close contacts have tested negative for COVID-19....

The 2026 World Cup has found its home: North America. On Wednesday, member associations of world soccer’s governing body FIFA overwhelmingly voted in support of a combined hosting bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada (dubbed the “United Bid”) — sending the largest FIFA World Cup in history to America for the first time in 32 years. So what swayed voters? Likely North America’s pledge of $14 billion in revenue and $11 billion in profits for FIFA, which FIFA says will be shared among the 211 member associations so that they can “further develop and expand the game of football across the globe....

A couple in Ukraine shared a moving first dance on Monday, with the groom holding the bride in his arms weeks after she lost her legs in a landmine explosion. Oksana Balandina and Viktor Vasyliv, both 23, celebrated their nuptials at ahospital in Lviv, according to Reuters — marking a happy moment amidst what has otherwise been a challenging time. On March 27, Balandina was injured in a landmine explosion while walking “on a familiar path” to their home in Lysychansk, the Lviv Medical Association told British outletSky News....

Photo: Obituary The University of Massachusetts Amherst is mourning the death of a 19-year-old student and lacrosse player. Aidan Kaminska, a sophomore communications major and midfielder for the Minutemen, died “unexpectedly” on the morning of Memorial Day, according to anobituary, which did not include a cause of death. “Aidan was known for his infectious smile, being a good friend, and a tremendous athlete,” the obituary reads. Aidan’s mother Lydia Johnston Kaminska paid tribute to her son, sharing video highlights of his athletic career....

In late August, a fourth grader at Altamonte Elementary School in Altamonte Springs designed a shirt to wear during his school’s “College Colors Day,” when he drew the University of Tennessee’s logo on paper and pinned it to an orange T-shirt he found at home because he didn’t have any official UT merch. However, after lunch, the boy came back to the classroom crying, “devastated” after a group of girls made fun of his handmade shirt, his teacher Laura Snyder wrote ina Sept....

Photo: Sean Martin Us the Duo is wrapping up 2021 the best way they know how: with music. Sean Martin Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. “This year has actually been a really fun year for music, and ironically it’s all from TikTok,” Michael says. Of course, that has made putting together their music medley a bit challenging as a lot of the music popularized on TikTok this past year wasn’t actually from 2021....

Usherhas officially brought the OMG to Las Vegas.On Friday night, the multi-talented performer, 42, kicked off his residency show at the famed Colosseum in Caesars Palace — and he didn’t hold back.Usher didn’t say much to the crowd of sold out crowd of 4,300 people during the 90-minute show, instead letting his music and his never-ending barrage of No. 1 songs do the talking. The star also didn’t hesitate to play his strings of hits, including “Yeah,” “Caught Up” and “Confessions....

Photo: Chris Elise/Getty ImagesThe Utah Jazz reportedly made an emergency landing Tuesday after the team plane experienced engine failure during departure.The team’s charter took off from Salt Lake City, Utah, for Memphis, Tenn., on Tuesday around 1:15 p.m. when a bird strike caused an engine fire and the loss of one of the engines, theNBAreported.ABC News also reported the emergency landing after the plane hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff....

AUtah man who killed his wife, his wife’s mother,and his five children before turning the gun on himselfhad been involved in two prior child-abuse investigations before the murders,theAssociated Pressand other outlets report. Police records associated with Michael Haight showed multiple prior allegations of violent or abusive behavior directed at his family, the AP reports. Haight’s eldest daughter Macie, then 14, told police in a 2020 interview that her father had “been assaultive with her” multiple times,per Fox 13....